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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CJus 110. This course examines the nature and causes of crime as a social phenomenon.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CJus 110. This course focuses on the theoretical perspectives of victimization, the scope of victimization in the United States, the justice system's response, victim's rights, restorative justice, and research and evaluation findings. Being exposed to and understanding victimization issues enhances students' knowledge about a comprehensive system of justice rather than a "criminal's justice syste
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CJus 110. This course focuses on the nature and extent of delinquent acts and status offenses historically, theoretical approaches to explain why these behaviors develop including environmental/contextual approaches to explanation, and how the justice system and society legally respond. A variety ofcultural and social factors related to delinquency are examined, along with program implications for prevention and intervention.
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1.00 - 12.00 Credits
Prerequisite: 45 hours of completed coursework, minimum GPA 2.0? Permission of the Dean of the School of Professional Studies. This course is designed for students majoring in Criminal Justice to gain work experience related to the major and career goals. A minimum of forty (40) hours of work experience is required for each hour of credit per semester. The student completes necessary paperwork with the employer and the School of Professional Studies office. The student's work is supervised and monitored by the Dean of the School of Professional Studies. A final paper is prepared at the conclusion of the internship.
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1.00 - 12.00 Credits
Prerequisite: 45 hours of completed coursework, minimum GPA 2.0? Permission of the Dean of the School of Professional Studies. This course is designed for students majoring in Criminal Justice to complete a second internship to gain work experience related to the major and career goals. A minimum of forty (40) hours of work experience is required for each hour of credit per semester. The student completes necessary paperwork with the employer and the School of Professional Studies office. The student's work is supervised by the Dean of the School of Professional Studies. A final paper is prepared at the conclusion of the internship.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the basics of forensic science, focusing on the legal and procedural methods of evidence and evidence collection techniques to include fingerprint collection and analysis, firearms identification, gunshot residue, tool marks, footprint and tire mark impressions, forensic serology, blood splatter evidence, forensic photography, DNA theory and analysis, and electronic surveillance issues.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CJus 110, CJus 220, CJus 230, CJus 340. This course examines historical, theoretical and practical aspects of the organization and administration of entities within the criminal justice system, including, but not limited to, courts, corrections, police, juvenile justice and human services systems. Administrative, financial, personnel, and management practices and historical issues receive significant attention. Review of innovative practices as a response to contemporary issues affecting these areas provides a greater understanding of how organizations in the justice field evolve to become more effective.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor. This is a specialized international field experience course where students examine and compare another country's criminal justice system with the United States. Court, policing, corrections, and juvenile justice systems are considered. In addition, innovative human services delivery systems are studied from a critical policy response perspective. Cultural and social factors that have influenced the development of each system under studyare examined.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Senior Criminal Justice major having completed 45 hours of the Criminal Justice major including CJus 110, CJus 220, CJus 230, CJus 308, CJus 340, CJus 360, Psyc 330. This capstone course focuses on applying major criminal justice theories that have contributed to an understanding of deviant, delinquent, or abnormal behaviors and crime. Particular emphasis is placed on understandinghow the principles of each theory may be used to evaluate the primary elements of the justice system: law enforcement, courts, and corrections.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Senior standing? prior approval of Instructor and Dean of theSchool of Professional Studies.
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