Cedar Crest College CRJ 101 The Legal System Fall 2024, Start Date 10/16/24

The Legal System introduces the student to the concept of crime; explaining and defining the legal system from the point when a crime is committed through to the disposition, or sentencing. It examines how the individual components of the system; law enforcement; the courts; and corrections, influence society’s overall response to crime. An understanding of the legal process is one of the building blocks of developing an understanding of the social causes, consequences, and responses to dysfunctional behavior.