Download This PaperThe Current Status of Comparative Policing in the Curriculum
JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION, Vol. 7, No. 2, Fall 1996, pp. 263-273.
University of Baltimore School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper
11 Pages Posted: 22 Apr 2014 Last revised: 25 Apr 2014
Date Written: 1996
Abstract
This article reviews the current status of Comparative Policing in the criminology/criminal justice curriculum. In particular, it examines why comparative policing is important but is marginalized in typical American criminology/criminal justice departments. Seven principal difficulties with teaching comparative policing are identified and a like number of suggestions for improving the delivery of this type of course are offered.
Keywords: higher education, comparative policing, criminal justice curriculum, criminology curriculum, program evaluation, marginalization
JEL Classification: I21, I29, K14, L84
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