CJLS 300 - Criminal Justice

4 credit(s)
This course is designed to give students the opportunity to critically think, talk, read, and write about issues pertaining to crime, the criminal justice system, and crime-related public policy. We will focus on four areas: (1) What is “crime?” Why is it crime and what are our understandings about crime?; (2) How/why do we, as a society, respond to crime and those who commit crimes?; (3) How institutions designed to respond to crime/lawbreaking (e.g., police, the court system, jails, prisons, probation and parole) do and do not perform and function; and, (4) Why/how contemporary issues pertaining to crime, justice, equity, and public policy matter. Previously listed as CJLS 200.
Core Requirement(s): Social Sciences (2011-2017 catalogs)
Prerequisite(s): CJLS 101