LAWS212

A detailed analysis of the various aspects of criminal justice. Students will research and report on law making; the police; the courts and their ancillary programs, such as probation and the spectrum of corrections; and focus on how decisions are made by victims, police, prosecutors, defense lawyers, parole officers, and other actors in the system. The course will explore plea bargaining, court appointed counsel, the sentencing procedure, and the ideal of equality before the law.