I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Topics in Criminal Justice

2. Course Prefix & Number:
CRJU 2110

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits - Variable: 1-3

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab Hours: 0

4. Course Description:

This course will address those issues currently under public scrutiny. These would likely include, but not be limited to, deadly force and use of force, capital punishment, racism in the system, sexism within the justice system, police corruption, and abuse of authority throughout the system. This course will emphasize police are public servants who have the fundamental duty to protect and serve the community.

5. Placement Tests Required:

Accuplacer (specify test):

No placement tests required

Score:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

Name of Program(s)	Program Type
Criminal Justice	AAS

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Demonstrate oral communication skills	Locate, evaluate, and synthesize in a responsible manner material from diverse sources and points of view.

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

Expected Outcome	MnTC Goal Area
Recognize and explain discrimination and harassment issues in policing
Examine different leaderships with different departments on how they impact employee morale
Recognize and discuss vulnerable adults
Discuss use of force issues involving police
Describe political, social and economic groups that shape American society and culture. In particular, describe groups who have suffered discrimination and exclusion
Examine human behavior scuh as implicit and explicit structural racism
Recognize officers of public service and the example they hold in both work and personal lives
Research a topic and submit in written APA format

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

 1.        How to Research Criminal Justice Topics

• Newspapers
• Magazines
• Internet
• Textbooks
• Library website

2.         How to write an APA document

• General Features
• Priorities and Basics
• Title and Text Pages
• Headings and Lists
• Abbreviations and Capitals
• Numbers and Statistics
• Tables and Figures
• Citations and References

3.         Individual Presentation

• Confidence in presentation
• Knowledge of material
• Appearance