While Sociology 336, Comparative Criminal Justice Systems, might sound like a normal college course, the class actually brings together students from the University of Idaho and Washington State University for an educational experience abroad.
Melanie Neuilly, a professor of comparative criminal justice at WSU, thought the course was a great opportunity to take students to study criminal justice in another country. This year’s program traveled to the Netherlands for its third year at WSU and second at UI. She said in previous years the program has also traveled to London.
“The purpose of the program is to expose students to a variety of dimensions of criminal justice,” Neuilly said.
The course provides students with the opportunity to compare cultures while witnessing the processes of international organizations in the field of criminology. Neuilly said beyond that, the class exposes students to a more detailed international perspective of criminal justice.