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Course Syllabus: SAC-CJ 101 Syllabus and Outline Fall 2019

Catalog Description:  An in-depth study of the philosophy and history of the criminal justice system including law enforcement, the courts and corrections.

Required Text:  Masters et. al., CJ Realities and Challenges with Connect Package, 3’rd edition McGraw Hill, Boston, MA. ISBN 9781307052374

Note: Students will need to purchase the 3rd edition of the text book to participate in Connect/ Learnsmart assignments.

Student Learning Outcomes:

  1. Students will identify functions of U.S. law enforcement, courts, probation and corrections agencies.

    2. Students will examine, compare and contrast crime and justice issues.

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of criminological theories used to explain crime and criminality;
  2. Explain the methods, theories, and concepts associated with the sources of crime data, the emerging patterns of criminal activity, and the costs of crime;
  3. Understand the history, development, and structure, and function of American police, courts, and corrections;
  4. Demonstrate an understanding of the history, structure, and function of the police;
  5. Convey an understanding of the process of adjudication;
  6. Show an understanding of corrections including the roles of probation, parole, and community corrections; as well as the functions of prisons and jails;
  7. Identify and describe special issues in the criminal justice system involving juvenile delinquency, drugs, and the future development;
  8. Critically analyze and discuss issues of crime and justice from varying perspectives;
  9. Utilize conclusions from scholarly research in creating informed positions on controversial issues in criminal justice;
  10. Demonstrate the ability to raise critically relevant questions based on independent reading of criminal justice literature;
  11. Effectively follow the appropriate writing style practiced in the social sciences;
  12. Explain the definitions of crime;
  13. Understand the extent of the crime problem in America.

 

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