CRIJ 259 Criminal Law and Court Procedures

Evolution of and difficulties in defining and codifying criminal law; discussion and ramifications of key laws/cases for practitioners in adult and juvenile justice systems; rationale for and issues in multi-level (centralized and decentralized) systems; basic legal terminology for practitioners in law enforcement, court services, and corrections.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

CRIJ 101 or SOCI 103

Distribution

Sociology