SSP 240 - Crime and Punishment

Institution:

CUNY LaGuardia Community College

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Description:

This course deals with the purposes and problems of penal systems, old and new, national and international. The course will investigate the relationship between the criminal, punishment, society, and politics. Selected famous cases will be studied in detail as will the American criminal justice system and the issue of the death penalty.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lagcc.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 482-7200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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