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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
A comprehensive review of the noninstitutional response to criminal behavior, this course covers probation, parole and community corrections in depth. It includes topics like work release, education release, half-way houses, drug and alcohol centers, legal aspects of these processes and the effectiveness of these programs.
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3.00 Credits
Students study the criminal investigation process. Analysis of problems encountered in interviewing, interrogating and investigating is included. The course covers investigative techniques that may be applied to investigative problems and develops application of criminal investigation theories to the administration of justice.
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3.00 Credits
A comprehensive analysis of legal issues involving forensic techniques in the justice systems. This course examines the importance of admissibility, relevance and materiality as it relates to the evidence and the various experts in Forensics. The topics include bloodstain pattern and trace evidence, pathology of gunshot wounds, DNA fingerprinting, micrography, postmortem determinations and case studies in Forensic Science.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the basic principles of criminal evidence, including burdens of proof, judicial notice, presumptions, testimonial privileges and hearsay; the rule of exclusion of evidence, confessions, identifications and electronic eavesdropping; and the use of physical and demonstrative evidence including fingerprints, exhibits, photographs, documents and writings, scientific evidence and the polygraph.
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3.00 Credits
Students study the history and philosophy of modern criminal law. This course covers problems of contemporary jurisprudence and especially the typology of constitutional issues as it relates to due process and its requirements.
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine the legal procedures by which the criminal justice system operates. Students will assess United States Supreme Court opinions so as to explore issues related to the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighthm, and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution, including pre-trial processes, speedy trial, the prosecution function, bail, the identification of suspects, the right to counsel, the adjudication process, the law of confessions and interrogation, and the privilege against compelled selp-incrimination. This course has two primary objectives. The first is to introduce students to the analysis of judicial opinions, a primary sourse of law in the American legal system. The second is to become familiar with both the fundamental doctrines of constitutional criminal procedure and the important policy issues that emanate therefrom.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the major crises in our basic American institutions. Students examine the various aspects of social mobility, population explosion, social stratification, sex revolution, militarism, and the generation gap as they relate to problems of social justice in our society.
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3.00 Credits
Students undertake an analysis of those areas in civil law with which law enforcement professionals frequently encounter. Topics include family law, torts, administrative and environmental issues, property disputes, liens, business and consumer transactions.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores and analyzes the relationship between illegal drugs and crime and all the relevant issues and ramifications. These include, but are not limited to: national and international trafficking, control of the problem, legalization, and explanations for drug use.
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3.00 Credits
Students explore, analyze, and critique the relevant structures, processes, and impacts of criminal sentencing and sentences. The course is designed to examine critically the relevant political, philosophical and social driving forces of change and their impacts on the system and society.
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