CJUS 701 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems

The criminal justice PhD student should have expert breadth and depth of knowledge about criminal justice systems. Typically the breadth and depth of knowledge is focused on US-based criminal justice systems. To fully appreciate the vastness of criminal justice––the great differences, and the similarities––this course brings the student through an in depth tour of at least 7 countries’ criminal justice systems.

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Course Requirements Checklist

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

Discussions (5)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to provide a thread in response to the provided prompt for the Discussion on the selected country’s criminal justice system. The thread must be 600 words, include at least 5 citations in current APA format, and demonstrate course-related knowledge. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to 2 classmates’ threads. Each reply must be 250 words and include at least 1 citation in current APA format.

Scenario Paper Assignments (7)

The student will prepare a series of 7 comprehensive research papers on an assigned criminal justice system in a country other than the United States. The student will prepare an 6-8-page paper with a minimum 6 scholarly articles, 1 Biblical reference, and 1 newspaper article. In the paper, the student will analyze the assigned country and the entire criminal justice system in that country. Additionally, the student will examine the effectiveness of the criminal justice system, the human rights aspect of the country’s criminal justice system, and compare the system to major criminal justice tenants in the Bible. The student must review the Scenario Paper Assignment Instructions and Grading Rubrics in Canvas for the unique and quite challenging way the student will complete each paper.