SOCIOL465L The Police in Society
Course Description
An examination of police as a system of social control; a survey of major studies of police by sociologists and government commissions. Emphasis placed on police organization, patterns and consequences of police training, historical and cross-cultural perspectives of police systems and studies of police discretion and police-citizen interaction.

Prerequisites: SOCIOL 101 and CRMJUS/SOCIOL 262L.
Cross Listed: CRMJUS 465L.
Academic Information
Credits: 3
Schedule & Fee
Dates: Jun 1 - Jul 15
Class #: 1191
Course Fee: $960
Lab Fee: $0
Total Course Fee: $960
Instructor
Melissa Schaefer Morabito
melissa.morabito@umb.edu
Book Information
  1. Walker, S., and Katz, C. The Police in America: An Introduction. Boston: McGraw-Hill.
  2. E-reserves to supplement the text
Wimba Requirement
UMB online courses use Wimba classroom (a live discussion tool) at least twice during the semester. Information about Horizon Wimba can be found at www.dlvpc.umb.edu/wimbasupport.htm. Your course instructor will inform you about dates and times of course meetings in Wimba Classroom.