10 courses with the subject CRJ, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
History, development, philosophy, and constitutional aspects of the U.S. criminal justice system. Emphasis will be on actual situations confronting police, prosecutors, judges, probation officers, correctional officers and prison administrators, parole boards, and other practitioners in the field.
A survey of alcohol and other drug use in America. Designed for a wide range of students, this course examines substance abuse from several perspectives. These include: legal, physical/medical, psychological, social/cultural, and historical, plus new and existing models for prevention and treatment.
A study of social and psychological factors which police must consider as they strive to enforce the law while maintaining a healthy relationship with the community. Critical issues discussed include the role and image of the police, discretion, race, prejudice, ethics, higher education, and media.
An introduction to the American legal system, focusing on major categories of crimes and their punishments. Students analyze legal elements through case studies.
The criminal processes from investigation through arrest, indictment, trial, and sentencing. This course covers procedural matters such as arrest, search and seizure, interrogation, wiretapping, entrapment, and pre-trial publicity.
The causes, control, and prevention of juvenile delinquency. The focus will be on delinquency theories and the treatment of juveniles within the criminal justice system.
A study of field investigation techniques. Topics include conduct at crime scenes, interview and interrogation techniques, use of informants, techniques of surveillance, and investigative procedures.
An examination of correctional institutions and their functions. Topics include prison as a total institution, characteristics of various types of institutions, problems in rehabilitation, analysis of the prison community, adjustment to prison life by personnel and inmates, and the impact of institutionalization on the offender.
An introductory study of criminal behavior. This course will focus on the changes in the crime rate, law, theory, and knowledge about the major forms of crime.
A study of how gender affects victims and perpetrators of crime in the United States. Historical and contemporary women's lives are examined through fictional portrayal and factual data. Theories of causality, the influence of gender on the legal status of women, the impact of rising female criminality, and the role of gender in shaping the culture and structure of criminal justice professions are addressed.
Source: Berkshire Community College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
