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3.00 Credits
This course delivers the basis for a multitude of written public relations materials, respecting the fact that exceptional writing in the industry is the most widely noted and requested skill. The course reviews news- writing style and how it parallels public relations writing, grammar, lead writing, and additional fundamentals. Students develop personalized portfolios, which include such items as print and electronic news releases, media alerts and advisories, feature stories and public service announcements. Prerequisite: ENG 101
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the American criminal justice system and its components; police, courts and correction. The course is designed to describe the functions of the system from arrest through trial, appeal, sentencing, correction and parole. The object of the course is to provide the student with a procedural framework of the criminal justice process. (Also SOC 102)
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3.00 Credits
This course will introduce students to the topics of stalking and domestic violence from a criminological, sociological, and psychological perspective. In this course students will look at the social factors that contribute to the incidence and prevalence of both stalking and domestic violence. Students will examine victim outcomes and the criminal justice response to these crimes.
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3.00 Credits
The American justice system has struggled to confront the problems related to drugs in our society, which include increased criminal activity, drug use by children and adolescents, and prison overcrowding. Throughout the semester, students will learn and understand the nature of drug use, and the psychological and physiological effects of various legal and illicit drugs. Additionally, this course covers the relative influence that drug use has on both the criminal justice system and larger society. This includes analysis of the various components of domestic and international drug production and trafficking, as well as the efforts made by our government to curtail these criminal initiatives.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a basic understanding of the philosophical, historical, and political roots of the United States Constitution, its structure, provisions and interpretations and includes a study of notable Supreme Court controversies.
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2.00 Credits
This course examines the conceptual framework of police fitness, specific exercises associated with police fitness standards. The course will help students reach their established goals for themselves for the class and the future. No prerequisite.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to crime and criminality, the course examines types of crime, such as violent and property crime, white-collar, organized and victimless crimes, as well as theories of crime and the collection of statistical crime data.
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3.00 Credits
For much of our history, the administration of justice has always been about controlling the minority outside of the ruling class. In fact, race and ethnicity necessarily influence individual experiences in the criminal justice system, as well as within the broader society. The purpose of this class is to critically examine the characteristics of race and ethnicity and how they are used to bias decisions within our criminal justice system. Students will investigate the past and present behavior of the courts, correctional institutions, and law enforcement officials, and the possibility of prejudiced policies and practices utilized to rule against minority classes. Additionally, interracial crime is addressed, with a focus on how the criminal justice system has inadequately addressed the correlates that lead to the perpetuation of such destructive actions.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the application of the fundamental concepts of probation and parole, theory and nature of probation concepts and principles to the civil and criminal justice systems, with a focus on forensic psychology.
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3.00 Credits
This course offers an examination of the role that women play in the criminal justice system. This includes the treatment that women have historically been subjected to, as offenders, victims of crime, and actors within criminal justice professions. Specific topics include the nature of female offending, the processing of females by the criminal justice system, the juxtaposition of women and substance abuse, domestic violence, and women in law enforcement, corrections, and other legal professions.
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