CJUS 350 - Comparative Criminal Justice

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): CJUS 100

Restriction(s): BS Criminal Justice majors only

Corequisite(s): None

This upper-level undergraduate course provides an in-depth comparative study of the criminal justice systems of selected focus nations. Students will learn about the development of the criminal justice processes of these countries and compare their approaches to policing, courts, and corrections (i.e. arrangements for crime prevention and law enforcement, legal settlement structures, and methods of dealing with convicted offenders). In addition, students will analyze pressing contemporary issues related to international crime and criminal justice.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Define the Families of Law and explain their origins
Describe the different criminal justice systems in six specific countries
Analyze the criminal justice processes in different countries, comparing and contrasting them with other systems
Identify how different countries would handle specific criminal cases
Defend and argue against the necessity of the existence of and participation in the International Criminal Court systems
Evaluate International Crime Statistics, and explain and justify them as compared to the crime statistics from the United States
Describe the different ways juvenile crime is handled by criminal justice systems throughout the world
Illustrate how a particular crime that occurred outside of the U.S. was handled by the criminal justice system in that country, explaining the different steps that were taken throughout the criminal justice system in an attempt to seek justice, from the investigation, through the arrest, prosecution and, if applicable, the sentencing