CRJU 1010 Syllabus

Subject Code

CRJU

Course Number

1010

Course Title

Introduction to Criminal Justice

Prerequisites

Provisional admission

Corequisites

Terms Offered

Offered Fall and Spring

Credit Hours

(3-0-3)

Course Description

This course introduces the development and organization of the criminal justice system in the United States. Topics include the American criminal justice system; constitutional limitations; organization of enforcement, adjudication, and corrections; and career opportunities and requirements.

A work ethic grade is assigned for this course. For more information see Work Ethics.

Course Outcomes

American Criminal Justice System

  • Define the criminal justice system.
  • Define the goals of the criminal justice system.
  • Define the primary components of criminal justice and their primary responsibilities.
  • Explain the historic development of English Common Law and its relationship to modern jurisprudence.

Constitutional Limitations

  • Contrast present day criminal justice traditions and practices with their historical precedents and beginnings.
  • Describe the Georgia court systems.
  • Describe the federal courts systems.
  • Describe the development of common law.
  • Describe the development of statutory law.
  • State the typical procedures and steps an offender undergoes in his/her progression through the system, both adult and juvenile.

Organization of Enforcement

  • Describe the historic precedence of law enforcement.
  • Describe the typical progression of an adult through the law enforcement system.
  • Describe the progression of a juvenile through the law enforcement system.
  • Explain the organization of local, state, and federal law enforcement systems.
  • Explain the function of law enforcement from the transfer of a case to adjudication.

Organization of Adjudication

  • Identify pretrial activities and post arrest procedures.
  • Identify the steps in the trial process including jury selection, presentation of evidence, and verdict.

Organization of Corrections

  • Describe the history of the American corrections systems.
  • Discuss jails, prisons, local, state, and federal facilities.
  • Differentiate between the processes of probation and parole.

Career Opportunities and Requirements

  • Describe career opportunities in the criminal justice system.
  • Establish the principles of ethics in the criminal justice system.