Policing in the United States
HIST 340
Fall 2022
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01
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This course examines the history of policing in the United States. It begins with its 19th-century origins, modeled after the practices in England, and examines the differences in the North, South, and West of the early United States. It investigates the rise of the first formal police departments in the late 19th century, where the first Black men would serve on a number of forces. Then it examines the history of the professionalization movement and the creation of the FBI. Attention will be given to the complex relation of policing to social movements and issues of racial justice. Readings will include reports of commissions of the U.S. federal government on social issues. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (HIST-MN)(HIST)(HRAD-MN) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
James Baldwin, NO NAME IN THE STREET
Radley Balko, THE RISE OF THE WARRIOR COP
Kenneth Bolton, Jr. and Joe R. Feagin, BLACK IN BLUE: AFRICAN-AMERICAN POLICE OFFICERS AND RACISM
Elizabeth Hinton, AMERICA ON FIRE: THE UNTOLD HISTORY OF POLICE VIOLENCE AND BLACK REBELLION SINCE THE 1960s
Tim Weiner, ENEMIES: A HISTORY OF THE FBI
Samuel Walker, POPULAR JUSTICE: A HISTORY OF AMERICAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Select Reports of Government Commissions
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| Instructor(s): Eudell,Demetrius L. Times: .....F. 01:20PM-04:10PM; Location: ALLB004; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 10 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 4 | JR non-major: 5 | SO: 0 | FR: X |
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| Total Submitted Requests: 4 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 2 |
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