Monroe Technology Center
2013 – 2014
FOURTH QUARTER
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE I
Teacher
BRAD ROMANOFF
E-Mail Brad.Romanoff@lcps.org
Availability 24 HOURS-240-505-0448
Course Description: The first year of a two year program. The curriculum prepares
students for entry level employment in the law enforcement and the criminal justice field.
The course is aligned with Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC). Students will
be taught the curriculum of the following NVCC courses: ADJ 100-Survey of Criminal
Justice (3cr); ADJ 212-Criminal Law, Evidence Procedures I (3cr); ADJ 236-Principles
of Criminal Investigation (3cr). This is a dual enrollment program with NVCC. Students
who satisfactorily complete this course will receive 9 college credits from NVCC.
Topics include: arrest procedures, corrections, criminal justice professions, law, ethics,
crime scene investigation, crime prevention, criminal investigation, criminal and civil law,
the court system, first responder responsibilities, the history of policing, the juvenile
justice system, oral and written communication skills, patrol, preparing for employment
in the criminal justice field, search and seizure, search warrants, traffic accident
investigation, traffic control, the use of force continuum, and workplace readiness skills.
Prerequisites: Competitive Application Process
Goals/Objectives: At the completion of the course, each student will be able to satisfy
the Virginia Standards for competency-based education within the Criminal Justice
subject area.
Grading:
Grading will follow the policy of Loudoun County Public Schools.
Evaluation:
Exams, Class Participation/Practical Exercises, Quizzes/Assignments, Quarterly
Individual Project, Quarterly Group Project
Format and Expectations:
Complete homework reading assignments. For each of the first three quarters,
students are expected to complete an individual project and a group project. Students
will have opportunities to join police explorer programs, or if their interests are
elsewhere, the school will try to assist them with volunteer opportunities. Many parts of
this course involve and require hands on exercises.
Students are expected to have self-discipline. Their preparedness, promptness,
attendance and conduct in the classroom weigh heavily in their course grades.
Text(s): Introduction to Criminal Justice by Bohm and Haley
Criminal Investigation by Swanson, Chamelin, Territo, and Taylor,
Criminal Justice an Introduction, 6th Edition by Adler, Mueller, and Laufer
Organized Crime 9th Edition by Abadinsky
Criminalistics: Forensic Science, Crime, and Terrorism, 2nd Edition by Girard
Frequent use of internet to locate current articles on subject matter
4th Quarter – 2013
Topics/ Major Concepts
Covered
Readings
to be
Discussed
Major Assignments,
Projects, Activities
First Week
The Courts
ICJChapter 8
American Court
Structure, Civil V.
Second Week
Continued
Week of:
DVDs
The Trial Process
CI-Chapter
21
The Trial Process,
Rules of Evidence,
Roles of Key Actors
The Investigator as a Witness
CIChapter 21
Rules of Evidence
Testimony
Handouts
Witness Prep,
Admitting Evidence,
Mini-Mock Trials ,
Date Rape,
UnderstandingVirginia Criminal Law
Manual
Third Week
Fourth Week
Fifth Week
Preparing Cases for
Prosecution
Sixth Week
Sex-Related Offenses
CI-Chapter
10
Classification,
Investigation,
Evidence, False
Reporting, No
Reporting, Drug &
Alcohol Facilitated,
Condom Trace
Evidence
Seventh Week
Date Rape Mock Prep
Handouts
Outside Attorneys,
LCSO Investigators
Eight Week
Date Rape Mock Trial and
Exam
Ninth Week
In the Line of Duty Videos
Related to Competencies, END
OF QUARTER
Final Exam Prep
Printouts
4th Quarter Ends