Examines recent developments in law reform concerning delinquency and dependency, along with change and reform in the youth corrections systems. R Crj 201, or junior or senior class standing. Also for the individual whose concern is to be an informed citizen dealing effectively with the problems which policing in America does raise. Considers the background of policing, the problems it must meet in the future, the police task, the major kinds of police work, and the system relationships that tie the police to the community and the criminal justice system. The operations of juvenile and adult courts are compared, and efforts directed toward court reform are assessed.
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Studies the forces that produce conformity and indirectly promote deviation. R Crj 200. This course examines the interrelationships between crime, criminal justice, and the mass media. It explores the history of these linkages, the research, and the current issues. The possible impact of media images of crime and criminal justice on individuals, groups, and public policy is examined.