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Research paper thumbnail of Looking for the Law: ACJS Program Certification Standards and Introductory Criminal Justice Textbooks

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2012

ABSTRACT Comprehending the United States system of government, its primary law sources and the de... more ABSTRACT Comprehending the United States system of government, its primary law sources and the decision-making process of its courts is essential foundational knowledge for criminal justice students. The ACJS Certification Standards for Baccalaureate College/University Criminal Justice Programs (2005) include Law Adjudication, with the identified related content topics of “[c]riminal law, criminal procedures, prosecution, defense, and court processes and decision-making” (p. 9), a recognition of the importance of these content areas. The ACJS recommendations are not radical ideas. Anderson, Reinsmith-Jones, and Mangels (2011) propose that the addition of legal knowledge and techniques to the traditional criminal justice methodology will provide a triangulated approach strengthening the criminal justice discipline. This suggestion is based on their recognition that “the law is the main catalyst and foundation governing both criminology and criminal justice” (p. 97). Integrating basic legal concepts into introductory courses would similarly strengthen the foundational knowledge of students in the discipline. With the ACJS standards as a framework, this study examines the coverage and depth of treatment in introductory criminal justice textbooks of concepts related to these basic categories of legal knowledge. The study has operationalized these topic areas as: the roles of the three branches of government, the separation of powers among the branches, the levels of government, the hierarchical organization of the court system between trial and appellate courts and state and federal courts and the differences between criminal and civil law, enacted law and common law and the primary sources of law.

Research paper thumbnail of Grand Rapids Bar Association Diversity Study

Research paper thumbnail of Teaching Computer Aided Legal Research to Criminal Justice Students

Research paper thumbnail of A Practitioner's Guide to the Administration of Electronic Monitoring Programs

Offender Programs Report, 2002

Research paper thumbnail of Getting Tenure and Redressing Denial

Research paper thumbnail of Considerations Surrounding Tenure Denial

Research paper thumbnail of Reasonable Suspicion

Encyclopedia of Social Problems, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Weapons of Mass Victimization, Radioactive Waste Shipments, and Environmental Laws: Policy Making and First Responders

American Behavioral Scientist, 2003

Transnational and domestic terrorists may employ unconventional weapons of mass destruction and/o... more Transnational and domestic terrorists may employ unconventional weapons of mass destruction and/or mass contamination in their future operations against governments. These asymmetrical tactics may include nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons designed to produce panic and disruption in daily life. This article addresses several of the myriad legal and practical issues relative to potential radiological weapons. Several suggestions as to local-level policy are offered and discussed. Among these suggestions are the need for local law enforcement and policy decision makers to formally recognize the potential use of radiological weapons of mass contamination and the need to develop both protection strategies for radioactive shipments that may be at risk from this form of crime and proactive public intervention measures for when communities are faced with a terrorist attack on shipments of nuclear waste.

Research paper thumbnail of A leadership approach to criminal justice education: developing tomorrow’s decision makers

Criminal Justice Studies, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Unmasking the Blurred Lines Regulating the Foreign Intelligence and Domestic Surveillance Activities of the United States

Public Administration Review

Research paper thumbnail of The History of Criminal Justice Responses to Perceived External Threats: Lessons from the "Red Scare" and 1996 Antiterrorism Legislation

Research paper thumbnail of Sexually Abused Female Inmates in State and Local Correctional Institutions

Research paper thumbnail of Risk evaluations for the courts: Is service quality a function of specialization?

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 2003

Psychologists are often asked to testify in court. However, concerns have been expressed in both ... more Psychologists are often asked to testify in court. However, concerns have been expressed in both the legal and psychological literatures about the quality of these services. This article presents survey results comparing the practice patterns of generally licensed psychologists with ...

Research paper thumbnail of Risk Evaluations for the Courts: Is Service Quality a Function of Specialization?

Professional Psychology Research and Practice, May 31, 2003

Psychologists are often asked to testify in court. However, concerns have been expressed in both ... more Psychologists are often asked to testify in court. However, concerns have been expressed in both the legal and psychological literatures about the quality of these services. This article presents survey results comparing the practice patterns of generally licensed psychologists with ...

