NWCCD 2020-21 Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
NWCCD 2020-21 Catalog [This is an Archived Catalog.]

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CRMJ 1550 - Police & Community Relations


This course examines the role of police as a public servant with emphasis on achieving and maintaining public support, guidance and assistance. Professional ethics and values, professionalism, and discretion by law enforcement officials, concepts of effective communication within the community at large and the role media plays in public relations. Students consider the community relations problems faced by law enforcement and learn the means for establishing community cooperation to resolve them.

Credits: 3

General Education Requirement: None
Minimum Student Competencies
Upon completion of CRMJ1550 Police and Community Relations  , the student will:

  1. Discuss why it is important to study community relations as a criminal justice professional.
  2. Explain the key elements that form a community.
  3. Explain the primary role of the community in law enforcement.
  4. Compare and contrast the different roles of the sub-systems of the criminal justice system.
  5. Discuss the criminal justice system’s treatment of minority groups within the community.
  6. Understand the power structure within a community and how it relates to the criminal justice system.
  7. Discuss the role of the criminal justice system and sharing power with other institutions of government.
  8. Explain the human relations problems with police, courts, and corrections.
  9. Discuss the importance of self-image and who is responsible for community-police interaction.
  10. Discuss current and future criminal justice issues as they relate to community relations.




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