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The Police in Society

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
MoWe 1p.m. – 2:15p.m.
McCormack M02-0423 3 $2065 (guest students)
Date
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
Time
MoWe 1p.m. – 2:15p.m.
Location
McCormack M02-0423
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2065 (guest students)

Description

An examination of police as a system of social control; a survey of major studies of police by sociologists and government commissions. Emphasis placed on police organization, patterns and consequences of police training, historical and cross-cultural perspectives of police systems and studies of police discretion and police-citizen interaction.

Prerequisites

SOCIOL 101 and SOCIOL 104. Sociology Majors are also required to have completed SOCIOL 102

Guest registration opens August 18

Course Details