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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CRIM 1100 or consent of instructor This course will examine the roles of the criminal justice system and the private sector in preventing crime. The historical developments of crime prevention methodologies, including community involvement, education and awareness programs, governmental intervention, target hardening, and environmental design, will be discussed and their impacts will be critically assessed. In addition, students will be introduced to contemporary crime prevention strategies and the techniques for evaluating prevention programs. COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES 199
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CRIM 1100 or consent of instructor This course will examine juvenile crime within a larger social context, exploring the positive and negative contributions of the individual, the family, peers, schools and the larger community. Intervention strategies will be assessed, and a model will be presented for community action that can reduce/prevent juvenile crime.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CRIM 1100 or consent of instructor The role of police in society changes as other demographic, social, and political changes occur. This course will explore the challenges facing police today in terms of community relations, special populations, accountability, and opening their ranks to more women and minorities.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CRIM 1100 or consent of instructor This course will examine the numerous and complex factors involved in the area of human relations as it affects policing and police administration. Students will become familiar with the need for community involvement within police decision-making in a democratic society. Insights as to the effects of diversity on American society and their impacts on police-community relations will be discussed in detail. Particular emphasis will be placed on learning how the police must go about establishing and maintaining positive relationships with the many communities that they serve.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CRIM 1100 or consent of instructor This course examines the relationship between race, ethnicity, and crime. It examines racial issues confronting the criminal justice system. Students will explore how minority groups (e.g. Hispanics, Asian-Americans, and Native Americans) are treated by the criminal justice system. Finally, this course critically examines how classical and contemporary theories are used to explain racial biases in the criminal justice system.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CRIM 1100 or consent of instructor This course will focus on a particular issue being dealt with by the criminal justice system today. Students will critically examine the issue and related research and theories. The social context of the issue will be explored as well as possible actions to address the problem.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CRIM 1100, CRIM 3240, SOCI 4000, and Senior Status or consent of instructor The Senior Capstone course is designed to ensure that graduates of the Criminology program are equipped with the skills necessary to pursue further study or to take a job in the criminal justice system or other professional agency. The class requires students to demonstrate oral and written communication skills. Additionally, students will be required to develop materials that will be helpful in fi nding employment.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Employed by an approved criminal justice organization and consent of instructor This is a supervised developmental program designed to enable criminology majors to receive credit for training and experience obtained while employed by approved criminal justice agencies. Students may enroll for one credit hour per semester. May be repeated for a maximum of six hours credit.
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6.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CRIM 1100, CRIM 3240, SOCI 1101, SOCI 4000 The internship provides students an opportunity to gain supervised work experience in an agency in their major area of study.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CRIM 1100 or consent of instructor This course examines correctional programs at the local, state, and federal levels including youth probation and parole. The organization and administration of correctional systems will be examined with particular attention given to control, classifi cation, discipline, treatment, and post-release procedures for the juvenile and adult offenders.
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