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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a comprehensive overview of issues associated with firearms, including their historical and contemporary use in the commission and prevention of crime, patterns of ownership and acquisition, and the form and effectiveness of attempts to control access to firearms and gun-related violence in the U.S. Outcome: Students will be able to apply critical thought, scientific research, and a full understanding of the laws regulating access to firearms to objectively assess the nature of, and governmental response to, gun violence.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines four areas relative to women in the criminal justice system: the historical view of female criminality; women as defendants in criminal cases and women in prison; women as victims of domestic violence and sexual assault; and women as professionals in the criminal justice system. Outcome: Students will be able to describe the extent, nature and theories of female criminality and victimization and how this is consistent with and different from male criminality and victimization
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3.00 Credits
The course provides a broad overview of the historical and contemporary role of victims in the criminal justice system. Outcome: Students will be able to describe the legal, social and psychological issues related to crime victimization and the criminal justice system¿s response and effectiveness from the perspective of the crime victim.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the intellectual and policy debates on racial differences in arrests for crime, involvement in crime, and criminal victimization and violence in the United States and whether racial bias occurs in the administration of justice. Outcome: Students will be able to demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the extent and nature of racial differences as it relates to those involved, arrested and victimized by crime and the possible reasons behind these differences.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the origins and prevalence of domestic violence against women, and the responses to domestic violence by the police, prosecutors, legislators, community and victims. Outcome: Students will be able to describe the extent and nature of domestic violence, how the community and criminal justice system view and respond to this problem, and the impact of domestic violence on individuals and communities.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Study of the law in society, including the structure of legal systems, the constitutional foundations of legal systems, the practices of the legal profession, and the substance of selected areas of case law.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an overview of the basic principles and uses of forensic science within the field of criminal justice. Outcome: Students will be able to identify the uses and limitations of the existing forensic science techniques used within the field of criminal justice.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CRMJ 380 This course develops a basic scientific literacy, understanding of the scientific method of inquiry, understanding ethical thought and application of ethics to the field and professional practice of forensic science. Outcome: Students will demonstrate an understanding and application of ethics in the forensic sciences. Students will be able to articulate the role and challenges of ethical issues facing forensic science today, the applicability of ethics in the profession and their individual careers.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CRMJ 380 and CRMJ 381 This course introduces the basic principles and methods of forensic pattern evidence: latent fingerprints, firearms and tool marks, and question documents Outcome: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the three (3) forensic pattern evidence areas. Students will work on non-probative cases, which includes the development and preservation of evidence, identification and comparison of evidence, and written formal reports of finidngs.
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CRMJ Majors and Minors, Psychology of Crime and Justice Minors, Forensic Science Majors. The purpose of this course is to enhance the student's development and learning through observational and participatory experience in criminal justice agencies. Outcome: Students will be able to contribute in a meaningful way to the operation of a specific criminal justice agency and be able to identify and describe the link between their field experience and prior courses.
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