Day(s) Tuesday Thursday Time(s) 8:00 AM - 9:20 AM Course # PPHA 37106 Term Fall 2022 This course introduces students to concept of legitimacy in policing and the related reform efforts implemented in police departments throughout the United States in recent years. Policing in the United States is in the midst of a period of intense public scrutiny and transformation. Incidents of excessive police use of force and counter protests in Ferguson, New York City, Chicago, and elsewhere have strained police-community relations across the country and sparked polarized political reactions. New technological capabilities have increased public expectations of transparency and efficiency in policing while raising concerns about privacy and due process rights. The Obama Administration Department of Justice launched federal investigations and demanded court-enforced reforms to many municipal police departments, then the Trump Administration Department of Justice rolled back federal oversight of police where it could. This course will equip students to understand the issues at stake in the contemporary policy debates surrounding policing and the foundational scholarly knowledge underpinning those debates. Syllabus Instructor(s) Boyce R Robert Owens Recent News More news Alumni Profile: Sameer Shafi Warraich, MPP’22 Thu., March 28, 2024 Alumni Profile: Will Pennington, MACRM’23 Tue., March 26, 2024 Student Profile: Aïcha Camara, MSCAPP Class of 2024 Thu., March 21, 2024 Upcoming Events More events UChicago Harris International Leadership Credential Information Session Mon., April 01, 2024 | 8:00 AM Harris Evening Master's Program Class Visit—Economic Analysis III: Public Finance and Budgeting With Professor Justin Marlowe Tue., April 02, 2024 | 5:45 PM Convene 311 West Monroe St. 2nd Floor Reception Chicago, IL 60606 United States Data and Policy Summer Scholars Program (DPSS) Chinese Alumni Roundtable Wed., April 03, 2024 | 7:00 AM