Research paper thumbnail of Looking for the Law: ACJS Program Certification Standards and Introductory Criminal Justice Textbooks

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2012

ABSTRACT Comprehending the United States system of government, its primary law sources and the de... more ABSTRACT Comprehending the United States system of government, its primary law sources and the decision-making process of its courts is essential foundational knowledge for criminal justice students. The ACJS Certification Standards for Baccalaureate College/University Criminal Justice Programs (2005) include Law Adjudication, with the identified related content topics of “[c]riminal law, criminal procedures, prosecution, defense, and court processes and decision-making” (p. 9), a recognition of the importance of these content areas. The ACJS recommendations are not radical ideas. Anderson, Reinsmith-Jones, and Mangels (2011) propose that the addition of legal knowledge and techniques to the traditional criminal justice methodology will provide a triangulated approach strengthening the criminal justice discipline. This suggestion is based on their recognition that “the law is the main catalyst and foundation governing both criminology and criminal justice” (p. 97). Integrating basic legal concepts into introductory courses would similarly strengthen the foundational knowledge of students in the discipline. With the ACJS standards as a framework, this study examines the coverage and depth of treatment in introductory criminal justice textbooks of concepts related to these basic categories of legal knowledge. The study has operationalized these topic areas as: the roles of the three branches of government, the separation of powers among the branches, the levels of government, the hierarchical organization of the court system between trial and appellate courts and state and federal courts and the differences between criminal and civil law, enacted law and common law and the primary sources of law.

Research paper thumbnail of Grand Rapids Bar Association Diversity Study

Research paper thumbnail of Teaching Computer Aided Legal Research to Criminal Justice Students

Research paper thumbnail of A Practitioner's Guide to the Administration of Electronic Monitoring Programs

Offender Programs Report, 2002

Research paper thumbnail of Getting Tenure and Redressing Denial

Research paper thumbnail of Considerations Surrounding Tenure Denial

Research paper thumbnail of Reasonable Suspicion

Encyclopedia of Social Problems, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Weapons of Mass Victimization, Radioactive Waste Shipments, and Environmental Laws: Policy Making and First Responders

American Behavioral Scientist, 2003

Transnational and domestic terrorists may employ unconventional weapons of mass destruction and/o... more Transnational and domestic terrorists may employ unconventional weapons of mass destruction and/or mass contamination in their future operations against governments. These asymmetrical tactics may include nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons designed to produce panic and disruption in daily life. This article addresses several of the myriad legal and practical issues relative to potential radiological weapons. Several suggestions as to local-level policy are offered and discussed. Among these suggestions are the need for local law enforcement and policy decision makers to formally recognize the potential use of radiological weapons of mass contamination and the need to develop both protection strategies for radioactive shipments that may be at risk from this form of crime and proactive public intervention measures for when communities are faced with a terrorist attack on shipments of nuclear waste.

Research paper thumbnail of A leadership approach to criminal justice education: developing tomorrow’s decision makers

Criminal Justice Studies, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Unmasking the Blurred Lines Regulating the Foreign Intelligence and Domestic Surveillance Activities of the United States

Public Administration Review

Research paper thumbnail of The History of Criminal Justice Responses to Perceived External Threats: Lessons from the "Red Scare" and 1996 Antiterrorism Legislation

Research paper thumbnail of Sexually Abused Female Inmates in State and Local Correctional Institutions

Research paper thumbnail of Risk evaluations for the courts: Is service quality a function of specialization?

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 2003

Psychologists are often asked to testify in court. However, concerns have been expressed in both ... more Psychologists are often asked to testify in court. However, concerns have been expressed in both the legal and psychological literatures about the quality of these services. This article presents survey results comparing the practice patterns of generally licensed psychologists with ...

Research paper thumbnail of Risk Evaluations for the Courts: Is Service Quality a Function of Specialization?

Professional Psychology Research and Practice, May 31, 2003

Psychologists are often asked to testify in court. However, concerns have been expressed in both ... more Psychologists are often asked to testify in court. However, concerns have been expressed in both the legal and psychological literatures about the quality of these services. This article presents survey results comparing the practice patterns of generally licensed psychologists with ...