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CRJ 740 - Crime and Criminal Justice

(3 units)
An overview of the process of justice, from the history of the justice system to the current cases which define the process of American justice.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. identify the primary criminal justice theories used to control juvenile and adult criminality.
2. articulate the impact specific historical eras had on the creation of criminal justice research leading to the criminological theories of that same period.
3. articulate, through both presentations and papers, an understanding of the classic research pieces from the past 40 years.
4. articulate and defend a position on a topic of interest to the field of Criminal Justice.
5. apply each of the main criminological theories to a specific crime problem, and will articulate through presentations and papers, appropriate policies to address that crime problem.


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