Course: JUST 1150. Introduction to Justice and Public Safety

Description: An overview of the criminal justice system including crime, law enforcement, courts, corrections, and juvenile justice.

Expected Learning Outcomes:
We expect students completing this course to be able to:

• know and understand a broad overview of the criminal justice system.
• know and understand the nature and causes of crime.
• know and understand defining and measuring crime.
• know and understand the roles of perpetrators and victims of crime.
• know and understand economic and political crimes.
• know and understand criminal law and procedure.
• know and understand the origins and organization of law enforcement.
• know and understand the origins and organization of the courts.
• know and understand prosecution and defense in criminal trials.
• know and understand sentencing and the origins and organization of jails and prisons.
• know and understand probation, community corrections, and juvenile justice.