Administration of Justice

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• identify and explain the history, purpose, function, authority, and interactions of law enforcement, courts, and corrections on the local, state, and federal levels.
• identify and differentiate career opportunities in the criminal justice system at the local, state, and federal levels.
• examine due process and the protections provided by the U.S. Constitution.
• analyze ethical decision making and leadership ability.
• examine the methods, theories, and concepts associated with the sources of crime data, the emerging patterns of criminal activity, and the costs of crime.
• recognize criminological theories used to explain crime and criminality.
• recognize the significant importance of cultural competency, integrity, transparency, ethical decision making, accountability, and compassion as part of the service requirements for criminal justice professionals.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• analyze and compile data for use in report writing.
• write a report communicating facts and ideas in a simple, clear, and logical manner.
• identify and define vocabulary commonly used in the criminal justice system.
• demonstrate how to document logical and organized notes during an interview or interrogation situation.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• define the term "community."
• evaluate how social and political processes shaped the experiences of various underrepresented groups in the United States.
• identify the historic and contemporary causes of prejudice and discrimination in the United States and assess the outcomes.
• examine concepts of justice and fairness from the perspectives of victims, offenders, community members, and justice system professionals.
• analyze the concepts of power, privilege, discrimination, and community justice with regard to the development and administration of the justice system.
• examine how community perceptions of the justice system have been shaped historically by the relations between the system and different cultural groups within the community (e.g., social class, race, gender, religion, disability, sexual orientation, age, etc.).
• examine the changing law enforcement agency, including ethnic and racial issues within the workforce and women in law enforcement.
• recognize the impact of cultural diversity on law enforcement, multicultural law enforcement elements in terrorism and homeland security, and response strategies for crimes motivated by hate.
• appraise how law enforcement professionals can resolve these social complexities with a greater need for consideration, sensitivity, and improved communication skills with members of various cultures including immigrant cultures from nonwestern societies.
• analyze ethical decision making and leadership ability.
• recognize the significant importance of cultural competency, integrity, transparency, ethical decision making, accountability, and compassion as part of the service requirements for criminal justice professionals.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• explain the anatomy, physiology, and basic chemistry of the nervous system.
• explain the key elements of neural signaling, pharmacokinetics and dynamics, and drug effects on neural communication and on behavior.
• demonstrate familiarity with historical and current substance abuse laws.
• define and distinguish between drug addiction, dependence, misuse and abuse, and licit and illicit drugs.
• describe potential risk factors for use and apply culturally appropriate solutions and/or interventions to various substance using/abusing populations.
• examine the influence of culture and diversity on issues related to substance use and abuse as well as political, social, and economic factors involved in supply and demand; recognize, understand, and analyze how substance use and abuse issues are interwoven with economic, social, legal, and political institutions.
• define and distinguish among the major categories of drugs in our society (e.g. stimulants, narcotics, hallucinogens) and identify any psychotherapeutic benefits.
• describe current options for recovery/treatment from addiction/dependence and resources available at federal, state, and local levels.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• analyze theories of socialization that address the interrelationship of child, family, and community.
• synthesize and analyze research regarding social issues, changes, and transitions that affect children, families, schools, and communities.
• describe how gender differences, peer groups, family dynamics, schools, and drug use impact delinquency rates.
• differentiate the many diverse views and perspectives that characterize the study of at-risk and delinquent behaviors.
• assess the merits of the various theoretical models that have been used to explain the onset of delinquent behavior with a focus on choice, biology, psychology, and economic, cultural, and environmental influences affecting delinquency.
• examine the concept of at-risk behaviors and status offending, the measurement of delinquency, and the trends and patterns in delinquency rates.
• analyze the balance of theory, law, policy, and practice as they relate to juvenile delinquency.
• examine various treatment approaches utilized to curb the onset of delinquency.
• review public policy as it relates to the well-being of children and families.
• recognize the significant importance of cultural competency, integrity, transparency, ethical decision making, accountability, and compassion as part of the service requirements for criminal justice professionals.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• identify the history, structure, and function of federal, state, and local government public safety and judicial careers.
• examine the contemporary purpose, structure, and function of federal, state, and local government public safety and judicial careers.
• analyze how community perceptions of public safety agencies and systems have been shaped by the relations between the system and different cultural groups within the community (e.g., social class, race, gender, religion, disability, sexual orientation, age, etc.).
• appraise how the public safety workforce is changing, including variables of race and ethnicity in recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting employees who have taken an oath to protect and serve the community.
• apply ethical standards both personally and professionally.
• comprehend the complexity and thoroughness of the pre-employment background investigation process, and identify potential career disqualifiers.
• identify the written, physical, medical, psychological, and practical pre-employment testing associated with the various public safety pathways.
• write reports in a clear and logical manner.
• examine career pathway options in the field of public safety services.
• Service requirements for criminal justice professionals, including cultural competency, integrity, transparency, ethical decision making, accountability, and compassion.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• research the philosophical and historical evolution of criminal law.
• appraise the adversary system and sources of criminal law.
• identify elements of offenses against the person, property, morals, and public welfare.
• analyze a criminal court case and identify elements of the offenses and criminal defenses applicable to that case.
• classify crimes according to severity.
• interpret the capacity to commit crime, causation, and culpability.
• examine the effects of ethical methodologies of government officials and their relationship to the enforcement of criminal laws.
• recognize the principle importance of cultural competency, integrity, transparency, ethical decision-making, accountability, and compassion as part of the service requirements for court service professionals

