CJUS 101-002 #162316
"Introduction to Criminal Justice"
Spring 2005
TR 11:00-12:15
HLG 147
Course Outline

                                                                             Assigned Readings
                                                                Schmalleger, 8th ed.      CJUS in LA
Tue Jan 11      1. Introduction 
Thu Jan 13      2. Defining Criminal Justice         1                                     1, 2

Tue Jan 18      3. Crime Statistics                      2                                     3, 4
Thu Jan 20      4. The "Crime Problem"              2                                     5, 6 

Tue Jan 25      5. Criminology                             3                                     7, 8
Thu Jan 27      6. The Drug Problem                 16                                         9

Tue Feb  1       7. TEST 1
Thu Feb  3       8. Police History                        5 

Thu  Feb 10      9. American Policing Today      5, 6                                     10, 17

Tue  Feb 15     10. Issues in Policing                 6, 8                                    11, 12, 13
The  Feb 17     11. Issues in Policing                 6, 8                                    14, 15, 16

Tue Feb  22     12. Legal Aspects of Policing      7
Thu Feb  24     13. TEST 2

Tue Mar   1     14. Criminal Law                          4                                        18, 19
Thu Mar   3     15. Law and Courts                     4, 9                                       20

Tue Mar   8      16. Courtroom Work Group         9                                           21
Thu Mar 10      17. Arrest through Trial                10                                     22, 23

Tue Mar 15      18. Juvenile Justice                       15 
Thu Mar 17      19. Juvenile Justice: Speaker         15                                          33

Tue Mar 22      20. Law and Juvenile Justice Review
Thu Mar 24      21. TEST 3

Tue Apr   5      22. Sentencing                                11
Thu Apr   7      23. Sentencing/The Death Penalty   11                                        24, 25

Tue Apr 12      24. Community Corrections             12
Thu Apr 14      25. Prisons and Jails                         13                                       26, 27, 31, 32 

Tue Apr 19      26. Prison Life                                  14                                        28, 29, 30
Thu Apr 21      27. TEST 4 

Tue Apr 26      28. Review 
Thu Apr 28      29. Optional Class

Fri May   6      30. FINAL EXAM 1:30-2:30 p.m.