Study Abroad: Comparative Criminal and Juvenile Justice

Catalog description

(same as SOC_WK 4355 ; cross-leveled with SOC_WK 7355 ). This course explores issues of criminal and juvenile justice through a brief survey of the US approach to dealing with people involved in the criminal-legal system and a 10-day visit to Costa Rica to see correctional institutions, meet with justice officials and criminologists, and explore agencies engaged in community-based efforts to address crime and delinquency. This course provides an overview of the justice process and the criminal justice system and provides students an opportunity to consider different approaches to dealing with offending and rehabilitation. Graded on A-F basis only. Credit Hour s : 3