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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
Explores the process of teaching by working closely with an instructor. Involves many aspects of teaching, including research, content presentation, tutoring, paper-grading, and grade recording. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent. Graded P/NP or A through F.
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4.00 Credits
Offers a critical analysis of selected criminal justice areas, with emphasis on individual research projects. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent
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1.00 Credits
Capstone: Research Prerequisite(s): Criminology and criminal justice major, 135 credit hours completed, at least half of all required upper division coursework
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1.00 Credits
Capstone: Research Prerequisite(s): Criminology and criminal justice major, 135 credit hours completed, at least half of all required upper division coursework CCJ 409A
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Capstone: Practicum/Internship Prerequisite(s): Criminology and criminal justice major, 135 credit hours completed, at least half of all required upper division coursework
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4.00 Credits
Covers the nature, origins, and purposes of criminal law, constitutional limits on criminal law, general principles of criminal liability, complicity and vicarious criminal liability, inchoate crimes, defenses to criminal liability, and crimes against persons, public morality, and the government. Prerequisite(s): CCJ 251 , CCJ 300 .
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4.00 Credits
Offers an in-depth analysis of the controlling rules of evidence and proof applied in criminal cases. Major topics include relevancy, hearsay, impeachment, cross-examination, the Confrontation Clause, real and demonstrative evidence, privilege, scientific and expert testimony, authentication of evidence (laying the foundation), judicial notice, and legal presumptions. Prerequisite(s): CCJ 230 or CCJ 231 ; CCJ 251 , CCJ 300
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4.00 Credits
Examines the balance between individual and societal rights. Explores the limitations of governmental actions as provided by state and federal constitutions, statutes, and case law with regard to criminal investigations (search, seizure, confessions, and interrogations), pretrial procedures (plea bargaining, grand juries, and preliminary hearings), and trial procedures (right to counsel, juries, bail, and appellate procedures). Prerequisite(s): CCJ 230 or CCJ 231 ; CCJ 241 , CCJ 251 , CCJ 300 .
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4.00 Credits
Addresses contemporary and controversial issues in corrections such as gross incapacitation, plea bargaining, competency to stand trial, insanity, and the death penalty. Covers mandatory guidelines, diversion, the structure and administration of probation, parole, and post-prior supervision. Prerequisite(s): CCJ 251 and CCJ 271 .
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4.00 Credits
Examines the major issues of modern policing, including recruitment, selection, hiring, retention, training, education, women, change, limited resources, and the political economy of policing. Prerequisite(s): CCJ 241 .
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