CJUS 300: Administration of Justice Organizations

11/08/2019 to 04/16/2020 • Modified 03/16/2026

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Course Description

This course is designed to familiarize the student with the theoretical and practical management perspectives embraced by the American criminal justice system. This will include nature of criminal justice organizations, individual and group behavior within those organizations, processes inherent in those organizations, and areas of criminal justice reform from a Christian perspective.

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

Rationale

The purpose of this course is to expose the student to introductory concepts in the field of criminal justice management.  It primarily explores the science of management in the three main areas of the field: policing, courts, and corrections.  This is not a “how-to” be a police manager course, but rather a familiarization of the challenges of organization, staffing, and training (including discussion of Civil Rights obligations), and an overview of historical developments of theoretical frameworks and key thinkers related to managerial development.

Course Assignment

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

The student will take an online quiz over the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations.

Discussions (2)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. The student will complete 2 Discussions in this course. The student will post one initial 100-200-word thread and then post 2 50-100-word replies to two other students’ initial post. (CLO: B, C)

The student will write three 1-2 page memorandums on different topics. To do so, the student will use the instructions and document templates to guide the content and format of the memo. (CLO: A, B, C)

The student will read the assigned chapters in Called to Lead and take online quizzes on the material. (CLO: A)

The student will read the assigned chapters in Managing Police Organizations and take online quizzes on the material. (CLO: B, C)

The student will take one online cumulative quiz on the material covered in the reading assignments. (CLO: A, B, C)

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