Drug Abuse and Justice

Prerequisite: A grade of C- or better in any WC&IL II course or HON 1000; and any lower-division criminal justice course.

The study of the policies and practices of the judicial system relating to the pressing social problem of drug abuse. The course presents a historical perspective of drug and substance abuse in the U.S. and an examination of the community’s response to this problem. Students become acquainted with new civil penalties calling for the forfeiture of property and with the use of noncriminal treatment programs for drug abuse.

Credit: 3