Course # 37106 Section Number 1 Day(s) Tu Time(s) 5:00pm-7:50pm Term Winter 2025 Course Instructor Robert Owens Syllabus Syllabus 12/9/24 This course introduces students to the concept of legitimacy in policing, the related reform efforts implemented in police departments throughout the United States in recent years, and the challenges to reform from activist movements to defund or abolish the police. Policing in the United States is in crisis. Ubiquitous video records of police-civilian interactions have changed the relationships among the police, the public, local political authorities, and the media. At the same time, policing itself is changing in profound ways. New technological capabilities have increased public expectations of transparency and efficiency in policing while raising concerns about privacy and due process rights. Local police have taken on an expanding portfolio of responsibilities, including presence in public schools, mental health crisis response, and counter-terrorism. 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. Course topics include: the organizational structure of policing, its functional purpose, the normative expectations of citizens and communities that rely on the police for protection and how police performance is measured. Quarter Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus Winter 2025 Police Reform and Police Legitimacy Robert Owens Tuesday 5:00pm-7:50pm Syllabus Recent News More news Koichiro Ito Awarded Two Prestigious Prizes for Excellence In Research Wed., January 15, 2025 Remembering Daniel Levin, AB’50, JD’53 Tue., January 14, 2025 Alumni Profile: Laya Sumithra, SDG Challenge Program for High School Students’24 Tue., January 14, 2025 Upcoming Events More events Get to Know Harris! A Virtual Information Session Wed., January 22, 2025 | 8:00 AM Policy Outlook: Trump’s Second-Term Foreign Policy Vision Wed., January 22, 2025 | 5:30 PM University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy 1307 E. 60th St. The Keller Center CHICAGO, IL 60637 United States Harris Campus Visit Thu., January 23, 2025 | 9:45 AM Harris School of Public Policy 1307 E 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 United States
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