Comparative Policing
Proposed to be offered next in 1998
David Baker
8 points
* 3 hours per week
Objectives On completion of this subject, the student will be expected to have an understanding of the relationships between policing and other law enforcement organisations in Australia; pertinent aspects of the police systems of selected countries; the links between international policing and national defence and foreign policy.
Synopsis The aim of this subject is to develop in students an understanding of the similarities and differences among the policing systems of Australia and those of a selection of other nation states. Topics include the Australian federal system as it operates in the field of law enforcement; the problems of overlapping jurisdiction, the role of the National Crime Authority; the possible creation of an Australian Federal Bureau of Investigation, a comparative study of the developing police infrastructure of nations within the area of Australia's strategic concern.
Assessment Essay (3000 words): 40%
* Examination (2 hours): 40%
* Tutorial presentation and short paper: 20%
Prescribed texts
Brewer J The police, public order and the state Macmillan, 1988
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