Intro to Criminal Justice

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to the purpose and functions of the criminal justice system. This course will provide students with the history and role of the American Criminal Justice System, and a description of the police, courts, and corrections at the local, state, and federal levels. The course will emphasize the current growing problems of the criminal justice system, ethical issues and professionalism, as well as the future trends of the system. Introduction to criminal justice is of practical concern to professional personnel involved in the system, and also to anyone who wants to understand better the aim of criminal law and how the criminal justice system operates. The course fulfills the Learning Community Seminar requirement for students in AS Criminal Justice.