CRJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice
This course covers the essential elements of a justice system and model common to the American experience, namely the police and law enforcement, legal, courts, correctional and other specialized functions. The coverage targets federal, state and local CRJ components and points out their interdependency and complimentary purpose and design. The course features both the substantive and procedural parts of a much larger system and highlights the typical features found in justice models. Finally, the course provides a basic understanding and overview of these many components and fosters further intensive study into particular aspects of the system.