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4.00 Credits
4 hours The student will study Forensic theories and practices including techniques of investigation. Topics include major criminalistic techniques that include physical evidence left at the scene of a crime, i.e. fingerprints, DNA, blood spatters, shoe prints, and drug analysis. 3 hour lecture, 1 hour lab.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours Basic concepts of program counseling used by correctional officials in one-to-one contact with the inmate population. The student will study the leading figures in psychiatry and criminology as well as the most current programs used to treat criminal offenders.
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4.00 Credits
4 hours A survey of approaches to research used in the social and behavioral sciences emphasizing the use of empirical and analytical methods in the scientific study of human behavior and social life and program evaluation. Emphasis will be placed on the development of critical thinking skills with the context of social research. Topics include the role of theory in social research, the logic of science, the research process including formulating a research question, review of the literature, constructing hypotheses, measurement, sampling, data collection and data analysis in both quantitative and qualitative approaches, and the ethical standards of scientific inquiry. Students will be required to review research reports and complete a research project. Instruction in database management and statistical software will be included. Includes weekly three hour laboratory period. Prerequisite SO101 or SW120 or PS101 and EC/ SO/PY201 or MA120, or consent of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours This course will address moral and ethical issues that confront individuals in the criminal justice system. You will explore ethical issues in policing, the courts, corrections and crime control policy and research. You will also discuss potential future ethical problems.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours Analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of professional practice and knowledge, skills and ethics in the criminal justice field. Law enforcement, the courts, corrections and their interactions will be considered. The seminar serves as a capstone by requiring students to consider their professional education within the context of their total college experience. Students are required to demonstrate the values and skills of professional scholarship through completion of a capstone project. Prerequisites: Senior standing and majoring in Criminal Justice.
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12.00 Credits
12 hours Planned group observation in selected criminal justice agencies representing the major components of police, courts, and corrections. Prerequisites: Senior standing and majoring in Criminal Justice.
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3.00 Credits
A general introduction to the field of cultural studies, including key texts and theoretical frameworks. Emphasis is on familiarity with the general approach and developing facility applying it to cultural phenomena, including fiction, film, music, politics, journalism, religion, etc.
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3.00 Credits
This course critically examines ideological frameworks of "tolerance" and "intolerance", both theoretically and as they have been expressed or played out in history.Students consider various models of pluralism as well as homogenizing tendencies in a variety of cultures, sub-cultures, political forms, religious traditions, philosophical traditions, and historical moments.Students consider examples of both openness and repression, including such historical moments/episodes as the Inquisition, the Spanish Inquisition, the golden age of Muslim Spain, crusades, expulsions/pogroms, the Holocaust/Shoah, and others.Students consider the relationship between religious/cultural elites and "the people" on these issues, the role of education, and the idea of a historical development toward more rather than less tolerance (perhaps the signature Enlightenment/Modernist progr
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3.00 Credits
The course is an historical examination of the effects of scientific and technological innovations upon various societies, with emphasis being placed upon technology and science of the Western world since 1850.(This course may be taken for credit as GENS 210).
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3.00 Credits
A theoretically-oriented seminar focusing on key words in cultural criticism, cultural studies, and cultural theory.The course is designed to encourage students to consider key questions in the field in a way that also allows them to synthesize the work they have done in the major. Enrollment limited to Juniors and Seniors.
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