CRJ 302 - Issues in Criminal Justice

3 Cr.
Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec.

The course will explore the many controversial issues facing the American Criminal Justice System. The pros and cons of such subjects as capital punishment, the insanity defense, gun control, plea bargaining, jury trials, preventative detention, selective incapacitation, bias crime, new technology, house arrest, AIDs, etc., will be explored by the students. The student will acquire an understanding of the dilemmas that face our justice system, as well as alternative strategies available to meet these problems.
Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters
Pre-Requisites: CRJ 101 and CRJ 102
General Education: Meets SUNY requirement for Basic Communication - Oral (COMO)

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