Learning Objectives
Course Objective | Collegewide Student Competency |
|---|---|
1. Explain and critique the socio-political process through which some but not all types of harmful behavior are defined and punished as crimes; | Think Critically |
2. Identify biological, interpersonal, and social structural factors that affect violent and/or impulsive behaviors and discuss the connections between those factors; | Think Critically |
3. Describe and evaluate the ways in which class, race, and gender affect one’s experience of the criminal justice system in the United States; | Analyze Human Diversity |
4. Use scientific research to evaluate selected policies, practices, or institutions of the U.S. criminal justice system. | Apply information literacy skills |