CRI 122 Criminal Policy and Practice

This course will examine the legal purposes of criminal policy and how its practice both functions in and affects modern society. A range of topics will be explored including the concept of crime and criminal liability, including crimes against persons, property, government and public morality. Also, highlights of criminal defenses the concept of criminal capacity (including age requirements and mental insanity) and punishments will be discussed. Finally, the impact of crimes on victims and families as well as the correlation between socioeconomic status, ethnicity geographical region, and judicial outcomes (including the likelihood of the death penalty) will be analyzed through a sociological perspective.