Course Descriptions
Criminal Justice
CRJ 475
Community Policing
3 credits
This style of policing, which emphasizes police-community partnerships and crime prevention, is being instituted throughout the country and is a major departure from the traditional style of policing that was practiced for several decades. The student will learn the elements and initiatives, history, mission, and culture of community policing, and how community policing effects the relationships that exist between youths, gangs, drugs, and terrorism.
Prerequisite(s): CRJ 205 or CRJ 334