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PROTECTING AMERICA: CASES AND CONTROVERSIES (CHS-264824)

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Course Description:


Review contemporary issues of policy, law and ethics in criminal justice and homeland security, including drug policy and enforcement, gun regulation, racial profiling, new challenges in homeland security, cameras in the courtroom, the insanity defense, the privatization of prisons, the incarceration of juvenile offenders and the consequences to civil liberties of the fight against terrorism. This course is intended as a capstone study for students in criminal justice and homeland security.

Note: This course has a required video component.

Prerequisite skills and knowledge: The student should have an understanding of the structure and functions of the various parts of the criminal justice system and the relationship of federal, state and local criminal-justice agencies, such as might be learned in a course in Introduction to Criminal Justice. The student should be able to examine facts and problems, analyze issues, research possible remedies, apply theoretical concepts, examine alternatives and formulate and communicate solutions. Familiarity with reading, analyzing and “briefing” legal cases, as might be learned in such introductory law courses as Introduction to Law and the Legal System or Legal Environment of Business, is also necessary to ensure success in this course. Strong skills in writing and documenting work are required.



This online course is offered through Online Learning. You can take this as an individual course or as part of an online degree program, with term starts in March, May, September, November and January. View current term offerings and all online courses. Click here to register for online courses.

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Liberal Study
Upper Level
Credits: 4
Term(s) Offered (Subject to Change) : Spring 1.

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