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CRMJ 201 - Introduction to Criminal Justice


Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite for all criminal justice courses (CRMJ 370 -CRMJ 499 ) except CRMJ 202  for non-departmental majors. An introduction to the American criminal justice system, including the history and philosophy of law enforcement, the nature of crime in the United States, an introduction to the substantive criminal law, the nature and theory of the criminal justice process from arrest to corrections, and the roles of the major actors in that process (police, prosecutors, defense lawyers, judges, and corrections personnel).