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  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will explore the history, evolution and modern-day processes of the techniques employed in scientific criminal investigation. This course is offered as in-class and online.
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to provide hands-on experiences in Criminal Justice. Internships are an opportunity for students to link theory with practice. They are temporary, on-the-job experiences intended to help students identify how their studies in the classroom apply to the workplace. Internships are individually arranged by the student in collaboration with a faculty member in the chosen discipline and a supervisor at the workplace. This course is repeatable for up to 6 credits, with no more than 3 credits per semester. Internships are typically pass/fail credits. Students desiring a grade will need to negotiate a contract with significant academic work beyond the actual work experience.
  • 1.00 - 6.00 Credits

    Open to all students in the Criminal Justice Department who meet the minimum Cooperative Work Experience requirements of the department. Provides academic credit for on-the-job experience. Classroom instruction must precede the job experience, or the student must be registered for courses at the same time the student is enrolled in the work experience. Grade and amount of credit will be determined by the department.
  • 1.00 - 6.00 Credits

    Open to all students in the Criminal Justice Department who meet the minimum Cooperative Work Experience requirements of the department. Provides academic credit for on-the-job experience. Classroom instruction must precede the job experience, or the student must be registered for courses at the same time the student is enrolled in the work experience. Grade and amount of credit will be determined by the department.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to introduce the student to the actual processes of supervision in the Criminal Justice System. The course will provide a hands-on experience through some of the problem-solving processes used in emergency, incident command and task force situations. This course is for students interested in careers in law enforcement, adult or juvenile corrections, private or industrial security, law, social work, or psychology. The task force assignments will help the student to understand how to work with and supervise other agencies in areas such as treatment vs. punishment and the psychology of thinking errors and crime.; The course covers principles of supervision, including motivation, discipline, evaluation, scheduling, work assignments, stress management, delegation and observation.; This course instruction will include lectures, videos, guest lectures, and practical problem solving.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course surveys the principles and concepts of physical security, crime prevention and control. General examination of security functions and various components.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will explore the history, processes, and functions of the Juvenile Justice System including law enforcement, the courts, corrections, and the basic theories and procedures of the Juvenile Justice System. This course is offered as in-class and online.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course examines the laws and rules pertaining to the use of criminal evidence in the trial process. The student will be exposed to the various sources of these rules at the Federal and State levels and learn how the American system of case law affects the development of evidence law.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Deals with the nature, extent, causes and typologies of crime. Study of crime control and social policy.
  • 1.00 - 2.00 Credits

    Involves a special project where there is a demonstrated need which cannot be met through enrollment in a regularly scheduled course. Also could include special projects of unusual merit in furthering a student's professional goals. Student(s) must be able to sustain framework for developing and enhancing student abilities to do lucid thinking. Requires approval of instructor, division dean, and curriculum committee.