Learners will talk about the problems arising between citizens and police from the enforcement of laws, from social changes, and from individual and group police attitudes and practices. This course examines the Bill of Rights as it pertains to criminal justice practices and procedures. It also analyzes the important judicial opinions, trials, and congressional investigations and reports concerning criminal justice laws, policies, and practices. This course examines crime and criminal behavior, theories, and research. Understanding criminal behavior is an emphasis of this course.
Discussions take place around the issues of causes of crime and crime rates.
In this course, learners examine the causes and rates of delinquent behavior, as well as the nature and operation of the juvenile justice system. This course examines and analyzes the major types of custodial and community-based criminal corrections in contemporary America. Discussions include the purposes of corrections, correctional organization, impact of corrections, and contemporary issues facing the field. This course analyzes the nature and functions of American social class and community life. The primary focus is on patterns of social inequality and resulting systems of stratification, both of which are evaluated in terms of their consequences for the individual and community.