Introduction to Criminal Justice

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This course deals with the day-to-day operations of the criminal justice system in the American society. Emphasis is placed on the inter-relationships of the components of the criminal justice system to include law enforcement (the police), the courts and corrections.

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 To review the sequence of events in the criminal justice system click on the buttonWB01344_.gif (644 bytes)

To review a historical time line of the U.S. Secret Service click on the star star.jpg (8318 bytes)   

To review the process of court appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court click on the picture of the U.S. Supreme Court building scales.wmf (2902 bytes)

To compare the cell designs of the Pennsylvania system versus the Auburn system click on the gun tower31406999prison.jpg (4983 bytes)

To review the concept of police jurisdiction click on the buttonWB01346_.gif (577 bytes)

To review the structure and function of policing click on the buttonWB01342_.gif (412 bytes)

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