C J 217 - Administration of Justice Communica

5 Credits

Report writing; testifying in court; witness and victim interviewing; suspect interrogation; intercultural communication; interviewing juveniles and special needs populations; media relations; death notification.

Fees

Quarters Typically Offered

Spring Day

Designed to Serve Students interested in or pursuing a career in law enforcement or correcitons.
Active Date 2013-08-27

Grading System Decimal Grade
Class Limit 38
Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted Elective Yes
Course Outline
Statement Analysis Celebrated cases FBI methodology Report Writing LE Learning center video series Written assignments re victim interviews Interviewing Basic principles of interviewing Persuasive interviewing Child interviewing Interrogation John Reid course Case studies Testifying Public speaking Lie detection Special needs Death notification Elderly(Alzheimer’s) Suicide prevention

Student Learning Outcomes
Understand the techniques for successful suspect interrogation.

Distinguish interviewing from interrogation.

Identify the elements of police reports.

Know how to organize, format, and write a police report.

Explain the Do’s and Don’ts of testifying in court.

Detect lies through body language and statement analysis.