Central Texas College



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| |SYLLABUS FOR CJSA 1359 |

| |Police Systems & Practices |

| |Flex WeBB |

| |Semester Hours Credit: 3 |

| |Lecture Hours: 48 |

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| |Course Dates: 6 Nov – 31 Dec 2017 |

| |Instructor: Eric West |

| |Virtual Office Hours: TBA |

| |Instructor Email: eric.west47@ |

| |Phone: TBA |

I. INTRODUCTION

A. This course is an exploration of the profession of police officer. It includes the organization of law enforcement systems, the police role, police discretion, ethics, police-comm chapter interaction, and current and future issues.

B. This is a criminal justice required course in the Associate in Applied Science degree program.

C. This course is occupationally related and serves in preparation for career(s) in Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement.

D. Prerequisite(s): (List)(None)

AI. LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon successful completion of this course, Police Systems and Practices, the student will:

A. Explain the application of ethics, discretion, and sensitivity to the police profession.

B. Describe the organization of law enforcement systems and its relationship to current and future issues.

BI. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

A. The instructional materials identified for this course are viewable through

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Student Textbook:

Walker, Samuel & Katz, Charles (2014). Police Systems&Practice CC Custom Cover (1st)

McGraw Hill

ISBN: 9781308112794

Supplementary Reading:

1. Stojkovic, Stan, David Kalinich, John Klofas, Criminal Justice Organizations: Administration and Management, 6th Ed, Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Pub, 2015.

2. Swanson, Charles R., Leonard Territo, and Robert W. Taylor, Police Administration Structures, Processes, and Behavior, 8th Ed, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2011

3. Champion, David H. SR and Hooper, Michael K. Introduction to American Policing, New York, NY, McGraw-Hill 2010

4. Lannone, Nathan F., Supervision of Police Personnel,6th Ed, Englewood

Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2001

5. Kappeler, Victor E., Critical Issues in Police Civil Liability, 4th Ed, Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press, 2006

6. Whisenand, Paul M., Supervising Police Personnel, 7th Ed, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2010.

7. Champion, Dean J, Administration of Criminal Justice: Structure, Function, and Process,(Texas A&M International University) Upper Saddle River, NJ: 2003.

8. Dunman, Roger G., Geoffrey P. Alpert, Critical Issues in Policing, 6th Ed, Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press, 2009

9. Hess, Karen M., Henry M. Wrobleski, Police Operations, 4th Ed, St. Paul, MN: West Pub, 2005.

10. Adams, Thomas F, Police Field Operations, 8th Ed, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2013.

11. Bennett, Wayne W, Karen M. Hess, Management and Supervision In Law Enforcement, 3nd Ed, St. Paul, MN: West Pub, 2000.

IV. COURSE REQUIREMENTS

A. Your first responsibility is scholarship and registration. Central Texas College (CTC) Site Coordinators are available at various locations to assist you. If a CTC Site Coordinator is not available, contact your education center counselor for assistance.

B. Course assignments for Flex WeBB course are available in the Blackboard. You will need your seven digits CTC ID to access your Blackboard account. Visit your local CTC Site Coordinator or follow the instructions on the Central Texas College WebAdvisor if you need help retrieving it.

C. Access CTC Blackboard:

• Your username is 'c'(lowercase) + your 7-digit CTC ID

• Your password is the month, day, and last two digits of the year in which you were born, in numeric form: mmddyy.

D. This course is 48 clock hours in length and it is designed for you to work offline, for the most part. Access to the Blackboard will be mandatory during the first and the last week of the course, unless different arrangement have been made.

E. Graded assignments are to be downloaded from the Blackboard on the student’s personal device or printed out. Those are available in the Download File. Ensure access to hard copies for working offline.

F. First week graded assignment includes syllabus review. You are responsible to download the syllabus, review it, and submit a confirmation through the Blackboard assignment, indicating that the task has been completed. Failure to do so in timely manner will result in administrative withdrawal during the Census- Certification Roll completion.

G. Occasionally an alternate assignment may be provided to accommodate the needs of students in remote locations. If in doubt, consult your instructor.

H. You will set your own schedule within the time frame the course is offered. It is your responsibility to submit all assignments by the end date and complete all exams. For more information on the exams, read the EXAM section below.

I. You will have an assigned instructor. If at any time you do not understand a reading assignment, audio visual presentation or lab work, ask your instructor for assistance. The instructor is there for you.

