INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE CRIMINAL JUSTICE  1010 (Links to other courses taught by Professor Jordan can be found at the bottom of this page.) SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY INSTRUCTOR:  LAMAR JORDAN E-Mail:   jordan@suu.edu Telephone:  (435)865-8347 Fall 2008 Office Hours:  TR 9-10    W 10-11

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COURSE OVERVIEW:   The philosophy and history of law enforcement, courts, and corrections;  processes of justice from detection of crime to parole of offender;  evaluation of modern police services; survey of professional career opportunities;  development of delinquent and criminal behavior; study of societal reaction to crime and punishment, and why punishment exists.
 

TEXT:    INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE
              Robert M. Bohm/Keith N. Haley
               Published by Glencoe Mcgraw Hill            For more pertinent information visit the Study Center at:   www.glencoe.com/ps/cj/intro
 
 

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1.    To introduce students to the three components (law enforcement, courts, and corrections) of the criminal justice process in the United States.
2.    To introduce students to the past, present, and future operation of criminal justice in the United States.
3.    To introduce students to the unique vocabulary of criminal justice.
4.    To provide students with the contextual basis for a critical understanding of criminal justice in the United States.
5.    To introduce students to employment opportunities in criminal justice.
 

GRADING:

Satisfactory performance on three examinations.  Approximate dates of the exams are:  Exam #1 - 5th week,  Exam #2 - 10th week, Final Exam - 16th week.
Participation in class and other assignments are worth 10% of your final grade.  Exam questions come from class lectures and readings from the text.  Exams consists of mutiple choice and true/false type questions.  All questions are to be answered on scantrons with a number 2 pencil.  Make-up exams are given in only exceptional circumstances (for instance, serious illness or hospital commitment).  Otherwise, missed exams are recorded as an "F."

Exam scores are calculated as follows:

93-100% = A;    90-92% = A-;    87-89% = B+;    83-86% = B;    80-82% = B-;    77-79% = C+;    73-76% = C;    70-72% = C-;    67-69% = D+;
63-66% = D;    60-62% = D-;    0-59% = F.
 
 
 
 
 

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:    R. Lamar Jordan is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Southern Utah University (SUU), where he has been a member of the faculty since 1995.  He received a B.A. degree from Brigham Young University in 1968, and a MEd. from Virginia State University in 1972.  Mr. Jordan's teaching experience includes four years as a high school teacher of history and coach in football and wrestling.  Prior to coming to SUU, he worked as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1972 to 1994. His career of 22 years with the FBI included assignments in Louisville, KY; Chicago, IL; Birmingham, AL; Washington, D.C.; and El Paso, TX.  He has had broad practical experience in investigating organized crime, white collar crime, interstate theft offenses, bank robberies, and drug violations.  Mr. Jordan's professional experience also included field and headquarters supervisory responsibilities.  He was an instructor and administrator responsible for New Agents Training at the FBI Academy, Quantico, VA from 1986-1991.  He retired from the FBI in 1994 and moved to Cedar City, Utah.

COURSE SCHEDULE AND READING ASSIGNMENTS FROM TEXT:
 

WEEK	TOPIC/ACTIVITY	CHAPTER
1	Introduction, Crime in the United States, Measuring Crime	1 & 2
2	Victims of Crime, Explaining Crime	2 & 3
3	Theories of Crime Causation,	3
4	Rule of Law, Criminal Law & Civil Law, Exclusionary Rule	4
5	Procedural Law, Rights of the Accused, Bill of Rights	4
6	EXAM # 1,  History and Structure of Law Enforcement	5
7	Policing in America, Police Functions	6
8	Police Recruitment & Selection, Issues in Policing	6
9	The Courts, Pretrial Stages, The Trial	7
10	Sentencing Procedure, Death Penalty	8
11	EXAM # 2, Institutional Corrections	9
12	Corrections, Prison Life	10
13	Inmate Rights, Release and Recidivism, Community Corrections	10 & 11
14	Probation, Parole, Intermediate Sanctions	11
15	Juvenile Justice, Criminal Justice Careers	12
16	FINAL EXAM (Covers material since Exam # 2)

The above lesson topics are supplemented with the viewing and discussion of related videos.
 
 
 
 

 Links to other courses:

CJ 4990-01 Criminal Justice Seminar (Taught on the SUU Campus)
CJ 4990-50 Criminal Justice Seminar (Taught on the DSC Campus)