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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the substantive law of crimes, constitutional protections and criminal processes. Using a variety of methods and techniques, students will explore the sources of common law crimes and statutory criminal codes, the elements of crimes, and individual constitutional rights afforded from arrest through sentencing.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the U.S. Constitution. Through an analysis of interpretative cases, students will become acquainted with fundamental principles including judicial review, federalism, due process of law, equal protection, freedom of expression and religion, state action, and broader principles associated with constitutional civil rights.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of various theoretical explanations of crime and criminality. The study includes patterns of criminal offending, crime typologies, and implications for the practice and prevention of crime at local, national and global levels.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the history, development, environment, organization, and sociology of law enforcement in America. Emphasis will be placed on the evolution of state and local agencies, the use of police as an agency of social control, the police as a division of government, and an examination of the role of police within the larger criminal justice system.
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An examination of the evolution of prisoner management from Pennsylvania's Walnut Street Jail to the present day correctional system, with a particular emphasis on the Massachusetts prison system. Students will explore the various philosophies of prisoner treatment, allocation of resources, and prison design.
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An exploration of the social issues associated with the use of legal and illicit drugs in America, this course will deal with a history of drugs, drug discoveries, commercial development, pharmacological and forensic classifications, the extent of drug use, and testing and treatment of drug abusers in the United States.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the law of evidence as it applies to the criminal justice practitioner. The course examines direct and circumstantial evidence, hearsay, chain of custody, real and documentary evidence, and interrogation, including confessions and admissions. Students explore scene preservation and illegally obtained evidence.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to fundamental principles of the scientific approach to criminal investigation. Special attention is given to theory and application of investigative strategies for physical evidence collection and crime scene preservation and construction.
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3.00 Credits
A continuation of the study of fundamental principles of the scientific approach taken in solving crimes. Based solidly in the study of forensics, students will become familiar with tools, methods and techniques available to local, state, and federal investigators.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the relationships between probation officers and their clients, the role of probation, the rules governing conduct, social agencies connected to probation, the role of probation departments in rehabilitative activities plus an examination of the effectiveness of parole versus incarceration.
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