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191-206 Law Enforcement | |
Note | Available as 191-306 at 3rd-year level. |
Credit Points | 16.7 2nd and 3rd year |
Coordinator | Dr S James |
Prerequisites | Normally 25 points of first-year Criminology. |
Semester | 2 |
Contact | Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | An overview of the political, social and historical forces which shape law enforcement organisations and policies. Origins; functions and structures; contemporary challenges and dilemmas: crime control; community policing; police and politics; order maintenance; police culture and malpractice; accountability; organisational change; recruitment, selection and training; law enforcement beyond the state. |
Assessment | Up to 5000 words of written work. An examination of up to two hours may be substituted for part of the written work. |
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