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  • CJ 250G: Justice For All GI

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Examines issues of diversity in criminal justice and current trends associated with racial and ethnic conflict. Investigates the topics of racism, immigration, gender, sexual orientation, and socio-economic disparity. Discusses salient issues to facilitate critical thinking, enhance knowledge, and inform perspectives. Analyzes varying viewpoints to provide a deeper understanding of the actions taken by individuals both inside and outside the criminal justice system. Emphasizes the social construction of crime and the treatment of minorities as offenders and victims.
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  • CJ 281R: Internship

    1.00 - 8.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): Department Approval. Provides actual, on-the-job work experience on a paid basis in a criminal justice profession or other approved related situation. Emphasizes successful work experience, with emphasis on identifying and solving problems. Completers should be qualified to work at entry-level jobs in the criminal justice profession. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits toward graduation. May be graded credit/no credit.
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  • CJ 290R: Criminal Justice Lecture Series

    1.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Offers weekly lectures by professionals working in criminal justice related fields. Provides insight regarding the practical aspects of a career in policing, courts, corrections, and other related professions. Encourages social awareness, explores current legal issues, and develops civic consciousness. Credit/No-Credit grade issued. May be repeated for a total of three elective credits towards graduation.
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  • CJ 2920: Short Course Workshop

    1.00 - 3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    The specific title with the credit authorized for the particular offering will appear in the semester schedule and on the student transcript.
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  • CJ 3020: Police Administration

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2010, CJ 1010 and University Advanced Standing. Discusses the issues facing contemporary law enforcement administrators. Focuses on the complexities associated with law enforcement organization leadership and strategic planning, training, and stress management; evaluation, promotion, and disciple; legal issues and police department liability; budgeting; politics; and media relations.
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  • CJ 3040: Community Policing

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2010 (recommended), CJ 1010, and University Advanced Standing. Presents the fundamentals of the community-oriented policing philosophy. Includes the comparison of traditional and community policing philosophies; law enforcement and community relationships. Analyzes the importance of political and public support and involvement; attitudinal changes involving the roles of police management, supervisors, and line personnel; creation of partnership with community organizations and police problem-solving methodologies.
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  • CJ 3060: Corrections in the Community

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1300 and University Advanced Standing. Studies the Criminal Justice Community Corrections component. Presents historical origin, development, and current practices in probation, parole, the halfway house, work and educational release, as well as furlough programs. Requires the design of an ideal corrections facility and a pre-sentence investigation report and recommendation.
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  • CJ 3100: Criminal Profiling

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1010 and University Advanced Standing. Introduces process of reviewing and assessing the behavioral facts of a violent criminal act from a law enforcement and/or investigative perspective.
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  • CJ 3140: Corrections Law

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1300 and University Advanced Standing. Teaches the law as it pertains to the corrections field. Examines civil liability and pertinent constitutional amendments as they relate to corrections covering the areas of probation, incarceration, and parole.
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  • CJ 3270: Criminology

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1010 and University Advanced Standing. Introduces the field of criminology, providing an overview of the issues involved in defining, measuring, and explaining crime. Examines the nature, extent, and general characteristics of criminal behavior and the potential causes of criminal offenses and offenders. Reviews early and contemporary theories which attempt to explain criminal behavior from a sociological, psychological, and biological perspective; the effectiveness of theories in explaining crime; theory integration and application of theory to selected issues as they relate to the modern world.
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