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Survey Of Criminal Justice –
cja490
(3 credits)
This course is a survey which explores the organizational differences and jurisdictions of local, state, and federal law enforcement, judicial and corrections agencies; and the related processes involved in the criminal justice system. It surveys the historical aspects of the police, the courts, and the correctional system, as well as explains the foundational relevance of these components to the overall functioning of the criminal justice system. Additionally, special issues and challenges faced by each of these areas will be considered.
This undergraduate-level course is 5
weeks.
To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.
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Special Issues
- Analyze the impact of global crime.
- Explain the effect of technology on the criminal justice system.
- Compare and contrast juvenile courts and adult courts.
- Define delinquency and status offenses.
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Corrections
- Explain the justifications for community-based corrections programs.
- Describe the concepts on which probation and parole are based.
- Identify prison inmate characteristics.
- Compare the roles of jails and prisons in the American correctional system.
- Identify various types of prisons.
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Criminal Courts
- Compare and contrast the philosophical reasons for sentencing criminals.
- Evaluate various forms of punishment.
- Differentiate the roles among members of the courtroom work group.
- Outline the steps in the criminal trial process.
- Describe the historical development of U.S.courts.
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The Police and Law Enforcement
- Analyze the role of the police in contemporary society.
- Describe constitutional amendments related to policing.
- Identify various types of law enforcement agencies and the components of each.
- Describe the historical development of police agencies and their jurisdiction.
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The Criminal Justice System
- Evaluate the differences between major crime reporting programs in the United States.
- Describe the components of the criminal justice system and the criminal justice process.
- Describe governmental structure and its relationship to criminal justice.
- Identify choice theories of crime and their underlying assumptions.
- Define crime and its relationship to law.
- The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses.
- While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
- Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.
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