CJ 420 - International Criminal Justice

Institution:

New Jersey City University

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Description:

This course provides an overview of major criminal justice systems in the world as well as analysis of international criminal justice issues and international criminal justice organizations. The perspective is comparative and international and designed to broaden the interests and knowledge of students. Cross-national comparisons with countries following the Anglo-Saxon legal tradition, the civil law tradition and those subscribing to Marxist legal theories form the basis for discussion. Attention is given to the impact of certain factors (historical, religious, social, political and cultural) on the formal institutions for social control - police, courts, corrections and community-based forums for dispute resolution. Prerequisites: CJ 111 Intro to Crim Just & CJ 112 Crime & Delinq.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.njcu.edu

Phone Number:

(201) 200-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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