SSC 202 Introduction to Criminal Justice Systems
This course examines criminal justice as a system of interlinked issues and decisions faced by a diverse network of individuals, groups, and agencies. It introduces students to core concepts from rule of law and how police operate to the mechanisms of punishment and social control; moreover, students will become introduced to landmark legal decisions and policies that impact the everyday functions (or dysfunctions) of the levers of justice. A wide variety of social and political issues will be examined in these contexts.