Description
(Special Topics in Criminology and Criminal Justice Sciences)
This course is intended to facilitate development and sharing of knowledge of important and timely subjects in the field of Criminology and Crimial Justices Sciences by integrating research, theory, policy, and practice through in-depth examination of issues and questions of concern to the field. Students examine (a) the nature and causes of specific crimes (such as terrorism, organized crime, white collar crimes), including incidents, prevalence, and impact on the United States, (b) strategies for preventing and controlling these violations of criminal law including investigative methods and techniques, (c) the current thrust of U.S. policy and organizational structure for combating such violations, (d) specific problems such crimes present for criminal justice system agencies.
Prerequisite: CJC 101.
Note: This is a topics course that may be taken for credit two times provided that the course studies a different topic ea