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2025 Spring > UGRD > SOCIOL > SOCIOL 337

The Police in Society

Course #: SOCIOL 337

Description:
An examination of police as a system of social control; a survey of major studies of police by sociologists and government commissions. Emphasis placed on police organization, patterns and consequences of police training, historical and cross-cultural perspectives of police systems and studies of police discretion and police-citizen interaction.
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Section Class Number Schedule/Time Instructor Location
01 10362 TuTh
9:30 - 10:45 am
Lageson,Jacqueline B Wheatley W01-0034
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 40
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 3/3
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01 10362 TuTh
9:30 - 10:45 am
Lageson,Jacqueline B BEACONFLEX
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 40
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 3/3
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02 10363 TuTh
2:00 - 3:15 pm
Walsh,Gerald M University Hall Y03-3370
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 40
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 3/3
Class Notes: This course uses low-cost course material which will cost less than $50. For more information about low-cost course material, please visit open.umb.edu
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