JUS251 Law Enforcement
This course presents a basic overview of police operations and procedures. The history of American law enforcement is briefly reviewed, as background to a fuller discussion of the structure, scope, and routines of contemporary police administrations. A variety of related topics are also discussed, including the impact of Homeland Security, the duties and obligations of law-enforcement officers, the need for police officials to maintain good community relations and exceptionally high standards of ethics, the expanding role of women in the law-enforcement profession, and the special demands and challenges encountered by today's police officers.