Explores the relationship of the police to courts, probation, community corrections, institutional corrections, and parole, with a specific emphasis on critical social, cultural, political, and economic issues related to policing in society. The course also explores the relationship between police and other social institutions as well as the philosophy and implications of the police as an agent of social control. Prerequisites: CJ 152 or SOC 119 and Sophomore standing.
CJ-450: Police and Society
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