CCJS345

Courts and Sentencing

Prerequisite: CCJS100. Restriction: Must be in a major within the BSOS-Criminology & Criminal Justice department. Contemporary issues in the American court system such as prosecution, sentencing and punishment. Theoretical perspectives on courtroom decision-making integrated with empirical research. Courts and sentencing processes, including initial charging, pretrial detention and final sentencing outcomes. Innovations in courts and sentencing.

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.38 between 2,122 students*

CCJS345 Grade Distribution+-051015202530354045505560% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 14.61%
A: 30.63%
A+: 14.23%
B-: 6.69%
B: 10.65%
B+: 10.46%
C-: 1.74%
C: 3.16%
C+: 4.15%
D-: 0.14%
D: 0.52%
D+: 0.47%
F: 0.8%
W: 1.65%
other: 0.09%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.