JST228 Policing and the Community (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Justice Studies (JUSTU)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject deals with the relationship between police and the community. It begins by deconstructing the concept of community, recognising that it has many meanings in academic and common sense usage. Relations between police and community are examined in the light of this enhanced understanding of the concept of community. A range of policing strategies is examined, analysing the way each conceptualises community and the effect of each on relations with the community. A community placement allows students to test and develop this knowledge through observation of a practical setting.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
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| Internal | Bathurst |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: JST228
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:
Available only to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Justice Studies (Policing)
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- - be able to demonstrate an understanding of the concept of community
- - be able to demonstrate their recognition of the social diversity which is characteristic of communities
- - be able to explain the range of ways in which the concept of community is used in everyday and academic usage
- - be able to demonstrate an understanding of the use of a concept of community in a range of policing strategies
- - be able to demonstrate an understanding of the philosophy and intent of a range of contemporary policing strategies
- - be able to analyse the nature of the relationships between police and communities and the effect of different strategies on that relationship
- - be able to demonstrate enhanced understanding of the welfare dimensions of the policing role
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- The concept of community. The variety of definitions used in academic and common sense discourse. Recognition of the use of the concept to refer to a social group in a defined geographical area and other uses such as occupational community
- Social diversity within communities. Consideration of social differentiation in terms of social class, gender, ethnicity and generation group
- The use of the concept in a range of policing strategies, especially its use in strategies in which include the term community policing
- The strategies of community policing, paramilitary policing, policing by objectives, etc, and the effect of each on relationships with the community
- Dependence of police on the community for information and cooperation
- Specific community policing strategies such as neighbourhood watch and community consultation mechanisms
- Identifying and meeting the needs and wants of the community
A practicum of 60 hours in a community agency
Residential School
This subject contains a compulsory 3 day residential school.
Students must now attend four residential schools at the Police College, Goulburn where students undertake practical work on SPAC, COPS and OSTU to ensure that students in the Bachelor of Justice Studies (Policing) receive credit for all subjects in Trimester One of the Diploma of Policing Practice.
Workplace Learning
This subject contains a Compulsory Workplace Learning component of 10 days duration.
This subject requires students to spend 60 hours in a justice-related organisation that is not the NSW Police Force. Students are required to complete a critical refliction journal and satisfactorily complete the placement.
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.