I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Law Enforcement & Behavioral Science
2. Course Prefix & Number:
CRJU 2140
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
4. Course Description:
This course examines the dark side of law enforcement. The student will explore corruption, deviancy, and criminality found within police departments nationally, and discuss how it impacts upon relations within poor and minority citizens.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
CRJU 2140 - Law Enforcement & Behavioral Science
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
CRJU 2140 - Law Enforcement & Behavioral Science
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
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Name of Institution
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Course Number and Title
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Credits
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Bemidji State University
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4100 Applied Ethics in Criminal Justice
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3
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2. Transfer - regional institutions with which this course has a written articulation agreement:
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Name of Institution
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Date of Acceptance
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Discipline/Area/Program of Transfer
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Bemidji State University
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June 2009
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Criminal Justice
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III. Course Purpose
1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course fulfills a requirement for the following program(s):
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Name of Program(s)
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Program Type
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Criminal Justice
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AAS Diploma Certificate
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IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate written communication skills |
Research paper |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Discuss the corruption found in American policing;
- Evaluate the impact of police deviancy on minority citizens;
- Analyze the code of silence in police work; and
- Analyze why deviancy exists in all levels of American government.
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
1 The Idea of Police Deviance Definitions, Perceptions and Concerns
- Public Perception of Police Misconduct
- Deviance as a Theoretical Construct
- Normative Systems
- Variants of Police Deviance
2. A History of Police Deviance: The Forging of an Occupation
- The Historical Roots of Policing
- Policing in England
- Policing in the United States
3. The Working Environment Organizing and Structuring Police Deviance
- Deviance Opportunity Structure
- Organizational Structure
- Internally and Externally Structured Deviance
4. Breeding Deviant Conformity: The Ideology and Culture of Police
- Perspectives on the Development of Police Character
- The Police Worldview
5. Learning to Deviate: Motive and Justification for Breaking Normative Bonds
- Motive and Motivation
- Justifying Police Deviance
- Audience Acceptance of Justification for Deviance
- Negotiating Boundaries of the Normative System
6. Police Brutality and Abuse of Authority: Making Sense of the Senseless Beating of Rodney King
- The Police Beating of Rodney King
- The Aftermath of the Beating
- The LAPD’S Working Environment
7. Police Prejudice and Discrimination: The Investigation of Jeffrey Dahmer
- Dimensions of Police Prejudice and Discrimination
- IInvestigation of the Sexual Abuse of Konerak
- The MPD’S Working Environment
8. Drug Related Police Deviance: The Buddy Boys Chase
- The Buddy Boys Case
- The Unfolding of the Buddy Boys Case
- The NYPD’S Working Environment
- Targeting Victims for Police Ripoffs
9. Varieties of Police Deviance: The District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police
- Abuse of Authority
- Misuse of Confidential Information
- Deception and Dishonesty
- Political Cover-Ups
10. Influencing Police Deviance and Corruption: Internal and External Controls
- Formal Methods of Internal Control
- Informal Influences
- External Controls and Influence
11. Prospects for Controlling Deviance: Forging the Boundaries of Police Behavior
- Functions of Deviance
- Negotiating the Bounds of Behavior
- The Improbability of Controlling Police Deviance