CRJ420
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CRJ420 ADV ISS PUN/COR| 3 - Credit Hours
Criminal JusticeSchool of Education & Professional Studies
Subject Code
CRJ
Course Number
420
Department(s)
Academic Level (Course Level)
Undergraduate
Course Title
ADVANCED ISSUES IN PUNISHMENT AND CORRECTIONS
Course Description
Prerequisites: CRJ 101, CRJ 204; upper-division status. Critical analysis of contemporary policies, practices, and issues arising from the control and punishment of criminal offenders. Emphasis on the complexity of recent issues, such as disparity in criminal sentencing, use of the death penalty, institutional overcrowding, treatment of institutionalized people, and community supervision of nonincarcerated offenders. Focus of analysis will vary with interests of faculty and students. Offered fall only.
Credit Hours Min
3
Lecture Hours Min
3