The course will focus on both criminal justice and criminology. Criminology is the scientific study of criminal behavior focusing on the development of criminal law, the role of crime in society, the nature and causes of crime and criminal behavior.
Criminal justice is both a structure and a process.
To fully understanding criminal justice requires not only a knowledge of the system's specific parts, but also an appreciation of criminal justice as a whole. Crime control in a constitutional democracy reflects the effects of the competing ideologies of crime control and due process. There will be three examinations in the course. Examinations will cover textbook material, lectures, class exercises, student presentations, and speakers. The basic format of the examinations will be essay, but we will use a variety of formats for each of the examinations.