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Course Criteria
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4.00 - 6.00 Credits
4 to 6 semester hours Prerequisite: CHEM 438 This course allows for research supervised by a faculty member culminating in a presentation of the project.
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5.00 Credits
5 semester hour This club will provide students with the opportunity to visit criminal justice related agencies and organizations. It will further provide the students with the opportunity to maintain and share a collective ownership in their chosen career goals. Course is graded S/U.
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3.00 Credits
3 semester hours This course is intended to provide an introduction and broad based understanding of the functional components of the criminal justice system, their independence, and formal and informal working relationships. It will also provide a basic understanding of the American crime problem.
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3.00 Credits
3 semester hours Prerequisite: CJAD 101 or permission of instructor This course covers an in-depth study of the various components that comprise the juvenile justice system. Topics will include juvenile courts, role modeling, interaction between youth and the juvenile justice system, and the future of the juvenile justice system. Additional topics include development and trends in the juvenile court process; laws and procedures in the adjudication process; philosophy and practices; definitions, causation, prevention, treatment, and control of delinquent behavior.
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3.00 Credits
3 semester hours Prerequisite: CJAD 101 or permission of instructor This course is an overview of police functions and responsibilities at the local, state, and federal levels. Police operations are examined relative to effectiveness in crime control, delivery of services, and order maintenance. Additional topics will include major developments, such as diversity; problems in policing, such as profiling; rights and responsibilities of the uniformed officer; patrol and manpower distribution theories; police professionalism, unionism, ethics, and corruption; community relations; continuous fitness; and, the police subculture as a distinct value system.
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3.00 Credits
3 semester hours Prerequisite: CJAD 101 or permission of instructor This course further develops the concept of corrections and sentencing philosophies. It covers the historical development of corrections leading to an analysis of our correctional process and systems in contemporary America.
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3.00 Credits
3 semester hours Prerequisite(s): CJAD 101 and 232 or permission of the instructor This course is concerned with correctional theory and practice as applied to the community setting. Specific areas of concern are probation, parole, diversion, and non-traditional community correctional programs. The application of community resources and responsibilities with the needs of offenders in the criminal justice system is a primary focus of the course. Some contrasts and comparisons are made with the institutional correctional setting.
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3.00 Credits
3 semester hours Prerequisite(s): ENGL 106 or 107, CJAD 101, and 230 or permission of instructor (recommended completion of CJAD 320) This course deals with the following fundamental procedures of criminal investigation: crime scene search and recording; collection and preservation of physical evidence; scientific evaluation; modus operandi; sources of information; interviews and interrogations; and case preparation.
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3.00 Credits
3 semester hours Prerequisite(s): ENGL 106 or 107 and CJAD 300 or permission of instructor This course covers basic theories of physical evidence processing, identification, collection, chain custody, fingerprints, trace materials, toxicology, blood, semen, photography, DNA, and other types of physical evidence issues will be discussed. (This course was formerly CJAD 350.)
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3.00 Credits
3 semester hours Prerequisite: ENGL 106 or 107 This course offers a study of the essential elements that constitute criminal offenses by state and federal statutes. There will be a survey of crimes and procedures for social control, general principles of excuses and defenses, and an examination of all major felony crimes. Emphasis is on the substantive area of law.
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