Faculty Syllabus

Orientation - First Assignment Notes - Discussion Board items for students to interact with each other.

Lesson Assignments - Assignments cover chapter and TCOLE objectives

 - Exams - material from the text

3/25/26 Chapter 1 lecture; Writing assignment 1

4/1/26 Chapters 2,3,4 lecture; Assignment

4/8/26 Chapters 5,6,7 lecture; Assignment

4/15/26 Mid-Term Exam

4/22/26 Chapters 8, 9, 10 lecture; Assignment

4/29/26 Chapters 11,12, 13 lecture; Assignment

5/6/26 Chapters 14,15 lecture; Assignment

5/13/26 Final Exam

Grading: Mid-Term; Final Exams (80% of final grade. Course Assignments 20% of final grade)

Management and Supervision in Law Enforcement, 7th Edition - 180 Day Option

ISBN: 9781305176720

By: Kären M. Hess; Christine Hess

●      First Day Access eBook included. Please refer to the instructor’s distance learning orientation for more information.

I. The Police Profession in the Criminal Justice System

A. The Police as a Profession

B. The Police as an Agency of Public Policy

C. The Police and the Prosecutor

D. The Police and the Courts

                        1. The regulatory role of the courts

                        2. Policy feedback mechanisms

                        3. Special relations with juvenile courts

E. The Police and the Correctional System

                        1. Relations between police and probation/parole officers

                        2. Implications of community-based corrections

II.  Organization of Law Enforcement Systems

A. Structure

                        1. Organizational levels

                        2. Organizing by function, time, and place

3. Alternative organizational patterns among municipal, count, state, and federal                                         agencies                                            

                        4. Informal organization

            B. Functions of Operational Units

                        1. Patrol

                        2. Investigation

                        3. Juvenile

                        4. Traffic

                        5. Vice

                        6. Intelligence

                        7. Crime prevention

            C. Functions of Auxiliary Units

            D. Functions of Staff Units

III. The Police Role

            A. The Service Mission

                        1. Peace keeping

                        2. Crime prevention

                        3. Juvenile activities

                        4. Assistance calls

            B. Crime Control

                        1. Repression vs. suppression vs. prevention

                        2. Patrol

                        3. Investigation

                        4. Surveillance

            C. The Concept of Order-maintenance

                        1. Regulatory responsibility

                        2. Public safety

            D. Psychological Consequences of the Police Role

                        1. Emotional strains

                        2. The "crime-fighter" image

IV. Police Discretion

            A. Historical Perspective

                        1. Judicial recognition of police discretion

                        2. Landmark studies of police discretion

            B. Scope of Police Discretion

                        1. Administrative discretion and enforcement priorities

                        2. Breadth of operational discretion

            C. Impact of the Adjudication Process

                        1. Role of the prosecutor in determination of police authority

2. Court-related decisions regarding the propriety of police discretion

            D. Legislative Mandate vis-a-vis Police Policy

                        1. Interpretation of legislative intent

                        2. Legislative recognition of police discretion

            E. Context of the Police in the Executive Branch of Government

V. Ethics

            A. IACP Code of Ethics

            B. Ethical Dilemmas

VI. Police Community Interaction

            A. Police Role in a Democracy

            B. Human Relations

            C. The Police and Minorities

            D. The Police and Special Interest Groups

VII. Current and Future Issues

Department scans skills for this course are reading, writing, mathematics, speaking and listening, thinking skills, personal qualities, workplace competencies, and basic use of computers. Students will demonstrate their mastery of these skills using class discussions, written assignments, demonstrations, and test taking.

TCOLE BPOC Learning Objectives 

Objective 5.1: Discuss the definitions, key concepts, and origins of prejudice.
Objective 5.2: Identify forms of prejudice.
Objective 5.3: Discuss personal prejudices.
Objective 5.4: Define key functions of discrimination.
Objective 5.5: Evaluate and discuss the importance of not allowing personal prejudices to affect
professional behavior.
Objective 5.6: Discuss the value of, respect for, and sensitivity to the feelings and needs of
others.
Objective 5.7: Discuss the public’s perceptions of and attitudes toward peace officers.
Objective 5.8: Discuss cross-cultural communication and its tie to conflict resolution.

5 Multiculturalism and Human Relations in Law Enforcement

2328 BPOC 13
Objective 13.1: Identify the provisions of consular notification as per the Vienna Convention on
Consular Notification and bilateral treaties.
Objective 13.2: Identify the steps to be taken when a foreign national is arrested.
Objective 13.3: Identify the purpose of the Vienna Convention on Consular Notification treaty
and bilateral treaties.
Objective 13.4: Identify the forms of access a consular official may have to an arrested foreign
national.
Objective 13.5: Demonstrate use of the Consular Notification, Access Handbook, Consular
Notification, and Access Reference Card.

2328 BPOC 35
35.1. List the patrol functions.
35.2. Identify the methods of mental and physical preparation.
35.3. Identify basic safety awareness tactics.
35.4. Determine the various kinds of hazards encountered while on patrol.
35.5. Identify the two types of problem area patrols.
35.6. Identify the advantages of the six different patrol modes.
35.7. Discuss the various patrol methods.

2328 BPOC 42 Objectives

42.1. Define term “hazardous materials” or HAZMAT.
42.2. Discuss chemical materials.
42.3. Discuss biological hazards.
42.4. Discuss radioactive materials/nuclear radiation and its types.
42.5. Discuss explosive materials.
42.6. Define the following basic toxicology terms.
42.7. Identify common routes of exposure for CBRNE materials.
42.8. Describe the potential effects of a CBRNE incident.
42.9. Describe the basic procedures for safeguarding lives at a CBRNE event using the
RAIN
acronym.