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3.00 Credits
A comprehensive treatment of the juvenile justice system which examines juvenile delinquency from several perspectives. The course will explore the current public and political climate surrounding delinquency and youth crime with an emphasis on gangs and the policies initiated to deal with them. It will also examine the debate on the media's role in generating juvenile violence. Where appropriate, examples from South Carolina will be used. Prerequisites: Criminal Justice 201 or permission of the instructor. Credit, 3 hours.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to ethics in the field of Criminal Justice. The main focus of the course will be on morality and ethics and the importance of ethics for criminal justice professionals. The Nuremberg Trials are used as a case study to reinforce the ethics lessons taught in the textbook. Prerequisites: Criminal Justice 201 or permission of the instructor. Credit, 3 hours.
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3.00 Credits
The course is an introduction to the field of corrections. The main focus of the course will be on correctional systems, inmates, issues of institutionalization, inmate characteristics, and current issues in corrections. Prerequisites: Criminal Justice 201 or permission of the instructor. Credit, 3 hours.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of the American Court System as it relates to social control by the Criminal Justice System. Court History, members, institutions, and their relationships will be studied. The Court systems of federal, state, county, and local governments will be compared and the members of each component will be studied. Court system structures of other political systems will be compared to the current system in the United States. Prerequisite: Criminal Justice 201 or permission of the instructor. Credit, 3 hours.
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3.00 Credits
This course concentrates on those legal procedures which ensure a defendant's Constitutional rights. Important court cases are introduced. Prerequisites: Criminal Justice 201 or permission of the instructor. Credit, 3 hours.
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3.00 Credits
An introductory course that examines the role of probation and parole as a component of the criminal justice system. The course will cover the introductory philosophy of pretrial and prerelease programs, and revocation procedures. Prerequisite: Criminal Justice 201 Credit, 3 hours.
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3.00 Credits
The focus of this course is management techniques within criminal justice agencies. Court administrative techniques, police executive-leadership issues, correctional administration theories, and liability cases will be covered extensively. This is an introductory course for entry and mid-level management positions. Prerequisite: Criminal Justice 201 or permission of the instructor. Credit, 3 hours.
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3.00 Credits
Students will explore Social Control Therories and how they relate to deviance in our society. Explanations of deviance and how behaviors are defined as deviance will be explored and studied. Students will see the relationships between behaviors that have been deviant and are now acceptable, and the paths that are taken to address these behaviors in public policy and law. Prerequisites: CJ 201, 321, or permission of the instructor. Credit, 3 hours.
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3.00 Credits
This course will be a seminar on the Criminal Justice System in the United States. The students will read from an extensive reading list of Criminal Justice research and discuss methods and conclusions that have been developed concerning the police, courts, corrections and theory in Criminal Justice issues. Students must successfully pass this course to graduate with a Criminal Justice degree. Prerequisites: CJ201, 203, and 321. Final semester of college, Criminal Justice major, all other Criminal Justice courses completed or in the process of completion. Credit, 3 hours.
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3.00 Credits
A review of relevant themes and issues evolving and current in the discipline. Students are expected to familiarize themselves with the topics and be prepared to discuss the readings in class. Extensive out of class research and writing is expected of each student during the class. ( May be repeated, with different topics, three times by student.) Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing, or permission of the instructor. Credit, 3 hours.
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