J. You are encouraged to give your best effort throughout the course. From the beginning, you should plan for a steady, organized, and continuous effort, which in the long run will prove more effective for your final grade than a last minute crash-cram policy. Your course grade is not determined solely by exam grade. Such factors as individual assignments, research papers or projects will be considered in grade computation.

K. You are expected to read all assigned material. Keep informed on all assignments.

L. Scholastic Honesty: All students are required and expected to maintain the highest standards of scholastic honesty in the preparation of all coursework and during examinations. The following are considered examples of scholastic dishonesty:

Plagiarism: The taking of passages from the writing of others without giving proper credit to the sources.

Collusion: Using another’s work as one’s own, or working together with another person in the preparation of work, unless such joint preparation is specifically approved in advance by the instructor.

Cheating: Giving or receiving information on examinations.

Students guilty of scholastic dishonesty will be administratively dropped from the course with a grade of “F” and be subject to disciplinary action, which may include suspension and expulsion.

M. Special Work: Opinion Paper –please submit a 5 page paper that will discuss "police discretion". Your paper will first define police discretion. Discuss the positive uses of discretion. Discuss what would happen with discretionary powers being abused. Do you think that a police department could exist with discretion being banned? Discuss discretion being used at different levels within a police department. How is discretion used in the patrol division, and how is it used in the detective division?

You should cite at least three references (books, periodicals, newspaper articles, etc...) used in writing your paper. You may use your textbook as a reference. Your paper should be double spaced. You should use a Times Roman font, size 12. Place page numbers in the upper right corner of your pages. Page number 5 (five) of your paper should list works cited. Please follow the APA standards when citing sources.

Put your name, course title and course number on the first page of the paper. Title page and works cited page do NOT count toward the five-page requirement. Please remember to use spell check on the paper before submitting it. Points will be deducted for incorrect use of English.

Resources: You can utilize the textbook, but you may use other sources to provide information and support for your paper. The outside sources may include research articles from criminal justice or law enforcement journals, books dealing with your topic, and possibly a newspaper or magazine article concerning your topic

V. COURSE FORMAT – Flex WeBB with Blackboard

A. What are Flex WeBB courses?

Flex WeBB courses are offered at select locations. These courses are designed for students without consistent, reliable internet access. Access to the Internet is required at the beginning of the course to check into class and download the syllabus and assignments, and before the end of the course for submitting completed assignments and to take exams via Blackboard. It differs from the traditional college course in that you are allowed to work on your own, at your own pace, within set schedule limitations.

It is your responsibility to ensure access to your CTC Blackboard course at the beginning and by the end of the course, and that you familiarize yourself with the contents and assignments. It is also your responsibility to log into CTC Blackboard and submit assignments and take all required exams before the last day of the course. Failure to do so will have a negative impact on the course grade.

The course is scheduled for eight weeks. There will be no lectures provided by the instructor. You are responsible for following the sequence of activities presented in the course outline and completing all the assignments and exams as required.

Instructor consultations will be available throughout the course. You are responsible for arranging those with the instructor.

B. How long do I have to complete the coursework?

All CTC Europe Flex WeBB courses have scheduled start and end dates. Generally, courses will be 8 weeks in length. Failure to complete the required coursework within this timeframe or to demonstrate satisfactory academic progress in this class may result in one of the following actions: 

• You may receive an “F” as a course grade.

• You may receive a “W” (withdrawal).

• Your account may be placed on hold.

• You may be required to reimburse your funding source for the full amount of tuition plus additional costs.

Contact the student services (student.services@europe.ctcd.edu) for answers to questions regarding student services (records, transcripts, etc.), financial aid, and other concerns you might have. 

C. How do I contact my instructor?

• If you are in a deployed or remote location without frequent internet access, you are to call the nearest education center and ask to speak with the CTC Site Coordinator. CTC Site Coordinators will contact the headquarters and arrange for the instructor to establish contact using your DSN number.

• If you have Internet capabilities, you will communicate with your instructor through the Blackboard Messaging system. Contact your local Site Coordinator if you do not to hear from your instructor.

VI. EXAMINATIONS

A. Your course will have three exams. Exams will be administered via Biometric Signature application. See Blackboard announcement for additional information.

