AJS-101 Introduction to Criminal Justice
Course Description: An introduction to crime and society's responses to it. Examines the nature and causes of crime, the criminal law, constitutional safeguards, and the organization and operation of the criminal justice system including the police, courts, jails, prisons, probation and parole departments, and community corrections agencies. Covers the history of the criminal justice system, terminology and career opportunities.
CRIMINAL SYSTEM
| -- Arrest / Detain / Take into Custody | -- Habeas Corpus / Judicial Review | -- Prisons / Correctional Facilities / Jails |
| -- Bail / Bond | -- Incarceration / Imprisonment | -- Probation / Conditional Release |
| -- Constitutional Protections / Due Process / Civil Liberties | -- Indictment / Grand Jury | -- Prosecutor / District Attorney |
| -- Courts / Judiciary | -- Jury / Peers | -- Sentencing / Punishment |
| -- Crimes / Criminal / Offenses / Illegal | -- Legal / Law / Regulations / Policy | -- Society / Community / Public |
| -- Criminal Justice / Jurisprudence / Penal System | -- Parole / Early Release | -- Testimony / Evidence / Witness |
| -- Criminal Law / Penal Code | -- Plea Bargain / Plea Agreement | -- Verdict / Judgment / Ruling |
| -- Defense Attorney / Counsel / Public Defender | -- Police / Law Enforcement | -- Warrant / Court Order |
TYPES OF CRIMES
| -- Arson | -- Felony / Serious-Crime / Major Offense |
-- Property-Crime |
| -- Assault / Battery / Aggravated-Assault | -- Homicide / Murder / Manslaughter | -- Robbery / Armed-Robbery / Mugging |
| -- Burglary / Breaking-and-Entering / Trespass | -- Juvenile-Crime / Delinquency / Youth-Crime | -- Sexual-Crime / Sex-Offense / Sex Offender / Sexual-Assault / Rape |
| -- Cybercrime / E-Crime / Internet-Fraud | -- Larceny/Theft / Stealing / Shoplifting | -- Statutory-Crime / Prohibited-Act |
| -- Domestic-Violence / Intimate-Partner-Violence | -- Misdemeanor / Minor-Offense | -- Violent Crime / Crime of Violence |
| -- Drug-Crime / Narcotics / Drug-Trafficking |
-- Organized-Crime / Gang-Activity |
-- White-Collar-Crime / Business-Fraud |