INTR 01170 - Law and Order- RS

Institution:

Rowan University

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Description:

This course explores the three components of the criminal justice system: police, courts, and corrections, based on our understanding of Nature's order. In particular, it presents the case for taking a mathematical and scientific approach to dealing with many of the issues facing our criminal justice system today: racial profiling, affirmation action hiring, cost of crime, cost effectiveness of prevention and rehabilitation programs, admissibility of evidence, standards of proff, incarceration policies. These issues will provide context for developing mathematical proficiencies such as calculating means, percentages, and rates of change; representing quantitative informationg visually; and making predictions by extrapolating from existing data. The underlying theme will be to quantitatively analyze whether our legal policies reflect and protect the interests of diverse groups in our society pertaining to issues of social order, civil liberties and fairness.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rowan.edu

Phone Number:

(856) 256-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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