Introduction to Criminal Justice
Course Content from McGraw Hill
Course Number: CJ101
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This course examines 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.
- Self Paced
- Humanities
- Content by McGraw Hill
Course Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- 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 U.S. 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 U.S. corrections procedures and facilities; evaluate correction reform.
- 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.
- 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.
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| 1 | Introduction to Crime and Criminal Justice |
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| 2 | The Nature of Crime |
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| 3 | Criminological Theories |
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| 4 | Law: A Social Contract |
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| 5 | History of American Law Enforcement |
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| 6 | Working the Front Lines: The Police |
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| 7 | Issues and Ethics |
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| 8 | The Courts |
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| 9 | Pretrial |
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| 10 | Criminal Trial |
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| 11 | The Death Penalty |
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| 12 | Corrections |
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| 13 | Prison Life and Associated Problems |
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| 14 | Correction Alternatives |
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| 15 | Juvenile Justice |
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| 16 | The Future of Criminal Justice |
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| 17 | Course Review |
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There are no prerequisites to take Introduction to Criminal Justice.
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There are a total of 1000 points in the course:
| Topic | Assessment | Points Available |
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Topic 1 Quiz |
50 |
| 2 |
Topic 2 Quiz | 50 |
| 3 |
Topic 3 Quiz | 50 |
| 4 |
Topic 4 Quiz | 50 |
| 5 |
Topic 5 Quiz | 50 |
| 6 |
Topic 6 Quiz | 50 |
| 9 | Graded Midterm Exam |
100 |
| 11 | Topic 11 Quiz | 50 |
| 12 | Topic 12 Quiz | 50 |
| 13 | Topic 13 Quiz | 50 |
| 14 | Topic 14 Quiz | 50 |
| 15 | Topic 15 Quiz | 50 |
| 16 | Topic 16 Quiz | 50 |
| 17 | Graded Final Exam |
300 |
| Total | 1000 |
Final Proctored Exam
The final exam is developed to assess the knowledge you learned taking this course. All students are required to take an online proctored final exam in order complete the course and be eligible for transfer credit.
This course is built for nearly any learning style, allowing you to get the information you need from your book, the presentations, and additional resources.
This course is built for nearly any learning style, allowing you to get the information you need from your book, the presentations, and additional resources.
A thorough overview of the Criminal Justice system: from the history up to today. I would actually recommend anybody studying any field to take this course just to have a good understanding of how the system works being that it is something that may or does affect our daily life.
A thorough overview of the Criminal Justice system: from the history up to today. I would actually recommend anybody studying any field to take this course just to have a good understanding of how the system works being that it is something that may or does affect our daily life.
This course was really easy to navigate and learn. I enjoyed it.
Needed more time on quizes
This course was really easy to navigate and learn. I enjoyed it.
Needed more time on quizes
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This was a great course to take. I learned a lot about the criminal justice system that I had to idea about. I would recommend this course to anyone.
This was a great course to take. I learned a lot about the criminal justice system that I had to idea about. I would recommend this course to anyone.
STUDY!!!
STUDY!!!
This is a very good, thorough and easy way to get credits.
This is a very good, thorough and easy way to get credits.
the homework barely related to test...
the homework barely related to test...
Did not care for the final exam. It is impossible to make a good grade with such limited time.
it was pretty good interns of the videos helping with the test taking part and its easy to understand and follow
vocabularys
This course was very easy for me. I guess it is because I know my rights or the law. If you think you know a lot of the criminal justice systems you will like this course.
This course was very helpful but please remember to BUY THE BOOK!!!
I really enjoyed this course, it was easy to complete
Easy flowing.
Easy flowing.
I liked that I could finish it as quickly as I wanted and the text book was easy to follow.
I liked that we had enough time to finish the quizzes and the exams.
I liked the independence of working at your own pace.
I liked the narrarator
I liked that I could finish it as quickly as I wanted and the text book was easy to follow.
I liked the videos and the presentation of the material along with the little tests during the presentation to check my understanding.
I liked the work
I liked that we had enough time to finish the quizzes and the exams.
The homework assignments were very helpful, because they helped prepare for the quizzes.
The videos within the course were interesting
The way that the course was divide up makes it easy to understand
I liked the independence of working at your own pace.
I liked the narrarator
I liked the videos and the presentation of the material along with the little tests during the presentation to check my understanding.
I liked the work
The homework assignments were very helpful, because they helped prepare for the quizzes.
The videos within the course were interesting
The way that the course was divide up makes it easy to understand