SC 334 - Sociology of Policing

(3.00 cr.)

Provides an examination into the institution of policing—its structure, function, and evolution. Using a critical criminology framework, intersectionality theories—along with other theories of conflict and violence—are used to evaluate emerging trends and social factors that are increasingly implicated in shaping public policing. No longer merely a reactive protective force, policing is more and more intertwined with national security. New developments in the private security industry, surveillance technology, as well as the technologies of war, are contributing to what experts refer to as "police militarization," which is rapidly changing the face of policing in the United States. IFS