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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the American system of juvenile justice. The course will cover the relationships between juveniles and the criminal justice system, including law enforcement, juvenile diversion programs, courts, probation and parole, service organizations and the correctional system. Current social trends in juvenile crime, gang activity, and premediated violence will be discussed.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the role of loaw enforcement in a constitutionally based criminal justice system. An emphasis will be placed on the historical development of the law enforcement function. The current practices of policing, the challenges and rewards of careers in law enforcement and the dilemmas inherent in policing a free society will be explored. The course is designed to provide students with realistic expectations about policing as well as to promote critical thinking about the appropriate role of the police in society.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the philosophy, theory and practice involved in dealing officially with convicted offenders; appraisal of treatment and post-correctional practices will be analyzed. The course gives a contemporary review of the correctional function in a constitutional society. The functional role of state and local corrections, probation and parole, community-based corrections and the new wave in privatization of corrections will be discussed. Included is an overview of correctional institutions and agencies for both adult and juvenile offenders. Problems, trends and issues will be identified.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction and examination of the criminal court system and criminal process with an analysis of the major judicial decision-makers, i.e., prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, and the courtroom work group. The historical development and contemporary structure of state and federal trial courts and courts of appellate review will be discussed. Special attention will be given to the empowerment of the judiciary and its influences on social policies.
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3.00 Credits
This course includes theory of investigation, proper conduct at a crime scene and collection and preservation of physical evidence. It will provide an overview of the methods used in chain-of-evidence and presentation of evidence within the judicial system. Interview and interrogation laws and procedures will also be discussed. Students will learn how to take accurate and readable field notes, preparation practices before writing a report and report writing. Students will become familiar with photography techniques, crime scene drawings and the use of CAD (Computer Aided Design) and other law enforcement computer applications.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an analysis and interpretation of the history, scope, and nature of criminal law; offenses and the elements of offenses; the laws of arrest, search, and seizure; power of law enforcement officers; and development, admissibility, and presentation of evidence. *Required courses for all associate degrees in criminal justice.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the legal restrictions, scope of authority and functional role of security in a modern society. Loss prevention, corporate espionage, internal theft, property and personal protection and the three "C's" associated with fraud; cash, checks and credit cards will be discussed. The security officer's responsibilities and liabilities will also be covered.
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3.00 Credits
No course description available.
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys the applications of science in criminal investigation - particularly how physical evidence is located at crime scenes and how such samples are processed in the crime lab. The categories of criminology, psychiatry, dentistry, handwriting, tool mark and fingerprint comparisons, toxicology, serology and other specialties of forensic science will be studied.
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of systems and methods of determining time, cause, and means of death in criminal investigations and trials. This course is ideal ofr those studying law enforcement who desire an understanding of collateral tests that might be performed on a deceased; as well as for those studying the natural and medical sciences.
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