2022-2023 Graduate Catalog 
    
    Oct 04, 2024  
2022-2023 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CRJC 501 - Criminal Justice Systems


Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0

This graduate course offers an overview of the three major components of the criminal justice system, including: (a) policing, (b) courts, and (c) corrections. It will provide a review of theoretical perspectives for understanding how economic, political, or ideological forces shape systematic and officially-sanctioned responses to crime. Students will be expected to become familiar with important classic and contemporary contributions to the scientific literature covering policing, courts, and corrections.