Syllabus: Crime and Criminal Justice
Course Syllabus
College of Criminal Justice and Security
Introduction to Criminal Justice
Group # KM14CJA01
Week 1 10/30/13
Week 2 11/06/13
Week 3 11/13/12
Week 4 11/20/13
Week 5 11/27/13
Copyright © 2012, 2010, 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved.
Course Description
This course is an introductory overview of the organization and jurisdictions of local, state, and federal law enforcement, judicial and corrections agencies, and processes involved in the criminal justice systems. It examines the historical aspects of the police, the courts, and the correctional system, as well as the philosophy. Additionally, career opportunities and qualifying requirements, terminology, and constitutional limitations of the system will be covered.
Policies
Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents:
University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document.
Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum.
University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality.
Course Materials
Schmalleger, F. (2011). Criminal justice today: An introductory text for the 21st century (11th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall.
All electronic materials are available on the student website.
Week One: The Criminal Justice System
Details
Due
Points
Objectives
1.1 Define crime and its relationship to law.
1.2 Describe the two most common models of how society determines which acts are criminal.
1.3 Identify choice theories of crime and their underlying assumptions.
1.4 Identify instruments for measuring crime.
1.5 Describe governmental
College of Criminal Justice and Security
Introduction to Criminal Justice
Group # KM14CJA01
Week 1 10/30/13
Week 2 11/06/13
Week 3 11/13/12
Week 4 11/20/13
Week 5 11/27/13
Copyright © 2012, 2010, 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved.
Course Description
This course is an introductory overview of the organization and jurisdictions of local, state, and federal law enforcement, judicial and corrections agencies, and processes involved in the criminal justice systems. It examines the historical aspects of the police, the courts, and the correctional system, as well as the philosophy. Additionally, career opportunities and qualifying requirements, terminology, and constitutional limitations of the system will be covered.
Policies
Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents:
University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document.
Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum.
University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality.
Course Materials
Schmalleger, F. (2011). Criminal justice today: An introductory text for the 21st century (11th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall.
All electronic materials are available on the student website.
Week One: The Criminal Justice System
Details
Due
Points
Objectives
1.1 Define crime and its relationship to law.
1.2 Describe the two most common models of how society determines which acts are criminal.
1.3 Identify choice theories of crime and their underlying assumptions.
1.4 Identify instruments for measuring crime.
1.5 Describe governmental