Crime and Justice in the United states CJUS 2100.900/950 Summer II 2017 Instructor Information Michael Krenek, M.S. Chilton Hall, Office 273F Phone: (940) 369-7682 Office hours: By appointment For questions, please first email the Graduate Student Assistant, Ms. Sofia Brabham at sofiasandoval@my.unt.edu. Course Description This course examines the societal responses to people and organizations that violate criminal codes; discusses the history, development, organization, and philosophy of the justice process; and analyzes the complex inter-relationships between the major components of the criminal justice system (police, courts, and corrections) Course Goals Students who successfully complete this course will be able: To understand the major foundations of crime and justice including the nature of law, behavioral aspects of crime, and measurement of crime; To understand the major components of the criminal justice system including the police, courts, and corrections; To use and critique alternative explanatory systems or theories; To develop and communicate alternative explanations or solutions for crime; To examine criminal justice institutions and processes across a range of historical periods, social structures and cultures; To analyze the effects of historical, social, political, economic, cultural and global forces on criminal justice. To identify and understand differences and commonalities within diverse cultures. To employ the appropriate methods, technologies, and data that social scientists use to investigate criminals and the criminal justice system. Reading Materials Bohm, R.M., & Haley, K.N. (2014). (8th). New York: Introduction to Criminal Justice McGraw-Hill.
Crime and Justice in the United states CJUS 2100.900/950 Summer II 2017 Instructor Information Michael Krenek, M.S. Chilton Hall, Office 273F Phone: (940) 369-7682 Office hours: By appointment For questions, please first email the Graduate Student Assistant, Ms. Sofia Brabham at sofiasandoval@my.unt.edu. Course Description This course examines the societal responses to people and organizations that violate criminal codes; discusses the history, development, organization, and philosophy of the justice process; and analyzes the complex inter-relationships between the major components of the criminal justice system (police, courts, and corrections) Course Goals Students who successfully complete this course will be able: To understand the major foundations of crime and justice including the nature of law, behavioral aspects of crime, and measurement of crime; To understand the major components of the criminal justice system including the police, courts, and corrections; To use and critique alternative explanatory systems or theories; To develop and communicate alternative explanations or solutions for crime; To examine criminal justice institutions and processes across a range of historical periods, social structures and cultures; To analyze the effects of historical, social, political, economic, cultural and global forces on criminal justice. To identify and understand differences and commonalities within diverse cultures. To employ the appropriate methods, technologies, and data that social scientists use to investigate criminals and the criminal justice system. Reading Materials Bohm, R.M., & Haley, K.N. (2014). Introduction to Criminal Justice (8th). New York: McGraw-Hill.
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