CRJS 219 Writing for Criminal Justice,3 hours credit -This course gives focus on the development of reading, writing, and critical thinking skills in criminal justice. Student will be introduce to basic academic research and writing with a focus on emphasis on professional writing in the field of criminal justice. Other topics covered in the course will include when “why and how” of police report writing with special guidance on how to write accurately and concisely at the same time. The student will gain experience in in both writing and and interpret literature in criminal justice. In addition to gaining skills in basics of criminal justice research and use of the APA style, students will be taught to take notes effectively write reports, social histories, the student will also gain skills in writing in a concise manner, proper formatting and specific report writing and approaches to include agency and court narratives.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, student will gain abilities and skills to:
- Understand the questions that make a useful report while differentiating facts, inferences, and opinions
- Demonstrate mastery of professional vocabulary in Criminal Justice
- Distinguish between well-written statements and poorly written statements
- Evaluate research a by a set criteria
- Categorize steps to take in report writing
- Demonstrate oral communications skills
- Discover how to take notes
- Prove when to use the first person, active voice
- Recognize and verify how to eliminate unnecessary words in a police report
- Demonstrate writing proficiency.