The American criminal justice system is in need of reform. We incarcerate too many people. We pay insufficient attention to scientific advances that can help separate out the most and least culpable and dangerous. We grant the police far too much power to use force and technological surveillance.
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Mass Incarceration
Punishment & Prevention
Insanity & Neuroscience
The Death Penalty
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Fantastic content, additional readings, and presentation style by the Professor.
Highly engaging and interesting! Absolutely loved learning this :) [although keep in mind if you want to get the certificate, it may take a while due to the need for multiple peer reviews]
This was super educational and very comprehensive. I learned a lot and really enjoyed the class!
Fantastic course! I have a degree in CJ and this was a nice refresher and I learned a lot, too. Very well-organized. I highly recommend!
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