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Course Criteria
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2.00 Credits
This course will explore the various policing organizations and the way they operate in America. This included municipal, county, state, and federal law enforcement entities. Attention will be given to career exploration and preparation. Every Fall.
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1.00 Credits
This course will explore the legal, emotional, and social responses to the process of victimization by offenders and third parties. It will also adddress the victim's rights movement, and alternative ways of defining and responding to victimizaiton. Fall semester, odd years.
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3.00 Credits
Students will review causal theories of juvenile crime and will also examine the history and philosophy of the treatment of juveniles in the criminal justice system and the goals and effectiveness of the system. Promising alternatives rooted in a biblical reconciliation worldview will be included. Problems such as gangs, drug usage, and school violence will also be explored. Fall semester, even years. Prerequisite: CRJ 210.
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3.00 Credits
This course proposes an alternative way of administrating criminal justice. It involves the victim (when possible), the community and the offender in a process of restoration following the damage of a crime. Spring semester, odd years.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to both public and private sector dimensions of theoretical and practical aspects of homeland security and emergency management, including: origins of natural and terrorist-caused disasters; local, state, and federal emergency management planning and operations; health infrastructure capabilities, public communication strategies; business community concerns; ethical, legal, and constitutional questions; as well as the social and psychological dimensions of disasters. Spring semester, even years.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the basic concepts of criminal law focusing on a study of what constitutes particular crimes, both in the common law and by statute, including certain defenses. Principles learned in this course will help students develop a deeper ability to discern what constitutes fair administration of justice: dealing fairly with the accused while continuing to uphold the interests of both victims and society at large. Every Fall.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the role of the police organization in America. Topics will include the various roles and tasks of police and law enforcement officers. The police subculture and bureaucracy, the stresses of modern day police work along with innovative changes taking place in policing and law enforcement are the significant topics covered in this course. Fall semester, even years.
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3.00 Credits
This course will compare and contrast the objectives and outcomes of law enforcement, corrections, and community based corrections. Particular attention will be given to alternative sentencing options with a focus on restorative justice principles. Students will be challenged to explore these different criminal justice system components using their worldview and the Christian worldview. Spring semester, odd years.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the experiences of women as offenders, prisoners, parolees, victims, and professionals (law enforcement officers, lawyers, judges, and correction and parole officers (in the criminal justice system. Professionals from criminal justice agencis may participate in class discussions. Fall semester, odd years.
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3.00 Credits
Probation and Parole examines the history, structure, organization, and operation of probation and parole in the Criminal Justice System. The focus is on the application of services provided to people convicted of committing crimes who are allowed to remain in the community either through probation or parole. Distinctions will be drawn between probation and parole, the types of offenders under each, styles of supervision, goals, and objectives and between adult and juvenile offenders. Spring semester, even years.
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