Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Course

ACE ID:

OOSL-0004

Organization's ID:

CJ101

Organization:

StraighterLine

Location:

Online

Length:

Self-paced. 14 weeks (75 hours)

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	3	Introduction to Criminal Justice

Description

Objective:

The course objective is to examine the past, present, and future of the American criminal justice system. Topics discussed include how laws are created: the history and types of law enforcement; structure of the court system; and the changing philosophies of the American correctional system. Students also examine the role of legal precedent, the death penalty, prison life, and the juvenile justice system.

Learning Outcomes:

Explain crime measurements and costs.
Identify correctional institutions at the local, state, and federal level.
Describe the history of law enforcement.
Explain the roles of local, county, state, and federal law enforcement officers.
Describe the history of the correctional system.
Explain the three components of the United States criminal justice system.
Contrast the due process and crime control model.
Explain the structure of the American court system.
Identify the criminal court steps from arrest, conviction, to appeal.
Describe the future of criminal justice in America.