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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Examines traditional and innovative practices of crime prevention and repression. Surveys programs designed to reduce criminal behavior and risk factors associated with criminal behavior in schools, communities, and families. Analyzes policies and practices linked to crime prevention and control, with an emphasis on program evaluation and measurement of success. Prerequisite(s): CCJ 230 or CCJ 231 ; CCJ 241 , CCJ 251 , CCJ 271 .
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4.00 Credits
Introduces students to the fundamental concepts and theories of dispute resolution and assists them in developing the basic skills and knowledge for productively managing their own and intervening in others’ disputes. Class time consists primarily of practice and roleplay, as well as lecture, lecture-discussion, and coaching by professional mediators. Certificate of completion provided with successful completion of the course. Additional fees/tuition may apply. (Cross-listed in other departments.)
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4.00 Credits
Examines the dynamics of effective, synergistic, ethics-driven leadership in complex criminal justice organizations. Students identify their personal leadership strengths and philosophies based on academic study, exploration of their own personal strengths and interests, and by comparing and contrasting complimentary and even conflicting leadership approaches. Prerequisite(s): CCJ 230 or CCJ 231 ; CCJ 241 .
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4.00 Credits
Examines the global crime scene and criminal justice systems of other nations. Reviews the major families of law and other nations’ approaches, philosophies, and methods of dealing with their national crime. Topics include cross-national crime data and comparisons, the roles of substantive and procedural law within the nation, and the structure, practices, and training of police, corrections, courts, and court personnel. Approved for University Studies (Integration). Prerequisite(s): CCJ 230 or CCJ 231 ; CCJ 241 , CCJ 251 , CCJ 271 .
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4.00 Credits
Covers the emergence of modern terrorism from several different areas of the world. Students will acquire knowledge of the terrorist philosophy and how the history of terrorism has influenced subsequent movements, as well as attaining an appreciation for the complexity and challenge of terrorism, identifying elements of the criminological perspective of terrorism, examining viewpoints of various experts in the field of counter-terrorism, and taking a critical look at the research of terrorism and irregular warfare in the twenty-first century. Prerequisite(s): CCJ 230 or CCJ 231 ; CCJ 251 , CCJ 300 .
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4.00 Credits
Examines the role of forensic investigation in the field of law enforcement. Students study sophisticated methods of evidence-gathering through forensics and explore the various components that make up the realm of forensic investigations. Students are exposed to the emergence of modern technology from several different areas of forensics. This course is designed for criminology majors and introduces the student to the use of forensic investigative techniques. Details from actual criminal cases will be used as examples. Topics covered include forensic pathology and related specialties, evaluation of crime scenes, forensic science and laboratory, forensic engineering, cyber-technology, forensic applications of social sciences, and the legal and ethical issues in forensic science. Students will be introduced to the fundamental principles and theories relevant to the scientific investigation of criminal forensic investigations. Prerequisite(s): CCJ 230 or CCJ 231 ; CCJ 321 .
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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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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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