This course focuses on contemporary juvenile issues such as child abuse, theory, current issues, and trends that involve the juvenile, family, school, social agencies and the court. An analysis of the methods used to control crime in American society.
Emphasis is on understanding the sometimes conflicting goals of the criminal justice system.
Attention is given to the general categories of deterrence, aggressive enforcement, environmental defensive measures, and modification of the social order. A seminar on issues in criminal justice. Emphasis is on issues related to culture and diversity. This course is an introduction to the actual methods employed in deductive criminal profiling. Deductive profiling involves the three essential steps of forensic analysis, victimology, and crime scene reconstruction.