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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: CJ 101, CJ 201, CJ 202, CJ 205, or their equivalent. An examination of the legal rights of the individual who has been convicted of a crime. This lecture course will focus specifically on both federal and state laws and court decisions dealing with the legal rights of probationers, confined prisoners, and parolees in the American criminal justice system. 3 credits.
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Prerequisites: CJ 101, CJ 201, CJ 202, CJ 205, or their equivalent. The science of investigation of crimes, laboratory techniques, interpretation of data, and elements of specific crimes. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: CJ 101, CJ 201, CJ 202, CJ 205, or their equivalent. The methods through which organized crime influences and, in many instances, controls entire communities. Traditional types of crime heavily influenced by organized crime, such as loan sharking and gambling, will be analyzed in an effort to demonstrate the basis of power and wealth of organized crime in the United States. 3 credits.
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Prerequisites: CJ 101, CJ 201, CJ 202, CJ 205, or their equivalent. Criminal-victim relationships, with emphasis on victim-precipitated crimes and compensation to the victims. Consideration is given to: concept and significance of victimology; time, space, sex, age, and occupational factors in criminal-victim relationships; victims of murder, rape, other violent crimes and property crimes; victim typology; the public as victim; restitution and compensation to victims. 3 credits.
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Prerequisites: CJ 101, CJ 201, CJ 202, CJ 205, or their equivalent. An examination of the female and her involvement with the legal processes in the United States. Attention will be focused on the female as the offender and as the victim. Analysis of the various theoretical approaches to understanding the female offender will be presented in addition to an exploration of the recent literature on the female and the criminal justice system. 3 credits.
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Prerequisites: CJ 331 or its equivalent. Examines the relationship and application of statistical techniques to theory building and concept construction. Gives an overview of statistical methods and their appropriateness for research in criminal justice. In addition, various computer-oriented analytical tools and data processing systems available to the criminal justice practitioner will be surveyed. 3 credits.
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Prerequisites: CJ 101, CJ 201, CJ 202, CJ 205, or their equivalent. The "nothing works" doctrine generated by the controversial Martinson Report has resulted in considerable confusion regarding the effectiveness of corrections programs designed to elicit specific behavioral changes on the part of the correctional client. This course will thoroughly examine the debate surrounding the "nothing works" doctrine and present those methods of rehabilitation that have proven effective in the treatment of offenders. Probation, parole and programs for the incarcerated offender will be the primary focus of this cours 3 credits.
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Prerequisites: CJ 101, CJ 201, CJ 202, CJ 205, or their equivalent. An intensive examination of the interpersonal stresses indigenous to Criminal Justice practitioners. Stress management within Criminal Justice organizations will be considered in terms of the administrative and functional problems encountered. Special attention will be given to the criminal justice environment which deals with social service and control on a twenty-four hour basis. 3 credits.
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Prerequisites: CJ 101, CJ 201, CJ 202, CJ 205, or their equivalent. The civil liability for harm inflicted on another. Topics to be considered will include: intentional torts such as assault, battery, and false imprisonment; negligence; torts of strict liability; libel, slander and defamation; liability of owners and occupiers of land; and the liability of state and federal employees for harm caused in their respective professional capacities. 3 credits.
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Prerequisites: CJ 101, CJ 201, CJ 202, CJ 205, or their equivalent. A critical analysis of the contemporary American law enforcement establishment in relation to the evolutionary forces that have contributed to its development. Excepting modern technology, the law enforcement function tends to run in predictable cycles. Traditional in origin, these cyclical phenomena may be observed in the patters of older societies. Reflections of the past are deemed vital to a more objective and well-rounded perception of current issues. 3 credits.
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