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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course examines probation, parole, and community-based correctional programs and the role they play within the criminal justice system. This course will also review a variety of long-established correctional treatment practices as well as new and innovative programs. Thirty-eight contact hours, three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide students with the opportunity to critically examine the criminal justice system within a rural context. Much of the literature and analysis of the criminal justice system, that our students are exposed, is developed from the urban experience. Subsequently the rural criminal justice experience often goes unnoticed and unexamined. Students who are interested in criminal justice will benefit from this examination of the distinct characteristics and elements of the rural criminal justice process. The opportunity to understand rural criminal justice concepts and contexts will provide students with the appropriate empirical base to facilitate further study of the complete criminal justice experiences and processes. Prerequisite: CJU 201. Three hours, three credits.
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3.00 Credits
Basic and advanced concepts of deviant sexual behavior and related criminal activity will be explored. At the conclusion of the course, students will recognize the different types of rapists, pedophiles, child molesters, and paraphilia. The responsibilities of law enforcement and other professions in investigations of criminal offenses will be presented. Students will have experience in criminal investigative techniques by profiling an assigned case. Prerequisite: CJU 330. Three hours, three credits.
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3.00 Credits
Concentrated extension of the criminal investigative process that focuses on the evaluation of physical evidence and the reconstruction of crime scenes, with an emphasis on examining criminal behavior in order to identify the type of offender. Many crime scenes and serial offenders will be studied, including topics on victimology, cyber patterns, organized and disorganized scenes. Prerequisites: CJU 201 and CJU 330 or CJU 430. Three hours, three credits.
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3.00 Credits
Under the supervision of a faculty member with appropriate expertise, students may complete a sustained research agenda relating to a topic of current theoretical and/or empirical interest within the criminal justice field and leading to the production of a substantial research paper. The student will be directed to research problems through published materials and/or field inquiry. Variable hours, three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course offers an organized community-based format that engages students in active participation in community service opportunities that meet community needs which directly relate to and are integrated with course content and from which learning is enhanced as a result of intentionally designed integrative exercises. Three hours, three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides students with the opportunity to apply rigorous theoretical and methodological considerations and analysis to the practical training and experience gained in acquiring professional accreditation within the criminal justice profession. Variable hours, three credits.
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3.00 Credits
The content of the special topics course will change each time the course is offered. The subject matter of the course will be some highly specialized area of criminal justice which is not covered in depth in any other criminal justice course. Students may take a maximum of two different special topics courses for credit. Prerequisite: permission of the Criminal Justice Program Coordinator. Three hours, three credits.
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3.00 Credits
The seminar is designed to explore and develop issues, both current and future, involving all aspects of criminal justice. It will include, but is not limited to, issues related to causes of criminal behavior, prisons, intermediate sanctions, crime prevention, the role of police, and expectations of the 21st century. Prerequisites: Senior standing. This course is designated Writing Intensive; a grade of "C" or higher in this course is required forthis course to count toward the six credit-hour Writing Intensive graduation requirement for Ferrum College. A student cannot earn a grade of "C" or higher in this course unless he or she earns a "Cor better on the writing assignments required by the course. Three hours, three credits.
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3.00 Credits
The internship represents the culmination of the student's undergraduate preparation for professional practice. Students are placed in approved agencies and provided a supervised educational experience. They must spend a minimum of 300 hours in the agency during the semester. Prerequisites: Senior standing. Three credits.
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