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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CJ 101 and any 200-level CJ. This course studies the constitutional restrictions upon each aspect of a felony prosecution: arrest, investigation, booking, initial appearance, preliminary hearing, trial and sentencing. Major areas of interest are due process, arrest, search and seizure, right to counsel, and sentencing. Offered fall semester. 3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CJ 101 plus any 200-level CJ course or permission of the department. This is a study of the nature of law and the courts; the State and Federal Court systems of the United States, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court and its jurisdiction, operation, and workload. The concept of judicial review is analyzed, and the courts of England, Wales, and Germany are examined for comparative purposes. Offered fall semester. 3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PSY 101 or SO 101 or CJ 101, or permission of instructor. Domestic violence between adults is studied from an interdisciplinary perspective. The cycle of violence, dominance, and control are among the issues to be covered sociologically and psychologically. The legal perspective includes discussion of proactive arrest policies, restraining orders, and anti-stalking legislation that have emerged across the United States. This course is equivalent to CJ 235. 3 cr.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Topics in criminal justice that are not offered on a regular basis are examined. The course may be repeated for credit if the topic varies. 1-3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Junior standing and PSY 207 or MATH 120 and CJ 210 or SO 322. This course is an introduction to scientific research in the social sciences. Its primary goals are to provide students with a foundation necessary for conducting quality research and to provide students with skills necessary to analyze and interpret research data. The course highlights the logic of research designs, the relation between experimental and nonexperimental research strategies, and the application of quantitative methods. It provides experience in collecting and analyzing research data, writing and preparing research reports. This course will discuss and contextualize the concepts and techniques of quantification in social science research, which include descriptive, univariate, parametric, nonparametric, and inferential analyses. Students will learn to use a statistical computer-software package to perform analyses on research data. 4 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CJ 101 and SO 101 and any 200 CJ level course or permission of instructor. Junior or senior standing. This course will scrutinize the various roles that women experience with the criminal justice system. Confronting the misconception that female criminal behavior is a less serious problem than male criminal behavior; students will study phenomena of female offenders with an emphasis on examining gender specific programs to address the issue. At great cost to the individual and to society, violence against women has reached epidemic proportions and will be examined specifically. Employment availability and relative success will be contrasted with workplace issues specific to women; the working woman employed by the criminal justice system in law enforcement, the courts, and corrections will be considered. Students will learn that today's role of women and crime is poorly defined and rarely definitive. 3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CJ 101 and SO 101 and any 200 Criminal Justice level course or permission of instructor. This is a critical look at the policy, the theory, and the practice of state intervention into families on behalf of children. The study involves a review of the legal theory underlying child protective services, an explanation of the relevant federal and state laws, an investigation of the various types of state involvement with families, an exploration of the role of social workers and departments of social services, and a practical look into how the legal system deals with families and children. Foster care and child treatment by the system will be explored. This course is equivalent to SO 250. 3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CJ 101 and SO 101, and any Criminial Justice 200 level course or permission of instructor. This course will explore contemporary issues surrounding criminal justice response to persons having mental, cognitive, and psychiatric disabilities. Changes in the legal code governing patient rights, affirming the right of persons with mental illness to live in the community, in addition to deinstitutionalization in the 1960s set the stage for increased criminal justice involvement. Approximately 54 million Americans live with a wide variety of physical, cognitive, and emotional disabilities. The American with Disabilities Act (1994) entitles people with disabilities to the same services as provided to others. ADA application to criminal justice policy will be addressed. This course is equivalent to CJ 206. 3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PSY 101 or SO 101 or CJ 101, and any 200 level CJ courses, or permission of the instructor. This course focuses on the art of inquiry and persuasion. The aim of the course is to complement standard techniques of communication while offering options for eliciting information. Interviewing procedures for obtaining statements from children and difficult adult populations are explored. Emphasis is on investigative methodologies consistent with federal and state constitutional principles. 3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CJ 101 and any 200-level CJ. This course is an analysis of both past and present-day systems for probation and parole, an examination of state local referral systems of probation and parole, and an introduction to current innovation within the field. Topics include probation and parole in the United States, intensive supervision programs, the role of the probation and parole officer, and substance abuse treatment methods. 3 cr.
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