Learning Outcomes • Understanding and integrating SCANS competencies into their work experience. • Identifying and describing the basic theories of crime and criminal justice. • Understanding how federal, state and/or local criminal justice works and describing how a case develops within the structure of the agency in which the student is placed. • Understanding and applying research tools. • Communicating a basic knowledge of the fundamental principles of criminal law and procedure and how the law effects criminal justice operations in the following areas: o Law enforcement and/or o Courts (juvenile and adult) and/or o Corrections • Identifying and describing the various methods of measuring, counting crime and its distribution. • Identifying criminal justice problems and appropriate solutions. • Applying criminal justice theories and principles to crime related problems. • Finding and critically analyzing information about crime and criminal justice derived from case studies, texts, reports, and data sources. • Verbally communicating and writing solutions to various criminal justice problems in a clear and concise manner. • Making written and/or oral presentations of internship experiences or research findings. • Effectively using information technology to gather and disseminate information.
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