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3.00 Credits
This course is a study of the philosophy and development of the law and development of law of criminal procedure and its constitutional provisions. Topics included in the course are principles of criminal law and the adversary system, police authority, relative to the laws of arrest, search and seizure, and a review of relevant U.S. Supreme Court decisions. CRJ-101 Introduction to Criminal Justice is highly recommended before taking this course. Lecture [3.00].
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a review, analysis, and synthesis of the proactive, traditional scientific and human relations approaches to police management. The basics of administering a police organization such as recruitment and selection of personnel, training, fiscal and planning operations, and auxiliary and staff functions are reviewed. Changes relative to socioeconomic, political, and technological realities are explored. CRJ- 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice is highly recommended before taking this course. Lecture [3.00].
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3.00 Credits
This course the criminal justice system with an emphasis on the structure and operation of its components and on the modes of societal responses to crime and criminals. It reviews the development, philosophy, and concepts of criminal law and analyzes the leading theoretical perspectives on criminal behavior and criminal typologies. SOC-101 Sociology is highly recommended before taking this course. Lecture [3.00].
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introductory study of major topics in policing, corrections, and the courts, including but not limited to such topics as judicial misconduct, law enforcement stress management, terrorism, criminalistics, prison gangs, sex offenders, domestic violence, and suicide by police. Lecture [3.00].
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the history and scope of the relationship between the police and the community. Community relationships are examined from psychological and sociological perspectives. The course analyzes police issues such as media relations; citizen grievances; civilian review boards; selection, training, and education of personnel; police professionalism; discretionary use of police authority; police unionism; crime prevention; and the role of women in police agencies. Lecture [3.00].
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the first line supervisor as an integral part of the total management team and as one of the cornerstones upon which successful operations rest. The course analyzes the role of the supervisor as a problem solver and as a key link in the communication process. Topics explored in the course are the supervisor's expanded responsibilities for planning, training, developing, and motivating employees; counseling, performance appraisal; decision making; and leadership. Lecture [3.00].
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3.00 Credits
This course analyzes the essential elements of investigation as a science of inquiry with an emphasis on the legal significance of evidence. Methods of searching for, collecting, preserving, and evaluating physical evidence and the techniques for locating and interviewing witnesses are explored. Organizational investigative functions and the development of an understanding of the crime laboratory and its role in a criminal investigation are also discussed. Lecture [3.00].
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3.00 Credits
This course examines opportunity reduction strategy as a predictable and controllable variable in addressing the crime problem. The course emphasizes the role of police as community leaders and explores practical concepts and methods through which community involvement can deter crime. The limitations of the criminal justice system are analyzed and a variety of professional, occupational, and voluntary roles in crime prevention are explored. Lecture [3.00].
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the history, philosophy, and structure of the juvenile justice system with emphasis on changes fostered by US Supreme Court decisions. The course includes an analysis of the nature and the scope of delinquency in terms of causal theories; issues affecting dependent, neglected, and abused children; juvenile crime prevention programs; and the strategic role of the police in developing community resources to serve as alternatives to formal court referral. Lecture [3.00].
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the organization and administration of correctional institutions. The course examines both theoretical and practical aspects of correctional administration and focuses on such issues as decision-making, ethical values, human relations, and authority. CRJ- 102 Introduction to Corrections is highly recommended before taking this course. Lecture [3.00].
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