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2019-2020 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

CJS 190 - Introduction to Crime and the Justice System

Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Nature of US Society Nature of US Society
Lecture / 3 hours per week
An introductory course that familiarizes the student with the basic history, structure, function, and problems associated with the criminal justice system. The course will examine a variety of general and specific controversies associated with the contemporary criminal justice system in order to develop a critical perspective on the nature of justice and society’s response to behavior that has been labeled as criminal.
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