User:Mathew~enwikiversity

= Welcome! =

Hello, my name is Mathew and I hold a BSAS in Criminal Justice. I am currently pursuing my MS and wish to go on for my PhD as well.

Why I am here
I have joined Wikiversity for several specific reasons:

A. I wish to contribute as much as possible to the field of Criminal Justice on here.

B. As a masters student, I work as a Graduate Assistant and will be teaching soon. It would be in my best interest if I could have lesson plans prepared (although I'm sure I'll be using different books by then, and students think they have it bad!). By participating in Wikiversity, I am expanding not only the knowledge of those persons I help, but my own as well.

C. I believe wholeheartedly in the mission of Wikiversity.

Lessons
I would like to setup lessons on the following concepts within Criminal Justice:

1. Introduction to Criminal Justice (an overall look at the CJ system as a whole, including Federal, State and, Local systems. A brief treatment will be given to what are commonly known as the Executive (Law Enforcement), Legislative (State and Federal Senates, County Government) Judicial (Courts) branches, as well as corrections)

2. Criminology (That is, what theory has to say about why people commit crime and how it can be prevented)

3. Corrections (A comprehensive look at the American system of corrections, including the processes it involves, institution design, history, common features, and current/future problems)

4. Criminal Law (not my field per say, but I hope to give a general look at how an action is made illegal, the degrees of seriousness therein, the common types of criminal offences, and how they are treated within the system)

5. Criminal Courts (A look at the various court systems of the United States, from local to state and finally, federal)

6. Research (The field of Criminal Justice is commonly thought of as a 'daughter' of sociology. Therefore, it is ingrained in and inseparable from research. Rather than make a separate course for research, I hope to assist in expanding any existing courses/projects in research)

7. Public Policy (How and bill becomes a law. More so, however, why a law is enacted in the first place. Topics to be covered are strictly criminal (i.e., no civil laws will be covered by me personally) in nature and will focus mainly on public outcry for legislation)

Recommendations
If you have any thoughts you would like to share, or feel that I need to change a topic or how I will cover it, please let me know in my talkpage