Criminal Justice in America
Readings & Resources
Cole, George, F., Smith, Christopher, “Criminal Justice in America”, (2010), 6th Edition, Wadsworth Publishing, ISBN: 10-0495809829
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Final Examination – 25 points (Due Week 8)
• During the last week of class the Instructor will provide five essay questions to the student.
• The student will select one of the essay questions to answer.
• The student will have two hours to complete the essay question they have selected.
• The length of the essay will be two to three double spaced typed pages.
• The student may use the textbook, notes or other forms of information
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PLEASE FOLLOW EACH INSTRUCTION FOR THIS PAPER……….
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This quiz will provide you with 5 options to write about for the final. You will answer one of the questions. You are required to support your answers with information from at least one other related chapter, class material or discussion. The source of your support material must be noted in brackets ( ) immediately following that information. Please ensure that your answer is framed as an issue with Management of Criminal Justice Programs. Once you start the final, you will have two hours to complete it. Your response should be 800 words in length.
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HERE IS A LIST OF CHAPTERS I HAD TO READ FROM IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THIS FINAL EXAM PROJECT…… THIS CAN HELP YOU TO SCAM THROUGH THE READING…
Required Readings
• Chapter 1 – The Criminal Justice System: Goals of Criminal Justice, Crime and Justice in a Multicultural Society (Week 1)
• Chapter 2 – Crime and Justice in America (Week 1)
• Chapter 4 – Police (Week 2)
• Chapter 5 – Twenty-First-Century Challenges in Policing (Week 3)
• Chapter 6 – Police and Law: Police Abuse of Power, Civic Accountability (Week 4)
• Chapter 8 – Pretrial Procedures, Plea Bargaining, and the Criminal Trial: Plea Bargaining (Week 4)
• Chapter 9 – Punishment and Sentencing (Week 5)
• Chapter 10 – Corrections (Week 5)
• Chapter 11 – Community Corrections: Probation and Intermediate Sanctions (Week 6)
• Chapter 12 – Incarceration and Prison Society (Week 6)
• Chapter 14 – Technology and Criminal Justice (Week 7)
• Chapter 13 – Reentry into the Community (Week 8)
• Chapter 15 – Juvenile Justice: Youth Crime in the United States, The Development of Juvenile Justice, Problems and Perspectives (Week 8)
