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SPEA-J 201: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICIES (3 credits)

Offered at IU Northwest by School of Public and Environmental Affairs.

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This course examines the impact of sociological, biological, and economic theories of crime and the practice of criminal justice. Focus is upon the nature and importance of theory, context of theoretical developments, methods for the critical analysis of theoretical developments, and policy implications of the varying perspectives considered.

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