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Course Catalog 2020-2021 
    
Course Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

POLS 291 - Judicial Politics


Focuses on judicial politics in the United States as reflected in the criminal law process. The course is organized in terms of points of discretion where political decisions are made: the police and arrest, treatment of the accused, bail, plea bargaining, conspiracy law, contempt, sentencing and prisons.

Prerequisites
POLS 101

Credits 1



Area
Social Sciences

Division
Social Sciences

Compass Attributes
Social Science