पाठ्यक्रम परिवर्तनशीलता

पाठ्यक्रमबारे सारश

This program analyzes the foundations, functions, policies and procedures of justice. Crime and deviance are major public policy concerns in American society, and systems of justice are the major public policy responses for dealing with these problems. Cross cultural and international perspectives are brought to bear when they shed light on the nature of crime and deviance in America or on the workings of American systems of justice.

कार्यक्रमका खाकाहरू

JLS-235/JLS-235G Justice in America 4:1 (3) or JLS-104 Introduction to Systems of Justice (3), JLS-103 Critical Issues in Justice (3), JLS-205 History and Philosophy of Criminology (3), JLS-220/JLS-220G Cities and Crime 2:2 (3) or JLS-206 Justice and Deviant Behavior (3), JLS-307 Justice, Law, and the Constitution (3), JLS-309 Justice and Public Policy (3), JLS-380 Introduction to Justice Research (3) (prerequisite: STAT-202 Basic Statistics), 27 credit hours from the following with at least 15 credit hours at the 300 level or above, with one course from each of the four cluster areas: Justice, Criminology and Deviance: JLS-206 Justice and Deviant Behavior (3), JLS-215/JLS-215G Violence and Institutions 4:2 (3), JLS-253 Juvenile Delinquency: Causes, Prevention and Treatment (3), JLS-303 Drugs, Alcohol and Society (3), JLS-401 Criminal Behavior: A Psychosocial Analysis (3), JLS-517 Victimology (3), JLS-551 Comparative Justice Studies Abroad (3), Justice and Legal Process: JLS-110/JLS-110G Western Legal Tradition 2:1 (3), JLS-225/JLS-225G American Legal Culture 2:2 (3), JLS-308 Justice, Morality and the Law (3), Justice, Law Enforcement and Public Policy: JLS-210 Policing in America: An Introductory Survey (3), JLS-211 Contemporary Issues in American Law Enforcement (3), JLS-313 Organized Crime (3), JLS-315 White-Collar and Commercial Crime (3), JLS-513 Law and Economics (3), JLS-525 Law and the Corporate World (3), JLS-550 Drugs, Crime, and Public Policy (3), Justice, Corrections and Punishment: JLS-200/JLS-200G Deprivation of Liberty 4:2 (3).

अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विद्यार्थीहरू प्रवेशको लागि आवश्यकता

Students should have scores of TOEFL - Internet-based test score of 80 or higher; or Computer-based test score of 213 or higher; or Paper-based test score of 550 or higher, IELTS - Composite Score of 6.5 or higher, SAT I - Critical Reading score of 530 or higher, ACT (with writing test) - English sub-score of 23 or higher.

योग्यता

ब्याचलर्स डिग्रीज्

प्रदान गर्ने निकाय

American University

विभागको नाम

School of Public Affairs