Faculty Syllabus

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Students are expected to meet the following requirements:

a.  Outside reading: A selection of outside reading and questions will be assigned periodically throughout the semester for engagement. These are in classroom assignments completed in class and turned in for a grade.  

If you are absent and happen to miss the assignment, then it is your responsibility to get the assignment. You have 5 days to makeup the assignment. No exception to this rule! Late assignments will not be accepted.

b. Quizzes: You will have a quiz from the previous lectures. To receive credit for these quizzes you must be present in class the day they are given.  Any correct answers will be added points to your next test grade.

c. Successfully complete examinations:  There will be (2) examinations, a combination of multiple choice and true/false. Test material will come from your textbook and outside reading. Exam dates is noted in the course calendar.  There is NOT a comprehensive Final Exam. 

d.  Course Connect is your interactive learning tool.  You can locate course connect on your blackboard link. Here you will login to locate your eBook and the interactive assignments.  You are required to complete the reading portions and the short answers for the chapters not covered in class. Complete it for the following chapters:  Chapter 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, & 14.

e.  TCOLE learning objective will be presented in this class.  You can find a link of those objectives on blackboard under “TCOLE Requirements.”  Here is where you will find the workbooks that you are required to complete. There is a total of 4.  Some of the material will be covered in class in engaging activities and quizzes.

d.  Attendance: Three (3) excusable absences will not affect final grade.  On the fourth (4) absences, final grade will do down a letter grade. This is a lecture class, so attendance is a requirement. No exceptions. 

Absences which are not “approved” or “excused” shall be considered unexcused.

e. AI Policy

In this course, generative AI (such as ChatGPT, DALL·E, Copilot, Google AI, or similar tools) may be used only for creating personal study materials. Assignments, quizzes, and exams will be completed without AI assistance. The purpose of this class is to prepare you for your future career, where no AI tools will be available—only the knowledge and skills you have truly learned.

You are welcome to use AI to generate practice questions, outlines, or study aids, but you must carefully review and verify any AI-generated content. These tools are not always accurate, especially in areas of statutory law, and relying on them without understanding the material will not help you succeed. Misuse of AI outside these guidelines will be treated as a violation of academic integrity.

e. Participation:

Participation is a great way of learning. I believe that we can learn from one another. Therefore, express your ideas on whatever topic we are discussing. However, I do ask that we respect one another. Also let us give each person an opportunity to participate. Please refrain from monopolizing class discussions.

Please come prepared for class and I will do my best to make class interesting.

EXAMS AND COURSE GRADING:

Students should be prepared to take the exam at the time noted on the course calendar.

GRADING:

                               Short Answer Homework:    20pts each (chapters 3, 6, 10, 11, 13, & 14)

                               Exams:                                    100pts each (2 Exams taken in person)

                               Orientation activities:            100 each

                               Engaging Assignments           100 each

                               TCOLE Workbooks (4)           50 each

                               TCOLE Quizzes(Group)       100 each            

1. Assignment:  Each chapter contains the following:

                               Smart Book:                           20pts each

                               Short Answer Homework:    20pts each

                               Chapter Quiz:                         30pts each

                               Exams:                                    100pts each

                               Orientation:                            100 pts

                              Class room assignments           400 pts

2.       Must complete an orientation the first week of class. You can locate on blackboard            

         under the tab “syllabus.”   The orientation is worth 100pts.

3.      The most you can earn in this course is 1980

4.     In each chapter, you are responsible for completing chapter quizzes, smart book, short answer homework, and exam.

5.  Course Participation: Unlike a traditional classroom-based course, you do not need to show up to class at a specific time every day to earn your class participation grade in an asynchronous online course. Instead, you need to complete the required assignments in each of the chapters.

6. It is your responsibility to log on at least three different times on three different days to check on announcements. Failure to do so is not a valid excuse for late assignments. Late assignments will not be accepted under any circumstances. It is best to stay on track.

7.  As a hybrid class, in person attendance is required. 

Online Etiquette: The objective in an online discussion is to be collaborative, not combative. Please, proofread your responses carefully before you post them to make sure that they will not be offensive to others. Use discussions to develop your skills in collaboration and teamwork. Treat the discussion areas as a creative environment where you and your classmates can ask questions, express opinions, revise opinions, and take positions just as you would in a more traditional classroom setting. 

 Introduction to Criminal Justice by Robert M. Bohm & Keith N. Haley

This course provides an introduction to criminal justice in America. The primary goal of this course is to develop a general understanding of the criminal justice system and its response to crime in society today.  Students will consider crime in the U.S., explore the key elements of the criminal justice system (policing, courts, 1 and corrections), and examine a number of special issues relevant to criminal justice today.

Define the functions and roles of all major components (police, courts and corrections) of U.S. Criminal Justice System. • Differentiate the institutions, law and concepts that compose the Criminal Justice System • Identify and apply ethical considerations that are intrinsic components of the criminal Justice system • Differe. ntiate, analyze and apply the constitutional constraints under which police, corrections and prosecutors must operate in a free society. • Distinguish various career paths and positions available in the traditional criminal justice workforce • * Integrate academic theory with practical applications of law enforcement