Section I: THE EVOLUTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE.

1. The Evolution of Law Enforcement.

2. The American Quest for Freedom and Justice: Our Laws.

3. Crime in the United States: Offenses, Offenders, Victims.

Section II: CONTEMPORARY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

4. Today’s Police and Police Agency: An Overview.

5. Policing in a Post-9/11 Society: Traditional, Community, and Data-Driven Policing.

6. Patrol: The Backbone of Policing.

7. Specialized Roles of Police.

Section III: CHALLENGES TO THE PROFESSION.

8. Policing within the Law.

9. Issues Concerning Police Conduct.

10. Gangs and Drugs: Threats to Our National Security.

11. Terrorism and Homeland Security.

12. Becoming a Law Enforcement Professional.

Section IV: COURTS AND CORRECTIONS: LAW ENFORCEMENT’S PARTNERS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

13. U.S. Courts.

14. Corrections.