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3.00 Credits
Examines the history, structure and activities of organized crime groups. Reviews theories explaining the existence of organized crime and enforcement strategies used to combat it. Prerequisites: None.
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EAn examination of the use of bloodstain analysis in the reconstruction of crime scenes. Also covers historical issues, terminology, blood composition, motion, directionality and spatter along with scene documentation, courtroom presentations and health issues. Prerequisites: AJS216 or FOR106 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the medical investigation of sudden, unnatural, unexplained or violent deaths. Explains the legal and medical roles of death investigators and medical examiners. Additional topics include the autopsy, documenting and evaluating the body, routine and special investigative techniques, and death event reconstruction. Prerequisites: None.
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3.00 Credits
Study of deviance, society's role in defining behavior; theories of criminality and the economic, social and psychological impact of crime; relationships between statistics and crime trends. Examines crime victimization and the various types of crime and categories of offenders. Required in the AJS curriculum. Prerequisites: None.
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3.00 Credits
Theories of procedures and methods of operations of public police with emphasis on discretionary powers available to the working police officer. Career opportunities and current trends in law enforcement presented. Prerequisites: None.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the nature of law and its evolution via the operation of the court systems of the United States. Primary emphasis on criminal courts and their role in the criminal justice system. Includes the study of state and federal courts and the law governing their respective jurisdictions. Incorporates analysis of the structures and processes within various jurisprudential frameworks. Special attention given to the processes of adjudication and the organizational behaviors within the court system and between the members of the courtroom workgroup. Prerequisites: None.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the history and development of correctional theories and institutions. Prerequisites: None.
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3.00 Credits
Procedures and technology required to process crime scenes including how to protect a crime scene, collect information, search for, collect, and preserve physical and biological evidence, and conduct field tests. Practical experience in evidence collection and crime scene sketching and processing. Prerequisites: AJS213 and (AJS214 or AJS241) or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Examines techniques used to reconstruct the physical actions that occurred at a crime or accident scene. Involves the use of physical, testimonial, and documentary evidence, knowledge of criminal modus operandi and the scientific method, including deductive and inductive logic. Includes analysis of case studies. Prerequisites: AJS215, or AJS216, or AJS219, or AJS275, or FOR105, or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Use of advanced photographic techniques for photographing crime scenes and forensic evidence. Includes flash photography, video, and special situation photography of latent prints, corpses, blood splatter and other forms of evidence. Prerequisites: AJS214, or AJS241, or permission of instructor.
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