LAW ENFORCEMENT AND POLICING
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
   

LCJS 1410 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND POLICING


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Long Description This course examines law enforcement history, principles, and practices. We consider a range of topics including the origins and development of policing; different philosophical positions on law enforcement and its justification; and the emergence of the bureaucratized urban police force that is prevalent today. Attention is given to a critical examination of different approaches to policing, both past and present, as well as to the constitutional and social issues related to policing in a large-scale society.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis


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