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3.00 Credits
All learners in graduate MBA, Management and Leadership programs will be required to submit a professional electronic capstone portfolio as a graduate requirement in this course. This course includes an applied leadership project designed to demonstrate how to plan, implement, and integrate progressive initiatives for highly successful organizations by using the five practices of exemplary leadership based on Kouzes & Posner's international research on leadership. Learners' projects from this course are included in the final capstone portfolio submitted. The capstone portfolio is a tool for learners to document and demonstrate they have met specific institutional and program learning outcomes. Prerequisite: Completion of all courses in the learners' program. Credit 3 hours
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Foundations of Criminal Justice surveys the concepts of crime and justice, the rule of law, and provides an overview of how crime impacts society. It provides a summary of police, prosecution, courts, and the correctional system. Additional issues and challenges in the criminal justice system such as juvenile crime, terrorism, and transnational organized crime will be reviewed. Credit 3 hours.
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A study of policy making and ethical decision making for the criminal justice executive. From the officer on the street, law enforcement administration, through prosecution and into corrections, the practices and ramifications of appropriate action are explored. Credit 3 hours.
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A study of the current move to redefine the relationships between the police and the community by being proactive and focusing on the end result of policing instead of merely responding to calls without determining the causes of problems. The course includes a model for solving problems that encourages police and citizens to work together to build stronger and safer communities. Credit 3 hours.
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This course provides an in-depth analysis of the functions of police in a contemporary society by placing modern policing in an historical, sociological and political context. There is particular emphasis on conflicting role expectations of police in a democracy. This course explores the roots of modern law enforcement, beginning in Great Britain in the 1300s, to Sir Robert Peel's nine principles in 1829, and through societal and technological changes altering U.S policing in the twenty-first century. Extensive inquiry will uncover the positive and negative characteristics of the Political and Traditional Eras of Policing that have an impact on law enforcement and community problem solving policing efforts today. Credit 3 hours.
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This course provides a comprehensive study of three closely related concepts central to the examination of police community relations. The three concepts of human relations, public relations, and community relations will be introduced, distinguished from each other and examined. The course will also cover the relationships between the police and different segments of society including youth, crowds, and the media. Credit 3 hours.
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This course will focus on the study of the changing elements in our society and how law enforcement officials can effectively deal with the daily changes. Some topics to be discussed are the aging population, racial and ethnic relations, the changing family processes, and how to deal with violence and terrorism in the world today. Credit 3 hours.
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This course is designed to acquaint the student with the problems and techniques involved in the investigation of crime. It includes current investigative procedure used in handling crime scenes, interviewing and interrogating suspects and witnesses, gathering and preserving evidence, obtaining information, and understanding the investigative process as it relates to crimes against persons and property. The legal aspects of case management, preparation, and court presentation will be examined. Credit 3 hours.
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This course explores the ideas, practices, and characteristic of modern corrections. The course will equip students with the skills necessary to succeed in the field of corrections. The course utilizes a three-pronged approach to corrections which includes a thorough description of correctional ideology, including professionalism, policy issues, and society's avowed goals for the correctional enterprise; a comprehensive overview of correctional practice, including the everyday operations of correctional agencies, prisons, jails, and the procedures of parole and probation; and the development of personal skills applicable to the corrections field. Credit 3 hours.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to introduce students to ethical decision-making in the criminal justice system. The course will examine concepts and principles of ethics and values as they relate to 1) all three segments of the CJ systemùpolice, courts, and correctionsùand 2) both philosophical principles/theories and hands-on criminal justice issues and applications. Credit 3 hours.
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