CJ 336 History of Criminal Justice

The subject of this course is the historical development of American criminal justice philosophy, institutions, and practices in the political, cultural, and social context of the Western world and the United States from ancient Hebraic law to the present. Emphasis is on the contribution and effect of the Enlightenment, Puritanism, American Revolution and Constitution, and frontier experience on the origins and evolution of the American administration of justice.

Credits

3