Police, Law, and Society
SLN #: 63427Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 1006
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): McJunkin
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will examine topical issues in the laws surrounding policing. Our goal is to rigorously interrogate the various legal frameworks that touch on policing, and to consider their extension to novel and rapidly evolving factual contexts. We will read a variety of legal and theoretical materials to explore the modern-day aims of policing, how the practice of policing is (or is not) disciplined by law, and how policing excesses can and should be remedied. Specific topics will include police discretion, police militarization, cell phone location tracking, and qualified immunity. You will be expected not only to master existing legal doctrines, but to be able to cogently discuss and debate larger questions of theory and policy that inform the law’s continued development. Although no particular background is required, you should have both an interest in criminal procedure and a taste for difficult analytical prose.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Teaching Method: In Person
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.