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Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice

Instructor: Dr. Humphries
Office: 116 in 405-407 Cooper St.
Phone: 225-6073
Office Hours: MW 2:50-3:30
Email: humphri@camden.rutgers.edu

Police and Policing is a survey course that focuses on the role law enforcement plays in the United States. It builds on the introductory material in criminal justice and focuses on general service police departments. Topics structure and history of police, the nature of police work, including community policing, and debates over police discretion, community relations, and police misconduct.
 

Course Requirements

Required Reading

• Samuel Walker, Police in America  6th Edition (McGraw Hill, 2008). The sequence of chapters varies from one edition to the next. Chapters numbers in the course outline are for the 6th edition. I've included chapter titles to help you locate the appropriate chapter in your edition.
• Additional articles are listed in the syllabus. Everyone reads the same article on history of the police: you have a choice of any two articles from the police organization section of the syllabus and another two articles from the police issues section of the syllabus. You will be held accountable for these articles in classroom discussion and on the midterm and final.
  

Course grades:

• Midterm and Final Examinations include identifications, short answer questions, and longer essays. The exams count 80% of your grade. The remaining 20% is based on classroom participation: attendance, participation in in-class activities, and your overall ability to evaluate your educational progress.
  

Rules of the Road

Make-Ups:Students who have conflicts on the days of scheduled exams should contact me beforehand in order to arrange for an early testing date. Students who miss an exam for reasons beyond their control should contact me within 24 hours of the exam or as soon as possible in order to be eligible for a make up. Emergency situations must be clearly documented.

Attendance:Students are expected to attend classes on a regular basis, although I allow three absences per student during the semester. Excessive absences tend to lower grades, especially by reducing participation points (15% of your final grade).

Due Dates:Assignments are to be turned in at the beginning of the class hour on the date scheduled.  One half letter grade will be deducted for each day an assignment is late.

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