This course is an overview of the history, development, and philosophies of crime control within a democratic society. It examines the criminal justice system with emphasis on the police, the prosecution and the defense, the courts, and the correctional agencies.
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This course outlines corrections as a systematic process, showing the evolving changes within institutional and community-based corrections. Topics include the history of corrections, the influence of social thought and philosophy on the development of corrections, the rights of the incarcerated inmate, and the duties of the correctional officer.
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This course examines legal aspects of investigation and arrest procedures, as well as rules governing the admissibility of evidence in court. It focuses primarily on police and correctional due process, application of the law, and civil liability concerns. Topics include search and seizure, arrest and interrogation, revocation, probation and parole, probable cause, and other timely issues.
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Students learn to observe and document the behavior of crime victims, witnesses, and suspects. Students also learn to accurately describe and record conditions and activities of crime scenes for courtroom presentations. In accordance with the legal guidelines of confidentiality, students maintain logs of classroom and field experiences.
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This course outlines the purpose and function of criminal law. Topics include the rights and duties of citizens and police in relation to local, state, and federal law (i.e., arrest, search and seizure, confessions), and the development, application, and enforcement of laws, constitutional issues, and sentencing.
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This course surveys the approach to corrections: types of correctional institutions, residents, programs, management issues, and special problems associated with corrections and correctional institutions. It also covers the history, philosophy of adult and juvenile probation, and parole in the United States.
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This course is an introduction to constitutional issues relating to corrections. Students study court processes with particular emphasis on major cases affecting corrections, including probation and parole.
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This course examines the role of the police in relationship to law enforcement and American society. Topics include the role and function of police, the nature of police organizations, and police work and the patterns of police-community relations.
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This course examines interviews of witnesses, informants, and complainants as a communicative relationship. It includes demonstration, study, and practice of acceptable techniques and procedures, in accordance with due process.
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This course outlines a number of community-based corrections programs such as probation, parole, electronic monitoring, and fines designed to meet the level of risk and needs of the offender. The course covers the balanced approach that reflects a strong emphasis on practical and legal matters. It also discusses the historical, philosophical, social, and legal contexts of community-based corrections.
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This course examines some of the critical and prominent issues facing a modern police department and the U.S. court system. The course reviews the increase in the correction population and the use of modern technology, such as biometrics and global positioning systems tracking systems, in relationship to crime rates. Students evaluate and recommend an approach for the U.S. criminal justice system to better understand and respond to current critical issues.
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This course is an analysis of the duties, extent of authority, and responsibilities of the uniformed patrol officer. It outlines rationales for the patrol philosophy and practices, and presents accepted field techniques and their practical applications.
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This course covers a wide variety of public safety and treatment issues related to a variety of special correctional offender typologies. The course draws from various fields of criminal justice, psychology, and counseling and discusses in detail 12 unique offender types and places a strong emphasis on assessment, diagnosis, and outcomes.
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This course introduces criminal investigation procedures and reviews historical development and investigative processes related to law enforcement functions. Topics include proper collection, organization, and preservation of evidence using basic investigative tools; examination of primary sources of information; analysis of the importance of writing skills; and review of the constitutional (legal) limitations of the investigation.
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This course examines the traditional and current problems that inhibit understanding among all segments of the criminal justice system and the public. It explores methods of creating understanding and confidence by using various means of communication.
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This course emphasizes the concept of evidence and rules governing its admissibility. It covers theoretical and pragmatic considerations of constitutional requirements affecting evidence and procedure.
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This course discusses various case studies and research in an effort to present balanced and comprehensive coverage of prisons and prisoners. The course examines the many purposes of prisons, punishment deterrence, rehabilitation, and incapacitation, as well as many controversial issues regarding prisons.
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This course provides an overview of the basic concepts of forensic crime scene investigations. The course reviews the basic principles used by crime scene investigators. Topics include protecting the crime scene as a first responder, processing and establishing evidence, and understanding personnel disciplines that aid in the investigation to include special physical evidence handling.
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This course focuses on the impact of the war on terrorism upon individuals, society, and the government. It examines how the war on terrorism affected first responders, how it transformed local and state governmental planning, and how it defined a new relationship between state and federal government. The course explores changes in the American prospective on constitutional rights, the capacity of the government and the criminal justice system to respond to international acts of terrorism, and how to keep America safe.
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The course content covers the safeguarding of transportation by rail, air, and sea against terrorist attacks. Students analyze measures implemented to reduce the likelihood of threats to the U.S.'s transportation network. This course also covers courses of action taken in order to mitigate the impact of such an attack should it occur.
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This course is an interdisciplinary course examining patterns of behavioral incidence and geography of terrorist crimes, political criteria underlying the identification of terrorists and terrorist activities, and causal theories from political, economic, and cultural perspectives. It takes an international approach to the study of diplomatic, criminal justice, military responsiveness, and preventative policies.
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This course covers the strategic planning, incident management, and intelligence techniques needed to provide the necessary foundation for anti-terrorism preparedness. Topics include infrastructure protection, the National Incident Management System, threat and vulnerability assessments, counter-intelligence measures, and terrorism prevention and deterrence operations. Students learn how best to lead, communicate, and coordinate in response/recovery efforts against terrorism.
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This course examines the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction - chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive weapons that could cause massive casualties if used for terrorist attacks. Students study the possible vulnerability of the U.S. populace to such weapons and also explore strategies of how to prevent, limit, defend, and deter the use of weapons of mass destruction by terrorists. The course also discusses the past, present, and future national and international responses to, and defenses against, the threat of weapons of mass destruction terrorism.
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This course is designed to help students understand terrorism and its international impact. This course also looks at the regions and nations in the investigation of terrorism, its many different forms and factions, and their close interrelationships around the world.
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This course is an overview of history, development, and philosophies of private security within a complex society. The course examines the rich history, need for and diversity of security systems, and techniques, with an emphasis on the challenges facing the nation and the need to protect employees, workers, manufacturing, and business infrastructure.
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This course outlines the basic concepts and principles of criminal and civil law as they pertain to private security. It discusses the differences and similarities with law enforcement such as powers of arrest, use of force, search and seizure, and protection of private versus public property.
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This course introduces the basic principles and concepts of modern loss prevention planning and techniques. It explores large-scale considerations such as design and physical layout of areas in need of protection as well as practices utilized by individual loss prevention personnel.
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This course provides an overview of protective services in a commercial environment where contemporary security management principles are applied. Topics include managing people and resources, security operations, emergency and risk management, and various security programs.
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The course provides an overview of physical security systems that offer practical user-friendly principles for various levels of protection within an organization. Topics include alarm monitoring, electronic access, video surveillance systems, and crime prevention through environmental design concepts that provide a concentric layered approach to protection.
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This course introduces the basic principles, practices, and concepts of risk management and occupational health and safety. It also offers a study of the fundamental functions and responsibilities of security personnel as it relates to workplace safety efforts, as well as the role of outside entities and agencies such as OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration).
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This course permits instruction in special content areas not included in other courses of the Criminal Justice program.
The internship is a legal agreement between the College and public or private criminal justice agencies to provide hands-on training for students. Students, the job site supervisor, a faculty monitor, and the academic dean agree to written goals and objectives, as well as evaluation criteria. The Criminal Justice program faculty are responsible for providing a list of criminal justice agencies that accept students for internship positions during the academic program year. All initial internship program arrangements between the intern, the College, and the criminal justice agency are coordinated by the Criminal Justice faculty. Should students elect to use their own jobs as intern sites, they must perform and be evaluated at positions to which they are not regularly assigned. Based on state guidelines, students must complete 40 hours of work for each credit hour.