Criminology and Criminal Justice Capstone

Catalog description

This course analyzes the various actors in the criminal justice system, their decision-making processes, and the policies they create and implement. The course offers an integrative framework for understanding the policies emanating from the criminal justice system. This final course provides an opportunity to integrate key concepts of criminology/criminal justice in a specific area of interest. Capstone projects are expected to demonstrate competence in critical thinking, inquiry skills, and the synthesis of knowledge through the development and presentation of an examination of a particular CCJ policy, program, and/or initiative.