Administration in Criminal Justice
Presents general administrative concepts of criminal justice agency operations. Examines organizational principles and the individual, allocation and management of human resources, organizational effectiveness, change and evaluation. Prerequisite: CRJ101. Spring only.
Subject Code: CRJ
Course Number: 205
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours 3
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Analyze criminal justice administrative and management principles as they pertain to real life situations.
2. Explain the organizational structures of the three components of the criminal justice system.
3. Describe the management functions of various criminal justice organizations.
4. Explain the significance of leadership within a criminal justice agency.
5. Describe the sub-culture of employees (culture, perspectives, attitudes, style and ethics) typically present within the criminal justice system.
6. Locate information effectively using tools appropriate to their criminal justice issue.
7. Evaluate information from a variety of sources with an awareness of authority, validity, bias, and origin to develop a comprehensive scholarly presentation on an important criminal justice issue.
8. Demonstrate an understanding of the ethical dimensions of information use, creation, and dissemination, whether from traditional sources or emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence.
9. Deliver an effective presentation on a criminal justice issue.
Effective Term: Fall 2026
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