AJS270 — Community Relations
AJS 270 - Community Relations AJS 270 - Community Relations Description: Recognition and understanding of community problems; community action programs; methods of coping with crisis situations, victimology, ethnic and minority cultures, environments, crime prevention and police operations. Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Course Content: Overview Historical perspectives The justice community Contrast between public and community relations Psychological factors affecting police-community relations Police role concept in a changing society Coping with the human experience of being a cop Police professionalism and PCR The communication process Blocks to effective communication Selective enforcement and community relations The media link The young, the elderly and the police Community relations in the context of culture Dilemmas of dissent and political response Conflict management Community control: a continuum of participation Innovations and programs for the future Learning