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Undergraduate Catalog 2018-2019 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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CJ 302 Ethics in the Criminal Justice System



This course examines ethical issues in our society concerning the criminal
justice system, particularly those issues on which there may not be general
social agreement by citizens and by professional members of the criminal
justice community. The course familiarizes students with various theories of
ethical behavior and the decision-making processes necessary to produce
ethical behavior leading to students being able to analyze situations and
determine appropriate ethical responses. The course includes material on
moral decision making, philosophical approaches to ethics, constitutional and
religious perspectives and the application of ethics in various aspects of the
criminal justice system.  Credit(s): 3

Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing



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