Law Enforcement in Criminal Justice

Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice

CJ 130

BREYER STATE UNIVERSITY

Instructor: John Moran, BS

SYLLABUS

COURSE OVERVIEW: Welcome to "Law Enforcement in Criminal Justice", a Bachelor Level course in the curriculum for the Degree, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. I am pleased to instruct you in this course.

They call police officers the gate keepers of the criminal justice system because they decide to arrest a person based on probable cause or let them go. The police officer's discretionary power is the deciding factor if a person starts their path down the criminal justice process or is simply let go. In this course you are going to learn the role police officers play in the criminal justice system.

TIME FRAME: This is a six (6) semester hour course. The course and all exams and/or assignments must be completed within ten weeks. The first day of week one will begin the day that you register for the course or the day that you advise me that your textbooks have arrived and you are ready to begin your studies. Please monitor the time frame as extensions are very rare without special circumstances. Upon successful completion of this course you will be awarded six (6) semester hours of credit. You may accelerate and finish the course prior to the ten week mark, but not in less than four weeks. There is NO mandate to accelerate, it is simply an option if you are able to devote extra time to this course.

TEXTBOOKS: There are two (2) required book for this course. Please obtain these books as soon as possible.

Book 1: Basic Patrol Procedures. Tim Perry. Sheffield Pub Co; 2nd edition, 1998: ISBN # 1879215365.

Book 2: What Cops Know. By Connie Fletcher. Pocket Books. NY: 1992. ISBN # 0-671-75040-2.

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EXAMINATIONS: There are two exams for this course. A midterm taken by week 5 and a final taken by week 10.

GRADING: The grading scale for the course is as follows:

90%-100%    = A
80%-89%      = B
70%-79%      = C
Below 70%    = Fail

Your midterm and final exams are worth 35% each, your topic paper is worth 20%, and your what cops know assignment is worth 10%

TOPIC PAPER: You are to write a paper on a subject that you learned from this class. It should be around five to seven pages which does not include the cover or the bibliography.

COMMUNICATION: You are encouraged to communicate with me via e-mail, group chat in BSU's virtual chat room, or even by telephone if necessary. Depending on how many students are enrolled in this course, we may have one or several group chats scheduled, of which you will be notified. If your e-mail address changes at any time during this course, please notify me right away.

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR: I, John Moran, graduated from Youngstown State University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Criminal Justice. During my studies there I took many psychology and computer science courses. I also am a graduate of the Youngstown State Police Academy, where I graduated with the third highest grade of a class of 50 cadets. I plan to, in the future, earn my Masters in Policing Science. In my spare time I enjoy weight lifting, jogging, music, and pistol shooting.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1). Prepare for a patrol.
2). Understand elements of crime prevention.
3). Know what community oriented policing is.
4). Analysis the various types of patrol.
5). Identify when to arrest and when not to.
6). Understand the different types of stops.
7). Identify different felonies.
8). Handle different types of calls.
9). Have a better understanding of police procedure.

INFORMATION: If you have any questions regarding this program, you may address them to adm@breyerstate.com. An administrative faculty member will respond to all questions.

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