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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
The scientific analysis and examination of biological evidence with emphasis on collection and preservation of evidence. Topics discussed include blood, drugs, blood alcohol, hairs and fibers, and topics of special interest in criminalistics. Prerequisites: None.
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3.00 Credits
Study of deviance, society's role in defining behavior; theories of criminality and the economic, social, and psychological impact of crime; relationships between statistics and crime trends. Examines crime victimization and the various types of crime and categories of offenders. Required in the AJS curriculum. Prerequisites: None.
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3.00 Credits
Theories of procedures and methods of operations of public police with emphasis on discretionary powers available to the working police officer. Career opportunities and current trends in law enforcement presented. Prerequisites: None.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the history and development of correctional theories and institutions. Prerequisites: None.
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3.00 Credits
Emphasis on proper procedure for photographing crime scenes, accident scenes, and laboratory specimens. Discussion of photographic techniques, equipment, lighting techniques, aerial photography, video and motion pictures, macro and micro photography, filters, and preparation for court presentation using selected simulations. Prerequisites: None.
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3.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary course that draws from the fields of psychology, sociology, criminology, and law. Focuses on various psychological constructs including psychiatric assessment and treatment and the nomenclature of mental disorders as well as legal constructs including the medicalization of deviance as embodied in dealing with the mentally ill criminal offender. Explores the interaction between psychology and law in the areas of civil commitment and various civil competencies. Examines legal and ethical issues that face the clinician and his/her patient in such arenas as confidentiality and privilege, the right to treatment, the right to refuse treatment, and the doctrine of informed consent. Prerequisites: PSY101.
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on victimology and techniques of crises intervention; and the importance of multicultural perspective. Includes coverage of sexual assault, family violence, child abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, coping skills, stress management, and community resources. Prerequisites: None.
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3.00 Credits
Considers various categories of sexually deviant behavior; their probable causes and society's attitude toward them. Prerequisites: PSY101 with a grade of "C" or better or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Concerned with the understanding of procedural criminal law. Examines the rationale underlying major court holdings, the procedural requirements that stem from these holdings, and their effect on the daily operations of the criminal justice system. Prerequisites: None.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the theory of criminal investigation. Examines crime scene procedures, case preparation, interviewing, and basic investigative techniques. Prerequisites: None.
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