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April 20, 2017 at 4:40 pm

Summer 2017 | Faust Offers Police and Society Online

Need a Criminology elective for the summer?

SOC 3640: Police and Society

With Dr. Kelly Faust

Class number 6773

Online – Full summer session

May 8 – Aug. 12, 2017

This course provides an overview of the role of the police in the United States, with focus on:

  • the history of policing, duties, behavior, ethics, diversity, and other emerging issues within policing.
  • the experiences of police officers
  • the experiences of those who interact with the police
  • legal concerns for both police and citizens
  • the ever-changing powers of the police and the relationship of these changes to policy and the criminal justice system as a whole
  • how policing intersects with race, class, gender, sexuality, ability, and other social characteristics

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