An introduction to US criminal justice from a systems perspective with attention given to the historical development, philosophical bases, and current operational structure of the US criminal justice system and its major subsystems (police, courts, and corrections)....
An introduction to the history of policing in a democratic society. Theories of ideal policing are situated within legal, environmental, and financial limitations that influence the police’s use of discretion in their crime control, service delivery, and order...
An overview of the structure and organization of the US criminal court system and an introduction to the historical, philosophical, theological, and social influences shaping US criminal law into codes of crimes against persons and property. Prerequisite: BUCJ 100 (3...
A study of the history, theories, and practices of the US correctional system. Philosophies behind goals of punishment are analyzed and evaluated from a biblical perspective. Various correctional strategies including treatment programs, intermediate sanctions, and...
An investigation into definitions and categorizations of crime, crime’s toll on society, theories of crime causation, the treatment of offenders, criminological perspectives and goals of punishment, and the criminal justice system as a social control mechanism....
