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Course Outline for Administration of Justice 50, Page 1

Fall 2004

ChabotCollegeFall 2004

Replaced Fall 2010

Course Outline for Administration of Justice 50

INTRODUCTION TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

Catalog Description:

50 – Introduction to the Administration of Justice3 units

History and philosophy of administration of justice in America; recapitulation of the system; identifying various subsystems, role expectations, and their interrelationships; theories of crime, punishment and rehabilitation; ethics, education and training for professionalism in the system. 3 hours.
[Typical contact hours: 52.5]

Prerequisite Skills:

None.

Expected Outcomes for Students:

Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:

  1. describe the components of the administration of justice system;
  2. develop an awareness of the crime problem and criminal statistics;
  3. explain the major causal theories of crime;
  4. compare and contrast types of criminal behavior;
  5. analyze the various agency organizational structures and their interdependence;
  6. define victims and describe their experience as victims of crime;
  7. explain the fundamentals of criminal law;
  8. explain the elements of a crime;
  9. contrast due process and crime control models of Administration of Justice;
  10. describe the organizational structure of a police agency;
  11. explain the function of patrol;
  12. trace the evolution of community policing;
  13. describe the laws of arrest;
  14. evaluate police community relations, as it impacts the crime rate;
  15. describe Search & Seizure laws with regard to police investigations;
  16. describe the police sub-culture;
  17. explain why police isolation and stress impact community policing;
  18. explain police recruitment techniques;
  19. evaluate police discretion;
  20. describe the structure of American criminal courts;
  21. explain the accusatory process;
  22. describe and evaluate the bail system;
  23. describe the prosecutional system;
  24. interpret the stages of discretion from arrest to conviction;
  25. explain the role of the defense attorney;
  26. compare methods of determining guilt in court;
  27. summarize the negotiated plea bargain;
  28. evaluate the trial process;
  29. explain the appellate process;
  30. identify the goals of punishment;
  31. compare and contrast probation and parole;
  32. explain theories of rehabilitation;
  33. define Habeas Corpus;
  34. summarize the sentencing choices of the court;
  35. trace the development of the correctional system;
  36. compare and contrast the federal correctional system and the state system;
  37. describe major classifications of inmates in prison;
  38. profile male and female felons;
  39. explain the goals of the correctional system;
  40. distinguish media portrayal of prison life with realities of these institutions;
  41. identify security levels in prison;
  42. analyze prisoner’s rights as they pertain to the amendments;
  43. trace the development of the juvenile justice system;
  44. explain the juvenile justice process;
  45. identify categories of cases under juvenile court jurisdiction;
  46. describe juvenile intake screening process;
  47. summarize juvenile pretrial procedures;
  48. identify issues surrounding juveniles transferred to adult court.

Course Content:

  1. Crime and the criminal justice system
  2. Historical development
  3. Current trends
  4. Federal involvement
  5. The criminal justice system
  6. Governmental structure
  7. Agencies of the criminal justice system
  8. The criminal justice process
  9. The nature of crime and victimization
  10. The concept of crime
  11. How crime is measured
  12. Crime rates – patterns and trends
  13. Victimization data
  14. The causes of crime
  15. The classical view of personal responsibility
  16. Biological theory
  17. Sociological theories
  18. Conflict theory
  19. Criminal Law
  20. Historical development
  21. Purposes of criminal law
  22. Sources of criminal law

1)common law

2)case decisions

3)administrative rule making

4)constitutional law

  1. Classification and legal definitions of crimes
  2. Criminal responsibility
  3. The criminal defense
  4. Roles of the police
  5. Patrol procedures
  6. Investigative techniques
  7. Changing concepts
  8. Community oriented policing
  9. Issues in policing
  10. Professionalism
  11. The police culture and personality
  12. Changing composition of the police force

1)role of education

2)inclusion of minorities

3)increased role of female police officers

  1. Police and the rule of law
  2. Identifying criminal behavior
  3. Search and seizure
  4. Surveillance
  5. Custodial interrogation
  6. Exclusionary rule
  7. Courts and the judiciary
  8. Structure of the system
  9. Criminal court processes
  10. Prosecution
  11. Defense
  12. Right to counsel
  13. Procedures following arrest
  14. Bail
  15. Preventative detention
  16. The process of indictment
  17. Plea bargaining
  18. Trial procedures
  19. Punishment
  20. History and philosophy
  21. Goals
  22. Sentencing strategies
  23. Capital punishment
  24. Corrections
  25. History of correctional institutions
  26. Jails and prisons
  27. The correctional population
  28. Probation and parole
  29. Juvenile Justice
  30. Historical development
  31. Juvenile court jurisdiction
  32. Trial, disposition, and treatment

Methods of Presentation:

  1. Lecture and discussion
  2. Case study of recent court decisions
  3. Guest speakers from the various branches of the criminal justice system
  4. Student group project and reports

Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:

  1. Typical Assignments
  2. Visit a selected justice facility – police station, courtroom, jail prison and provide a three-page summary report
  3. Write a brief oral and written report on study group project
  4. Write an analysis of a case study of recent court decision
  1. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
  2. Attendance and participation
  3. Quizzes, midterm and final
  4. Visit and interview reports
  5. Student group project

Textbook(s) (Typical):

Criminal Justice in America, George Cole & Christopher E. Smith, Thomson, Publishing Company, 2000, or latest edition

Special Student Materials:

None.

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Revised: 11/6/03