B. If you know in advance that you will be unable to complete the exam by the last day of the course, due to valid reasons, it is your responsibility to communicate with the instructor in a timely manner and arrange to take an early examination, or to ask the instructor for an extension and an “IP” grade with a specific extension deadline that the instructor issues. Ensure to consult with the instructor about make-up work.

C.    Students without excused exam completion will be given a zero for the missed examination.

D. Examinations may consist of both objective (true/false, multiple choice, fill in-the-blank, and matching) and subjective (short answer and essay) questions.

VII. SEMESTER GRADE COMPUTATIONS

Your grade will be determined by the total number of points you receive on assignments, paper, and exams.

This shows how each paper, assignment or exam is graded.

Syllabus Review Due Week One: 50 points

Opinion Paper: 100 points

Assignments: 250 points

Exam 1: 100 points

Exam 2: 200 points

Exam 3: 300 points

Total: 1000 points

The possible grades for this course are A, B, C, D, or F. In order to receive transferable credit for this course, a grade of C or above must be earned.

As a rule, Ds will not transfer to other colleges. If you feel you cannot continue with the course, it is your responsibility to withdraw using the appropriate procedures based on your individual situation.

VIII. NOTES AND ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FROM COURSE INSTRUCTOR

A. Tuition refunds are made only in the case of class cancellation or official and timely withdrawal from CTC or from a course. Please refer to the current course catalog for more details.

B. GoArmyEd students should contact their education counselor before withdrawing and are required to withdraw through the GoArmyEd portal.

Please note: a military withdrawal does not override CTC’s grading policy.

For self-pay students, refunds are computed from the date the Application for

Withdrawal or Refund is filed with the CTC Site Coordinator or designated Student

Services Officer. Special conditions apply to students who receive federal, state, and/or

institutional financial aid.

Tuition and fees paid directly to the Institution by the Veterans Administration, Title IV (Financial Aid Programs, a sponsor, donor, or scholarship shall be refunded to the source rather than directly to the students.

C. Course Withdrawals, Student Responsibilities: It is the student’s responsibility to officially withdraw from a course. The instructor cannot initiate a withdrawal based upon a student’s request. Rather, students must initiate the withdrawal with the designated Education Center Representative, through the CTC Site Coordinator or the Student Services Officer for that region.

D. Extensions/ Incomplete / Course in Progress Grade Policy:

In general, extensions are not granted; i.e., you must complete all coursework by the last day of class.

Aside from completing all coursework before the last day of class, you must meet any and all deadlines within the course session as posted by your instructor. 

An “IP” grade may be assigned by an instructor.  In order to be considered for an “IP,” you must meet all of the following requirements:

o Satisfactory progress in a course.

o Completion to a major portion of the course requirements as scheduled, with the exception of a major quiz, final exam, or other project.

o Documentation of inability to complete the course requirements is due to circumstances beyond your control, such as personal illness, death in the immediate family, military orders, or, in the case of distance learning courses, technology issues.

o Communication to the instructor in advance of absences/non-participation, whenever possible.

o Proposal of specific timelines for completion of the remaining course requirements.

Any requests for extensions must be submitted to your instructor in writing (emails or messages) prior to the end of the course. IP grades are not granted automatically. The instructor makes the final decision concerning the granting of the incomplete grade (course extension) and will set an appropriate deadline for the extension based on the amount of coursework remaining. An “IP” grade cannot be replaced by the grade of “W.”  If you elect to repeat the course, you must register, pay full tuition and fees and repeat the entire course.

With an “Incomplete” grade, students are required to complete a set amount of work before the instructor will submit an official letter grade. All coursework must be submitted prior to 45 days from the last day of class to allow for processing of your grade.  Failure to do so will result in the IP becoming an F or FI.  Under no circumstances will the deadline exceed 110 days after the scheduled end of the course.

If you feel you cannot continue with the course, it is your responsibility to withdraw using the appropriate procedures based on your individual situation.  Information and forms are available at . Questions may be directed your local Site Coordinator.

E. Instructor Discretion: The instructor reserves the right of final decision in course requirements.

F. Civility: Individuals are expected to be cognizant of what a constructive educational experience is and respectful of those participating in a learning environment. Failure to do so can result in disciplinary action up to and including expulsion.

IX . COURSE OUTLINE

Note:

*The instructor has the right to change the course schedule. Any changes will be announced on the first day of the class.

This is an eight-week course. It starts on 6 Nov 2017 and ends on 31 Dec 2017.

