Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
OOSL-0004
Organization's ID:
CJ101
Organization:
Location:
Online
Length:
15 weeks (75 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Criminal Justice
Description

Objective:

The course objective is for students 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:

  • Compare and contrast the crime control model and the due process model
  • Illustrate the movement of court cases by jurisdiction and the dual court system
  • Illustrate the levels of correctional facilities and their respective inhabitants
  • Define and analyze the impact of recidivism
  • Examine the benefits and/or problems associated with probation
  • Recall the process of sentencing and appeals
  • Compare and contrast the various objectives of corrections
  • Illustrate the levels of correctional facilities and their respective inhabitants
  • Define and analyze the impact of recidivism
  • Describe the process of parole and reintegrating an inmate into society
  • Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to identify the major components of the criminal justice system and how they interact with each other at critical stages
  • Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to identify the main components of the criminal justice network
  • Define and differentiate the two types of criminal law: substantive and procedural law
  • Describe the functions and structure of county, state, and federal law enforcement
  • Compare and contrast the crime control model and the due process model
  • Evaluate correction reform
  • Describe the functions and structure of county, state, and federal law enforcement
  • And assess the scope and effectiveness of homeland security in America
  • Differentiate between crimes against a person versus crimes against property, felonies, and misdemeanors
  • Define civil law
  • Illustrate the effects precedent has on current and future criminal cases
  • Describe the U.S. court structure, including determination of jurisdiction
  • Recall the types of court personnel and their related functions
  • Recall the process of sentencing and appeals
  • Evaluate correction reform
  • Compare and contrast the various objectives of corrections
  • Describe the process of parole and reintegrating an inmate into society
  • Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to identify the main components of the criminal justice network
  • Define and differentiate statutory and case law
  • Illustrate the effects precedent has on current and future criminal cases
  • Summarize the functions of the police, including types of training and community involvement
  • Describe the U.S. court structure, including determination of jurisdiction
  • Recall the types of court personnel and their related functions
  • Interpret crime statistics (Uniform Crime Reports (UCR), National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), and self-report crime surveys)
  • Define and differentiate statutory and case law
  • Summarize the functions of the police, including types of training and community involvement
  • And assess the scope and effectiveness of homeland security in America
  • Differentiate between crimes against a person versus crimes against property, felonies, and misdemeanors
  • Interpret crime statistics (UCR, NCVS, and self-report crime surveys)
  • Define civil law
  • Define and differentiate the two types of criminal law: substantive and procedural law
  • Illustrate the movement of court cases by jurisdiction and the dual court system
  • Review early U.S. corrections procedures and facilities
  • Examine the benefits and/or problems associated with probation
  • identify the main components of the criminal justice network
  • compare and contrast the crime control model and the due process model
  • differentiate between crimes against a person versus crimes against property, felonies, and misdemeanors
  • interpret crime statistics (UCR, NCVS, self-report crime surveys)
  • define civil law
  • define and differentiate the two types of criminal law
  • substantive and procedural law
  • define and differentiate statutory and case law
  • illustrate the effects precedent has on current and future criminal cases
  • summarize the functions of the police, including types of training and community involvement
  • describe the US court structure, including determination of jurisdiction
  • illustrate the movement of court cases by jurisdiction and the dual court system
  • recall the types of court personnel and their related functions
  • recall the process of sentencing and appeals
  • review early US corrections procedures and facilities
  • evaluate correction reform
  • compare and contrast the various objectives of corrections
  • llustrate the levels of correctional facilities and their respective inhabitants
  • define and analyze the impact of recidivism
  • examine the benefits and/or problems associated with probation
  • describe the process of parole and reintegrating an inmate into society;
  • describe the functions and structure of county, state, and federal law enforcement
  • assess the scope and effectiveness of homeland security in America

General Topics:

  • Introduction to crime and criminal justice
  • The nature of crime
  • Criminological theories
  • Law: a social contract
  • History of American law enforcement
  • Working the front lines: the police
  • Issues and ethics
  • The courts
  • Pretrial
  • Criminal trial and the death penalty
  • Corrections
  • Prison life and associated problems
  • Correction alternatives
  • Juvenile justice
  • The future of criminal justice
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Lectures

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Quizzes
  • Proctored final examination

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
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