CJS 1220 Criminal Justice and Community
Description
Criminal Justice and Community provides the student with contemporary concepts related to criminal justice interactions with the community including models of community policing, problem-oriented policing, crime prevention and developing community relations. Instruction in professional police conduct related to officer ethics, leadership and interpersonal communication in interactions with culturally diverse populations will be examined. Student will also be introduced to privacy data practices and the expectations during internal affairs investigations.
Credits
3
Prerequisite
None
Corequisite
None
Topics to be Covered
Students will be able to successfully identify the knowledge base, respond to and properly handle all tasks associated with the following Professional Police Officer Education (PPOE) Learning objectives required by the Minnesota POST Board:
• Communication
• Ethical Reasoning
• Critical Thinking, Logical Reasoning and Problem Solving
• Decision Making and Discretion
• Recognizing and Valuing Diversity and Cultural Differences
• Crisis Intervention and Mental Illness Crises
• Conflict Management and Mediation
• Persons in Crisis Response 1.1.1,1.1.2,1.1.3,1.1.4
Learning Outcomes
1. Students will be able to successfully identify the knowledge base, respond to and properly handle all task associated with the following Professional Police Officer Education (PPOE) Learning objectives required by the Minnesota POST Board:
1.4.2 Define the term discretion and discuss when and why peace officers use their best judgment in the administration of justice and when discretion is not allowed.
1.4.3 Discuss factors that influence police officer use of discretion.
1.5.1 Discuss how and why the police function is much broader than law enforcement and why reliance on criminal law enforcement to solve problems is not always the best course of action.
1.5.2 Explain philosophies and concepts of community policing and identify strategies that build rapport, reduce fear, and foster community trust in law enforcement.
1.5.3 Discuss how community partnerships with law enforcement foster unity and cooperation and how community alienation may lead to higher risk to officers.
1.5.4 Identify techniques for: organizing community members so that they are involved and trained in community policing activities, relating to diverse communities, and relating to individuals with physical or mental limitations (Minn. Stat. 626.8455, Subd. 1, 2-4).
1.5.5 Identify methods and strategies used by law enforcement to promote crime reduction and loss prevention in a community.
1.5.6 Explain how methods and strategies used by law enforcement collaborate with local citizens, community businesses, and service agencies, e.g., crisis intervention teams, social services, school personnel, and community youth groups to promote crime reduction and loss prevention in a community.
1.5.7 Explain how law enforcement management of status offenses and local ordinance violations can positively impact a community.
1.5.8 Describe and give examples of proactive policing versus responsive policing.
1.5.9 Describe problem oriented or problem targeting policing strategies.
1.6.1 Explain how conscious and implicit bias impact human behavior.
1.6.2 Discuss how bias, prejudice, stereotyping, intolerance, insensitivity, partiality, and marginalizing can affect just application of the law and influence officer and community safety.
1.6.3 Explain the concept of procedural justice as it relates to law enforcement including how fair processes, impartial decision making, providing respectful opportunity for a voice, and transparency in actions, bolsters positive community relations and enhances officer and community safety.
1.6.4 Discuss how recognizing and valuing diversity, cultural differences and varied perspectives, promotes community unity, facilitates information gathering, and contributes to officer safety.
1.6.5 Discuss ways officers can promote positive relationships with community members of varying races, ethnicities, national origins, immigration statuses, genders, ages, economic classes, disabilities and/or sexual orientations. (Minn. Stat. 626.8455)
1.6.7 Discuss culturally responsive approaches to dealing with victims and perpetrators of violence. (Minn. Stat. 626.8451., Subp. 1.a. (4))
1.6.8 Research and discuss the difference between equity and equality and the relationship between crime and being underprivileged.
1.6.9 Discuss the diverse groups that make-up Minnesota’s communities and some of the traits unique to communities that could impact law enforcement response.
2.12.1 "Explain the concept of racially based profiling (Minn. Stat. 626.8471) and
other profiling that is based on false assumptions about groups of people and discuss:
- the impact of the Whren v. United States decision
- the importance of impartial policing,
- the difference between the terms pretextual stop and racial profiling and the problems
associated with racial profiling by law enforcement,
- how racial profiling impacts law enforcement credibility and community trust,
- how to handle the perception of unfair or biased treatment of members of the public
by law enforcement, and
- the importance of an officer’s ability to articulate valid reasons for vehicle stops."
2.12.2 "Define and explain the impact of hate crimes including:
- the motivations behind hate crimes,
- the impact of hate crimes on victims and on communities,
- the special needs of hate crime victims, and - crime characteristics which may indicate
a crime was motivated by the victim’s race, national origin, sex, age, disability,
or sexual orientation (Minn. Stat. 626.8451, Subd. 1)."
2.12.3 Explain special reporting requirements related to bias motivated/hate crimes as required by Minn. Stat. 626.5531. (Officers must report to their agencies, agencies to the BCA.)
Credit Details
Lecture: 3
Lab: 0
OJT: 0
MnTC Goal Area(s):
Goal Area 5: History and the Social and Behavorial Sciences
1. Employ the methods and data that historians and social and behavioral scientists use to investigate the human condition.
2. Examine social institutions and processes across a range of historical periods and cultures.
3. Use and critique alternative explanatory systems or theories.
4. Develop and communicate alternative explanations or solutions for contemporary social issues.
Goal Area 7A: Human Diversity
1. Understand the development of and the changing meanings of group identities in the United States’ history and culture.
2. Demonstrate an awareness of the individual and institutional dynamics of unequal power relations between groups in contemporary society.
3. Analyze their own attitudes, behaviors, concepts, and beliefs regarding diversity, racism, and bigotry.
4. Describe and discuss the experience and contributions (political, social, economic, etc.) of the many groups that shape American society and culture, in particular those groups that have suffered discrimination and exclusion.
5. Demonstrate communication skills necessary for living and working effectively in a society with great population diversity.
Goal Area 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
1. Examine, articulate, and apply their own ethical views.
2. Understand and apply core concepts (e.g. politics, rights and obligations, justice, liberty) to specific issues.
3. Analyze and reflect on the ethical dimensions of legal, social, and scientific issues.
4. Recognize the diversity of political motivations and interests of others.
5. Identify ways to exercise the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
Transfer Pathway Competencies
Law Enforcement and Community
1. Articulate the key issues, questions and concepts related to law enforcement interactions with communities.
2. Describe the core concepts and models of community policing, community relations and crime prevention.
3. Explain the role of ethics, leadership and interpersonal communication in law enforcement.
4. Explain the impact of cultural diversity, professional diversity, and profiling in law enforcement.
5. Describe problem solving and decision-making skills as it relates to law enforcement discretion when considering personal rights versus the safety of the public.
6. Explain the expectations of law enforcement conduct, as it relates to: data practices, use of force, liability and internal affairs.