This course has been developed in the Blackboard. It is a Flex WeBB course with exact start and end dates. Follow the announcement for additional information on the course contents that you download, on assignments that you submit, and on exams that you must take. Be sure to review the syllabus thoroughly and submit the syllabus assignment.

Lesson 1: Foundations

Learning Objectives

You will successfully complete Chapters 1 and 2, you will be able to:

• Distinguish between the myths and realities of police work.

• Explain factors that shape the police role and the consequences of these factors.

• Describe how the police function with other social control systems.

• Describe alternatives to the traditional policing strategy.

• Describe briefly the English heritage of American law enforcement.

• Explain the beginnings of law enforcement in colonial America.

• Explain American policing in the nineteenth century.

• Explain the origins of police professionalism.

• Identify reasons for the professionalizing movement in policing.

• Explain the police crisis of the 1960s.

• Identify new research in policing.

• Discuss the issue of race and racial profiling in policing.

These objectives reflect the important concepts of this lesson and should be used to guide your studies and your preparation for examinations.

Learning Activities

Learning Activities

1. Read Chapters 1 and 2 in the textbook.

2. Complete the Lesson 1 Assignments.

Assignments

1. Lesson 1 Assignment - You are required to respond to both statement(s) and/or question(s). Your responses must be at least 200 words in length, written in Times New Roman (12), double spaced, and in paragraph format. If you refer to any materials other than your textbook, please use proper citation for your references. The purpose of a citation is twofold: (a) to give credit to the original author and (b) to let your reader know where to find the original material.

• Describe in detail the three different types of social control.

• How did Teddy Roosevelt contribute to American policing?

2. Now is a good time to begin working on your Opinion Paper (Page 4, section M in Syllabus) .

Lesson 2: Foundations (continued)

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Learning Objectives

You will successfully complete Chapter 3, you will be able to:

• Describe the basic features of American law enforcement.

• Discuss the size and scope of law enforcement.

• Explain the difference between city, state, and federal policing.

• Discuss the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

• Explain the different functions and authority of each federal law enforcement department.

• Describe the extent of the private security industry.

• Discuss the issues of accreditation and standards.

These objectives reflect the important concepts of this lesson and should be used to guide your studies and your preparation for examinations. Introduce the basic features of American law enforcement.

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Learning Activities

1. Read Chapter 3 in the textbook.

2. Complete the Lesson 2 Assignments.

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1. Lesson 2 Assignment - You are required to respond to the statement below. Your response must be at least 200 words in length, written in Times New Roman (12), double spaced, and in paragraph format. If you refer to any materials other than your textbook, please use proper citation for your references. The purpose of a citation is twofold: (a) to give credit to the original author and (b) to let your reader know where to find the original material.

• Explain the three different types of state law enforcement agencies.

2. Continuing working on your Opinion Paper.

Lesson 3: Officers and Organizations

Learning Objectives

You will successfully complete Chapters 4, 5 and 6, you will be able to:

• Explain the history of the quasi-military style of policing.

• Discuss police departments as bureaucratic organizations.

• Describe to the student the problems with bureaucracy.

• Describe to the student the positive contributions of bureaucracy.

• Explain the functions of police unions.

• Discuss how police organizations can be changed.

• Discuss contingency theory, institutional theory, and resource dependency theory.

• Examine career perspectives in policing.

• Identify all of the requirements for becoming a police officer.

• Describe why people become police officers.

• Explain the selection test, oral interviews, and background investigations.

• Describe what qualities make a good police officer.

• Explain the Law of Equal Employment Opportunity.

• Discuss the issues of race and gender in hiring.

• Describe the affirmative action controversy and the issue of quotas.

• Discuss issues of training and certification.

• Discuss what the new police officer encounters as he or she enters the police department.

• Describe the relationship between a police officer’s attitudes and behaviors.

• Describe the concept of police subculture.

• Explain the changing attitudes of police rank-and-file.

• Identify the issues of women, African Americans, Latinos, and gays in American policing.

• Explain the issues of education and training in policing.

• Discuss the different styles of police work.

• Describe police officer's career development and performance evaluation.

• Explain the rights of police officers.

These objectives reflect the important concepts of this lesson and should be used to guide your studies and your preparation for examinations.

Learning Activities

1.Read Chapters 4, 5, and 6 in the textbook. Use these hints to help you get the most out of your time.

