Policing and the Use of Force - LAWB 6209

Credits Hours: 2

This seminar course introduces students to the intersections of policing, civil rights & civil liberties, criminal procedure, race and the law, local government law (municipal and state), and federal regulation of local agencies. The course will cover the ways police use of force is regulated, encompassing local, state and federal actors using legislative, judicial and administrative tools. “Use of force” includes not only deadly force, but also comparatively law-level coercive stops that comprise everyday order maintenance policing. Throughout the past decade, especially, American society has reckoned with violent and sometimes deadly encounters with police officers that cause us to reflect on the poser and impunity that police officers have to deploy force. This course will allow students to systematically analyze the causes of these tragic encounters and compare potential deterrents and remedies using the tools available to lawyers and policymakers. Students may use this course to to satisfy the upper-level writing requirement.

Required: Elective
Bar Exam Tested: No
Fulfills these Designated Graduation Requirements: Upper-level Writing, Policy and Perspective