Police and Society

LESM 2002AED

Course Guide

Police and Society

LESM 2002AED

Course Guide

Police and Society

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Course Coordinator:

Dr Grace Au, BA, MSocSc, MPil, PhD (CityU)

Course Developers:

Charles Foley; Dr K C Wong; Dr Garland C M Liu; Prof. John Murray

Aims

Develop students' knowledge of the roles and functions of police in society.
Explore the issue of police power and accountability and the impact that police culture has upon the behaviour of its members.

Contents

The course covers the following topics:

An introduction to police and policing: The roles and functions of police in society
The origins of western policing and the history of the Hong Kong Police The power of the police
Policing and its significance in the process of criminal justice
Police power, misconduct and accountability
Police culture
International police cooperation: Interpol and cross-border cooperation in Hong Kong
Police and the government in Hong Kong
The police and the media
Community policing and its application in Hong Kong
Lessons about the HKP and its relationship to society

Learning support

Course materials and tutorials are the main strategies employed in the course to help students achieve the learning outcomes.

Students are expected to consult the course materials in advance according to the presentation schedule. Tutorials and day schools are then used to assist their study, discuss the major content of the topics and scrutinise the views raised by scholars. Attending and participating in tutorials and day schools are strongly encouraged.

Students can also use the Online Learning Environment which contains supplementary readings, tutorials PowerPoint, hyperlinks to useful websites and other relevant resources. The online Discussion Board offers an additional means for students to communicate with each other and to interact with the Course Coordinator and tutor.

Assessment

To pass the course, students must pass both the continuous assessment and the final examination.

Continuous assessment (weighting 50%)
Students are encouraged to submit five assignments. Only the best four grades obtained in the assignments count for the continuous assessment. Each of the five assignments assesses each of the eight learning outcomes correspondingly.
- Assignment 1, worth 12.5%
- Assignment 2, worth 12.5%
- Assignment 3, worth 12.5%
- Assignment 4, worth 12.5%
- Assignment 5, worth 12.5%
Examination (weighting 50%)
The final examination for LESM 2002AED Police and Society will be of three hours' duration and have a value of 50% of the total course grade. The final examination covers all the topics in the course and contains questions similar to the types of exercises, self-tests and assignments students have previously experienced. It will cover materials from all units and all learning outcomes are assessed.

Online requirement

Students are required to submit assignments via the Online Learning Environment (OLE).

Set book(s)

There is no set book for this course.