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| Spring 2010:
PSC 401
SSJ 203
(to be posted) |
SSJ 203, "Policing," taught at LaGuardia Community College, is an introductory class examining the historical development, present organization, and multiple functions of policing. There are two required books: Cop in the Hood (paperback) by Peter Moskos and Smith and Cole's The American System of Criminal Justice (11th edition). Chapters 5 - 8. Individual chapters can be bought online for far cheaper than the whole textbook.
PSC 401, "Seminar in Police Problems," presents students with an in-depth look at past and current issues in policing. The focus of the class will be on discussion, analysis, and critical thinking. There is one required book to buy: Cop in the Hood (paperback) by Peter Moskos.
CRJ 711, "Police and Corrections," is a masters class that continues the overview of the criminal justice system focusing on police, arrests, corrections, imprisonment, and alternatives to incarceration such as probation and parole. |
Classes from past semesters
Fall 2009: SSJ 203, PSC 401, CRJ 711 (w/ Wynn).
Spring 2009: PSC 401, CRJ 711 (w/ Mellow).
Fall 2008: PSC 401, CRJ 711 (w/ Wynn).
Spring 2008: PSC 401.
Fall 2007: PSC 401, CRJ 711 (w/ Mellow), CRJ 757.
Fall 2006: CRJ 101, CRJ 711 w/ Giddeon.
Spring 2007: CRJ 711 w/ Wynn.
Spring 2006: CRJ 742.
Fall 2005: CRJ 101, CRJ 711, CRJ 757.
Spring 2005: CRJ 101, PSC 101.
Fall 2004: PSC 101, PSC 401. |
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Guest Speakers:
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Guest speakers provide a fresh perspective class material. These speakers came as friends and
personal guests to speak about their personal experiences. They do not come as representatives of their
professional organizations (unless otherwise listed). If you would like to be a guest speaker, please contact me!
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| Diego Gambetta, Fall 2009 |
Author of Code of the Underworld. |
| Joseph Poss, Spring 2008 |
Author of Brooklyn Bounce. |
| Jeff Marshall, Fall 2007 |
Nassau County Detective and former Port Authority police officer. |
| Ad Clarijs, Fall 2007 |
Public prosecutor. The Netherlands. |
Derrick Parker,
Fall 2006
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New York's one and only "hip-hop cop." Author of Notorious C.O.P. |
Barry Gibbs,
Spring 2006
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Framed by the "Mafia Cops," Barry Gibbs served 18 years for a murder he didn't commit.
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Captain Steven Hughes,
Spring 2006
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Commanding Officer NYPD, New York City's 10th Precinct.
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Stacy Horn, Fall 2005
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Author of the The Restless Sleep: Inside New York City's Cold Case Squad.
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David Klinger,
Spring 2005
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Associate Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Author of Into The Kill Zone: A Cop's Eye View of Deadly Force.
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Judge James Gray, Spring
2005
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Superior Court Judge of Orange County California. Official speaker for LEAP, Law Enforcement Against
Prohibition
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Naill Featherstone,
Fall 2004
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An Garda Síochána
Ireland's National Police Service
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Comp Review
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CRJ 793: Broken Windows
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