Course Syllabus
Welcome to Introduction to the Administration of Justice ADJ 1
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Instructor: Lindsey J Bertomen
lbertomen@hartnell.edu
Note: This course is AJ 110 in OEI-Online Education Initiative and State AS-T Course Listings
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Instructor
Lindsey J Bertomen
lbertomen@hartnell.edu
411 Central Ave
Salinas, Ca 93901
831.755.6742 Use email to avoid a delayed response.
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Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
1. Given a scenario, The student will be able to apply the concepts of the processes in the criminal justice system.
2. Given a specific research topic, The student will be able to organize a research paper.
3. Given a specific policing issue, The student will be able to identify and discuss policing issues and trends.
What are SLOs? They are Student Learning Outcomes. These are things you should expect to be able to do when you complete this course. There are tasks associated with these SLOs. For example, most discussions will have a SLO (SLO 1, SLO 2, SLO 3) for which they are associated in the assignment.
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This course does use PowerPoint lectures, but they are converted to PDF which should play in any browser.
This class runs from Jun 20-July 29. All materials, including the final, are due by July 27th at noon.
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Course Description
SCHEDULE DESCRIPTION:
Provides an overview of the American criminal justice system and the various subsystems. Focuses on the roles and role expectations of criminal justice agencies in their interrelationships in society and emphasizes the concepts of criminal law and its effect on policing, crime causation, the Constitution and its effect on law enforcement, punishment and rehabilitation. Also discusses ethics, education and training for professionalism in the social system.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Upon satisfactory completion of the course, students will be able to:
1.
list and recall the various components and sub-components of the criminal justice system.
2.
analyze research sources relevant to the criminal justice system.
3.
analyze criminal law and its effect on policing.
4.
compare and examine the use of various legal sanctions utilized throughout history.
5.
analyze criminal justice issues and apply the rule of law to these issues.
6.
differentiate the steps in the formal and informal criminal justice system.
7.
diagram the elements of the United States constitution that relate to search and seizure, interrogation, arrest and trial.
8.
diagram the various court systems and classify each by jurisdiction.
9.
analyze the Constitution and its effect on law enforcement procedure.
10.
compare and examine the use of sanctions and forms of punishment employed throughout history.
This class is required for the AS-T (Associate in Science Administration of Justice for Transfer) degree.
This class is required for the Associate in Science Administration of Justice degree or the Administration of Justice Certificate of Achievement.
This information can be found on ages 56-58 of the Hartnell College Catalog.
Assignments Required
2 research papers (200 points), 9 (quizzes 225 points), 21 discussions (525 points)and a final exam (50 points).
This course has threaded discussions, group projects, regular quizzes, assignments and a final. It requires active participation by students almost daily.
All course materials are due on , noon. A work week begins on Monday and ends Sunday evening. I reserve the right to modify this description for the benefit of students in the course.
Mobile device users: The components of this course were designed to minimize the use of plug ins like Flash to make it mobile device friendly.
Hands free and text-to-speech users: The syllabus was designed to be navigation friendly.
This course does not require any additional software. It uses Canvas ("The courseware") for student/teacher communication.
You are not required to use any website, social networking, or additional software to access or complete this class. The above information is for your convenience in contacting me or to facilitate your extra credit, as needed.
This course does use PowerPoint lectures, but they are converted to PDF which should play in any browser. A free reader can be found here: PDF Reader
Summary of all Assignments in this Course
How this Class Fits Into Your Degree
Help available for you:
Online Tutoring(Goes to Net Tutor)
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