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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
An overview of the criminal justice system and its component parts (police, prosecution, defense, courts, correctional institutions, and community-based corrections). The objective of this course is to provide an orientation to the discipline from both a professional and academic perspective. (3 s.h.)
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3.00 Credits
An opportunity to observe the agencies and actions that support the criminal justice system. Observations are arranged to match both the individual interests and wide exposure to the criminal justice system. Prerequisite: CRJ 203 or instructor approval. (1-2 s.h.)
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1.00 Credits
An opportunity for students to serve as a mentor to child from Terry Redlin Elementary School. Through working with a child, students will learn about the many factors in children's lives which can place them at risk for future problems. Students will mentor on a weekly basis at Terry Redlin, and will also participate in special activities with the USF criminal justice department. (1 s.h.)
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3.00 Credits
A study of criminal responsibility as it relates to substantive law, contributing and limiting conditions, and criminal defenses. Topics include various types of crime, the elements necessary for an action to become a crime, the mental states of offenders, defenses based on reduced or impaired capacity, and procedural rights or requirements. Prerequisite: CRJ 203 or instructor approval. (3 s.h.)
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3.00 Credits
A survey of juvenile crimes, laws, prosecution, defense, courts, procedures, correctional strategies, rehabilitation, and prevention. Emphases include the rights, protections, and needs of minors; use of force; and both formal and informal interventions. Prerequisite: CRJ 203 or instructor approval. (3 s.h.)
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3.00 Credits
Students will study and discuss the role of ethics and morality as these subjects relate to various components of the criminal justice system, namely, defense attorney, prosecutor, police work, judicial system, probation and parole officials and victims' rights. Prerequisite: CRJ 203 or instructor approval. (3 s.h.)
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide students an opportunity to attend the Academy of Criminal Justice Science's Annual Meeting. The Academy membership represents academics, practitioners, students, and experts in the field. Students will travel to the meeting with an instructor, and then students will identify their academic and career interest areas and attend a requisite number of topical sessions in their areas of interest. Prerequisites: CRJ 203, SOC 233 and SOC 250 or instructor approval. (1 s.h.)
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore the growing number of circumstances where science and the law interact in the field of evidence. Students will be expected to learn about evidence law and the federal and state rules of evidence which govern the admissibility of evidence at trial. Students will also utilize a laboratory format to learn about the various types of forensic evidence as well as the processes for collecting and analyzing such evidence. Prerequisite: CRJ 203 or instructor approval. (3 s.h.)
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3.00 Credits
This course will allow students continued exploration of the growing number of circumstances where science and the law interact in the field of evidence. Students have already been introduced to key disciplinary concepts in Evidence I, and this course will provide more in-depth analysis and an opportunity to consider how science is used in unsolved criminal cases. Students will be expected to apply concepts of evidence law and the federal and state rules of evidence which govern the admissibility of evidence in the legal process. Students will also utilize the laboratory format to study the various types of forensic evidence as well as the processes for collecting and analyzing such evidence. Prerequisite: CRJ 320 or instructor approval. (3 s.h.)
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3.00 Credits
A comparative analysis of crime and criminal justice systems in select countries around the world. Focus on various legal traditions, issues of enforcement, prosecution, courts, prisons with emphasis on critical comparisons with similar institutions in the United States. Additional focus on issues such as genocide, human trafficking, and other crimes against humanity as defined by the U.N. and other International Conventions. Prerequisite: CRJ 203 or instructor approval. (3 s.h.) Fulfills the cultural awareness core requirement.
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