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CJAD 101
Introduction to Criminal Justice
Summer 2013 Session 12/55
Monday, June 3 – Saturday, July 27, 2013
Course Description
History and development of major components of the CJ system: police, criminal courts, prosecution, defense, institutional and community-based corrections. Prerequisite: None Proctored Exams: None
Instructor Information
Virginia Jeronimus, Doctorate, Criminology, University of California Berkeley vkjeronimus@cougars.ccis.edu
Textbooks
Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the 21st Century, 12th edition by Frank Schmalleger, Pearson Publishing, 2013: ISBN 13: 978-0-13-273981-8 MBS Direct offers a customized version of the text. To order use ISBN 13: 978-1-256-84882-0.
Textbooks for the course may be ordered from Missouri Book Services Direct. You can order
• online at http://direct.mbsbooks.com/columbia.htm (be sure to select Online Education rather than your home campus before selecting your class) • by phone at 800-325-3252 For additional information about the bookstore, visit http://www.mbsbooks.com. Please note that the use of an eBook carries certain risks: information may be missing due to copyright restrictions, the book cannot be resold to MBS Direct , and an eBook purchase cannot be refunded.
Course Overview
Welcome to Introduction to Criminal Justice (CJAD 101), online! Material in this course is presented from a legal criminological, historical and social systems perspective so that the student will develop an understanding of the derivation and mechanical operation of each phase of a criminal case, the personnel involved, and the justice process from investigation to arrest, through court motions and procedures, to trial, appeal and on to punishment or other alternatives to sentencing. The student should, upon course completion, be able to explain how our criminal
Introduction to Criminal Justice
Summer 2013 Session 12/55
Monday, June 3 – Saturday, July 27, 2013
Course Description
History and development of major components of the CJ system: police, criminal courts, prosecution, defense, institutional and community-based corrections. Prerequisite: None Proctored Exams: None
Instructor Information
Virginia Jeronimus, Doctorate, Criminology, University of California Berkeley vkjeronimus@cougars.ccis.edu
Textbooks
Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the 21st Century, 12th edition by Frank Schmalleger, Pearson Publishing, 2013: ISBN 13: 978-0-13-273981-8 MBS Direct offers a customized version of the text. To order use ISBN 13: 978-1-256-84882-0.
Textbooks for the course may be ordered from Missouri Book Services Direct. You can order
• online at http://direct.mbsbooks.com/columbia.htm (be sure to select Online Education rather than your home campus before selecting your class) • by phone at 800-325-3252 For additional information about the bookstore, visit http://www.mbsbooks.com. Please note that the use of an eBook carries certain risks: information may be missing due to copyright restrictions, the book cannot be resold to MBS Direct , and an eBook purchase cannot be refunded.
Course Overview
Welcome to Introduction to Criminal Justice (CJAD 101), online! Material in this course is presented from a legal criminological, historical and social systems perspective so that the student will develop an understanding of the derivation and mechanical operation of each phase of a criminal case, the personnel involved, and the justice process from investigation to arrest, through court motions and procedures, to trial, appeal and on to punishment or other alternatives to sentencing. The student should, upon course completion, be able to explain how our criminal
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