2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

CJ 3500 DIVERSITY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE

CRITICALLY EXAMINES RACE, GENDER AND OTHER DIVERSITY ISSUES WITHIN AND FACED BY CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY. TOPICS OF EMPHASIS INCLUDE THE IMPORTANCE OF DIVERSITY ISSUES IN THE DEVELOPMENT, ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS; AND DIVERSITY IN OFFENDERS, VICTIMS, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROFESSIONALS. ALSO EXAMINED, WHEN DISCUSSING DIVERSITY, ARE PROBLEMS OF PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION. THE COURSE MATERIALS INCLUDE HISTORICAL, LEGAL, SOCIAL, AND OTHER SOURCES OF DATA THAT ELUCIDATE HOW DIVERSITY IMPACTS SOCIETIES AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS. SEMESTER HOURS: THREE PREREQUISITE: CJ 2600 LIMITATION ON ENROLLMENT: 35

Credits

3

Prerequisite

CJ 2600

Offered

EVERY SEMESTER