2. Complete the Lesson 3 Assignments.

Assignments

1. Lesson 3 Assignment - You are required to respond to both statement(s) and/or question(s). Your responses must be at least 200 words in length, written in Times New Roman (12), double spaced, and in paragraph format. If you refer to any materials other than your textbook, please use proper citation for your references. The purpose of a citation is twofold: (a) to give credit to the original author and (b) to let your reader know where to find the original material.

• Explain three theories that have been used by researchers to understand police organizational structures and operational strategies.

• Explain the concept of a police subculture.

2. Continuing working on your Opinion Paper

Lesson 4: Police Work

Learning Objectives

You will successfully complete Chapters 7 and 8, you will be able to:

• Discuss the basic functions of patrol.

• Explain how patrol officers are allocated.

• Explain the different types of patrol.

• Describe the different styles of patrol.

• Discuss the communication center and the 911 systems.

• Explain the four major studies of police patrol.

• Explain the concept of response time.

• Identify reasons for the effectiveness and ineffectiveness of patrol.

• Describe the concept of differential response to calls.

• Explain the police role in order maintenance.

• Describe the relationship between drunk-driving crackdowns and the incidence of drunk driving.

• Explain the prevalence of domestic violence.

• Describe police response to domestic violence.

• Recognize the impact of arrests on domestic violence.

• Discuss how police enforce the prostitution laws.

• Discuss how the police deal with the homeless and people with mental illness.

• State the problems of policing people with AIDS.

• Explain the concept of juveniles and the police.

These objectives reflect the important concepts of this lesson and should be used to guide your studies and your preparation for examinations.

Learning Activities

1. Read Chapters 7 and 8 in the textbook. Use these hints to help you get the most out of your time.

2. Complete the Lesson 4 Assignments.

Assignments

1. Lesson 4 Assignment - You are required to respond to both statement(s) and/or question(s). Your responses must be at least 200 words in length, written in Times New Roman (12), double spaced, and in paragraph format. If you refer to any materials other than your textbook, please use proper citation for your references. The purpose of a citation is twofold: (a) to give credit to the original author and (b) to let your reader know where to find the original material.

• Explain James Q. Wilson's three types of policing.

• What are the four citizen expectations, as proposed by John C. Meyer?

2. Continuing working on your Opinion Paper.

Lesson 5: Police Work(continued)

Learning Objectives

You will successfully complete Chapters 9 and 10, you will be able to:

• Discuss the concept of patrol preventing crime.

• Discuss how crimes are reported to the police.

• Explain the difference between the preliminary investigation and the follow-up investigation.

• Describe the issues involving the clearance rate.

• Explain the different factors in solving crimes.

• Describe the concepts of eyewitnesses, criminalistics, and DNA in solving crimes.

• Explain certain special investigative techniques such as undercover police work and the use of informants.

• Discuss the policing of drugs.

• Discuss the policing of gangs.

• Discuss the problem of crime and guns.

• Discuss the “broken windows” theory and the roots of community policing.

• Explain some of the characteristics of community policing.

• Describe the concept of community partnerships.

• Discuss the ideas of foot patrol and neighborhood watch.

• Describe the concept of problem solving in policing.

• Explain how community policing is implemented.

• Explain the problems with community policing.

• Describe the concept of problem-oriented policing.

• Explain zero-tolerance policing.

These objectives reflect the important concepts of this lesson and should be used to guide your studies and your preparation for examinations.

Learning Activities

1. Read Chapters 9 and 10 in the textbook. Use these hints to help you get the most out of your time.

2. Complete the Lesson 5 Assignments.

Assignments

1. Lesson 5 Assignment - You are required to respond to both statement(s) and/or question(s). Your responses must be at least 200 words in length, written in Times New Roman (12), double spaced, and in paragraph format. If you refer to any materials other than your textbook, please use proper citation for your references. The purpose of a citation is twofold: (a) to give credit to the original author and (b) to let your reader know where to find the original material.

• What are some of the myths about detective work?

• Explain the four-stage process of SARA.

2. Continuing working on your Opinion Paper.

Lesson 6: Issues in Policing

Learning Objectives

You will successfully complete Chapters 11 and 12, you will be able to:

• Define discretion in criminal justice.

• List the possible misuses of discretion.

• Explain how patrol officers, detectives, and managers use discretion.

• Describe the underlying sources of discretion.

