LJS 207 Community and Human Relations
A course which studies the factors that create friction between the community and the criminal justice agencies. This is a systems wide approach which addresses the most critical areas of conflict in criminal justice and community interaction including: the relationship of criminal justice agents and the community, causal and symptomatic aspects of community understanding, lack of cooperation and mistrust, study of behavioral causes and ways to develop and maintain amicable relationships.
LJS 520 Compassionate Justice
This course will focus on the notion of compassionate and restorative justice with concentrations in such areas as; the history of Judeo Christian Jurisprudence, the roles and functions of the police and prison chaplain, understanding of the purpose and objectives of prison ministries, compassionate sentencing, and restorative forms of punishment.