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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys the fundamentals of laws relatiang to crimes and offenses and punishment for their violations. The course includes an examination of both Federal and Louisiana's criminal codes. Also considered are the purposes and functions of the substantive criminal law.
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3.00 Credits
Studies both Federal and Louisiana Procedural codes including those affecting arrest, search and seizure, trial, and post-conviction remedies. Also scrutinized are the major court decisions concerning criminal procedure and evidence as they have shaped the rules governing the admissibility of evidence, the type and degree of evidence, and the collection and preservation of evidence.
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3.00 Credits
Studies the major historical and contemporary theories and explanations about the nature of crime, criminals, and their behavior. Also included are an overview of society's reactions toward criminal and corrective institutions and an exploration of current issues and problems in crime and punishment.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the varied techniques of criminal investigation. Case studies are presented to explain the importance of acquiring quantum proof in criminal investigations and to illustrate the probative value of physical evidence.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the organizational and operational principles of law enforcement and security systems. An exhaustive review of the roles, activities, services, and problems of law enforcement and security with regard to the community, the government and other social institutions is undertaken. The course focuses on police discretion, the police subculture, and the various operational and organizational styles usually seen in these work settings.
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3.00 Credits
Discusses abused, neglected, and delinquent children and the juvenile justice system that has evolved to address their needs and problems. The course studies the topic from social, cultural, legal, political, economic, and historical perspectives. The etiology and epidemiology of delinquency, neglect and abuse will be examined as well as the numerous methods to control, prevent, and treat these children. Also included is an analysis of the history, philosophy, and purpose of the juvenile justice system and how they differ from the adult criminal justice system.
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3.00 Credits
Presents the main strategies in institute, maintain, and foster positive, proactive relationships between those working in the criminal Justice system and the people in the community they serve. Topics to be included are active citizen involvement in the criminal justice process, police and community elations. The impact that race relations, special interest groups, and the mass media have on community relations is studied as is the victim's rights movement.
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3.00 Credits
Deals with the various substances, including drugs and alcohol, both legal and illegal, that are currently being used, misused, and/ or abused in our society. The etiology, social environment, psychological and physiological effects on the user, and the current modes of treatment are examined.
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3.00 Credits
Provides an opportunity for students to develop interviewing, interrogation, and recording skills that are common in the criminal justice professions. The emphasis is upon learning the techniques and principles that can be employed in dealing with the community, witnesses, suspects, offenders, prisoners, juvenile and adult probationers, and parolees. Students will learn how to properly write, among others, police reports, presentence investigation reports, and probation/parole revocation documents.
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6.00 Credits
Provides a supervised work experience for one semester in an approved local, state, or federal criminal justice agency. It is designed to provide the student with an opportunity to apply academic training in practical situations. Academic credit will be awarded upon satisfactory completion of the internship as certified by the agency supervisor.
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