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• identify and explain each step of the criminal justice process from the point of arrest to the criminal trial.
• analyze the roles played by prosecutors, criminal defense attorneys, and judges in the criminal justice process.
• distinguish the differences between the authority, jurisdiction, and organization of state and federal courts.
• recognize the significant importance of cultural competency, integrity, transparency, ethical decision making, accountability, and compassion as part of the service requirements for criminal justice professionals.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• distinguish the difference between direct and circumstantial evidence and examine the impact that each has on a criminal procedure.
• identify situations where a search warrant is required as opposed to those occasions where an exception to the search warrant rule will suffice.
• analyze the various types of evidence.
• describe the laws governing the admissibility of evidence into criminal procedure.
• analyze the laws of search and seizure.
• evaluate and apply the rules of evidence to specific case facts.
• recognize the significant importance of cultural competency, integrity, transparency, ethical decision making, accountability, and compassion as part of the service requirements for criminal justice professionals.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• describe critical ethical issues relating to criminal investigations.
• identify the sequential conceptual states in criminal investigation and identify associated activities for each stage.
• identify appropriate actions for first responders at crime scenes.
• identify the functions for crime scene investigation and specify the tasks performed in each function.
• analyze interview and interrogation techniques for witnesses and suspects of criminal offenses.
• examine the procedures involved in warrant requests and warrant service.
• define the investigator's role during the trial process and understand the rules of criminal procedure to include the requirement of proving the elements, categories, and features of crimes in order to initiate prosecutions.
• recognize the significant importance of cultural competency, integrity, transparency, ethical decision making, accountability, and compassion as part of the service requirements of a criminal investigator.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• identify the organization of the patrol division in a law enforcement agency.
• explain the rules governing a patrol officer's conduct.
• differentiate the techniques and methods used by the police to cope with specifics that will be encountered while on patrol.
• recognize the significant importance of cultural competency, integrity, transparency, ethical decision making, accountability, and compassion as part of the service requirements for criminal justice professionals.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• describe the methods and approaches of a forensic anthropologist.
• apply the techniques for determining sex, age, and ethnicity from human skeletal remains.
• examine a human skeleton and infer possible trauma and pathology.
• discuss the legal and ethical issues of working with human remains.
• apply the processes for establishing positive identification using human remains.
• explain the role of the forensic anthropologist in a criminal investigation.
• describe the dynamics of dental anthropology in positive identification.
• evaluate the significance of human skeletal remains to overall crime scene investigation.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• compare and contrast the different definitions of terrorism.
• describe the criminal elements that are necessary to classify a terrorist act as a crime.
• evaluate domestic and international terrorism and develop a basic understanding of the origins and background of both domestic and international terrorism.
• identify law enforcement and intelligence methods to prevent and respond to terrorist incidents.
• describe the modus operandi of various terrorist groups and the law enforcement methods used to investigate terrorist groups.
• assess and propose appropriate interventions to terrorism for current and historical terrorist activities.
• recognize the significant importance of cultural competency, integrity, transparency, ethical decision making, accountability, and compassion as part of the service requirements for criminal justice professionals.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• analyze the history of corrections and predict future trends within corrections including the schools to prison pipeline that exists with high risk groups
• ­describe the legal issues, specific laws, and general issues encountered in a corrections facility
• explain the relationship between corrections, law enforcement, and the court systems
• distinguish the difference in adult and juvenile corrections, probation, and parole
• recognize the significant importance of cultural competency, integrity, transparency, ethical decision making, accountability, and compassion as part of the service requirements for criminal justice professionals

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• apply written skills toward probation and parole reports, and court documentation.
• examine the evolution of the community corrections model.
• describe the role of probation officer in corrections.
• describe the role of parole agent in corrections.
• identify the skills and techniques that are commonly utilized by probation and parole employees.
• compare and contrast supervision styles as applied in the public sector with those utilized in probation and parole.
• evaluate methods of intervention with case study examples.
• recognize the significant importance of cultural competency, integrity, transparency, ethical decision making, accountability, and compassion as part of the service requirements for criminal justice professionals.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• articulate and apply core sociological perspectives to crime, deviance, and social control.
• assess, analyze, and apply sociological and criminological theories of crime and deviance.
• understand the social construction of crime, deviance, and social categories of offenses.
• evaluate and assess how social stratification can impact experiences within the criminal justice system and our ability to shape them.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• research the philosophical and historical evolution of criminal law.
• appraise the adversary system and sources of criminal law.
• identify elements of offenses against the person, property, morals, and public welfare.
• analyze a criminal court case and identify elements of the offenses and criminal defenses applicable to that case.
• classify crimes according to severity.
• interpret the capacity to commit crime, causation, and culpability.
• examine the effects of ethical conduct of government officials and the relationship to the enforcement of criminal laws.
• recognize the significant importance of cultural competency, integrity, transparency, ethical decision making, accountability, and compassion as part of the service requirements for criminal justice professionals.
• engage in scholarly and academic dialogue amidst peers at venues such as Honors Research Conferences to foster learning communities and exhibit commitment for intellectual exchanges.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• identify an area of interest and design a plan of activities to gain knowledge or skills in that area.
• independently follow a proposed plan of study from the design stage to completion.
• evaluate and reflect on personal skills, abilities, and knowledge.
• recognize the significant importance of cultural competency, integrity, transparency, ethical decision making, accountability, and compassion as part of the service requirements for criminal justice professionals.