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    Dec 21, 2024  
MCCC College Catalog 2024-2025 
    
MCCC College Catalog 2024-2025

CRJ 155 - Community Policing


Credit Hours: 3
Billable Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites: RDG 090  and ENGL 090  or qualifying scores on accepted placement tests
MTA Social Sciences Satisfier Y
Session Cycle: WI

This course explores a philosophy and organizational strategy that expands the traditional police mandate of fighting crime to include forming partnerships with citizenry that endorse mutual support and participation, known as Community Policing. Community Policing is a useful strategy used in all areas of law enforcement, the courts and community corrections. The course talks about crime and criminality and how community policing allows citizens to have a role in their policing.