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  • SY 4060: Poverty & Social Welfare

    4.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Old Westbury

    Examines the social bases of poverty in capitalistic societies. Such dimensions of the larger social system as depressions, unemployment, discrimination, automation, migration and education are explored both individually and as elements of a social structure that imposes a condition of poverty on a large segment of the population. The different forms of social welfare are examined, showing how social welfare strategies are designed to benefit all levels of society. The impact of poverty on social groups and individuals and the ways in which they seek to cope with it are considered in terms of the social institutions in which they participate. The various efforts to reduce poverty, their social, idealogical and political bases and their successes and failures are also considered. Offered alternate years. Prerequisite: EMS
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  • SY 4080: Sociology of Crime&Corrections

    4.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Old Westbury

    Reviews historical and contemporary theories of crime from early biological theories to contemporary sociological perspectives. Students are introduced to the problem of defining crime, including the whole range of corporate and white-collar crime, as well as more conventionally understood "violent crimes". They are introduced to a cross-section of current research in the area. In the second part of the course, students review the history and development of theories of punishment and the origin and development of modern correctional facilities in the U.S. Special attention is given to current problems in federal and state prisons and local jails, including prisoners' rights and constitutional issues of cruel and unusual punishment. Offered every year.
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  • SY 4081: Operations & Management I

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Old Westbury

    Examines and evaluates law enforcement problems and issues from an administrative, as well as operational perspective. Includes research, implementation and evaluation of selected crime prevention and public disorder programs. Specific models are examined from the proactive, as well as the reactive approaches. Offered every other year. Prerequisite: A.S. Degree in Criminal Justice.
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  • SY 4082: Operations & Management II

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Old Westbury

    A continuation of Operations and Management I, to include an examination of informational technologies and decisional methodologies related to computer dispatching, vehicle monitoring, mobile digital terminals, automated reporting, and automated finger-printing identification. Operational and management considerations in the Criminal Justice mosaic of courts, probation, parole and incarceration. Review of computer systems and applications in planning, fiscal management, and human resource allocation. A critical analysis of issues in areas such as offender and risk assesment, intensive and special supervision, parole boards, privatization of jails and prisons, and the dynamics of the judiciary on correctional policies and procedures. Offered every other year. Prerequesite: A.S. Degree in Criminal Justice.
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  • SY 4083: Private Security

    2.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Old Westbury

    Reviews another segment of the American criminal justice system - the security and loss-control industry - which has become a powerful ally to the American policing effort through its goal of reducing crime and other business losses. Reviews the history of private security, its relationship to the criminal justice system and examines private security programs and strategies to prevent and control crime. Offered every other year. Prerequisite: A.S. Degree in Criminal Justice.
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  • SY 4084: Advanced Criminalists

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Old Westbury

    Covers the pratical applications of scientific Techniques used in comparison of physical evidence. Students acquire experience, practical knowledge of the skills needed by technicians in photographic, ballistics and document section of criminalistics laboratory. The application of scientific and photographic methods used in examing documents, ballistics and trace evidence is stressed. Topics include paper-evidence handling, packaging, examination and preparation of courtroom samples. Offered every other year. Prerequisite: A.S. Degree in Criminal Justice.
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  • SY 4085: Criminal Justice Technology

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Old Westbury

    Analysis of crime prevention problems from a technical rather than an ideological perspective. Laboratory based study of access control, intrusion detection, electronic monitoring, closed circuit TV, security lighting, and the relationship of illumination to CCTV systems design. The crime prevention system design: system specifications, hardware selection, and software design. Examination of computer-aided systems including on-line, real-time countermeasures coordination. An in-depth study of police use of CCTV in the patrol and traffic function; the role of access control and CCTV in the courts; access control, intrusion detection, CCTV, and security lighting applications in the minimum, medium, and maximum security correctional institution; and confinement without custody, the future of electronic monitoring in corrections. Offered every other year. Prerequisite: A. S. Degree in Criminal Justice.
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  • SY 4086: Comparative Criminal Justice

    3.00 - 4.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Old Westbury

    The course illuminates the similarities and differences of criminal justice systems in the international community. Study of criminal law, criminal punishment, crime prevention and criminal justice agencies in selected countries of special interest to researchers and analysts, including: The Soviet Union, China, Iran, and England. A Committee for State Security (KGB) vs. the American FBI; People's Mediation Committee vs. American Courts of Original Jurisdiction; Natural Law vs. Statutory Law; Judges Rules and Administrative Directions vs. the American Exclusionary Rule. An examination of the United Nations Committee on Crime Prevention and Control and the International Police Association (INTERPOL). Unresolved issues in transnational studies: data on crime rates, standard offense classifications, and agency reporting practices. Offered every other year. Prerequisite: A.S. Degree in Criminal Justice
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  • SY 4160: Sociology of Culture

    4.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Old Westbury

    Provides a sociological approach to the study of culture. Material and non-material aspects of culture are explored through the study of language, science and technology, the various arts and media. Special attention is given to the culture-production process, the relationship of culture producers and consumers and the meaning of culture products in todays society. Debates about culture, culture policy, and culture change are analyzed in the course, and include the new research on visual culture and civic culture. Offered every year. Prerequisite: EMS
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  • SY 4260: Social Work:Theory & Practice

    4.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Old Westbury

    Examines social work practice as a planned change process occurring within systems, i.e., one-to-one relationships, families, community groups. Provides a general overview of social work practice within the context of social welfare. Particular attention is paid to the structure and function of social welfare as an institution and to the development of concepts and techniques applicable to a wide variety of social work settings and situations. Addresses such issues as the types of opportunities in the field, necessary skills and the underlying value system. Offered every year. Prerequisite: EMS
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