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School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Criminal Justice
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Mission |
Outcomes |
Assessment |
Faculty |
Student Work |
Departmental Learning Goals and Objectives
Each student beginning with the declaration of a Criminal
Justice major or enrollment in a course that can be used for the
major, should start to create a student file which will
eventually contain relevant materials from each course. Students
graduated from the Criminal Justice Program should be able to
demonstrate the skills and knowledge as stated in the following
nine goals.
| Goal 1: |
Critical Thinking: Being able to
analyze and discuss issues of crime and justice from
different perspectives that reflect critical and
independent thinking.
(Courses most likely to provide an opportunity for the accumulation of
evidence to show fulfillment of this goal: any course(s) within the Criminal Justice Curriculum).
| Objective A: |
The student should explain the arguments for and against various
positions on any criminal justice issue.
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| Objective B: |
The student should address any criminal justice issue by
explaining conservation and liberal perspectives.
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| Objective C: |
The student should demonstrate the ability to think critically and
raise relevant questions when reading written materials (e.g. journal articles, books, etc.) in
the existing literature that address criminal justice issues.
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| Goal 2: |
Oral Communication: Being able to
intelligently convey, present, and discuss ideas and
issues in one-on-one or group situations.
(Courses most likely to provide an opportunity for the accumulation of evidence to show fulfillment of
this goal: any course(s) within the Criminal Justice curriculum).
| Objective A: |
The student should demonstrate the ability to intelligently
communicate ideas and issues in individual presentations.
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| Objective B: |
The student should demonstrate the ability to intelligently
communicate ideas and debate issues in a class context.
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| Goal 3: |
Written Communication:
Being able to write effectively following appropriate
writing styles as commonly practiced in the social
sciences.
| Objective A: |
The student should demonstrate the ability to complete course
assignment(s) in a grammatically correct and structurally sound way, without spelling errors,
and following appropriate social science writing styles, to include the American Psychological
Association (APA) style.
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| Goal 4: |
Theory of Crime: To
understand the nature, extent, and causation of crime.
(Courses most likely to provide an opportunity for the accumulation of evidence to show fulfillment of
this goal: CRJU 100 & CRJU 371).
| Objective A: |
The student understands the definitions of crime.
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| Objective B: |
The student understands the extent to which the crime problem is
being experienced in America.
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| Objective C: |
The student should explain and distinguish among the major schools
of criminological thoughts: Classical, Positivist, Social Structure, Social Process, Conflict,
and Integrated.
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| Goal 5: |
Law and Society: Being able
to explain the role of criminal law in the regulation of
human conduct and maintenance of stability in society.
(Courses most likely to provide an opportunity for the accumulation of evidence to show fulfillment of
this goal: CRJU 100 & CRJU 310).
| Objective A: |
The student understands the historical development of criminal law
for the resolution of personal conflicts and promotion of civility in societies.
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| Objective B: |
The student understands the role of criminal law in the American
justice processes.
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| Goal 6: |
Understanding the Police:
Being able to describe the philosophy, theory,
processes, and reform of American, police agencies at
the federal, state, and local levels.
(Courses most likely to provide an opportunity for the accumulation of evidence to show fulfillment
of this goal: CRJU 100 & CRJU 376).
| Objective A: |
The student understands the history, organizational structures and
functions of police agencies at the federal, state, and local levels.
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| Objective B: |
The student should describe and distinguish among the various styles
of policing and the philosophy and theory behind each style.
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| Objective C: |
The student should explain the constitutional framework within which
the American police performs its duties.
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| Objective D: |
The student should explain at least three major problems or issues
(e.g. corruption, excessive use of force, poor police community relations, etc.), confronting the
American police and strategies for implementing change.
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| Goal 7: |
Understanding Criminal
Adjudication: Being able to explain the philosophy,
theory, processes, and reform of American courts at the
federal, state, and local levels.
(Courses most likely to provide an opportunity for the accumulation of evidence to show fulfillment of
this goal: CRJU 100, CRJU 371, & CRJU 379).
| Objective A: |
The student understands the organizational structures, functions,
and jurisdictional authority of American courts (criminal and civil) at the federal, state, and
local levels.
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| Objective B: |
The student understands the various elements of the trial process.
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| Objective C: |
The student understands at least three problems or issues facing the
American judiciary (e.g. sentencing disparity, prosecutorial discretion, diminishing ethical
standards among defense attorneys, etc.) and strategies for implementing change.
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| Goal 8: |
Understanding Crime and
Punishment: Being able to explain the philosophy,
processes, and reform of American correctional
institutions at the federal, state, and local levels.
(Courses most likely to provide an opportunity for the accumulation of evidence to show fulfillment of
this goal: CRJU 100, CRJU 371, & CRJU 379).
| Objective A: |
The student understands the history and philosophy behind the
punishment of criminal behavior in America, to include the existing forms of punishment
authorized under the current legal system.
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| Goal 9: |
Research and Statistics:
Being able to utilize knowledge in research methods and
statistical applications to promote an understanding of
criminal behavior and assess the effectiveness of
criminal justice policies.
(Courses most likely to provide an opportunity for the accumulation of evidence to show fulfillment of
this goal: MATH 140 & PSYC 200. Also CRJU 300).
| Objective A: |
The student understands basic statistics.
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| Objective B: |
The student knows how to use computer software necessary for
statistical analyses.
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| Objective C: |
The student understands major research designs and sampling
strategies.
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| Objective D: |
TThe student understands the research designs used in the Uniform
Crime Report and the National Crime Victimization Survey.
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| Objective E: |
The student knows how to develop research projects.
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| Objective F: |
The student knows how to conduct individual research using the
library reference materials or computer-assisted reference services.
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