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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 hours This course is designed to provide an in-depth study of the juvenile justice system in the United States. The student will study the general principles of juvenile delinquency, overview of the juvenile criminal justice system, theories of delinquency, and other issues dealing with juveniles in the justice system.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours This course is designed to familiarize the student with the criminal correctional system in the United States. The student will review the history of corrections and procedural, statutory, and case law of American correction.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours This course is designed to increase the understanding of the criminal judicial process in the United States. It includes a study of the functioning of courts, judges, lawyers and law enforcement agencies, including judicial decision-making and the impact of court decisions on the American Republic.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours (Formerly CJUS 210) This course is designed to examine theories regarding the nature and cause of criminal behavior and society's response. It approaches crime from a philosophical, psychological, and sociological perspective. Most importantly, this course strives to integrate a theological, perspective to crime and punishment.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours This course is designed to build upon the biblical foundations students should have developed from other courses (such as BIBL 105/110 and THEO 200/201) and enhance foundational ethical considerations into more developed and practical notions of right behavior within the realm of criminal justice praxis.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours Prerequisites: CJUS 200 and 230 or GOVT 200 and 346 This course is designed provide an overview of the legal elements that apply to criminal law, procedure, and evidence, including proof, intent, conspiracy, classifications of crimes and related punishments, culpable mental states, defenses, rules of evidence (including the exclusionary rule), and rights and procedures in the gathering of evidence.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours Procedure This course is designed to study the constitutional provisions and Supreme Court decisions affecting law enforcement procedure, including due process of law generally, arrest, charges, right to counsel, search and seizure, identification, bail, trial and post-trial proceedings, and post-conviction appeals. The course also investigates, civil liability for acts of law enforcement personnel.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours (Offered fall semester) This course will address the constitutional requirements for conducting criminal investigations, essential techniques for processing a crime scene, and methodology for collecting evidence via subpoenas and interviews.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours (Formerly CJUS 497) (Offered spring semester only) Prerequisite: CJUS 420 This course will apply the concepts addressed in CJUS 420 to specific crimes, including arson, rape, robbery, and murder. Additionally, the course examines the practices and procedures associated with the management of complex criminal investigations.
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1.00 Credits
1 hour This course is a collection of practically oriented lectures, demonstrations, and short films specifically tailored to students interested in the application of scientific processes in identifying, locating, apprehending, and prosecuting criminal offenders. It will draw on practitioners within the various fields of the forensic science, police, prosecutors, and defense attorneys. This course is elective. Criminal Justice majors should consider enrolling for 3 semesters.
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