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The Police in Society

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
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TBA		 Online 3 $1398 (guest students)
$1584 (current students)
Date
-
Time
TBA
Location
Online
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$1398 (guest students)
$1584 (current 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. Sociology Majors are also required to have completed SOCIOL 102

This course is closed for registration.

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Course Details

Session

Summer Session 2, 6 weeks

Class Dates

-

Location

Online

Enrolled / Capacity

15 / 25

Status

Closed

Instructor

Jacqueline Lageson

Tuition*

$1398 (guest students)
$1584 (current students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

Tuition Details