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Course Learning Objectives - Law Enforcement
Published onApr 23, 2021
Course Learning Objectives - Law Enforcement
Course Learning Objectives
Know what is law enforcement
Reflect on contemporary law enforcement issues
Annotate research on major law enforcement issues
Identify critical issues in law enforcement
Course Mapping
Course Learning Objectives | Module | Module Learning Objectives |
Know what is law enforcement | Introduction to Course Chapt 1 The Police in American Society | Know what is law enforcement Know what is law enforcement |
Reflect on contemporary law enforcement issues | Chapt 1 The Police in American Society Chapt 2 Historical Perspectives Chapt 3 Police Human Resources Chapt 4 Organization and Managment Chapt 5 Police Operations Chapt 6 Police Discretion Chapt 7 Police Use of Force Chapt 8 Police Culture and Behavior Chapt 9 Ethics and Deviance Chapt 10 Civil Liability Chapt 11 Police in the Community | Reflect on how American police compare to other countries Reflect on the evolution of law enforcement Reflect on how officers of color navigate the job Reflect on police crime analysis Reflect on the militarization of American police Reflect on how officers respond to mental illness calls Reflect on policing using voice instead of force Reflect on police mental health issues Reflect on police deviance Reflect on qualified immunity Reflect on police-community partnerships |
Annotate research on major law enforcement issues | Chapt 1 The Police in American Society Chapt 2 Historical Perspectives Chapt 3 Police Human Resources Chapt 4 Organization and Managment Chapt 5 Police Operations Chapt 6 Police Discretion Chapt 7 Police Use of Force Chapt 8 Police Culture and Behavior Chapt 9 Ethics and Deviance Chapt 10 Civil Liability Chapt 11 Police in the Community | Annotate research on police in American society Annotate research on historical perspectives of police Annotate research on police human resources Annotate research on police organization Annotate research on police management Annotate research on police discretion Annotate research on police use of force Annotate research police culture Annotate research police behavior Annotate research on ethics Annotate research on deviance Annotate research on civil liability Annotate research on community policing issues |
Identify critical issues in law enforcement | Chapt 1 The Police in American Society Chapt 2 Historical Perspectives Chapt 3 Police Human Resources Chapt 4 Organization and Managment Chapt 5 Police Operations Chapt 6 Police Discretion Chapt 7 Police Use of Force Chapt 8 Police Culture and Behavior Chapt 9 Ethics and Deviance Chapt 10 Civil Liability Chapt 11 Police in the Community | Identify critical issues on the role of police in society Identify critical issues on the history of policing scholarship Identify critical issues on diversity in law enforcement Identify critical issues on crime analysis Identify critical issues on crime prevention efforts by police Identify critical issues on police discretion Identify critical issues on use of force Identify critical issues on officer mental health Identify critical issues on officer wellness Identify critical issues on consent decrees Identify critical issues on police-community partnerships |
Module Learning Objectives
Introduction to Course
Lesson Objectives | Learning Activities | Learning Assessment |
Chapt 1 The Police in American Society
Lesson Objectives | Learning Activities | Learning Assessment |
Know what is law enforcement | Read Chapt 1 | Annotation |
Reflect on how American police compare to other countries | Watch “How American police compare to other countries” | Discussion Post |
Annotate research on police in American society | Annotation | |
Identify critical issues on the role of police in society | Listen to “Reducing Crime: #27 Rachel Tuffin” podcast | Podcast Quiz |
Chapt 2 Historical Perspectives
Lesson Objectives | Learning Activities | Learning Assessment |
Reflect on the evolution of law enforcement | Watch “Evolution of Law Enforcement” | Discussion Post |
