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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 hours. Prerequisite: Exemption from or successful completion of READ 0099. This course will introduce the student to the adult correctional systems used in the United States, the different incarceration categories such as minimum, medium, maximum and "super max" facilities as well as the different alternatives to incarceration such as probation, parole, and intermediate sanctions. The course will provide a historical perspective on the development and evolution of different theories of the purpose, goals, and proper methods of corrections, the different applications, and the results. Summer, even numbered years.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours. Prerequisite: Exemption from or successful completion of READ 0099. This course is an examination of the criminal justice processes relating to testimonial and physical evidence. Areas to be covered will be the legal standards for admitting and presenting evidence, the latest key U. S. Supreme Court decisions governing admissibility of evidence, and procedures followed by prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges before, during, and after the criminal trial. Fall
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3.00 Credits
3 hours. Prerequisite: Exemption from or successful completion of READ 0099. This course will provide the student with a knowledge of the principles and sources of criminal law in America, the elements of proof, criminal responsibility, venues and parties to a crime. The student will be able to recognize the appropriate elements of proof required for major felony and misdemeanor crimes under the appropriate section of the Georgia Revised Statutes. Fall and Summer, odd numbered years.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours. Prerequisite: Exemption from or successful completion of READ 0099. An examination of the American juvenile justice system and its associated components, beginning with the development of delinquent and criminal behavior, and sociological and physiological theories of delinquency. The course will focus on functions of the American juvenile justice system, its creation and existence separate from the adult criminal justice process, and examine the historical background, organization, function, and jurisdiction of juvenile justice courts and other agencies. This course will address special problems faced by the police, social workers, case officers and others associated with juveniles in a modern society. Spring
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3.00 Credits
3 hours. Prerequisite: Exemption from or successful completion of READ 0099. This course will provide the student with a background into the U. S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the protections contained in these documents, and the constraints imposed on law enforcement officers. The primary focus will be detailed examinations of the legal issues involving the 4th, 5th, 6th and 8th Amendments to the U. S. Constitution and similar individual rights protections of the Georgia State Constitution. In addition, the student will become familiar with relevant court decisions in the areas of search and seizure, rights against self-incrimination, representation by counsel, prohibitions against cruel and unusual punishments. Spring
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3.00 Credits
3 hours. Prerequisite: Exemption from or successful completion of READ 0099. This course provides the student with knowledge of criminal investigation procedures. The primary focus of the course will be on the proper procedures for processing a crime scene, photography, evidence handling, preparation of crime scene notes and sketches. In addition, the student will be introduced to the proper techniques for interviewing persons connected to a crime, and the course will address the particular problems presented by crimes such as murder, arson, burglary, and sexual assault. Spring.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours. Prerequisite: Exemption from or successful completion of READ 0099. This course is an examination of the different sociological and physiological theories of criminology, as well as a historical perspective of deviant and criminal behaviors in American society. The course focuses on different theories of prevention and intervention, the biological, physiological, social, and environmental causes of criminal behavior and delinquency. The course will also address specific topic areas of personal violence, property and white-collar crimes, crime victims, and crime prevention. The student will be introduced to the concepts of criminal behavior profiling, and several high-profile criminal cases where it was used. Fall.
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6.00 Credits
6 hours. A faculty-supervised internship while the student attends the South Georgia Police Academy as a cadet. Students must successfully complete the 11-week Police Academy program of instruction and be certified as Basic Peace Officer in accordance with the P. O. S. T. standards. Open to all students; physical ability and administrative restrictions apply. Additional fees required. Students must contact the ABAC Criminal Justice Program coordinator 60 days prior to the start of the course. Summer (May - July)
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3.00 Credits
3 hours. Co-requisite: CRSS 2010L. Prerequisite: Exemption from or successful completion of READ 0099, ENGL 0099, and MATH 0099. A lecture and laboratory designed to provide students who are pursuing a 4-year degree with an in-depth understanding of the form and function of plants, and their use in agriculture. Typical agronomic and horticultural plants are used as examples. Some topics include cell division, growth, development, crop production, usage, genetics and metabolism. Fall, Spring.
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