Course Descriptions

This course is an introduction to all of the parts that make up our criminal justice system. Students will study law enforcement, our judicial system, the criminal justice process, the law, criminal justice agencies and current issues.

This course is an introduction to crime scene investigation. Students will learn the basic theories of criminalistics and how the application of the theory relates to criminal investigation.

This course is a survey of why people, both adults and juveniles, commit crimes. Patterns in behavior as well as types of crimes will be examined in this course.

Prerequisite: CRIJ 1301

This course is an overview of criminal law in the US. Students will study the principles of our legal system including liability, crimes against property, people, and society.

Prerequisites: CRIJ 1301 and CRIJ 1325.

This course is an introduction to modern corrections. The course will look at the corrections practices currently in place, the role of corrections in our society, as well as how correction agencies function.

Prerequisites: CRIJ 1301 and CRIJ 1325.

This course is an introduction to the role police play in our criminal justice system. It includes a historical survey of policing, the role of the modern police officer, as well as current issues in policing.

Prerequisites: CRIJ 1301 and CRIJ 1325.

This course examines the issues concerning minors in the criminal justice system. The legal ramifications for courts, corrections, probation, police and reasons for criminal acts will be explored.

Prerequisites: CRIJ 1301 and CRIJ 1325.

This course aims to provide criminal justice students with the fundamental legal, moral, and ethical issues in the United States Criminal Justice System. Students are exposed to the strengths and weaknesses of the US justice system. The use of discretionary powers by personnel in the ethical issues involved in the fight against contemporary crime in the global world. The course serves as an eye opener to the use, misuse and limitations of power in the justice system. News making cases are reviewed.

This course examines the organizational structure of criminal justice organizations. Students will learn the fundamentals of management and organization structure of a variety of different types of criminal justice agencies. Students will learn what makes the organizational structure of criminal justice agencies unique from other private and/or public agencies.

Prerequisites: CRIJ 1301 and CRIJ 1325.

This course will introduce the student to research used in criminology and criminal justice. It will explore the nature of scientific inquiry, issues in research methods, and statistical concepts and allow for a critical examination to assess the design, results, and conclusions of quality research in criminal justice.

Prerequisites: CRIJ 1301, CRIJ 1325, CRIJ 2310, CRIJ 2313, CRIJ 2328, CRIJ 2333 and CRIJ 3360.

The capstone course allows students to demonstrate their knowledge across the discipline of criminal justice. Students will demonstrate their knowledge integrating theory, concepts and decision making in a culminating project.

Prerequisites: CRIJ 1301 and CRIJ 1325.

This course is designed to give Criminal Justice students a general idea about what Homeland Security is all about. It is also a foundational course for students enrolled in the Homeland Security concentration. The course exposes students to the origin of the Department of Homeland Security, its organizational structure, and the security strategies that the department employs to keep the homeland safe from both domestic and international attacks. the course rethinks the September 9-11 attacks, its survivors, and shows how the 9-11 attacks and technological development have opened up the way for the shape the department has adopted in recent years.

This course examines the basic problems, procedures, and needs in the field of security work including a comparison of private agencies, schools, hotels, retail and industrial enterprises which handle their own security with private and public security organizations. Emphasis is given to the role of private, industrial, and business security systems and their relationship to the criminal justice system.

Prerequisites: CRIJ 1301 and CRIJ 1325

This course explores the criminal justice systems and deals with differences in race, class, gender, and ethnicity. Students will learn about victimization, as well as crime, apprehension, prosecution and punishment as it relates to these differences.

Prerequisites: CRIJ 1301 and CRIJ 1325

This course will expose students to civil liability issues at the local, state, and federal law levels. Students will develop better awareness of the liability risks relative to criminal justice service. They will learn proactive protocols that may minimize personal and organizational liability risks..

Prerequisites: CRIJ 1301 and CRIJ 1325

This course examines the issues concerning minors in the criminal justice system. The legal ramifications for courts, corrections, probation, police and reasons for criminal acts will be explored.

Prerequisites: CRIJ 1301 and CRIJ 1325

This course is designed to familiarize the student with crimes against person and property and the investigation procedures used for successful prosecution: computer and technology, collections of evidence, report writing, interviews, techniques, and law and court testimony.

Prerequisites: CRIJ 1301 and CRIJ 1325

This course will explore the historical and philosophical foundations of terrorism and defined through typologies and motivations associated with such criminal acts and behaviors. It will review acts of terrorism and discuss how law enforcement and security processes have responded through law and criminal interdiction.

Prerequisites: CRIJ 1301 and CRIJ 1325

This course will provide an examination and analysis of the phenomena of organized and white collar crimes and efforts to control it. Attention will be paid to criminal organizations, including but not limited to government agencies, corporations, and corrupt individuals.

Prerequisites: CRIJ 1301 and CRIJ 1325

This course introduces the fundamental principles of computer crime and investigations. Topics include crime scene/incident processing, information gathering techniques, data retrieval, collections and preservation of evidence, preparation of reports and court presentations.

Prerequisites: CRIJ 1301 and CRIJ 1325

This course examines the range of crimes from exhibitionism to the most serious sexual crimes. Students will study the causes, impact and treatment possibilities for perpetrators.

Prerequisites: CRIJ 1301 and CRIJ 1325

This course provides an overview of issues surrounding women and crime: as offenders, victims, and criminal justice system professionals. Students will analyze changing social views of women and women's roles, and the impact of feminism and affirmative action policies. Topics will include theories on female crime; the implications of social class and race in female offending; the ways in which women are processed through the criminal justice system; patterns of female victimization; and the roles of women in law enforcement and corrections.

Prerequisites: CRIJ 1301 and CRIJ 1325

This course will familiarize the student with theories and concepts in fear management, predator-prey dynamics, performance enhancement psychology, and conflict management strategies that enhance survivability in both personal and professional domains.

Prerequisites: CRIJ 1301, CRIJ1325, CRIJ 2310, CRIJ 2313, CRIJ 2328, CRIJ 2333, CRIJ 3360, CRIJ 3370 and CRIJ 4380

This experience involves a minimum of 100 contact hours in a position that affords the student an opportunity to learn practical applications in the criminal justice field. It consists of one term of supervised service in a criminal justice agency.

Prerequisites: CRIJ 1301, CRIJ1325, CRIJ 2310, CRIJ 2313, CRIJ 2328, CRIJ 2333, CRIJ 3360, CRIJ 3370 and CRIJ 4380