CJ 616 - Drugs and Crime

3 Credit(s)

This course critically examines the use of and response to drugs in America, including the history of drugs, why people use drugs, and the extent of substance abuse. Students learn and discuss how drug use is defined as illegal, and the legal, social, and media responses to drugs use and abuse. Criminal justice issues such as drug trafficking and the U.S. drug market, the connection between drugs and crime, and law enforcement efforts related to drugs are addressed.
Prerequisite(s): None.