SOC 2600 - Introduction to Criminal Justice

An overview of the criminal justice system as it currently operates in its three major components: police, courts, corrections. A broad-based interdisciplinary perspective is employed to introduce the beginning student to the process of criminal justice in modern America. Particular attention is placed in the discretionary authority of officials who are engaged in the decision making roles required to process suspects from arrest to release.

Credits: 3 hours

When Offered: Fall, Spring