Policing and Society (CRIM2200)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2024
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Humanities Arts Social Science
School
Social Science School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
External
Class hours
General contact hours 3 Hours/ Week
Incompatible
CRIM7200
Prerequisite
2 units of Level 1 CRIM courses
Recommended prerequisite
CRIM1019
Assessment methods
Blog, Workbook and On-line Quizzes
Course enquiries
Professor Adrian Cherney ()
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) | St Lucia | External | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) | St Lucia | External | Profile unavailable |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
This course is organised around key emerging issues in the study of policing, such as police legitimacy, police roles and functions, police behaviour, misconduct and accountability, police use of force, gender issues in policing, police-minority relations, measuring police performance and organisational change and the emergence of new forms of police practices (e.g. third-party, community policing and problem oriented policing). It examines factors that shape the development, organisation and operational practice of modern policing such as police legitimacy and public confidence in the police.
