Criminology II: Police and Society

Course Code: 
SOCI3036

This course will be a core course for alter in-depth, graduate examination of the role of the police in modern, democratic society; the problems attendant to performance of that role; and of the management of complex police organizations.  The course will, at this level give basic attention to the role police officers play in the Caribbean and especially Jamaican society.  It will explore ways in which citizens look at the police to perform a wide range of functions: crime prevention, law enforcement, order maintenance and community services. 

Students will be assigned specific readings that must be discussed in the seminars/group meetings that accompany this course.  These seminars will also include presentations on ethics and accountability in social programmes.  Course seminars will serve as feedback for every stage of the process.

Semester: 
Semester 1
Semester 2
Pre-Requisites: 
SOCI3032
Department: 
Sociology, Psychology and Social Work