CJFS 1120 - Crime and Justice in America

Goals: To introduce students to the basic framework of the American criminal justice system.

Content: This course will focus upon the three main components of the criminal justice system: law enforcement, the criminal judicial process and correctional approaches used to deal with offenders and to maintain social order. This course is designed to introduce students to these broad topical areas and to explore the issues of equality of treatment and the professional decision-making processes that take place within the contemporary American criminal justice system.

Taught: Annually.

Prerequisite: None.

Credits: 4 credits