CRIM 3325 - Wrongfully Convicted

UG
Credit Hours: 3

This course is required for criminology majors and minors. This course addresses criminology from a unique angle by examining what happens when the criminal justice system gets it wrong. Students are introduced to the considerable number of individuals who have been exonerated of crimes that they did not commit. These cases suggest many issues that will be covered, some of which are coerced confessions, questionable eyewitness testimony, faulty forensic work, and poor legal advice.

Prerequisites: CRIM 1315, CRIM 2315 and SOCI 1310.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0

When Offered: (Fall)