JST222 Policing and Society (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Justice Studies (JUSTU)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject uses a sociological approach to the analysis of the position and role of the police and other 'policing' agencies in modern industrial societies, such as Australia. It does this by looking at the internal organisation of the police, informal social relations within police services, the work of police, and the police in the community. All topics are approached by using basic sociological concepts.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 2 | |
|---|---|
| Internal | Bathurst |
| Internal | Port Macquarie |
| Distance | Bathurst |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: JST222
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Assumed Knowledge:
Enrolment restrictions:
Not available to students who have completed 24184 Police systems or SOC214 4 Sociology of the Police
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to demonstrate an understanding that police work is conducted within an organisation
- be able to analyse the nature of police work and its performance
- be able to demonstrate an understanding of the role of the police in contemporary Australian society with emphasis on relations with the community in general and especially communities with particular needs
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- the role of the police - police organisation structure, including the nature of bureaucracy - police work objectives and practices - police culture and the effect of informal norms and values on police work - police in industrial societies; their role and expectations of that role; relations with the society - characteristics of the society and their effect on policing - special communities with whom the police deal: e.g. Aborigines, migrants, gays, women - community policing: tactics, strategies and rationale; and measurement of police effectiveness
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.