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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Students enrolled in this course are given an opportunity to work in professional environments in the area of communications and advertising for credit. To be eligible, student must have junior or senior status, a 3.0 or better GPA, the recommendation of his/her faculty advisor and the chair's permission. Applications must be approved during the prior semester. Grades are on pass/fail basis. The number of hours for a particular externship assignment is determined by each externship coordinator, based on the sponsoring agency requirements and learning value. May be repeated up to 12 credits.
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3.00 Credits
This capstone course is an intensive, multi-faceted exploration of the mass media as systems of communication as well as social and psychological influences on society. Media ethics and responsibilities are explored along with a study of research methodologies in the communications field. Readings and discussions. Open to seniors only.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the organization and structure of a police department. Topics include an overview of the police departments, an analysis of the police function, tables of organization, chains of command and lines of authority, division of labor, and the informal police organization. Attention centers on typical problems of police administration and the coordination of police services. Prerequisite: Approval of the dean.
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3.00 Credits
An explanation and analysis of the rules of evidence. The course treats recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions concerning the rights of the citizen against unreasonable search and seizure, and the rules of giving testimony and the protecting and safeguarding of evidence. In addition to instruction in the law of evidence, time is devoted to visiting court and to demonstrations of proper and improper presentation of evidence. Prerequisite: CRIM 375 or approval of the dean.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to criminal investigation in the field. Analysis and explanation of conduct at the crime scene, strategies for interviewing and interrogating witnesses and suspects, techniques of surveillance and preservation of evidence for presentation in court.
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3.00 Credits
The focus of the course will be on the personality, character, behavioral changes and social isolation that result from the inherent high levels of stress and trauma associated with police work (from entry level to retirement). Factors such as managerial planning, supervision, specialized assignments, high hazard work, tour changes, work environments, alcoholism, substance abuse, other addictive behavior patterns, suicide, and codependent family issues will be identified and addressed. Prerequisite: PSYC 101.
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3.00 Credits
This course analyzes the complex relationship between police and community, community attitudes toward police, the efforts of the police organization to create a more favorable public image, the emergence of a civil rights and civil liberties movement, and the contribution of the individual police officer to police-community relations. Prerequisite: Approval of the dean.
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3.00 Credits
The essentials of personnel management and fundamentals of supervision and leadership as applied to the administration of police organizations. The course will examine such issues as decision making processes, leadership styles, budgetary and union problems, motivation, discipline, public policy, performance measurement, and organizational development.
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4.00 Credits
The application of anthropological and archeological methods and theory to solving legal and other problems of public concern. Topics include the location and recovery of human remains, and their identification; the analyses of skeletonized and decomposing bodies, especially the determination of age, sex, race, stature and other biological categories, as well as the individual identification of such remains; the determination of time elapsed since death; the recognition and analyses of evidence relevant to criminal investigations associated with human remains. Laboratory exercises focus on human osteology.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of organization and management in probation and parole systems. Topics include: distinctions between probation and parole in terms of organizational function and types of clients served; client relationships and interactions with other social control agencies; case loads, case work methods, and case supervision; problems in pre-sentence investigation; and job requirements and performance standards for probation and parole officers with particular emphasis on recruitment, training, and assignment. Prerequisites: PSYC 101, SOCI 101.
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