SYLLABUS Fall 2020

CRJ-101-300 Intro to Crim Justice Online 06/01 - 07/08/2021.

Professor John Arezzi: john.arezzi@ucc.edu, Phone: Office-908-497-4294, Cell-973-714-4976.

Arezzi’s Office SD212.

EVALUATION METHODS Grading will be based on:

• • Midterm Examination= 30% of final grade.
  • Final Examination= 30% of final grade.
  • Essay Questions = 30% of final grade
  • Participation= 10% of final grade.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

• This course introduces students to the background and history of law enforcement, the origin of laws, and the developments of the American Correctional System. The causes of crime, the proper arrest, trial and disposition of the accused is demonstrated.

TEXTBOOK: CJ, Gaines & Miller, Cengage.

SCHEDULE:

• C1 . Criminal Justice Today.
• C2 . The Crime Picture
• C3 . Criminal Law
• C4 . Law Enforcement
• C5 . Problems & solutions in Modern Policing
• C6 . Constitution.
• C7 . Courts
• C8 . Trial
• C9 . Punishment
• C10 . Probation, Parole & Intermediate Sanctions.
• C11 . Prisons & Jails.
• C12 . The Prison Experience.
• C13 . The Juvenile Justice System.
• C14 . Challenges.
• Final Exam:  7/8/21.

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