COURSES

Students are provided with a general overview of the agencies and processes involved in the criminal justice system--the police, the course and corrections.

This course is a theoretical approach to crime causation, behavior and correction. The theories of crime causation will be studied in a logical sequence having its origin in the classical school of criminology and progressing toward the newer concepts of crime and justice. (May be taken concurrently with 100.)

This course treats the legal definition and the interpretation of crimes, the law in relation to law enforcement and correctional work, and basic assumptions of the law compared with those of the social and biological sciences applied to the understanding of human behavior.
Prerequisite: CRJ 100.
Cross-listed: PAR 310

As an introduction to the law of criminal procedure, this course provides guidelines for criminal justice professionals on legal aspects of police duties as well as understanding the reasons behind the rules. It covers such topics as arrest, search warrants, warrantless searches, and admissions, confessions and electronic surveillance.
Prerequisite: CRJ 100.

This course deals with those rules of evidence and procedure of particular importance to the operational level of law enforcement. Emphasis will be given to study and evaluation of kinds of evidence, tests of admissibility, competence of witnesses, and privileged and non-privileged communication.
Prerequisite: CRJ 100.

This course in the scientific aspects of criminal investigation includes the study of fingerprints and application of the forensic sciences. Emphasis will be placed upon the collection and examination of evidence.
Prerequisite: CRJ 100

This course is designed to acquaint the student with the role of law in society and in business specifically. Areas of study include contracts, personal property, bailments and the legal environment of business. Cross-listed: ACC 332, BUS 330, PAR 331

This course is designed to acquaint the student with law in the areas of commercial paper, debtors’ and creditors’ rights, agency, legal forms of organization, real property and estates.
Cross listed: ACC 333, BUS 331, PAR 332

This course examines serial murder through an analysis of the lives of serial killers in the United States. Biological, cultural, psychological, and sociological frameworks are explored as an explanation for serial murder.
Prerequisite: CRJ 100

This course examines the nature, concept, and measurement of juvenile delinquency. Theoretical models are used to explain and understand the causes of delinquency. An overview and history of the juvenile justice system's philosophy and practice are given. The role of the police, the juvenile trial process, and both community-based and secure correctional sanctions are reviewed.
Prerequisite: CRJ 100.

This course examines the social phenomenon of white-collar crime. Principal issues will involve the concept of occupational and organizational crimes, the causes of white-collar crime, and ethical, moral, and legal considerations. Actual case studies will be examined.
Prerequisite: CRJ 100.

This course examines deviance as a social phenomenon. Principal issues will involve who and what is deviant, major theories concerning deviant behavior, crime as deviant behavior, deviance and organizations, and controlling deviance by formal regulation.
Prerequisite: CRJ 100.

This course provides an in-depth study of the methods and procedures utilized by correctional institutions in efforts to rehabilitate the offender. Historical development, prison administration, types of institutions, classification systems, composition of the prison population and diversionary tactics will be emphasized. Prerequisite: CRJ 100.

This course examines the changing role of probation and parole in community corrections. Emphasis will be given to preparing pre-sentence investigation reports, learning the language and terminology of this field, and learning about intermediate sanctions such as electronic monitoring and home detention. Prerequisite: CRJ 100

A field experience in various federal, state, and local law enforcement and criminal justice agencies is available to qualified students each semester. Application should be made with and approval granted by the program director the semester before enrolling in the instruction.

This course will examine topics of special interest in the criminal justice field. Topics courses (but not specific topics) may be repeated for a total of 6 hours.

By participating in a semester-long research program, students earn credit for their degree. Training in research methodology provides students with the opportunity to pursue Criminal Justice from an empirical point of view. Students will design, implement, and construct a formal report on a research topic. This course requires senior status, a cumulative 3.25 index in the major, and the approval of the program director.

This capstone course is designed to assist students in the integration and critical examination of the various concepts, theories, and methods of inquiry presented both in general education and the major. Learning outcomes for both the general education program and the major are reviewed. Course assignments assist students in assessing the degree for which learning outcomes have been mastered. Senior standing is required.

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