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CRM 350 - The Police In American Society

bullet You must have a university-server-based email account open for this course. You can open your account in any Missouri State open computer lab.
bullet Unless otherwise indicated, everything in this Syllabus/Study Guide is required reading except for those portions identified as "Optional Exploration."

Course Outline and Test Schedule, by Topic and Week

All Test Dates
Dates for the Tests on Chapters: 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10  11  12  13   14

Lecture Test Date

Showcase Interviews
  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   12   13

Report on the book Cop guidelines
(Due the 15th week of class on Tuesday)

Appendix of online REQUIRED Readings

Videos: 1 (in two parts over two days) 
2  3  4  5


While every effort will be made to follow the outline of classroom activities as shown here, the instructor reserves the right to alter the order and/or content of the schedule should an emergency or other circumstance require such a change. Students will be notified as soon as possible should such a change be made.

~ Course Outline ~

Week

Topic
1

Welcome to CRM 350 - The Police in American Society!
Topic 1: The Criminal- and Juvenile Justice Systems as a Social Institution

Video 1: Cop World, Part 1

2

Topic 2: Policing and Change
Video 1: Cop World, Part 2
Test 1
: Chapter 1 - Police and Society,

3

Topic 3: What is "good" policing and how should it be rewarded?
Showcase Interview 1: Here comes the Shire Reef!
Test 2: Chapter 2 - The History of American Police

4

Topic 4: The Foundations for Limiting Police Power
Showcase Interview 2: Federal Law Enforcement and the Limits of Police Power
Test 3: Chapter 3 - The Contemporary Law Enforcement Industry

5

Topic 5: The Recruitment, Selection, and Training of Police
Topic 6: The Shift from Reactive to Proactive Policing
Topic 7:
The Concept of Broken Windows
Showcase Interview 3: Administrating a Police Department
Test 4: Chapter 4 - Police Organizations

6

Topic 8 : Styles and Methods of Policing
Showcase Interview 4: On Becoming a Rookie Cop
Test 5: Chapter 5 - Police Officers I: Entering Police Work

7

Topic 9: The Crime Control and Due Process Models of Justice
Topic 10: The Police and the Supreme Court
Showcase Interview 5: Working Patrol
Test 6: Chapter 6 - Police Officers II: On the Job

8

Topic 11: Policing and Stress
Topic 12: The Structure of Law Enforcement Agencies and Bureaucratization
Showcase Interview 6: Understanding Methamphetamine
Test 7: Chapter 7 - Patrol: The Backbone of Policing

9

Video 2: The British Police (about 15 minutes)
Topic 13: Policing in England vs. Policing in the United States
Showcase Interview 7: Practicing Community- and Problem-Oriented Policing
Test 8: Chapter 8 - Peacekeeping and Order Maintenance

10

Showcase Interview 8: Special Response Teams
Test 9: Chapter 9: The Police and Crime
Topic 14:
Problem-Oriented Policing in Depth

11

Showcase Interview 9: Law Enforcement and Terrorism
Test 10: Chapter 10 - Innovations in Police Strategy

12

Topic 15: The Determinants of Police Discretion
Test 11: Chapter 11 - Police Discretion, discussion follows.

13 Video 3: Beyond the Blue Life as a Female Police Officer
Topic 16:
The Nature of Resistance to Women as Police
Showcase Interview 10: Gender and Policing
Test 12: Chapter 12: Police Community Relations, discussion follows.
14

Showcase Interview 11: Working Internal Affairs
Video 4:
Police Deviance
Topic 17:
Police Deviance and Corruption
Test 13: Chapter 13: Police Corruption, discussion follows.

15

The lecture test is next week.
Remember, your book review of Cop: A True Story is due this Tuesday. See the guidelines.

Showcase Interview 12: Working with challenging populations.
Topic 18: Policing and the Future
Video 5: Cops Under Fire
Test 14:
Chapter 14 - Accountability of the Police

16 Showcase Interview 13: Working Narcotics

Lecture Examination: Covers lecture material presented throughout the course.

Last Class Meeting (Assignment): Thursday, May 14th, 1:15-3:15

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