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  • 3.00 Credits

    Description: This course reviews the law under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). It will focus on unfair labor practices, union representative elections and conflict in the workplace. It includes an emphasis on proper collective bargaining processes, methods of mediation and arbitration to resolve disputes and the duty to bargain in good faith between employers and employees. Students are expected to study the text of the statute, relevant selections from actual cases, and various other materials and apply them to current events and hypothetical situations. Prerequisites: Credit Hours: 3 CR.HR.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Description: This course will provide students with a study of leadership principles and strategies using historical figures as examples. The primary source of effective leadership will be Ernest Shackleton and is 1914 Antarctic expedition. Other historical leaders that will be drawn from include, but are not limited to: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. Students will focus on leadership decisions made by these individuals and the ethical framework that surrounds every decision. Students will incorporate the leadership and ethical decision making skills into a final project related to their own field of study. Prerequisites: Credit Hours: 3 CR.HR.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Description: Students will examine policy development and planning processes. Topics will include the process and models of policy formation, policy implementation methods and evaluation components typically associated with planned change in criminal justice. Prerequisites: Credit Hours: 3 CR.HR.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Description: This course is intended to introduce an advanced sociological perspective as it is applied to the themes of crime, criminality and the individual offender. Specifically, definitions of selected crimes will be explored in conjunction with various perspectives on both causation and response to criminal acts. This analysis will require students to read and discuss the primary writings of those thinkers responsible for the development of landmark classical and contemporary criminological theories. Prerequisites: Credit Hours: 3 CR.HR.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Description: This course is designed for students who desire to obtain on-the-job experience in the criminal justice profession who have not previously been employed in the internship locale. The nature of the work and the location of the internship must be approved by the student's advisor. Included in the experience and pre-counseling, on-site supervision, periodic summary and evaluation reporting, supplemental reading, pertinent research or practical work-related projects, and presentation of projects. Prerequisites: Instructor's permission Credit Hours: 3-6 variable CR.HR.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Description: This course explores the nature of elite deviance as it relates to crime and power in American society. Various forms of white collar crime will be examined and illustrated through case studies and estimates of the extent and costs of these crimes will be presented. Students will have the opportunity to gain a better understanding of how white collar crime affects employees, consumer and citizens. Prerequisites: Credit Hours: 3 CR.HR.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Description: This course is intended to introduce and review the basic theoretical and practical applications of forensic psychology in our society. Specifically, issues related to the use of psychological research and knowledge in legal environments will be presented to allow the student to appreciate the unique interaction between psychology and the law. Concepts will range from the analysis of competency and insanity to the use of criminal profiling, risk assessments of violent behavior, and psychopathology. Considerable attention will be allotted to an investigation of victimology concerns stemming from sexual assault of children and adults, as well as domestic violence. Students will gain an in-depth understanding of each core topic as well as an appreciation for how each contributes to the broader domain of the legal system. Prerequisites: Credit Hours: 3 CR.HR.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Description: This course will focus on the impacts on corporate security from the new age that has been entered since 9/11/01. Entirely new risk assessment models and proactive strategic planning concepts will be discussed drawing from actual cases. The important of working from measurable metrics and business needs rather than unproven assumptions will be discussed. Prerequisites: Credit Hours: 3 CR.HR.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Description: This is a course of variable content. Faculty and students prepare a special topic of timely interest in Criminal Justice Administration. This course may consist of seminars, individualized instruction, and/or research related to a specific area of specialization. Prerequisites: Credit Hours: 3-6 variable CR.HR.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Description: This is an introduction to American capitalism and microeconomic concepts including the mechanics of supply and demand, elasticity, consumer demand, and price and output determination of purely and impurely competitive firms. Prerequisites: Credit Hours: 3 CR.HR.
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