Mission & Goals
Mission
The program is designed to provide a solid understanding of the intricacy and utility of the American criminal justice system. Strong emphasis is placed on examining the various components as part of a wider socio-political system that exercises social control as well as providing a wide range of human services. Coursework, independent study, and field experiences, coupled with encouragement to take coursework (even minors) in other relevant social and political disciplines are the core of the program.
Goals
Successful participation in this program will enable students:
- To appreciate the role of criminal justice in our democratic society
- To understand the responsibilities of the major components of the system (i.e. police, courts, and corrections)
- To understand the limits that our constitutional democracy places on its' practitioners by the study of ethical and legal issues in the system
- To understand the basic ingredients associated with crime and its control (i.e. the law, theories of crime causation, formal and informal approaches to crime prevention/management, etc.)
American International College
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Springfield MA 01109
(800) 242-3142
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