STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 1. Develop an informed understanding of the basic components of justice processes

 2. Compare the various goals and perspectives of the criminal justice system

 3. Recognize the major sources of crime data, including their uses and limitations

 4. Explain the major theories of crime and criminal behavior

 5. Describe victimization and victim precipitation

 6. Discuss the historical foundation, sources and current interpretation of criminal law, including substantive and procedural law.

 7. Examine the historical evolution and the current role of policing in a modern society

 8. Identify criminal court systems and the process of an adversarial system

 9. Evaluate correctional systems, sentences, and the purposes of punishment

 10. Explore future trends in law enforcement, criminal court, and correctional processes

 REQUIRED TOPICAL OUTLINE:

  I.   Crime and the Criminal Justice System

       A. Crime and Criminal Justice

       B. Nature of Crime, Criminal Behavior, and Victimization

       C. Criminal Law

  II.   Police in Society

       A. Historical evolution to modern day policing

       B. Role and Function

       C. Issues in Policing

  III.   Courts

       A. Dual Court System

       B. Prosecution

       C. Defense

       D. Judiciary

       E. Trial Process

       F. Punishment and Sentencing

  IV. Corrections

       A. Community corrections

       B. Incarceration

       C. Re-entry