SOCI 6410 - Political Policing: Brazil, Mexico, the United States, and Beyond

Institution:

Tulane University of Louisiana

Subject:

Sociology

Description:

Staff. Pre-requisite: SOCI 304 and SOCI 322 or approval of instructor. Is policing politically neutral in its goals and consequences? Is it inherently political in its processes, goals, and outcomes? What is political policing? How does it operate? Is politicized policing solely a problem of developing country settings? Does it decrease with societal development? What is the relationship of police to national states and their political agendas? What is the difference between low and high political policing? Under what conditions do the politics of policing become more or less visible? What is the relative political value of police or military action? What have been the consequences of political policing?

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.tulane.edu

Phone Number:

(504) 865-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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