Criminal Justice Reform Courses and Certifications

Hot Topics in Criminal Justice

198 ratings at Coursera

Examine mass incarceration, the death penalty, risk assessment, the insanity defense, police use of force, and surveillance technology to assess and reform the U.S. criminal justice system.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Medicine Grand Rounds - Aging and Dying in Prison: Integrating Geriatrics and Palliative Care into Criminal Justice Reform

Applies geriatric and palliative care models to policy recommendations for improving the care and environments of aging prisoners.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

American Policing: History, Politics, and Society (Live Online)

33 ratings at CourseHorse

Unpack the historical roots and evolving functions of American policing, from settler colonialism and slavery to modern surveillance and militarization.

• CourseHorse
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• $335.00

Exploring criminology: problem-solving courts

1 rating at OpenLearn

Compare adversarial and problem-solving courts as forms of social repair, examining their strengths, limitations, and implications for criminal justice through a UK FDAC example.

• OpenLearn
• 3 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Primer on New Criminal Laws (NCL)

Explores how India’s 2023 criminal codes replace colonial-era law through changes to offences, procedures, punishment, victim protections, technology, and electronic evidence.

• Swayam
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Police Brutality Teach-Out

In this Teach-Out, you will learn about the history of police violence in America, become aware of laws and policies that prevent accountability, understand the demands of protesters, and gain the knowledge and tools to fight for change locally.

• YouTube
• 4 hours 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

刑事诉讼总论

以专题研讨方式深入分析中国刑事诉讼法总论中的原则、制度与改革问题。

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Should Society Abolish the Death Penalty?

A debate examining whether the death penalty is justified, considering wrongful convictions, deterrence, racial and class bias, and the morality of capital punishment.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 1-2 hours
• No Longer Offered
• Free Trial Available

Presumed Innocent? The Social Science of Wrongful Conviction

3 ratings

Examine why innocent people are convicted: eyewitness misidentification system and estimator variables, false confessions, jailhouse informants, government misconduct, and social science approaches to prevention.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course

Justice, Mercy and Mass Incarceration

1 rating

Examine mass incarceration in the US as an ethical crisis: purposes of punishment, the prison industrial complex, racial disparity, and alternatives like restorative justice and community policing.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course