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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: LAWJ 05175 The course is an introduction to comparative and international criminal justice. It compares the criminal justice system in the Unit States with other national systems in the five continents and major regions of the world. Areas examined include crime, criminal law, policing, court processes, and corrections. This course also provides an introduction to the globalization of crime including terrorism, drug trafficking, human smuggling, and war crimes and the development of domestic and international efforts in fighting these crimes. The goal of this course is to help students develop comparative and international perspectives in addressing problems facing the criminal justice system.
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3.00 Credits
This multidisciplinary course examines the principles of justice and their application to the criminal justice system and society at large. Additionally, a critical examination of significant issues and concerns of world justice will be offered.
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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 Amendment to the Constitution, including search and seizure of premises and persons, the arrest and detention of suspected criminals, and the remedies available for constitutional violations. 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 therapeutic approaches to the correction of criminal and delinquent behavior and a review of processes and procedures of corrections and of research on the outcome of various treatment approaches. Students analyze the ethical and legal problems related to rehabilitation in a correctional setting.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of basic principles and techniques of counseling of offenders, this course includes interviewing, case conferences, case histories, individual and group counseling, classification procedures, and team treatment participation.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the many facets of women, crime and criminal justice, including past and present trends of female crime along with its relationship to the three major components of the criminal justice system: police, courts and corrections. Furthermore, this course addresses gender as a significant variable in all aspects of society, both criminal and non-criminal.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: COMP 01112 or HONR 01112 This course provides practical immersion in a criminal justice-related agency for pre-service students; this course will for in-service students (law enforcement, courts and corrections personnel) involve placement in a social service related agency, or a research paper. A criminal justice related cooperative education experience may be substituted for the internship. In unusual circumstances other coursework may be substituted for the internship; this requires the approval of the department chair. (Implemented Spring 2004)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: COMP 01112 or HONR 01112 This course provides students with an additional opportunity to pursue practical or research experience in a criminal justice setting. Students may continue with a previously approved internship or may complete an internship in a different area of criminal justice. A criminal justice related cooperative education experience may be substituted for the internship. This course is not intended to replace Criminal Justice Internship I (SOSW05.356) but is intended to allow students additional opportunities for field experience. Students are advised to complete Criminal Justice Internship I (LAWJ05356) prior to enrolling in this course. Students are also encouraged to discuss this course with the internship coordinator prior to enrolling.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the history and philosophy of the juvenile justice system, which includes the development of the system through the 19th and 20th centuries and the decisions rendered by the United States Supreme Court. The student also scrutinize the various steps in the police, courts and corrections stages of the juvenile justice system.
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3.00 Credits
In this course students explore the extent of crime and delinquency in the United States and the full range of relevant theories of causation. They also synthesize and apply appropriate theories to such concepts and topics as race, social class, gangs, drugs, family, schools, and neighborhoods.
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