ICJ 48900 Criminal Justice Capstone

The successful capstone project requires an in-depth analysis of a specific criminal justice issue with an emphasis on demonstrating an understanding, including its historical background and current impact to the criminal justice system. Students will identify strengths and weaknesses, and offer suggestions for future research and improvement of practices to the criminal justice profession. This course will be taken in the last quarter of coursework. The capstone research will consist of a statement of the problem, literature review, and methodology sections as well as collection, examination, and understanding of data. Finally, students deliver the conclusions and implications to the capstone research to criminal justice profession.

Credits

3

Offered

St. Charles and Belleville locations twice a year.