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.

Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite: SOCIOL 101. Sociology Majors are also required to have completed SOCIOL 102

Offered in:

2023 Fall

Section	Class Number	Schedule/Time	Instructor	Location
01	9844	MW 9:30 - 10:45 am	Lageson,Jacqueline B	University Hall Y03-3370
Session: Regular Class Dates: 09/05/2023 - 12/13/2023 Capacity: 20 Enrolled: 19 Status: Open Credits: 3/3 Class Notes: Using literature, guest speakers, interaction with current law enforcement personnel, discussion, community engagement, and review of current events, in this special joint section of Police and Society, SOCIOL 337 and Documentary Theater ENGL 379, we will be examining the police from the municipal level. We will learn of the multitudes of other law enforcement jurisdictions that intersect with the municipal level, to achieve a macro-level understanding of the roles and responsibilities the municipal level agencies as they interact with citizens and these other jurisdictions. We will dive into micro level understanding of policing in our communities by engaging in an ethnographic methodology via interviews with citizens, UMass Boston students, active law enforcement officers, and retired officers. This body of wisdom will be critically analyzed to bring an awareness of the impact of the systems of police institutions on the intersectionality of identities of citizens they serve as well as the individuals who join the police institutions. The interviews will be transcribed, edited, and workshopped in the classroom. The culminating project will be a presentation of the interviews for an invited audience. Students will read transcripts, create sets and costumes, and manage all behind the scenes aspects of the project. Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite: SOCIOL 101. Sociology Majors are also required to have completed SOCIOL 102 Course Attributes:
02	9845	TuTh 12:30 - 1:45 pm	Walsh,Gerald M	Wheatley W01-0006
Session: Regular Class Dates: 09/05/2023 - 12/13/2023 Capacity: 40 Enrolled: 40 Status: Closed 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 Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite: SOCIOL 101. Sociology Majors are also required to have completed SOCIOL 102 Course Attributes: Low cost course material (under $50)
03	13709	Tu 6:00 - 8:45 pm	Passmore,J Lincoln	REMOTE
Session: Regular Class Dates: 09/05/2023 - 12/13/2023 Capacity: 40 Enrolled: 38 Status: Open Credits: 3/3 Class Notes: Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite: SOCIOL 101. Sociology Majors are also required to have completed SOCIOL 102 Course Attributes: REMOTE

2024 Fall

Section	Class Number	Schedule/Time	Instructor	Location
01	9904	MWF 11:00 - 11:50 am	Passmore,J Lincoln	Wheatley W01-0034
Session: Regular Class Dates: 09/03/2024 - 12/13/2024 Capacity: 40 Enrolled: 26 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 Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite: SOCIOL 101 and SOCIOL 104. Sociology Majors are also required to have completed SOCIOL 102 Course Attributes:
02	9905	-	Lageson,Jacqueline B	On-line course
Session: Regular Class Dates: 09/03/2024 - 12/13/2024 Capacity: 35 Enrolled: 29 Status: Open Credits: 3/3 Class Notes: Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite: SOCIOL 101 and SOCIOL 104. Sociology Majors are also required to have completed SOCIOL 102 Course Attributes:
03	9906	TuTh 2:00 - 3:15 pm	Walsh,Gerald M	University Hall Y02-2330
Session: Regular Class Dates: 09/03/2024 - 12/13/2024 Capacity: 40 Enrolled: 26 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 Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite: SOCIOL 101 and SOCIOL 104. Sociology Majors are also required to have completed SOCIOL 102 Course Attributes:

2024 Spring

Section	Class Number	Schedule/Time	Instructor	Location
01	12020	TuTh 11:00 - 12:15 pm	Passmore,J Lincoln	McCormack M03-0407
Session: Regular Class Dates: 01/22/2024 - 05/08/2024 Capacity: 40 Enrolled: 40 Status: Closed Credits: 3/3 Class Notes: Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite: SOCIOL 101. Sociology Majors are also required to have completed SOCIOL 102 Course Attributes:
02	12021	-	Murolo,Angela Silletti	On-line course
Session: Regular Class Dates: 01/22/2024 - 05/08/2024 Capacity: 35 Enrolled: 38 Status: Closed Credits: 3/3 Class Notes: Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite: SOCIOL 101. Sociology Majors are also required to have completed SOCIOL 102 Course Attributes:

2024 Summer

Section	Class Number	Schedule/Time	Instructor	Location
01	2704	-	Lageson,Jacqueline B	On-line course
Session: SS2 6W Class Dates: 07/15/2024 - 08/22/2024 Capacity: 25 Enrolled: 15 Status: Open Credits: 3/3 Class Notes: Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite: SOCIOL 101. Sociology Majors are also required to have completed SOCIOL 102 Course Attributes: