KC-301I Integrative Studies: Crime and Justice † *

A writing-intensive capstone course for the General Education curriculum that provides students with guidance in their application of interdisciplinary knowledge to problem solving. Students are challenged to practice critical and creative thinking skills, and they are expected to demonstrate competence in oral, written, and other creative modes of expression. This course is open to all majors.  Students will examine the multi-faceted problems facing criminal justice in today's complex society through various theoretical lenses, with an eye toward problem solving and current policy issues. Among key topics of exploration are justice as a theoretical and practical concept, its application in laws and criminal code, and the role that legal and other actors from the criminal justice system play in democracy.