Faculty Name

Jillian Peterson

Document Type

Syllabi

School

CLA

Department

CJFS

Course Subject

CJFS

Course Number

1120

Course Section

03

Course Title

Crime and Justice in America

Academic Term and Year

Fall 2015

Credits

4.00

Hamline Plan Letter

S

Area of Study

CCJ, FSCI

Course Description

Goals: To introduce students to the basic framework of the American criminal justice system. Content: This course provides a broad overview of the American criminal justice system. The course examines criminal justice decision-making, police, criminal law, courts, prisons, and the juvenile justice system. This course is designed to introduce students to these broad topical areas and to explore the issues of equality and treatment, and the efficacy of criminal justice policy within the contemporary American criminal justice system. Taught: Annually, fall and spring. Credits: 4

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