Chapter 1
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 Introduction
 Civic Responsibility
 Persistent Problems with High School
Education
 Persistent Problems with College Education
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 CCJ Students
 CCJ Mission Statements
 Overview of the Book
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 Myth of the American criminal justice
system
Federal System
State System
• Executive Branch
• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Judicial Branch
• Judicial Branch
 Most college graduates take positions in
the Florida criminal justice system.
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 University of Florida Bob Graham Center
for Public Service:
 Enhance adult participation in civic activity.
 Enhance civic education in K–12.
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 The Civic Health Index for 2008 ranked
Florida 46th in the nation.
 The 2009 ranking was 45th in the country.
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 Florida ranked 34th in average voter
turnout;
 49th in the percentage of citizens who
volunteer;
 48th in the percentage of citizens who
attend a public meeting; and,
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 37th in the percentage of citizens who
worked with others to address a
community issue.
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How bad is it to be “among the worst in the
nation?”
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 In 2011, the Supervisor of Elections in
Hillsborough County:
 Listed 1,422 registered voters on the
University of South Florida campus.
 Only 7 voted in a recent local election!!!
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