Criminal Justice & Ethics Theory

This credential documents competencies including how the U.S. criminal justice system is organized and functions, how crime data is collected and reported, how criminology theories and models are applied to investigating and solving crime and working with victims and offenders, how criminal law is applied, and how the juvenile justice system works in the U.S. It further includes detailed definitions for specific crimes against persons, property, the public, government, and morality as well as crimes related to drugs, human trafficking and smuggling, and terrorism including how these crimes are categorized, investigated, and reported. It also includes the organization of the courts and the steps in prosecuting and sentencing a criminal. Finally it includes an overview of the U.S. correctional systems and characteristics of prison life including current challenges associated with prisons and jails. Specifically, this badge demonstrates the earner's ability to summarize common criminological and ethical theories including how they relate and are used in the criminal justice system of the U.S.