Course Title: Intro Criminal Justice
Title Abbreviation: INTRO CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Department: CJ&
Course #: 101
Credits: 3
Variable: No
IUs: 3
CIP: 430103
EPC: 832
REV: 2018
Course Description
Examines the history, philosophy, and organization of criminal justice and its European roots in our American society; explores the jurisdictions of local, state and federal agencies and their applications within the United States; presents an overview of the juvenile justice, corrections, and American court systems; discusses the multicultural and ethnic tendencies associated with criminal justice issues affecting the various criminal justice professions.
Prerequisite
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment required in CSS 103.
Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)
Lecture: 33
Lab: 0
Other: 0
Systems: 0
Clinical: 0
Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:
Vocational Preparatory Social Sciences, Required for ATA degree, Elective
Equivalencies At Other Institutions
Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
General Education Learning Values & Outcomes
Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.
1. Information Literacy
Definition: Recognizing when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 1.2 Access the needed information effectively, efficiently, ethically, and legally. 1.4 Evaluate issues (for example economic, legal, historic, social) surrounding the use of information.
2. Critical Thinking
Definition: The ability to think critically about the nature of knowledge within a discipline and about the ways in which that knowledge is constructed and validated and to be sensitive to the ways these processes often vary among disciplines.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 2.6 Recognize how the value and biases in different disciplines can affect the ways in which data is analyzed.
4. Community & Cultural Diversity
Definition: Recognizing the value of human communities and cultures from multiple perspectives through a critical understanding of their similarities and differences.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 4.3 Understand the historically and socially constructed nature of—and the meanings attributed to—human differences. 4.6 Utilize ethical practice in relation to diverse communities and cultures for the promotion of equity and social justice.
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