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3.00 Credits
This course is an option for Seniors who would prefer to create an extensive multimedia portfolio, rather than the conventional version required in BDST, JOU or PR 92. The student who chooses this option will create a web-based digital portfolio using video, audio, photography and text. Students must discuss the selection of this option with the Senior Project faculty advisor and Program Director. Prerequisite of Senior status is required.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers agencies and processes involved in the administration of criminal justice. It surveys the roles of the police, district attorney, courts, probation, corrections and parole.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers American Courts - what they do in practice; how they function and why. The dynamics of the courthouse is explored with emphasis on the trial courts for adult offenders. The question of guilt or innocence as defined by law, what penalties should be imposed, and the rules of criminal procedure to be followed are considered in the framework of functioning courts. Problems and reforms are probed.
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This course examines the origins of law and its evolution over time and is an overview of criminal justice systems in selected countries ancient and modern. The comparative examination of American and foreign justice systems is covered.
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This course reviews contemporary issues in criminal justice. Issues such as court administration, fourth and fifth amendment rights, issues of due process, use of insanity plea, American women and crime, comparative studies in delinquency prevention, capital punishment, crime trends, sentence disparity, alternatives to incarceration, parole and probation, racism in the criminal justice system, etc. are included. Co-requisite of CRJ 11 and 23 are required for all CRJ majors.
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This course covers social and psychological correlates of drug and alcohol abuse, with special emphasis on motivation, age, cohorts, functional consequences, and intellectual involvement. Special attention is paid to law enforcement, judicial, correctional involvement and treatment programs designed for alleviation of the problem.
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3.00 Credits
Students are introduced to critical ethical concerns regarding the police, courts, punishment and corrections. There is discussion about the psychological, moral and ethical underpinnings of justice and the law.
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys major psychological, sociological, economic, anthropological and biological causative theories relating to crime and delinquency.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the role and place of family court in American society. The course covers family court involvement in juvenile delinquency, family offenses, neglect, support, etc.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers a comprehensive examination of illegal use and abuse of computer technology in the commission of crimes. The exploration of possible remedies to the increasing problem of computers and their use in crime is discussed.
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