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DEVELOPMENT OF A CURRICULUM IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO CIRCLE

NCJ Number
156
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1967
Length
450 pages
Annotation
A CURRICULUM PLANNED IN RESPONSE TO THE LACK OF HUMAN ASPECT IN THE TRAINING OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS AND RESULTING ALIENATION FROM SOCIETY IN GENERAL.
Abstract
THE PROGRAM, AN INTERDEPENDENT PART OF A DIVERSIFIED LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE WHICH HAS BEEN DEVELOPED, IS DIRECTED TOWARD THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. THE CURRICULUM INCLUDES 74 QUARTER HOURS OF CLASS WORK IN LIBERAL ARTS COURSES. SPECIALIZED STUDIES IN SOCIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, POLICE SCIENCE AND 19 HOURS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE CORE. THE STUDENT THEN ELECTS A MINIMUM OF 8 HOURS IN HIS FIELD OF SPECIALIZATIONS 1) LAW ENFORCEMENT 2) CRIMINOLOGY 3) SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OR 4) CORRECTIONS. 85 PAGE BIBLIOGRAPHY