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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This is a three hour introductory course to the study of policing in today's society. Students will explore such topics as the police role; its existence as a system and its subsystems; an agency's structure, organization and management; areas such as law, discretion, community relations, personnel, and police personality; and special issues such as AIDS and stress.
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Provides an introduction to the correctional process and interventions designed to prevent and control adult criminal behavior. Addresses the philosophy and goals underlying correctional interventions, types of criminal sentencing, and penal sanctions, including community-based corrections, institutional corrections, and parole.
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Provides an overview of the juvenile justice system and juvenile jurisprudence. Examines the development of the juvenile justice system, elements that contribute to juvenile delinquency and delinquency prevention, and the treatment of juveniles by the civil and criminal justice systems.
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An overview of one of the contemporary major crisis facing our American communities; gang activities and illegal drug hierarchy.
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An examination of the causes and consequences of victimization. Major emphases on victimization patterns, risk factors, the victim-offender relationship, range of injuries experienced, and the role of the victim in criminal justice proceedings.
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Provides students with a realistic understanding of the problem of organized criminality in the United States. Focuses on the theories and evolution of traditional organized crime in America, as well as an examination of new and emerging organized crime groups that attempt to acquire a stronghold on criminal enterprises and activities. Examples of organized criminality examined in the class include, but are not limited to: drug trafficking, racketeering, money laundering, environmental crime, and intellectual property crime.
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3.00 Credits
Provides an introductory examination of criminality against vulnerable populations via an overview of current theory, research, and trends within the context of specific victimization types. Specific crimes, their impact on victims, and their social and policy implications will be examined.
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on the intersection of crime and social justice in the policy process. Particular attention paid to the development of public policy, actors in the process, and the impact of public policy on society, social programs, and the criminal justice system.
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Examines the political and legal controversies surrounding the application of capital punishment. Addresses the theoretical and legal foundation behind its use, historical trends, current practices, constitutional issues, implementation concerns, questions of bias, international law, and American exceptionalism.
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3.00 Credits
Provides an introduction to human rights violations, including crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes. Focuses on crimes that are part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against a civilian population, and may include such crimes as individual and collective acts of violence, extermination, enslavement, torture, and persecution. Examines the political, historical, and philosophical explanations for crimes against humanity, as well as the development of international human rights law.
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