An introduction to the basic criminological research methods designed to prepare the student to understand and participate in quantitative and qualitative research. The evolution and development of the modern legal system. Topics include civil, criminal, and administration law, the legal profession, legal systems in American society, and the law as one of many instruments of social control and social change. An analysis of pertinent juvenile law and procedure involving case study methods. An examination of the organization and function of correctional institutions.
Emphasis is placed on various social processes and problems associated with incarceration.
Programs reviewed include prerelease, probation, parole, halfway houses, and restitution-based programs. The relationship between police administration and its social environment will be examined. The relationship between correctional administration and its social environment. A study of the nature and extent of women's crime, theories of female criminality, processing of women offenders through the criminal justice system, the response of police and court officials to women as victims of crime, and opportunities for women as employees in criminal justice agencies. Alcohol and drug use and abuse education, philosophy, physiological effects, and social aspects will be examined in terms of control measures and public safety.