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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide students with the skills to successfully investigate the most common fraud scams committed against individuals and businesses. It focuses upon the basics of fraud investigation by concentrating on specific fraudulent offenses and how to effectively identify and resolve these crimes. Students will learn how to recognize fraud, prevent fraudulent activity, and ultimately investigate acts of theft.
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4.00 Credits
This course is to acquaint the Criminal Justice student with the concept of terrorism at both the international and domestic levels. Topics include the history of terrorism, terrorism today and terrorism in the future. Counter measures taken to respond to terrorist threats are also examined.
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4.00 Credits
An examination of criminal activity in our communities, business and corporate enterprises. Learners will examine the various types of white-collar crime, methods of detection, investigative techniques, and social impact. They will further review specific cases and examine articles relating to this sophisticated crime contravening our privacy and social values.
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4.00 Credits
A discussion of the evolution of organized crime in the United States, the social and legal factors that contributed to its development, and the groups involved. Also explored is how organized crime is structured and how it can be exposed and controlled. Theoretical explanations of organized crime are also covered.
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4.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the position, responsibility and required skills to act as a Public Information Officer (PIO) in an emergency situation. Upon successful completion of this course the participants will be able to: define the role of the Public Information Officer; discuss the basic skills and specialized knowledge that an effective emergency management PIO must possess; compare proactive vs. reactive public information; create a PIO's job description and spectrum of responsibilities; explain the role of the PIO in the four phases of emergency management (preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery); list what the public needs and wants to know during an emergency; explain how to gather and disseminate information during an emergency; use common PIO communications technology; describe how to access the Emergency Broadcast System; and deliver a statement either verbal or written based on a simulated incident.
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4.00 Credits
This course explains criminal behavior in relationship to various theories and analysis through historical explanations including classic theories and current developments of crime causation. Society's response to criminal behavior is reviewed through the assessment of legal approaches and the aspects of the criminal justice system. Discussion of types of crime, terrorism, and recent laws affecting violent criminal actsare distinguished. Research affecting social policy and public crime concerns are examined including social problems and social responsibility perspectives.
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4.00 Credits
Emphasizes observation and writing skills needed to record crime scenes, emergency response situations, and routine occurrences. Requires accurate, clear, concise, complete and acceptable standard written English appropriate form court presentation. Intended for criminal justice practitioners.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
The content of this course will vary by semester and will be designed to allow for instruction in special content areas outside the courses being offered within the Criminal Justice, Public Safety, or Security programs. This course will have a Criminal Justice emphasis chosen by a Criminal Justice faculty member on the basis of student/program demand, compatibility with the general nature of the Criminal Justice, Public Safety, or Security programs related courses, and instructor interest/competence. This course will be offered periodically to meet student special interests in the field and will be designed to cover specialized topics not usually presented in depth in regular courses already listed in the Catalog. The course may be repeated for credit as long as the topic presented is substantially different than a previously taken special topics class but no more than 4 credits may be accumulated. Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor and undergraduate program director, and junior or senior class standing. This course is graded on pass/fail basis. Prerequisite: permission of instructor (POI).
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2.00 Credits
The content of this course will vary by semester and will be designed to allow for instruction in special content areas outside the courses being offered within the Criminal Justice, Public Safety, or Security programs. This course will have a Criminal Justice emphasis chosen by a Criminal Justice faculty member on the basis of student/program demand, compatibility with the general nature of the Criminal Justice, Public Safety, or Security programs related courses, and instructor interest/competence. This course will be offered periodically to meet student special interests in the field and will be designed to cover specialized topics not usually presented in depth in regular courses already listed in the Catalog. The course may be repeated for credit as long as the topic presented is substantially different than a previously taken special topics class but no more than 4 credits may be accumulated. Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor and undergraduate program director, and junior or senior class standing. This course is graded on pass/fail basis. Prerequisite: permission of instructor (POI).
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3.00 Credits
The content of this course will vary by semester and will be designed to allow for instruction in special content areas outside the courses being offered within the Criminal Justice, Public Safety, or Security programs. This course will have a Criminal Justice emphasis chosen by a Criminal Justice faculty member on the basis of student/program demand, compatibility with the general nature of the Criminal Justice, Public Safety, or Security programs related courses, and instructor interest/competence. This course will be offered periodically to meet student special interests in the field and will be designed to cover specialized topics not usually presented in depth in regular courses already listed in the Catalog. The course may be repeated for credit as long as the topic presented is substantially different than a previously taken special topics class but no more than 4 credits may be accumulated. Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor and undergraduate program director, and junior or senior class standing. This course is graded on pass/fail basis. Prerequisite: permission of instructor (POI).
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