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  • 3.00 Credits

    This course examines the principles of Operational Security or OPSEC. The focus is on the protection of life, assets and facilities, and on ensuring safety of personnel. The five steps in the operational security process will be thoroughly discussed, as well as the mix of mechanical, operational and natural security necessary to protect facilities and personnel. This course focuses on the special requirements of public and private first responders, members of non-governmental organizations providing emergency or humanitarian services and others who are assigned safety, security or emergency management responsibilities. It is recommended that students take CRJ-211, Introduction to Loss Prevention, as a prerequisite to this course. Lecture ( 45.00)
  • 3.00 Credits

    Introducing computer-based crime analysis, this course examines crime analysis techniques appropriate for tactical, strategic, and administrative applications. Students utilize spreadsheet and database programs to analyze crime data for patterns and series. GIS (Geographical Information System) is used for mapping crime. The use of the Internet as a crime-fighting tool is examined. Specialized visualization software applications, developed and used by police agencies around the world, are available for student use. Lecture ( 45.00) Prerequisites: CRJ-101
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course provides students with an understanding of the role of intelligence analysis in policing. The course focus will be on the nexus between crime prevention and intelligence analysis. Students will develop skills, acquire knowledge and learn procedures needed to collect and analyze data in a criminal justice environment. Lecture ( 45.00) Corequisites: CRJ-251
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is an introduction to the evaluation of physical evidence and behavioral characteristics evident at crime scenes for the purpose of producing a description of the perpetrator( s). This course provides students of crime analysis a very basic understanding of the serial offender. Lecture ( 45.00) Prerequisites: PSY-101 Corequisites: CRJ-251
  • 3.00 Credits

    This is an introductory course in spatial crime analysis. The use of maps in the analysis and explanation of criminal activity is addressed. The use of Geographic Information Systems is a central component of this course. Students will use specialized software and hardware available in the crime analysis computer laboratory. Lecture ( 45.00) Prerequisites: CRJ-251
  • 3.00 Credits

    Quantitative Research in Criminal Justice is an elective course for students majoring in criminal justice. Students will study the major research methods utilized in criminal justice including survey, experimental, and field research. Study will focus on the steps in the research process including problem definition, selecting research designs, hypothesis building, operationalization, causality, and strategies of measurement. Students will learn the ethical implications of responsible scholarly research activity. Lecture ( 45.00) Prerequisites: CRJ-101
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to provide the student an overview of the hardware and software systems found in a computing environment. Topics include an introduction to the hardware components of a computer system, the Internet, WWW, the binary number system, computer systems found in business, "hands-on" experience with word processing, spreadsheets, database management software and a web browser as well as an introduction to computer programming in BASIC. Lecture ( 45.00)
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed as a survey of introductory topics in computer science. These topics include operating systems, Windows XP and file management, hardware devices, number systems and internal representation of data. The course will also cover topics about careers in the computer field and examples of educational programs designed for preparation of these careers, and job searches. In addition, students will receive an introduction to computer programming languages using "hands-on" experiences with an object oriented programming language. Lecture ( 45.00)
  • 4.00 Credits

    This is an introductory Computer Science course in which students will learn the fundamentals of object-oriented programming in a 3-dimensional, interactive, animation environment. Students will create animation projects using a special software package for creating animation in small virtual worlds using 3-dimensional models. Students will obtain a strong core of fundamental programming concepts and problem solving techniques, providing a basis for further study in a variety of computer related fields. Lecture ( 60.00)
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to introduce students to the "object oriented programming" terms, class, object, properties, and methods, utilizing the software development tool, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net. Topics covered will include the Microsoft Visual Basic.Net environment, debugging, data types and variables, control structures, multiple forms, menus, printing, an elementary introduction to arrays, graphics and drawing using lines, and geometric shapes. Lecture ( 45.00)
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