Credit Hours:3 Lecture Hours:3 Contact Hour Total:48 This course examines the establishment, role and function of police in a democratic society. It will focus on types of police agencies and their organizational structure, police-community interaction, police ethics, and use of authority. Prerequisite(s):CRIJ 1301 or CJSA 1322. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course