Maricopa Community Colleges  LET286   20042-20082 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 11/25/03
LET286 20042-20082 LEC 4 Credit(s) 4 Period(s)
Modern Policing Strategies
Overview of community policing programs and problem-solving models. Covers the origins, meaning and development of policing programs. Contemporary programs covering the implementation and evaluation of community policing strategies are emphasized.
Prerequisites: Permission of Department or Division.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
LET286   20042-20082 Modern Policing Strategies
1. Describe the history of policing in relation to community policing and problem solving. (I)
2. Examine the problem-solving model S.A.R.A. (Scanning, Analysis, Response and Assessment) and its applications. (II)
3. Describe the relationship between criminal, social, and economic issues to problem-solving. (III)
4. Describe the approaches and challenges to implementing community policing. (IV)
5. Summarize the process for implementing a community policing program. (IV)
6. Identify the problems of implementing the program department wide versus utilizing an experimental district. (IV)
7. Describe models for planned change within a law enforcement organization. (V)
8. Determine the techniques needed to implement a training program. (VI)
9. Differentiate between implementing a training program versus a community policing program within an organization. (IV, VI)
10. Analyze the ethical issues associated with community policing. (VII)
11. Identify effective methods to measure the short and long term impacts of community policing. (VIII)
12. Summarize emerging concepts for the implementation community policing. (IX)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
LET286   20042-20082 Modern Policing Strategies
    I. History of Policing
        A. Overview
        B. Community Policing
        C. Problem-Solving
      II. S.A.R.A. Problem-Solving Model
          A. Overview
          B. Scanning
          C. Analysis
          D. Response
          E. Assessment
        III. Problem-Solving Issues
            A. Overview
            B. Criminal
            C. Social
            D. Economic
          IV. Implementation of Community Policing
              A. Overview
              B. Approaches
              C. Challenges
              D. Process
              E. Problems
            V. Planned Change Models
                A. Overview
                B. Herman Goldstein's Views
                C. Michael Fullan's Views
                D. Sheathelm's Views
              VI. Training Programs
                  A. Overview
                  B. Implementation
                  C. Techniques
                  D. Challenges/Problems
                VII. Ethical Issues
                    A. Overview
                    B. Impact of Community Policing
                    C. Challenges Faced in Deployment
                  VIII. Impact of Community Policing
                      A. Overview
                      B. Methods
                      C. Short-Term
                      D. Long-Term
                      E. Positive/Negative Issues
                      F. Problem-Solving
                    IX. Emerging Concepts
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