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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to teach students how to write law enforcement related documents in a professional manner. These documents include letters, arrest reports, supporting memoranda, and affidavits. Students are taught how these documents often become evidence and/or exhibits in court. Prerequisite: Completion of ENG 100 or placement testing eligibility for ENG 101.
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3.00 Credits
The student will participate in a study of what causes and/or facilitates criminal behavior, and what models have or could be implemented to reduce crime. This includes the study of crime from anthropological, sociological, psychological, psychiatric, and legal/constitutional viewpoints. The review of various studies will assist the student in formulating a position with respect to the appropriateness of the current and past approaches. THIS COURSE IS OPTIONAL IN THAT IT MAY BE USED AS A CRJ ELECTIVE BUT IT IS NOT REQUIRED. THERE IS NO PREREQUISITE FOR THIS COURSE.
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3.00 Credits
The student will study the evolution and organizational structure of the juvenile justice system and how it is significantly different from the adult criminal justice system. The course addresses the different approaches the courts, including the Supreme Court, have taken regarding the processing of juveniles versus adults and how the constitutional rights are significantly different also. The rationale for these differing approaches is discussed and debated. The student will learn of the legal issues involved in taking a juvenile into custody, detaining a juvenile, removing a juvenile from the custody of parents, incarceration of a juvenile, what authorities/agencies are involved, and the adjudication processes and procedures for juveniles. THIS COURSE IS OPTIONAL IN THAT IT IS NOT REQUIRED. IT MAY BE USED AS A CRJ ELECTIVE. THERE IS NO PREREQUISITE FOR THIS COURSE.
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3.00 Credits
The student will study how evidence is sought, gathered, and processed for use in a criminal trial and the legal ramifications of law enforcement's failure to comply with the laws addressing how evidence can be sought, gathered, and processed. The course addresses the various types of evidence, what evidence is, and the rationale for the rules regarding the admissibility of evidence in court. At the completion of this course, the student will have a working knowledge of the 4th Amendment to the United States Constitution. THIS COURSE IS REQUIRED FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE MAJORS. CRJ 106 AND/OR RELATED POLICE WORK IS A PREREQUISITE.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the Model Penal Code (MPC) in defining for the student the laws that describe what constitutes criminal behavior. It provides a detailed explanation of each criminal act and how the criminal acts are classified based on seriousness and culpability. The course addresses the elements of a crime and the various defenses legally available to the defendant. THIS COURSE IS REQUIRED FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE MAJORS. DUE TO THE DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY, CRJ 106 IS RECOMMENDED BUT NOT NECESSARILY A PREREQUISITE.
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3.00 Credits
This course offers a study of the United States Supreme Court decisions on law enforcement procedures involving arrests, search and seizures, use of seized evidence in court, requirements for warrants, and interrogations. These decisions are reviewed, with a focus on the Supreme Court's rationale, in concert with a study of the 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, and 14th Amendments to the United States Constitution. THIS COURSE IS OPTIONAL IN THAT IT IS NOT REQUIRED. IT MAY BE USED AS A CRJ ELECTIVE. CRJ 106 IS A PREREQUISITE FOR THIS COURSE.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a study of the legal, ethical, and moral obligations, in the form of duties and responsibilities, law enforcement has in dealing with today's family, domestic relationships, and resulting domestic disputes and violence. Students will become effective crisis intervention participants in domestic situations. The class will discuss and debate the role of school staff, police, and the various courts in problem domestic relationships. THIS COURSE IS OPTIONAL IN THAT IT IS NOT REQUIRED. IT MAY BE USED AS A CRJ ELECTIVE. SOC 100 OR CRJ 107 WILL SERVE AS A PREREQUISITE FOR THIS COURSE.
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3.00 Credits
The student is introduced to statutory and case law governing the manner in which law enforcement may conduct investigations. It also addresses the various entities involved in a criminal investigation, jurisdictions (federal and state), the use of forensic science, criminalistics, terminology, and techniques. THIS COURSE IS OPTIONAL IN THAT IT IS NOT REQUIRED. IT MAY BE USED AS A CRJ ELECTIVE. CRJ 106 IS THE PREREQUISITE FOR THIS COURSE.
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3.00 Credits
The participating student has the opportunity to work on site with a law enforcement or criminal justice related agency's staff. The student is exposed to the day-to-day practical applications of the concepts each student has studied in the various criminal justice courses previously completed. The student also meets with college staff to discuss and debate how the experiences relate to the material covered in those previously completed criminal justice classes. THIS COURSE IS OFFERED TO THOSE STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED A MINIMUM OF 30 CREDIT HOURS AND WHO HAS A MINIMUM GPA OF 2.5. ADDITIONALLY, THE STUDENT MUST BE RECOMMENDED FOR THIS COURSE BY COLLEGE FACULTY.
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3.00 Credits
The student will study how evidence is sought, gathered, and processed for use in a criminal trial and the legal ramifications of law enforcement's failure to comply with the laws addressing how evidence can be sought, gathered, and processed. The course addresses the various types of evidence, what evidence is, and the rationale for the rules regarding the admissibility of evidence in court. At the completion of this course, the student will have a working knowledge of the 4th Amendment to the United States Constitution. THIS COURSE IS REQUIRED FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE MAJORS. CRJ 106 AND/OR RELATED POLICE WORK IS A PREREQUISITE.
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