Description
(formerly CRJ 261)
The criminal justice system in each country is informed by and responsive to a unique set of cultural imperatives. This course will introduce the student to the variety of criminal justice systems operating in advanced industrial democracies, totalitarian regimes and developing countries. It will examine indigenous and imposed concepts of law and justice, the rights of the accused, general rules of procedure and methods of punishment and rehabilitation in a cross-cultural perspective. Prerequisite: Junior or Senior Status