DSST Criminal Justice case studies
DSST Criminal Justice · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The DSST Criminal Justice exam is a credit-by-examination test in the Social Sciences subject area, listed at Level 3 Baccalaureate and worth 3 semester hours at institutions that accept it. It was developed to let schools award credit to students for knowledge equivalent to what students learn in a college course, so it suits self-directed learners, working adults, and service members who already know the material and want to earn credit without sitting through a full term. The DSST Criminal Justice case studies are 6 cases and about 4,354 words.
1The Park-and-Ride Burglary Spike
The city of Riverton (population 180,000) operates a 1,200-space park-and-ride lot beside a highway ramp. In eight weeks, 47 vehicle burglaries were reported there, compared with 6 in the same period last year.
719 words, about 4 min2The Knife Call at 2:14 a.m.
At 2:14 a.m., Officers Reyes and Cole respond to a domestic disturbance. The caller says her brother, Marcus, 27, is drunk, has a 10-inch kitchen knife, and is 'waving it around' in the driveway.
742 words, about 4 min3Five Strikes, One Objection
Jury selection begins in a state robbery trial. The venire has 42 members, 9 of them Black.
723 words, about 4 min4Two Counts, a School Zone, and a Caregiver
A 34-year-old defendant is convicted by a jury of two counts of selling 14 grams of fentanyl to an undercover officer. Both sales occurred within 1,000 feet of a public elementary school.
734 words, about 4 min5Seventy-Five Days in Segregation
North Ridge Medium-Security Prison has a rated capacity of 1,100 and a population of 1,430. Its disciplinary segregation unit holds 180 inmates, including Dwayne, 29, who has bipolar disorder.
719 words, about 4 min6The 15-Year-Old and the Two-Mile Chase
A 15-year-old, Luis, is charged in juvenile court with stealing a car and leading police on a two-mile chase through residential streets. No one was injured; the car was recovered.
717 words, about 4 min