Course · CRJ 403

Crime and Public Policy

A this discipline course at Arizona Christian University.

Credits
3 Credits
Level
Undergraduate
Format
Lecture + discussion
Typical Terms
By department schedule

Course Description

Examines how public policy regarding criminal justice is formulated, looking specifically at crime as a public policy issue, including the role of governmental and law enforcement institutions, different approaches and policy responses to crime, the effect of religious views on crime and public policy, questions of civil disobedience, and other factors that inform public policy in this area.

Prerequisites

Corequisites

  • None

Learning Outcomes

1

Engage the Course Material

Build a working understanding of crime and public policy as the course's central subject.

2

Apply Discipline Methods

Use the methods, vocabulary, and frameworks of the discipline to address course problems.

3

Connect Course Content

Connect this course's content to broader work in the discipline and related fields.

4

Demonstrate Course Competencies

Demonstrate the specific competencies the course is designed to develop.

Biblical Worldview Connection

A Biblical Worldview takes political and civic life seriously as the arena where convictions meet practice. This course engages its material with that seriousness in view.

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