CRMJ 151 - Evolution of Policing

Institution:

Point Park University

Subject:

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Description:

Comprehensive study of the evolution of policing in America including the political era, the Professional era and the Community and post 911 eras, through to the contemporary policing era. Course Objectives (1) Identify the three watershed periods in the development of Policing in the US (2) Explain the need for the growth of the Criminal Justice System (3) Analyze the effects of politics on policing in the US (4) Compare and contrast the differences in policing in the US, on a geographic and political basis

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.pointpark.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 391-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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