Critical Introduction to Criminal Justice (3 credits)
CRM 120 | Summer 2023
This course is an introduction to the major institutions of criminal justice from a social scientific perspective. It examines the structure and operation of police, courts, and corrections. Theories and concepts of sociology and other disciplines will be used to describe the workings of the criminal justice system and raise questions for critical analysis. This course fulfills the Social Scientific Inquiry requirement of the General Education Program. Social Scientific Inquiry courses help students to develop theoretical and evidence-based thought to apply social scientific theories, concepts, research findings and methods, and to identify and comprehend broad societal trends and important events.