WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY

San Antonio Campus

School of Behavioral and Social Sciences

 

Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students in an academically challenging, learning-focused and distinctively Christian environment for professional success, lifelong learning, and service to God and humankind.

 

  JUAD 3311-SA01   Law Enforcement Administration

 

 Term: Fall 2009

 

Instructor: Mr. Jeff W. Humphrey

Contact Information: Cell Phone Number: (210) 394-4498, Email: humphreyjw@earthlink.net  

 

Office Hours: Available 30 minutes prior to class and for 30 minutes after class (class room)

 

Class Time and Location: Thursday, 6:00 p.m. - 10:10 p.m. Fort Sam Houston, Bldg. 2248, Rm. 200

Catalog Description: An analysis of the duties and responsibilities of police administration; problems peculiar to police administration as they relate to organization, personnel management, training, public relations and the patrol functions.

 

There is no prerequisite for this course

 

Textbook: Management and Supervision in Law Enforcement, Fifth Edition, Wayne W. Bennett and Karen M. Hess, ISBN-13: 978-0-495-09341-1

 

Course outcome competencies: At the conclusion of this course the student will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the key components of Police Administration:

·            basic roles of police supervisors;

·            the functions of a supervisor within the organization in both administrative and management;

·            leadership, supervision, and command presence;

·            interpersonal communications;

·            psychological aspects of supervision;

·            employee discipline;

·            citizen complaints against law enforcement personnel

·            the distribution and deployment of field forces;

·            the tactical deployment of field forces;

·            training functions of law enforcement agencies.

 

Attendance: Students enrolled at one of the University’s external campuses should make every effort to attend all class meetings.  All absences must be explained to the instructor, who will then determine whether the omitted work may be made up.  When a student reaches that number of absences considered by the instructor to be excessive, the instructor will so advise the student and file an unsatisfactory progress report with the campus dean.  Any student who misses 25 percent or more of the regularly scheduled class meetings may receive a grade of F in the course.  Additional attendance policies for each course, as defined by the instructor in the course syllabus, are considered a part of the University’s attendance policy.

Additional attendance policies:  Three tardy occurrences will be counted as one absence.

Service for the Disabled: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), it is the policy of Wayland Baptist University that no otherwise qualified person with a disability be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity in the university.  The Coordinator of Counseling Services serves as the coordinator of students with a disability and should be contacted concerning accommodation requests at (806) 291- 3765.  Documentation of a disability must accompany any request for accommodations.

            Course requirements: Students will demonstrate competency through two (2) written examinations, an eight (8) to

            ten (10) page research paper (in APA format), a ten (10) minute oral presentation based on the content of the assigned

            research paper, and participation and attendance.

             

Method of determining course grade:

            1. Mid-Term Exam                                30 points

            2. Final Exam                                        30 points

            3. Research Paper                                 20 points

            4. Research Paper Oral Presentation      10 points

            5. Participation and Attendance              10 points

                                                             100 points total

 

The University has a standard grade scale:

A = 90-100, B = 80-89, C = 70-79, D = 60-69, F= below 60, W = Withdrawal, WP = withdrew passing, WF = withdrew failing, I = incomplete. An incomplete may be given within the last two weeks of a long term or within the last two days of a microterm to a student who is passing, but has not completed a term paper, examination, or other required work for reasons beyond the student’s control. A grade of “incomplete” is changed if the work required is completed prior to the last day of the next long (10 to 15 weeks) term, unless the instructor designates an earlier date for completion.  If the work is not completed by the appropriate date, the I is converted to an F.

 

Instructor’s policy on Academic Dishonesty: The commission of plagiarism or cheating on any test will result in the student receiving a grade of “F” in the course.

 

Tentative Schedule:

 

DATE                              ASSIGNMENT

 

August 20                     Introduction / Research Paper Assignments / Chapter 1

                      

August 27                     Chapters 2 & 3

 

September 3                  Chapters 4 & 5

 

September 10                Chapters 6 & 7

 

September 17                Chapters 8 & 9

 

September 24                Mid-Term Exam (Chapters 1-9) / Begin Chapter 10

 

October 1                     Chapters 10 & 11

 

October 8                     Chapters 12 & 13 / Research Papers Due / Oral Presentations

 

October 15                    Chapters 14 & 15 / Oral Presentations

 

October 22                    Chapter 16 & 17 / Oral Presentations

 

October 29                    Final Exam (Chapters 10-17)