CRJU 415 - Police Culture

(3 credits)
Prerequisite: CRJU 101 and CRJU 202
This course will introduce students to the study of the organizational culture of law enforcement. Specifically, students will encounter a rich, diverse and burgeoning literature on police culture, as they read a number of first-person accounts drawn from ethnographic fieldwork. They will explore vexing and contentious issues such as the misuse of force, official corruption and the militarization of policing in the 21st century.