• Explain the factors influencing discretionary decisions.

• Explain how administrative rulemaking guides the exercise of discretion.

• Describe the idea of a standard operation procedure (SOP) manual.

• Discuss some of the CALEA accreditation standards.

• Define police-community relations.

• Explain how to deal with the issue of multiculturalism in policing.

• Distinguish between discrimination and disparity.

• Explain the issue of public opinion and the police.

• Describe police perceptions of citizens.

• Explain the difference between the levels of police protection (overenforcement vs. underprotection).

• Discuss the issue of deadly force and police brutality.

• Define the term “arrest."

• Describe the issue of language and cultural barriers.

• Discuss racial profiling.

• Identify policies to prevent bias in policing.

• Examine police employment practices.

These objectives reflect the important concepts of this lesson and should be used to guide your studies and your preparation for examinations.

Learning Activities

1. Read Chapters 11 and 12 in the textbook. Use these hints to help you get the most out of your time.

2. Complete the Lesson 6 Assignments.

Assignments

1. Lesson 6 Assignment - You are required to respond to both statement(s) and/or question(s). Your responses must be at least 200 words in length, written in Times New Roman (12), double spaced, and in paragraph format. If you refer to any materials other than your textbook, please use proper citation for your references. The purpose of a citation is twofold: (a) to give credit to the original author and (b) to let your reader know where to find the original material.

• What are the good ways that discretion can be used?

• What are the four dimensions of trust in policing?

2. Continuing working on your Opinion Paper.

Lesson 7: Issues in Policing (continued)

Learning Objectives

You will successfully complete Chapters 13 and 14, you will be able to:

• Define police corruption.

• Describe the cost of police corruption to society.

• Identify the different levels of police corruption.

• Describe the different theories on the causation of police corruption.

• Identify to the student the moral careers of individual police officers.

• Describe certain strategies for controlling police corruption.

• Explain the “blue curtain of silence.”

• Explain the different dimensions of accountability in policing.

• Explain the different mechanisms of accountability in policing.

• Describe the internal affairs unit.

• Explain the problem of the “code of silence.”

• Describe the idea of early intervention systems.

• Discuss the pros and cons of accreditation.

• Discuss the impact the Supreme Court has had on the police.

• Discuss the impact of civil suits against the police.

• Explain citizen oversight of the police.

These objectives reflect the important concepts of this lesson and should be used to guide your studies and your preparation for examinations.

Learning Activities

1. Read Chapters 13 and 14 in the textbook. Use these hints to help you get the most out of your time.

2. Complete the Lesson 7 Assignments.

Assignments

1. Lesson 7 Assignment - You are required to respond to both statement(s) and/or question(s). Your responses must be at least 200 words in length, written in Times New Roman (12), double spaced, and in paragraph format. If you refer to any materials other than your textbook, please use proper citation for your references. The purpose of a citation is twofold: (a) to give credit to the original author and (b) to let your reader know where to find the original material.

• What are the six costs of police corruption?

• Explain the blue wall of silence.

2. Continuing working on your Opinion Paper.

Lesson 8: Challenges for a New Century

Learning Objectives

You will successfully complete Chapter 15, you will be able to:

• Explain the importance of information technology to police work.

• Explain what computer-aided technology contributes to law enforcement.

• Explain what a records management system is.

• Discuss the techniques of crime analysis.

• Explain what a taser does.

• Explain the different types of crime analysis.

• Describe the opportunities for careers in law enforcement.

• Discuss the future of police research.

• Discuss the impact of the war on terrorism on policing.

• Explain the issue of immigration and its effect on law enforcement.

These objectives reflect the important concepts of this lesson and should be used to guide your studies and your preparation for examinations.

Learning Activities

1. Read Chapter 15 in the textbook. Use these hints to help you get the most out of your time.

2. Complete the Lesson 8 Assignments.

Assignments

1. Lesson 8 Assignment - You are required to respond to the question below. Your response must be at least 200 words in length, written in Times New Roman (12), double spaced, and in paragraph format. If you refer to any materials other than your textbook, please use proper citation for your references. The purpose of a citation is twofold: (a) to give credit to the original author and (b) to let your reader know where to find the original material.

• How does computer technology offer an opportunity for greater police effectiveness through COMPSTAT?

2. Finalize your Opinion Paper.

3. Take Non-Proctored Exam 3.

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