Introduction to Criminal Justice
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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.
This Course Includes:
- Proctored Exams
- 48 hours grading turn-around
- Live technical and student support
- Free transcription to your destination school
- 150+ partner college and universities with direct articulation
- Self Paced
- Humanities
- Content by McGraw Hill
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Explain the three components of the United States criminal justice system.
- Contrast the due process and crime control model.
- Explain crime measurements and costs.
- Describe the history of law enforcement.
- Explain the roles of local, county, state, and federal law enforcement officers.
- Explain the structure of the American court system.
- Identify the criminal court steps from arrest, conviction, to appeal.
- Describe the history of the correctional system.
- Identify correctional institutions at the local, state, and federal level.
- Describe the future of criminal justice in America.
*Graded items in bold
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Subtopics |
Objectives |
Assignments |
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Law Enforcement, Courts, & Corrections |
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Models & Cost of Criminal Justice |
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History of Law Enforcement |
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Local, County, State, and Federal Law Enforcement |
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Issues in Policing |
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Midterm Exam |
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The American Court System |
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Substantive and Procedural Due Process |
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History of Corrections |
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Local, State, and Federal Corrections |
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Future of the Criminal Justice System |
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Review & Final Exam |
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There are no prerequisites to take Introduction to Criminal Justice.
The required eTextbook for this course is included with your course purchase at no additional cost. More information on StraighterLine eTextbooks
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Bohm, Robert, and Keith Haley. Introduction to Criminal Justice. 10th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2021. ISBN: 9781260253870
StraighterLine provides a percentage score and letter grade for each course. A passing percentage is 70% or higher.
If you have chosen a
to award credit for this course, your final grade will be based upon that college's grading scale. Only passing scores will be considered by Partner Colleges for an award of credit.There are a total of 1000 points in the course:
Topic |
Assessment |
Points |
1 |
Reflective Response: Law Enforcement, Courts, & Corrections |
10 |
2 |
Reflective Response: Models & Cost of Criminal Justice |
10 |
3 |
Reflective Response: History of Law Enforcement |
10 |
3 |
Case Study 1 |
150 |
4 |
Reflective Response: Local, County, State, and Federal Law Enforcement |
10 |
5 |
Reflective Response: Issues in Policing |
10 |
6 |
Midterm Exam |
150 |
7 |
Reflective Response: The American Court System |
10 |
7 |
Case Study 2 |
150 |
8 |
Reflective Response: Substantive and Procedural Due Process |
10 |
9 |
Reflective Response: History of Corrections |
10 |
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Case Study 3 |
150 |
10 |
Reflective Response: Local, State, and Federal Corrections |
10 |
11 |
Reflective Response: Future of the Criminal Justice System |
10 |
12 |
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