Exploration of innovation in American law enforcement by focusing on ten key areas of public concern that have been identified recently. From historic calls for change to current areas of focus in policing, it will examine how scholarship describes the related challenges in creating safer cities.
Athena Title
Innovation Change Am Policing
Prerequisite
POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
Students will gain an awareness of historic calls for change in American policing in the 20th century.
Students will understand key concerns regarding American policing expressed in the 21st century, with a specific focus on the decade following the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014.
Students will gain an awareness of interdisciplinary scholarship that describes key issues in American policing.
Students will gain an awareness of legal, social, historical, political, and psychological factors that affect public safety efforts.
Topical Outline
An introduction to policing in the United States
Calls for change in the 20th century
The impact of Ferguson
Bias
Constitutional policing
Funding
Mental health
Staffing
Technology
Training
Transparency and accountability
Use of force
Violent extremism
Course synopsis
Institutional Competencies
Social Awareness & Responsibility
The capacity to understand the interdependence of people, communities, and self in a global society.
