Corrections from an administrative perspective including budgeting, finance, and personnel management. This course examines the agencies and processes dealing with juvenile justice in the United States. Topics covered include a history of the juvenile justice system, police handling of juveniles, the juvenile court, detention, and treatment of offenders. This course addresses current topics related to trends and controversies in corrections. A study of police agency structure at the local, state, and federal levels.
Emphasis is on police management, operations, and the role of police in contemporary society.
It surveys the policy process with emphasis on conceptual theoretical frameworks for the initiation, development, administration, and evaluation of public policy. A discussion covers policy processes in comparative perspective. Although no claim is made to re-solve these issues definitively, this course attempts to clarify them. This course addresses current topics related to trends and controversies in courts, policy, and justice.