AJ 101 - Introduction to Administration of Justice
- Prerequisite: "C"or higher in ENG 22/60 OR placement in ENG 100
This is a comprehensive course on crime and its causes including the history and philosophy of the administration of justice in America, the development of the criminal justice system, identification of the various subsystems, role expectations and their interrelationships. Theories of crime, punishment, adjudication and rehabilitation and training for professionalism in the entire system are also explored.
Contact: 3 hours lecture per week
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of AJ 101, the student will be able to:
- Identify and describe the functions of the major criminal justice system
- Describe the process through the criminal justice system.
- Define and classify crimes.
- Identify the source of crime data and list weaknesses of each method of collection
- Identify issues within law enforcement, courts, and corrections.
- Identify and discuss possible career paths in the field of American criminal justice.