Issues in Contemporary Policing Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Program Fall 2019 Semester - London

This module offers an insight into key issues in contemporary policing. The module develops the student?s understanding of the concepts of 'policing' and 'the police'. It explores a number of issues including: the historical origins of contemporary policing; the legitimacy of policing; police culture(s); the policing of private and public order; the privatisation of policing functions; the growth of transnational policing, together with an analysis of the significance of a human rights agenda for twenty-first century policing. It also considers the implications of globalisation for policing both on an organisational and conceptual level. Underlying such
discussions is a critical focus on protection through a critical appreciation of the police function and role.