Title: Syllabus
Course: AJS-101 RTZ

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Course Syllabus

Intro to Administration of Justice

AJS 101 On Line

Instructor:  [Your name here]

Contact Telephone:  [Your number here]

E-Mail: [Your e-mail here]

Office Hours: [Your contact hours/times]

Course Description:

Organization and jurisdiction of local, state and federal law enforcement, judicial and corrections systems, terminology and constitutional limitations of the system.

Course Goals/Objectives:

To provide students with the necessary skills to prepare them for understanding the contemporary environment of criminal justice systems in the United States.  Providing a basic understanding and knowledge of what crime is, and how our justice system deals with these issues.

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Course Competencies:

Students will demonstrate by their scores on written assignments, exams, and discussion, mastery of the basic skills necessary to perform the following:

1. Basic problem solving techniques
2. Instruction interpretation
3. Understanding criminal justice vocabulary and terms
4. Explain the structure of the American criminal justice systems
5. Describe how each criminal justice system is financed for growth and development
6. Describe the management and organizational structure of the CJ system
7. Describe what impact the juvenile justice system has had on the American public

What to expect in class:

- Lecture
- Discussion
- Debate
- Cooperative studying and learning
- Inside and outside class assignments
- Individualized learning

Required Text:

“Criminal Justice Today, 13^th Edition”

Frank Schmalleger       ISBN:

Material to be graded:

Quizzes, total of 9 for point value, 1 for pass/fail value. 500 points total + 1 pass fail.

Current Event / New article discussion,  total value @ 100 points, minimum of 10 points each.

Research papers / Opinion papers, total of 4; 200 points total

Civilian Ride a Long with Law Enforcement or Courtroom Attendance. 100 pts.

Written final exam, available on a date TBD during finals week.  100 points Final Exam

Course total on points 1000 points.

Assignments will be  graded [on your scheduled dates/times] and posted on [Your college/institution's LMS].   Please note the

dates  the assignment will be available, it will be adhered to.

Extra Credit:                        Available as needed but not scheduled.

Course Evaluation:            A                 % or higher

B                 % -%

C                 %-%

D                 %-%

F                 % or lower

Student grades will be updated [on your scheduled dates/times] and posted on [Your college/institution's LMS] .

Written Assignments:       All assignment’s will be typed, font of 12.

Homework:

No late assignments will be accepted unless prior arrangements have been made with me.

Ethics:

Each student is responsible for the completion of his or her own work.  Personal integrity is of the utmost importance; academic dishonesty will not be tolerated and will result in failure of AJS101.

General Information:

It is highly beneficial and recommended that the student read and become familiar with

[Your college's] student handbook and general information available [where your college posts this information].

Communication:

Communication is an essential part of learning.  Should you have concerns about this course communicate your thoughts to me clearly so we may work together for resolution.  I encourage discussion and will require it of each student.  I will respond to e-mails within [A description of your email preferences here].

Attendance:

Students are required to log in the 1^st week of class to prevent being dropped for no show.  Also required is completion of the assessment quiz which closes at 5 pm on Friday of the 1^st week of class.

Students are expected to attend and participate in class; attendance / participation are paramount to academic success.    If for any reason you are unable to participate with class, please notify me as soon as possible via [Instructor's LMS] e-mail.

FINAL EXAM

Part I

There will be a written final exam, available on a date TBD during finals week.  100 pts

Part II

Civilian Ride a Long with Law Enforcement or Courtroom Attendance. 100 pts.

Due date is [Your due date here].

You are responsible for scheduling with the law enforcement agency of your choice, local – county- state or federal, a ride along for a minimum of 4 hours.  The other option is to research with either [a local] Justice [or equivalent] Court or [a local] County Superior [or equivalent] Court, adult or juvenile and attend a hearing or trial for a minimum of 4 hours.  Upon completing so, write a 1500 word minimum paper on your experience.   This is a key part of your grade.

Do not wait till the last minute to complete.

Reflection Paper / Course Assessment

Due on [Your selected due date here], hard copy submission.

A reflection paper is due to me. It needs to be limited to two pages and is required.  This is for my ongoing assessment of the web class and your opinion counts.  I value your opinion as the student.

Think critically.  I welcome you and look forward to this semester.

I reserve the right to modify the course syllabus if needed but will provide you the student with written notice of such.

ATTENDANCE PROCEDURE

[Copy and paste, or link your college/institution's attendance procedure and policy guide here]

[Your institution's] Statements

[The list below is sample topics of what could be copy and pasted or linked here]

ADVISING

SCHOOL CLOSURE

CLASSROOM/COMPUTER

POLICIES

DRUG -FREE COLLEGE

ENVIRONMENT

EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

EQUAL ACCESS

INFORMATION RESOURCES AND LIBRARY SERVICES

LEARNING ASSISTANCE

TIME SPENT OUTSIDE OF CLASS ON COURSEWORK

FINAL EXAM POLICY

STUDENT CONCERNS AND CODE OF CONDUCT

STUDENT RIGHT TO KNOW/ CONSUMER INFORMATION

STUDENT LIFE