CJS 280 — Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
/3 contact hours This course is designed to allow students the opportunity to examine and experience Ireland’s Criminal Justice system through a combination of classwork and a trip to Ireland. Students will place the criminal justice system in context to both the United States (US) and Ireland and explain how each country’s different approach to criminal justice impacts the crime rate and the types of crime committed. Students interested in taking this spring semester course are required to meet with the instructor in the fall semester. Students must take part in the trip to Ireland in the same semester they register for this course. Prerequisite(s): CJS 101 or CJS 160. Must be a CRJ major, and Department Chair approval. Core fulfilled: None course descriptions