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3.00 Credits
This course introduces the basic elements of the American criminal justice system, from its legal roots and history to its most current concerns. It analyzes the criminal justice process - from arrest to trial and disposition - emphasizing the function and structure of each component. It provides an understanding of how each component responds to crime and how the key question of individual rights and public safety is addressed.Attention is given to the elements of crime, the role of the police, courts, and corrections, and to the challenges facing this system in an increasingly diverse democratic society.
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This course introduces students to forensic science topics, including crime-scene processing, evidence collection, analysis and admissibility, fingerprints, firearms and tool marks, questioned documents, fire and explosives, blood splatter, forensic photography, trace evidence, entomology, anthropology, the law, pathology, and instrument analysis.
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3.00 Credits
The goal of this course is two-fold: first, to recognize the ethicalimplications of the daily decisions made by justice system personnel; and, second, to evalute individual ethical frameworks. It addresses key analytical concepts including utilitarianism, deontology, peacemaking, codes of ethics, and tests of moral reasoning to resolve ethical dilemmas commonly found in the administration of justice, including policing, courts, and corrections. It addresses the relation-
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This course provides comprehensive explanations of delinquent behavior, an overview of the juvenile justice system, and a discussion of programs designed to prevent and address delinquency. It explores issues related to delinquency in an increasingly diverse environment. It addresses social class, racial, and gender differences in delinquency, the significance of the invention of childhood,and the transformation of juvenile court from a social to alegalistic entity.
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This course examines the nature and functions of the criminal law. It uses controversial and landmark cases as a framework for an intensive examination of the classification of crimes and the assignment of penalties. It addresses recent court decisions involving the administration of the penal law, jurisdictional questions, and Constitutional protections. It uses the NewYork Penal Code as an exemplar.
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This course addresses the presentation of evidence at the time of trial,which is of paramount importance in the criminal justice system. It covers the history and philosophy of the rules and laws of evidence, including current rulings, the mechanics of admissibility, and definitions of crimes, as well as the attitudes of the court toward witnesses and the admissibility of evidence. Prerequisite: CJ101 Introduction to Criminal Justice.
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3.00 Credits
This course addresses the impact of the United States Constitution on the criminal justice system. It emphasizes the fundamental concepts on which the Constitution is based and stresses the Supreme Court decision-making process and schools of interpretation. It analyzes the relationship of the Bill of Rights, especially the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments, to the criminal justice system. Prerequisites: PS101 American National Government and either CJ101 Introduction to Criminal Justice or PS102 Introduction to Public Policy.
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This course focuses on the social construction of deviance and crime. It addresses major theoretical perspectives that explaincrime in America. It investigates societal responses to crime and current issues facing the criminal justice system. It emphasizes public policy implications of the theoretical perspectives. Prerequisites: SO101 Introduction to Sociology and PY101 Introduction to General Psychology.
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This course details the basic procedures followed by law enforcement officers as they investigate crimes.Topics include questioning complainants and eyewitnesses, interrogating suspects, preparing statements, investigating crime scenes, and applicable search and seizure laws.Techniques of crime scene investigation are studied, including photography, charting, note-taking, and the handling of evidence. These techniques are applied to specific property and personal crimes. Prerequisite: CJ101 Introduction toCriminal Justice.
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3.00 Credits
This courses addresses the history and philosophy of punishment systems and the background of corrections in America. It covers the impact of changing public opinion and criminal justice policies on corrections.The correctional system is examined from the perspectives of the inmate, the correctional officer, and the correctional administration. Prerequisites: CJ101 Introduction to Criminal Justice, and CJ106 Ethics in Criminal Justice. professional quality vessels.Traditional, contemporary, and experimental results are equally encouraged.Topics include advanced rib weaving, hoop weaving, and technical skills required to execute basketry designs. Prerequisite: CR103 Basketry 1.
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