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Course Criteria
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9.00 Credits
Experiential credit for students completing a State of Utah authorized LEO block at POST Academy. Register through the Department of Criminal Justice. Does not count for credit toward CJ major, CJ minor or BIS emphasis in CJ.
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3.00 Credits
An introductory overview of the correctional system including: the historical development and societal context of corrections, contemporary correctional theory and law, jails and prisons, community corrections, treatment, juvenile corrections, and contemporary correctional issues.
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3.00 Credits
Surveys American criminal law and the criminal court system. Elements of crime, defenses, historical foundation, limits, purposes and functions of criminal law. History, theory and practice of criminal courts.
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3.00 Credits
This is an introduction to Criminal Investigation including the necessary functions of interviewing witnesses and suspects, techniques in the collection and preservation of evidence, crime scene processing including some post-crime scene processing of evidence, follow-up investigation and recent techniques of enhancing the criminal investigation function.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the various types of physical evidence commonly encountered at crime scenes (e.g., fingerprints, hairs, fibers, drugs, glass, etc.), including discussion of comparison and identification techniques (i.e., optical examination/comparison, instrumental analysis, and many chemical processes) used in the analysis of such physical evidence.
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide an overview of the history of policing and the role of police in modern society. Particular emphasis will be placed on problems and issues confronting police and solutions within an organizational framework.
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3.00 Credits
Origin, philosophy, and development of the juvenile justice system, particularly the juvenile court. Emphasis placed upon laws, detention, adjudication, probation, after-care, foster homes, and other alternative correctional practices.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to give students an understanding of the integration of the criminal investigative process with complex scientific application of modern technology in searching for and processing physical evidence in crime scenes. It will provide background into the theory behind Crime Scene Science and the ethical and legal challenges faced by Forensic Scientists and Crime Scene Investigators. Using modern instructional materials, students will learn of the complexity of processing and documentation of Crime Scenes with the ultimate goal of having a successful outcome in the court system.
Prerequisite:
CJ 1350
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3.00 Credits
Deals with the principles and rules of law emphasizing evidentiary problems related to criminal cases.
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3.00 Credits
An investigation of the juvenile justice system emphasizing Utah law and procedure. Studies differences between juvenile and adult systems, delinquent acts, juvenile treatment as adults and role and function of probation, youth corrections, family services and the community.
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