Annotate research on historical perspectives of police | Read Chapt 2 | Annotation |
Identify critical issues on the history of policing scholarship | Listen to “Reducing Crime: #7 Geoff Alpert” podcast | Podcast Quiz |
Chapt 3 Police Human Resources
Lesson Objectives | Learning Activities | Learning Assessment |
Reflect on how officers of color navigate the job | Watch “‘Black and Blue’: Black police officers navigate a divided country” | Discussion Post |
Annotate research on police human resources | Read Chapt 3 | Annotation |
Identify critical issues on diversity in law enforcement | Listen to “Reducing Crime: #23 Mo McGough” podcast | Podcast Quiz |
Chapt 4 Organization and Management
Lesson Objectives | Learning Activities | Learning Assessment |
Reflect on police crime analysis | Watch “How Cops Are Using Algorithms to Predict Crimes” | Discussion Post |
Annotate research on police organization | Read Chapt 4 | Annotation |
Annotate research on police management | Read Chapt 4 | Annotation |
Identify critical issues on crime analysis | Listen to “Reducing Crime: #28 Debra Piehl” podcast | Podcast Quiz |
Chapt 5 Police Operations
Lesson Objectives | Learning Activities | Learning Assessment |
Reflect on the militarization of American police | Watch “Why America’s police look like soldiers” | Discussion Post |
Annotate research on police operations | Read Chapt 5 | Annotation |
Identify critical issues on crime prevention efforts by police | Listen to “Reducing Crime: #8 John Eck” podcast | Podcast Quiz |
Chapt 6 Police Discretion
Lesson Objectives | Learning Activities | Learning Assessment |
Reflect on how officers respond to mental illness calls | Watch “Meet Police Officers Trained to Respond to Mental Illness Calls” | Discussion Post |
Annotate research on police discretion | Read Chapt 6 | Annotation |
Identify critical issues on police discretion | Listen to “Reducing Crime: #30 Rod Brunson” podcast | Podcast Quiz |
Chapt 7 Police Use of Force
Lesson Objectives | Learning Activities | Learning Assessment |
Reflect on policing using voice instead of force | Watch “Use of Voice not Force” | Discussion Post |
Annotate research on police use of force | Read Chapt 7 | Annotation |
Identify critical issues on use of force | Listen to “Reducing Crime: #26 Hans Menos” podcast | Podcast Quiz |
Chapt 8 Police Culture and Behavior
Lesson Objectives | Learning Activities | Learning Assessment |
Reflect on police mental health issues | Watch “Police Officer Alcoholism & Recover” Watch “Police Officer PTSD & Trauma Recovery” Watch “Police officers vow to address cop suicide crisis: ‘Let's just all admit we're broken’” | Discussion Post |
Annotate research police culture | Read Chapt 8 | Annotation |
Annotate research police behavior | Read Chapt 8 | Annotation |
Identify critical issues on officer mental health | Listen to “Reducing Crime: #32 Jennifer Wood” podcast | Podcast Quiz |
Chapt 9 Ethics and Deviance
Lesson Objectives | Learning Activities | Learning Assessment |
Reflect on police deviance | Watch “Policing the Police 2020” | Discussion Post |
Annotate research on ethics | Read Chapt 9 | Annotation |
Annotate research on deviance | Read Chapt 9 | Annotation |
Identify critical issues on officer wellness | Listen to “Reducing Crime: #29 Bill Walsh” podcast | Podcast Quiz |
Chapt 10 Civil Liability
Lesson Objectives | Learning Activities | Learning Assessment |
Reflect on qualified immunity | Watch “The controversy behind qualified immunity” | Discussion Post |
Annotate research on civil liability | Read Chapt 10 | Annotation |
Identify critical issues on consent decrees | Listen to “Reducing Crime: #25 Danny Murphy” podcast | Podcast Quiz |
Chapt 11 Police in the Community
Reflect on police-community partnerships | Watch “Police officers work to mend relationships between community, law enforcement” | Discussion Post |
Annotate research on community policing issues | Read Chapt 11 | Annotation |
Identify critical issues on police-community partnerships | Listen to “Reducing Crime: #19 Lorraine Mazerolle” podcast | Podcast Quiz |
