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Apr 19, 2024
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CJ& 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice (5 credits)
Distribution Area Fulfilled Social Science; General Transfer Elective
Formerly CJ 112
Course Description
A study of the Criminal Justice system, emphasizing history, theories and principles of criminology; programs, issues, trends, structures, functions and how the system responds to create an equitable delivery of crime-related public services. (Formerly Titled: CJ 112 – Criminal Justice in America)
Student Outcomes
Students will analyze the components and processes of the US criminal justice system.
Students will communicate diverse perspectives and impacts of the criminal justice system on groups of people through an historical, intersectional, and multicultural lens.
Students will analyze contemporary issues, (e.g. recidivism, social movements, legislation, media), in the criminal justice system through an intersectional and multicultural lens.
Students will interrogate their positionality and biases and how they impact their view of and engagement in the criminal justice system.
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