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  • CRJU 336: Introduction to Forensic Science

    3.00 Credits
    Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

    Application of science to criminal investigation. Designed to familiarize students with the process of criminal investigation and the basic principles and uses of forensic science in the American justice system. Emphasis on reviewing the basic applications of biological, physical, chemical, medical, and behavioral sciences to questions of criminal investigation, evidence, and law. Prerequisite:    CRJU 309 (Grade of C or Higher) or CRJU 310 (Grade of C or Higher)
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  • CRJU 342: Crime Prevention

    3.00 Credits
    Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

    This course is intended to present students with a working knowledge of crime prevention. The course will focus on providing students with an understanding of where and why crime patterns emerge, crime prevention techniques that can be used to intervene in those areas, and the most effective methods of evaluating those techniques. Particular attention will be paid to crime prevention theory and crime prevention methods utilized by criminal justice agencies and private security firms. Prerequisite:    CRJU 100 (Grade of C or Higher), CRJU 221 (Grade of C or Higher), CRJU 241 (Grade of C or Higher), CRJU 261 (Grade of C or Higher), and CRJU 309 (Grade of C or Higher)
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  • CRJU 345: Organization & Management of CRJ Agencies

    3.00 Credits
    Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

    Survey course on organization, administration, and management of criminal justice agencies. Topics covered pertain to the principles of management as they relate to the functions and activities of criminal justice agencies. While organizational structure is examined, emphasis on criminal justice operations and the contemporary theories of criminal justice management. Prerequisite:    CRJU 309 (Grade of C or Higher) or CRJU 310 (Grade of C or Higher)
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  • CRJU 351: Juvenile Justice

    3.00 Credits
    Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

    Surveys the juvenile justice system of approaches and procedures concerning identification, detention, informal adjustment, adjudication, and disposition relevant to administration of justice policy, practice, and law. Prerequisite:    CRJU 309 (Grade of C or Higher) or CRJU 310 (Grade of C or Higher)
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  • CRJU 356: Organized Crime

    3.00 Credits
    Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

    Examines roots of organized crime and its transformation from a violence-driven regional and national set of illegal enterprises to an international and technologically sophisticated set of illegal enterprises. Role of technology in controlling organized crime will be examined, as will the global features of new organized crime groups as they emerge in a wide variety of countries. Social context of organized crime will be a consistent theme throughout. Prerequisite:    CRJU 309 (Grade of C or Higher) or CRJU 310 (Grade of C or Higher)
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  • CRJU 363: Intimate Partner Violence

    3.00 Credits
    Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

    This course will provide students with an overview of the theoretical paradigms examining the definitions of, causes of, ramifications of, and interventions for intimate partner violence. More specifically, from a criminal justice perspective we will (1) examine the nature and extent of intimate partner violence; (2) take an in-depth look at the perpetrators and victims of intimate partner violence; (3) examine theories to gain a better understanding of why these forms of violence take place; (4) examine the criminal justice response (e.g., police, courts, corrections, juvenile justice) to intimate partner violence; and (5) examine some of the larger cultural contexts within which the varieties of abuse occur. This course recognizes that a disproportionate number of the victims are women, but that a strict feminist analysis needs to be modified to recognize abuse in same sex relationships and a growing literature on female offenders. Prerequisite:    CRJU 100 (Grade of C or Higher), CRJU 221 (Grade of C or Higher), CRJU 241 (Grade of C or Higher), CRJU 261 (Grade of C or Higher), and CRJU 309 (Grade of C or Higher)
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  • CRJU 365: White Collar Crime

    3.00 Credits
    Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

    Introduces the increasingly complex subject of crime committed by individuals whose legitimate employment provides them the opportunity for engaging in illegal activities. A variety of illegal activities will be examined as will white-collar scandals of the past and present. Relationship between the criminal justice system and white-collar crime will be thoroughly explored. Prerequisite:    CRJU 309 (Grade of C or Higher) or CRJU 310 (Grade of C or Higher)
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  • CRJU 370: Mock Trial

    3.00 Credits
    Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

    Course in being a trial lawyer. Students will master the Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE) and apply them in a trial advocacy setting, either through the introduction of testimonial, documentary, or demonstrative evidence and/or by objecting to said admission of evidence. The student will perform all phases of a mock trial, from opening statements, direct, and cross-examinations (with objections), introducing evidence, jury instructions, and closing arguments. Last two weeks will be devoted to a full mock trial exercise. Prerequisite:    CRJU 309 (Grade of C or Higher) or CRJU 310 (Grade of C or Higher)
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  • CRJU 377: Hate Crime

    3.00 Credits
    Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

    This course explores the social phenomenon of hate crime in America. Hate crime or, more appropriately labeled, bias crime is a specific sub-type of criminal behavior perpetrated against victims because they are members of a group or groups which the offender exhibits prejudice towards. Topics addressed include the conceptualization of hate crime, its measurement, observed patterns and trends, hate crime legislation, policy issues, victims and reporting, offending and hate groups, as well as the uniqueness of bias crime compared to non-bias crime. Prerequisite:    CRJU 309 (Grade of C or Higher) or CRJU 310 (Grade of C or Higher)
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  • CRJU 381: Mental Health in the Criminal Justice System

    3.00 Credits
    Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

    An exploration of the intersection of the mental health and criminal justice systems in the United States. The primary theme is the deinstitutionalization movement which has resulted in the shifting of persons with mental illness from hospitals into correctional facilities. Important topics include school-to-prison pipeline (STPP), civil and outpatient commitment, police as first responders, training for law enforcement responding to crisis situations, and other efforts to decrease criminalization and stigmatization, such as Crisis Intervention Teams, Mental Health Courts, Assertive Community Treatment, and reentry strategies. Engagement and innovative policy solutions are required from students. Prerequisite:    CRJU 309 (Grade of C or Higher)
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