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Courses...
- Introduction
to Criminal Justice (CRJU 1100)
Prerequisites:
Satisfactory placement scores/READ 0099 and ENGL 0099. This
course is an overview of the criminal justice system in the
United States. The three principle components of the criminal
justice system (courts, corrections and law enforcement) will
be examined, along with social and political considerations
of the criminal justice system. 3-0-3.
- The
American Police System (CRJU 2111)
Prerequisites:
Satisfactory placement scores/READ 0099 and ENGL 0099 and successful
completion or concurrent enrollment in CRJU 1100. This course
is an introduction to law enforcement. A comprehensive survey
of the history and organizational problems in American law enforcement
will be examined. In addition, emphasis will be placed on leadership
and management. 3-0-3.
- Social
Science and the American Crime Problem (CRJU 2200)
Prerequisites:
Satisfactory placement scores/READ 0099 and ENGL 0099 and successful
completion or concurrent enrollment in CRJU 1100. This course
provides students with a broad theoretical and empirical overview
of the American crime problem. The course is designed to explore
the problem of crime in the United States from a social science
perspective to develop a survey understanding of how the patterned
influence of social institutions (family, government, schools),
subcultures, and the social psychology of everyday life come
together to shape how society defines, organizes, and responds
to crime. 3-0-3.
Corrections (CRJU 2311)
Prerequisites: Satisfactory placement
scores/READ 0099 and ENGL 0099 and successful completion or
concurrent enrollment in CRJU 1100. An introduction to corrections,
including its philosophy, procedures, and institutions. 3-0-3.
- Criminology
(CRJU 2411)
Prerequisites:
Satisfactory placement scores/READ 0099 and ENGL 0099 and successful
completion or concurrent enrollment in CRJU 1100. A survey of
criminology theory and practice, the nature and causation of
crime, and the etiology and nature of criminal offenses and
offenders.
3-0-3.
- Courts
and Basic Criminal Procedures (CRJU 2701)
Prerequisites:
Satisfactory placement scores/READ 0099 and ENGL 0099 and successful
completion or concurrent enrollment in CRJU 1100. This course
will introduce courts systems' legal bases, structure, jurisdiction,
operation, and their interaction with other government agencies.
It will also create a basic understanding of each stage of the
criminal procedures as viewed from the legal perspective, including
special emphasis on fundamental constitutional limitation. 3-0-3.
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