04-13-2023, 05:16 AM
Provider: Study.com
Course: Criminal Justice 101: Introduction to Criminal Justice
Course content: 135 lessons
Final exam format: 100 multiple-choice questions
Final exam content vs course content/practice exams: The questions felt mostly close to quizzes, but they were re-worded or presented new situations. Unfortunately, the final exam had multiple errors that interrupted question text. For instance, ~6 questions were variations of "What is the theory of crime that refePLUGIN NOT INSTALLED PLUGIN NOT FOUND ///?" Good thing I studied up on that topic before the exam.
Time taken on course: Four days from start to finish, but I was focusing much more on Criminal Law for those first two days.
Familiarity with subject before course: There was significant overlap from Criminal Law, but roughly 1/3 of this course focuses on specific law enforcement agencies and their roles. That's mostly new to me, and personally not super engaging. See my review of Criminal Law.
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: Maybe I'm the only one who encountered the errors during the final exam (see above), but that was pretty obnoxious and required guesswork. I wrapped up the course with a 94% but worked out that these errors caused all but a couple of the missed questions, so if this is a recurring error for this class, be aware. Make sure you can distinguish between the theories of criminal behavior and the domains of different LEO. You can dip into Study.com's UL Criminal Justice courses like The Juvenile Justice System, Victimization, or Introduction to Criminology if you want to dive deeper and help remember some relevant concepts. I am at ~20-50% of quizzes completed in those courses after taking 101 and 107.
1-10 Difficulty level: 5, or a 4 if you can successfully guess the theory of crime that positsPLUGIN NOT INSTALLED///? Glad I did Criminal Law before this one, because this course tastes like a saltine cracker.
Course: Criminal Justice 101: Introduction to Criminal Justice
Course content: 135 lessons
Final exam format: 100 multiple-choice questions
Final exam content vs course content/practice exams: The questions felt mostly close to quizzes, but they were re-worded or presented new situations. Unfortunately, the final exam had multiple errors that interrupted question text. For instance, ~6 questions were variations of "What is the theory of crime that refePLUGIN NOT INSTALLED PLUGIN NOT FOUND ///?" Good thing I studied up on that topic before the exam.
Time taken on course: Four days from start to finish, but I was focusing much more on Criminal Law for those first two days.
Familiarity with subject before course: There was significant overlap from Criminal Law, but roughly 1/3 of this course focuses on specific law enforcement agencies and their roles. That's mostly new to me, and personally not super engaging. See my review of Criminal Law.
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: Maybe I'm the only one who encountered the errors during the final exam (see above), but that was pretty obnoxious and required guesswork. I wrapped up the course with a 94% but worked out that these errors caused all but a couple of the missed questions, so if this is a recurring error for this class, be aware. Make sure you can distinguish between the theories of criminal behavior and the domains of different LEO. You can dip into Study.com's UL Criminal Justice courses like The Juvenile Justice System, Victimization, or Introduction to Criminology if you want to dive deeper and help remember some relevant concepts. I am at ~20-50% of quizzes completed in those courses after taking 101 and 107.
1-10 Difficulty level: 5, or a 4 if you can successfully guess the theory of crime that positsPLUGIN NOT INSTALLED///? Glad I did Criminal Law before this one, because this course tastes like a saltine cracker.
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