CRIM 401: Policing in America
CRIM 401-DL1: Policing in America
(Fall 2025)
Online
Section Information for Fall 2025
CRIM 401 DL1 is an online asynchronous section.
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Course Information from the University Catalog
Credits: 3
Fundamental issues relevant to contemporary public policing in America: role and history of police; impact on crime, disorder, and other social problems; discretion and its control; moral hazards; police legitimacy and public support; police culture and the police organization; and community policing. Offered by Criminology, Law and Society. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: CRIM 100
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
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