CRIM 204

Critical Studies in Policing


Please note: this is archived course information from 2017 for CRIM 204.

Description

Explores policing in New Zealand and beyond, including its legal and theoretical underpinnings. Critically examines media representations of the police, policing and inequality; police culture, power and accountability; the effects of human rights claims on policing methods and emerging threats to policing both locally and globally.

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Availability 2017

Semester 1

Lecturer(s)

Lecturer(s) Dr Claire Meehan

Assessment

Coursework + exam

Points

CRIM 204: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points from MĀORI 130, PHIL 103, POLITICS 109, SOCIOL 100, 101, 103