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Criminal Justice

Lance Heard

ADJU3 · AJ4 · ADJU68 · ADJU4 · ADJU50 · ADJU2089 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
84.62%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

and real-world CJ stories; avoid online unless .

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesReal PD experienceExtra creditMandatory attendanceMixed online
  • In person he is engaging, story-driven, and widely praised as one of the .
  • Weekly quizzes and PowerPoints drive grades; stay on top of work and attendance.
  • Online sections are uneven—one easy self-paced A .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

A grades are common if and work, and use , but it is not free.

Online includes one easy self-paced A and ; most grade evidence is in person.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content is approachable with reviews and group work, but quizzes, report writing, and .

In-person comments dominate; online difficulty reports are mixed and sparse.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Many students say because of frequent quizzes and that skipping hurts your grade.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

Most students praise his lectures and real experience and .

Recommendation is strong in person and mixed online.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Fair grading with and occasional quiz help, though a few call him a .

Format shift

; in person more fair and helpful.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Weekly quizzes, chapters, reports, labs, and but manageable load.

Format shift

Workload comments are mainly from in-person sections.

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

strong feedback and accessibility.

Format shift

In person is excellent; online teaching support is inconsistently reported.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Mix of , and group presentations.

Format shift

One online review called the class test heavy; in person is more mixed.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Strong, humorous detective-style lectures, weekly quizzes from PowerPoints, , and real Hermosa Beach PD experience.

Main concern

because of frequent quizzes and participation.

What students said

“Professor Heard had some of the .”
ADJU2089
“he's hilarious and teaches from expirence, I learned so much in this class great professor.”
AJ4
“best part about Lance Heard is he gives us the answers to the quiz and and we get free A's on the quiz. SOMETIMES”
ADJU3

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

one student got an A with no book via self-paced work; another said , ignored emails, and .

Main concern

Little to no instruction or .

What students said

“Took his class online it was easy, I did not have the book and still passed with an A.”
ADJU50
“ . You would have to teach yourself throughout the semester.”
ADJU2089

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; finals can be somewhat hard but are standard CJ testing.

Weekly quizzesPowerPoint-based questionsSome difficult finalsReviews before tests

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Frequent quizzes from PowerPoints, occasional free quiz answers, reviews, and a .

Weekly quizzesPowerPoint study focusReviewsFinal exam
“ if you study and go over the chapter.”
ADJU4
“study off the powerpoints. the questions from the powerpoints more than the textbook.”
ADJU3

Online

; one online section described as test heavy with little instruction.

Test heavy
“You will need to prepare yourself because he expects you to know everything.”
ADJU2089

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor Heard is one of the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 reviews (2 online, 18 in person), highlighting teaching strength and online risk. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“Professor Heard had some of the .”

👍 Recommendation

82/100

“I recommend taking him, expect 2 group projects, 2 midterms, labs which are easy”

⚠️ Online Caution

35/100

“ . You would have to teach yourself throughout the semester.”

📝 Quiz Focus

58/100

“ class but the answers are on the PowerPoint”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he's hilarious and teaches from expirence
  • Detective Heard is a comedian and knows how to entertain the classroom
  • They give great examples and .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • it was not hard at all, just stay on top of your work and you will be fine
  • study off the powerpoints
  • I did not have the book and still passed with an A.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • he is a very respectable professor and
  • being around him always feel like home
  • he's willing to help if you give him a chance.

Data context

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Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

20

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

20 reviews spanning 2010-2021 with and .

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 58
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

6

B+ 3 · B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Not sure yet 4