POS 319 - Policing in Communities of Color

3 CR

The course will focus on policing in communities of color and the emotional damage and trauma that police have caused in these communities. The course explores the Black Lives Matter movement, implicit and explicit bias in the justice system, building community trust, limiting the scope of police intervention, de-escalation of violence, how European police have trained to reduce violence toward Roma people, and the war on drugs in the US. (This course is cross-listed with JUS 319).

Prerequisite(s): JUS 103 or permission.