POLS 6520 - Law Enforcement Administration

Meets with POLS 5520. Graduate students should register for 6520 and will be held to higher standards and/or additional work. Application of public administration to unique environment of police agencies. Social/political context of law enforcement; organization of police agencies; measuring productivity of police work; personnel administration in police agencies; and professional ethics in law enforcement. Quantitative measures of recidivism, risk assessment, program effectiveness, demographic variables, and measures of validity of prevailing theories.