CJU-233 Pathways Through the Criminal Justice System
What happens to people who are processed through the criminal justice system? This course covers common pathways through the justice system and its major decision-making points, starting with investigation and arrest and moving through pre-trial processing, pre-trial diversion opportunities, court procedures and sentencing, including alternative sanctions. A primary goal of the course is to explore how social inequities are created or exacerbated by criminal justice procedures, as well as how the current system may be reformed or replaced to advance social justice.