Document Type
Syllabi
School
CLA
Department
CJFS
Course Subject
CJFS
Course Number
3715
Course Section
01
Course Title
Mental Illness in Crim Justice
Academic Term and Year
Fall 2016
Credits
4.00
Area of Study
CCJ
Course Description
Goals: To develop an understanding of mental illness within the criminal justice system by examining research, public policy, history, and contemporary issues. Content: Students will understand how serious mental illness interacts with policing, courts, and corrections. Topics include the relationship between mental illness and crime, the criminalization of mental illness, mental illness in jails and prisons, evidence based practices for working with mentally ill offenders, de-escalation techniques for police officers, and prevention and intervention policies. Taught: Annually Prerequisite: CJFS 1120 or LGST 1110 Credits: 4
Recommended Citation
Peterson, Jillian, "CJFS3715-01.Mental Illness in Crim Justice.F16.Peterson,Jillian" (2016). Historic Syllabi -- full text access limited to internal Hamline administrative staff only. 11361.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/syllabi/11361