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4.50 Credits
In this course, students learn to identify and classify different types of property to distinguish forms of ownership and title of real and personal property, and to understand the requirements and procedures for preparing deeds, mortgages, easements and contracts for purchase, leases and sale of land, etc. Settlement and closing procedures is emphasized. (PT) Quarter Credit Hours 4.5
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4.50 Credits
This course introduces Paralegal Studies students to the law of agency and the various forms of business organizations. Sole proprietorship, partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, limited liability limited partnerships, and joint ventures are introduced to the student. Emphasis is placed on the advantages and disadvantages of each form along with the process involved in creating the various forms. The student is introduced to and drafts the forms used to create the various forms. (PT) Quarter Credit Hours 4.5
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4.50 Credits
This course is an introduction to corrections. It presents an historical look at punishment through the ages. Justification for punishment is explored including retribution, deterrence, incapacitation and rehabilitation. Various dispositions of prisoners are presented from capital punishment, corporal punishment, transportation, galley slavery, and the eventual development of the prison. The evolution of prisons and acceptable conditions are discussed along with the advent of the prisoner rights movement. (PT) Quarter Credit Hours 4.5
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3.00 Credits
This course is an overview of the study of criminal behavior. Major theories of the causes of crime are explored through an interdisciplinary approach emphasizing the sociological, psychological, scientific, medical, biological, psychiatric, psychoanalytic, economic, political, cultural, and other social and behavioral approaches. Prerequisite: SOC2001 or SOC2901. (WI) Quarter Credit Hours 4.5
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3.00 Credits
This course presents an analysis of the historical development of the juvenile justice system in the United States. The student is introduced to the changing view of juveniles from early America, when children were treated as little adults, through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries where they came to be considered as children and adolescents that had to be protected from abusive families and their environment. Socializing agents such as the family, schools and peers are studied as to their influence on the development of delinquency. Youth are studied as victims of crime, as perpetrators of crime, and their likelihood of becoming involved with gangs. Additionally, law enforcement, the courts and corrections are studied to show their impact on delinquency. Prerequisite: Sophomore status. (PT) Quarter Credit Hours 4.5 LA W3002 THE LEGAL EN VIRON MENT OF BUSINESS II This course is a continuation of LAW2001, The Legal Environment of Business I. The student is exposed to the laws governing the internal organization and relationships within a business, the laws governing relationships between a business entity and its clientele, and the laws governing relationships between a business and its employers. Attention is paid to both the letter of the law and its practical effect on business decision making and managerial policy. This course relies on, and develops, the student's ability to read and reason critically. Prerequisite: LAW2001 or LAW2010. (HO) Quarter Credit Hours 4.5
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3.00 Credits
This course provides the Accounting major with an understanding of the legal framework within which accountants must operate. The course concentrates on the following topics: business organizations, professional responsibilities, contracts, government regulation of business, the Uniform Commercial Code (Articles 2, 3 and 9) property and debtor-creditor relationships. Prerequisite: LAW2001 or LAW2010. Quarter Credit Hours 4.5
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4.50 Credits
This course presents an overview, analysis and critique of American Criminal Procedure in the context of the U.S. Constitution with special emphasis on the Fourth Amendment with respect to search and seizure, stop and frisk, arrest, evidence, interrogations, confessions, identification, and remedies such as the exclusionary rule. Other Constitutional issues relevant to the foregoing, including the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments' due process and equal protection doctrines, shall be examined. (WI) Quarter Credit Hours 4.5
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4.50 Credits
This course is an introduction to the basic elements of, and defenses to, criminal liability. Topics include the basic crimes against the person (homicide, assault, battery, rape, etc.), the basic crimes against property (larceny, fraud, embezzlement, burglary, etc.), and the basic defenses and justifications (diminished capacity, self-defense, mistake, etc.). (PT) Quarter Credit Hours 4.5 LA W3033 COMMUNITY POLI CING This course is a historical examination of the strategies utilized by the police in America. It examines Sir Robert Peel and the development of the first paid police department in London in 1829. The course presents the evolution of policing as emigration in America increased and its population became more diversified. Students come to understand how policing is a partnership with the community and how the roles of all must be considered in the development of a policing program. Prerequisite: LAW1090. Quarter Credit Hours 4.5
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces the student to the principles of public and private international law. It addresses the legal problems of doing business in developed, developing, and non-market economy countries, together with the economic and political issues that commonly arise. Prerequisite: LAW2001. Quarter Credit Hours 4.5
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3.00 Credits
This course acquaints the student with the different legal rules governing the employer/emplyee relationship. Topics include employment discrimination, sexual harassment employment contracts, labor relations, Fair Labor Standards Act, The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), OSHA and vicarious liability. There is heavy emphasis on discussion and written work. Prerequisite: LAW2001 or LAW2010. Quarter Credit Hours 4.5
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