POJS - 8190 Criminal Justice System and Process Analysis (3)

A survey of the critical issues in the administration of the criminal justice system is presented. The topics will include the historical development of the American criminal justice system; philosophy and current policy practices of the system; the discretionary decision-making points in the administration of justice; and current issues and trends of the three major components of the system. Historic and contemporary criminological research and analysis will also be included. Equivalent to POJS-819.