CRJ 340 Community Crime Control and Prevention

3 Credit(s)

This course provides students with an overview of issues related to crime control and prevention at the community and neighborhood levels. Both the community as well as the criminal justice system points of view are considered. Neighborhood-based criminal justice practices (including neighborhood courts, local substations of the police, and neighborhood District Attorney programs) are explored. Current crime prevention practices as well as the results of research on crime prevention programs are discussed. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: CRJ101.