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Undergraduate Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CJAD 420 - Legal Issues in Criminal Justice 3 hours

Analysis of current and controversial legal issues in the criminal justice system. Topics may include current Supreme Court issues, hate crime, domestic violence, gun control, the death penalty, police civil liability, privacy rights, wrongful conviction and public policy, plea bargaining, specialty courts, reforms to the justice system, and law enforcement counter-terrorism activities. Prerequisites: CJAD 101  and junior standing.