Criminal Justice (CRJS) 350

Overview

CRJS 350: Community Policing will explore the evolution of policing to the present day, with a focus on the community-based approaches to frontline operational policing that tended to dominate the late twentieth century. The shifting role of publicly funded police organizations is examined in light of relatively recent technological developments and the consequent transformation of today's social fabric. All of this has been largely driven by the increasingly transparent nature of modern Western society. This course pays particular attention to the theoretical framework upon which the premises of community policing and problem-oriented policing were structured during the late 1970s and early 1980s. This was a time of great change within public police organizations that gave rise to data-driven policing practices and accountability mechanisms.

Outline

CRJS 350 comprises six units as follows:

Unit 1: Introduction to Community Policing

Unit 2: The Reform Era

Unit 3: Community Strategies

Unit 4: Alternative Policing Strategies

Unit 5: On the Meaning of Community

Unit 6: Future Challenges for Public Policing

Evaluation

Your final grade in Criminal Justice 350: Community Policing will be based on your performance on five journaling exercises (15%), six written exercises (30%), a course project (25%), and a final exam (30%). To receive credit for the course, you must achieve a grade of at least 50 percent on the final exam and an overall course grade of at least 50 percent. The following chart indicates the assignments for credit and their weighting toward the final grade:

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

The course materials for Criminal Justice 350: Community Policing are mostly found on the Moodle course site. Be sure to familiarize yourself with the various course components. The time you take to get acquainted with the materials will help you to begin your studies with confidence. If you have any problems or questions, contact your tutor for assistance.

Digital Reading Room: Assigned readings for this course are contained in the Digital Reading Room. You will be directed to these readings at the appropriate points in the course.

Textbook

Challenge for Credit Course Overview

The Challenge for Credit process allows students to demonstrate that they have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university level course.

Full information for the Challenge for Credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.

• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Policy
• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Procedures

Challenge Evaluation

To receive credit for the CRJS 350 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least “D” (50 per cent) on the written assignment and the examination.

Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form

• Challenge for Credit Form

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