ADJ 299 - Supervised Study in Criminal Justice

Credits: 4
Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours. This is the core course in the Administration of Justice Program. The student has the option to write either a 22-page research project on a narrow topic in the field of criminal justice or participate in an approved 80 hour internship. The topic for the project has to be approved by the instructor beforehand. This internship requires a minimum of 80 hours of actual internship, excluding application and processing. The student’s progress will be monitored by the professor via mandatory documentation on Canvas, as well as spot checks by the professor at the designated place of internship. Every student shall log onto Canvas within 24 hours of each internship experience. The student will then write a detailed FULL 3 PARAGRAPH description of what took place during each internship-scheduled date. The student’s writing skills will be evaluated and be a factor in determining the student’s overall grade for the class. Grammar and spelling are very important. The student will log onto Canvas, access their folder, and complete a posting for EACH and EVERY internship contact he or she has with the assigned agency or instructor. Every student will include the following five pieces of information for each logged encounter: date of contact, time of contact, hours worked on that particular date, immediate supervisor’s name (who observed you?), and cumulative hours over the semester.

Prerequisite: Instructor permission.

Lecture 4 hours.