CRIM 3211

Students will analyze the history, theory, and organizational features of community policing, with an emphasis on the Canadian context. They will critically examine the history and current dynamics of police-community relations. Students will explore the historical antecedents of contemporary community policing strategies, relationships between current and emerging policing models, and research on the impact and effectiveness of community policing. They will examine problem-oriented, preventative, and intelligence-led models of policing. Students will examine critiques of police-community relations.