Fall - 2008
Wayland
Baptist University exists to educate students in an academically challenging,
learning centered, and distinctively Christian environment for professional
success, lifelong learning, and service to God and humankind.
JUAD3311-SA01 POLICE
ADMINISTRATION
Instructor: Mr. Robert K. Hartle, M.P.A.
Class Day, Time and Location: Friday,
Office Hours: Available for consultation for thirty (30) minutes prior to the
beginning of the class meeting and for one (1) hour after the end of the class
meeting.
Contact Information: Cell Phone Number: 827-2143
E-Mail Address: robertkhartle@hotmail.com
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
Course Outline: SECTION I: MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION: AN OVERVIEW
SECTION II:
BASIC MANAGEMENT/PERSONAL SKILLS
SECTION III: MANAGERS AND THE SKILLS OF OTHERS
SECTION IV:
MANAGING PROBLEMS
SECTION
V: GETTING THE JOB DONE…THROUGH OTHERS
Key Themes/Organization of the Text: An
Overview
Assignment of Oral
Presentation Topics
Chapter 1: The Law Enforcement Organization
in Law Enforcement
Chapter 3: Community Policing
Typewritten Responses to “Discussion
Questions” Are Due
(Chapters 1-3)
Challenge Exercises (Chapters 1-3)
Comprehensive Quiz #1 (Chapters 1-3)
Skill
Chapter 5: Decision Making and Problem Solving
Typewritten Responses to “Discussion
Questions” Are Due
(Chapters 4-5)
Challenge Exercises
(Chapters 4-5)
Comprehensive Quiz
#2: (Chapters 4-5)
Chapter 7: Training
and Beyond
Typewritten
Responses to “Discussion
Questions” Are Due
(Chapters 6-7)
Challenge Exercises
(Chapters 6-7)
Comprehensive Quiz
#3 (Chapters 6-7)
Chapter 9:
Motivation and Morale
Typewritten Responses
to “Discussion
Questions” Are Due
(Chapters 8-9)
Challenge Exercises
(Chapters 8-9)
Comprehensive Quiz
#4 (Chapters 8-9)
Midterm Examination
Review (Chapters 1-9)
Midterm Examination
(Chapters 1-9)
Chapter 11:
Complaints, Grievances and Conflict
Typewritten
Responses to “Discussion
Questions” Are Due
(Chapters 10-11)
Challenge Exercises
(Chapters 10-11)
Oral Presentations
Comprehensive Quiz
#5 (Chapters 10-11)
Job
Chapter 13:
Deploying Law Enforcement Resources
and
Improving Productivity
Typewritten
Responses to “Discussion
Questions” Are Due
(Chapters 12-13)
Challenge Exercises
(Chapters 12-13)
Oral Presentations
Comprehensive Quiz
#6 (Chapters 12-13)
Creatively
Chapter 15: Hiring
Personnel and Dealing with
Unions
Typewritten
Responses to “Discussion
Questions” Are Due (Chapters
14-15)
Challenge Exercises
(Chapters 14-15)
Oral
Presentations
Comprehensive Quiz
#7 (Chapters 14-15)
and Evaluation
Chapter 17:
Challenges in Managing for the Future
Typewritten
Responses to “Discussion
Questions” Are Due (Chapters
16-17)
Challenge Exercises
(Chapters 16-17)
Comprehensive Quiz
#8 (Chapters 16-17)
Final Examination
Review (Chapters 10-17)
Final Examination (Chapters
10-17)
Course Requirements: During
the semester, the
students will be required to read the seventeen (17)
chapters of the
textbook. Students will be given eight
(8) comprehensive quizzes, a midterm examination, and a final examination. The tests will consist of questions in
multiple choice, true/false, fill-in-the blank,
matching, and essay format. These tests
will be related to the course objectives that are stated in this syllabus. Each student will be required to make one (1)
oral presentation on a criminal justice topic assigned by the instructor. These presentations should be at least twenty
(20) minutes in length. To prepare for these presentations,
the students will be required to use library resources. These out-of-class assignments will be useful
to the students’ learning experience and will require the students to do
extensive research. Please be advised
that this course is not a traditional lecture course. The instructor will be using the Socratic
method of instruction. Therefore, participation
in classroom discussions, group projects, and exercises will be required. During the course, the students will be
encouraged to explore opposing viewpoints.
At the beginning of the class meetings, students will be required to
submit to the instructor their typewritten responses to the assigned
“Discussion Questions” that are at the end of each of the seventeen (17)
chapters in the textbook. Students’
attendance at all of the class meetings is expected. Please be advised that this syllabus is a guide
for the course. The instructor reserves
the right to modify this syllabus, if necessary. Each student is responsible for his or her
learning. If the student has a valid
concern during the semester, the student should contact the instructor immediately. Don’t wait until the end of the semester to
bring your concern to the instructor’s attention. The instructor is looking forward to a positive
learning experience with each student.
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 administration 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.
Method of Determining the Course Grade:
Eight (8)
Comprehensive Quizzes (the average score of these quizzes) 20% of Course Grade Midterm
Examination (Chapters 1-9) 20% of
Course Grade Final Examination (Chapters 10-17) 20%
of Course Grade One (1) Oral Presentation on an assigned Criminal Justice
Topic 15% of Course Grade Classroom Participation
(Group Projects, Discussions, and Exercises) 15%
of Course Grade Eight (8) Written
Homework Assignments (responses to “Discussion Questions”) 10% of Course
Grade
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.”
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.
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.
Service for the Disabled: It is University policy that no otherwise qualified
disabled person be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of,
or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity in
the University. Students should inform
the instructor of existing disabilities at the first class meeting.