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SOC 203 – The Criminal Justice System

DETAILS
Semester-hour credits:	3
Tuition:	$448.50
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DESCRIPTION
Examines the origin, nature, and utilization of criminal law; policing, court adjudication and sentencing; jails and prisons; community based corrections; and criminal justice policy.

REQUIRED MATERIALS & TEXTBOOKS
	Cole, George F; Smith, Christopher E., 2005, The American System of Criminal Justice, 11^th Edition. Thompson & Wadsworth. ISBN 0-495-00601-7. (The 10^th edition of this text will work also).

COURSE REQUIREMENTS
You will be required to take two exams in order to complete this course; one midterm and one final exam. The final exam is not cumulative and will focus on the material covered in the reading chapters designated for the second half of the class. The reading materials for both exams are listed in the assignments section of this study guide. The exam format will be true and false questions, multiple choice questions and fill-in-the-blank questions. You will be given 60 minutes to complete each of these exams. The examinations are closed book and require a proctor. In addition to the exams, you will be required to submit five written essay assignments (preferably typed). The details of each assignment will be available in the course syllabus.

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