2018-2019 Graduate Bulletin

CRJ 735 Prosecuting Crime

Explores issues involved in prosecutorial decision making, including prosecutorial decision making in charging, plea bargaining and sentencing. Explains the role and function of the prosecutor in the criminal justice process and considers controversies surrounding the American prosecutor's broad discretion. This course compares the American prosecutorial practice to that of some other countries.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

None