Available Courses

• Law and Society

  

  An introduction to the development of law and legal systems, the social organization of law, and the functions and roles of law in society, applying cross-cultural and anthropological perspectives. The relationship of values, economy and culture of a society to the laws it adopts.
• Computer Applications in Criminal Justice

  

  An overview of the applications and emerging issues of computer technology in law enforcement, corrections, jurisprudence, and criminological research.Special attention is paid to the application of computer technology to decision-making in the criminal justice system. A variety of computer applications are presented.
• Independent Study
• Introduction to Criminal Justice

  

  A study of the operations and processes of the justice system and its agencies (the police, courts, corrections), how the justice system influences human behavior, and how it is influenced by social, economic, and environmental factors, including the American political system.