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COURSE NUMBER: CRIM100
COURSE TITLE:Introduction to Criminal Justice
DIVISION:Liberal Arts
IAI CODE(S):
SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS:3.0
DELIVERY MODE:

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Traces the historical development and the relationship between law enforcement and society; examines the functions and jurisdictions of various agencies.
PREREQUISITES:
Place into ENGL121 or concurrent enrollment in DEVE098.
NOTES:

COURSE OBJECTIVES / GOALS:
This course integrates and reinforces policy implications, concepts, computer application and web based reinforcement to strategies that will guide a student to:

1. Discuss the development of law enforcement from its early origin to present day.
2. Discuss what the criminal justice response to crime entails in the United States.
3. Discuss the nature of crime measurement, theories, and the criminal law that addresses crime.
4. Discuss the components and operation of the criminal justice system.


TOPICAL OUTLINE:
1. Crime and Justice in the United States
2. Crime and its Consequences
3. Explaining Crime
4. The Rule of Law
5. History and Structure of Law Enforcement
6. Policing America
7. Institutional Corrections
8. Sentencing, Appeals, and the Death Penalty


TEXTBOOK / SPECIAL MATERIALS:
Bohm & Haley. Introduction to Criminal Justice. 6th Edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

EVALUATION:
Evaluation of student is based on the following:

1. Application of the criminological theories
2. Web based exercises, simulations, and assignments
3. Successful completion of chapter exams


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REVISION:
Fall 2010

RECORD UPDATED:
2009-10-06 12:15:02