Course Description
Police sociology is a branch of sociology that studies interactions and phenomena related to the police and their role in society. The course covers the origin and development of police sociology, its key issues and themes, and its founding figures such as Émile Durkheim, Max Weber, Egon Bittner, Jerome Skolnick, Peter Manning, and William Westley. It covers the sociological interaction between society and the police, theories of police sociology, and the role of the police in achieving community security and its ramifications for social relations. The course also focuses on the importance of applied social scientific research in policing and the development and qualification of police functions in social fields, as well as the use of technology to meet the challenges of a dynamic social world.