May 12, 2024  
2023-2025 Catalog Volume XXXI Ver 1 
    
2023-2025 Catalog Volume XXXI Ver 1

CMJ 4250 Criminal Justice Responses to Mental Illness


Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course examines methods to recognize mental illnesses and the appropriate response for criminal justice professionals. Students learn how to describe the signs and symptoms of a variety of psychiatric illnesses, substance use disorders, and developmental disabilities. This course also introduces students to methods to assess and de-escalate crisis situations involving individuals with mental illnesses.

Prerequisite(s): CMJ 2370  with a grade of C of better or with approval of the Dean