COUN/CJ 545 - Contemporary Criminal Justice for Counseling Professionals

3 cr.

This course will provide a systematic overview of the nature of crime and the criminal justice process in the United States. It will address system policies, practices, and decision making across the agencies of law enforcement, courts, and corrections. The common problems in the system such as regulating discretion, application of legal, rights, implementation of public policy, and the problems of operating within a the “non-system of criminal justice will be explored.