19 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.
CRJ 252Introduction to Criminal Justice Concepts3
SPRING This course is intended to give an overview of the American criminal justice system, with specific review of the roles and responsibilities of the police, courts, corrections institutions and the democratic foundations upon which the system is based. In addition, the course is appropriate for those who want to learn more about career options in the areas of criminal justice.
This course introduces students to the criminal justice system and its three main components: law enforcement, the courts, and corrections. It reviews what constitutes a criminal offense, how crime is measured, and theories of crime causation. This course also looks at issues and challenges facing today’s criminal justice system and examines possible future directions.
SPRING This course examines the history of the United States Constitution and the role it plays in our democracy. Learners will be exposed to the Constitutional limitations over private citizens and police procedural handling of criminal cases. Learners will receive instruction on government authority as it relates to stop, detain, question and search. Learners will be exposed to the rules of evidence, criminal defenses, forfeitures, service of civil process, civil liability, and courtroom testimony. Offered alternate years (odd)
FALL Modern criminal law is based on statutes that prohibit or require certain behavior, and the methods used by local, state, and federal government to enforce cooperation with those statutes. This course teaches students how to read and use criminal statutes and how to understand the definitions and elements of all basic criminal offenses. The Minnesota criminal and traffic codes are the main subject of study, supplemented with state and federal constitutional law and judicial decisions. Students will learn how to apply the criminal law in general practice and in specific scenarios and will compare the United States Code and other sources of criminal enforcement. Offered alternate years (even)
FALL This class focuses on the most notorious criminals in history, including serial killers such as Ted Bundy and Charles Manson, mass murderers such as Hitler and Stalin, and terrorists such as Timothy McVeigh and Osama bin Laden. This advanced course will be a historical study, though it requires a basic understanding of criminal correlates such as psychology, biology, and sociology. (Cross-listed as HIS 316X ) Offered alternate years (even)
FALL The primary focus of the course is to examine the representation and reality of crime, law, society, and human behavior within literature and culture, including authors from English and non-English speaking cultures in various genres. Subthemes of this class include the impact of literacy rates on deviance and criminality in society as well as how law is portrayed inaccurately in story. (Cross-listed as ENG 318X ) Offered alternate years (odd)
CRJ 320Security: Personal, Private, National & Cyber3
FALL Students will examine the different types of security including but not limited to personal, private, national, and cyber security. Offered alternate years (even)
SPRING This course equips students to understand basic ethical concepts for moral guidance and decision-making, and compares other major ethical approaches with Christian ethics. The course also introduces students to professional ethics in the context of dealing with law and legal practice. It focuses on concepts necessary to a variety of professional roles in law enforcement, government, law, and the courts. These include duties of confidentiality and acting in the best interests of a client, rules against engaging in conflicts of interest, and ethical responsibilities for handling private data. Students will study the Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct that apply to the legal profession and practice applying ethical judgment. Offered alternate years (even)
FALL This course emphasizes the origin, development, organization, functions, and jurisdiction of the Juvenile Justice System in the United States. The emphasis is on the MN Juvenile Justice System. Topic areas covered include processes and detention of juveniles; constitutional protections extended to juveniles; case disposition, juvenile statutes and court procedures relative to juvenile offenders: and laws and procedures regarding child abuse, child neglect, juvenile records, and the juvenile court process. Offered alternate years (even)
FALL This course examines the causes of victimization and looks at theories associated with violent victimization. It analyzes the offender-victim relationship and presents ideas on preventing violence and responding to victimization from a Christian perspective. Offered alternate years (odd)
SPRING This course examines the fundamentals of crime scene and post-crime scene investigation. Delivery of this instruction will be through lecture and include all phases of the criminal investigation procedure. Learners will be exposed to primary officer responsibilities to include the examination of a secured crime scene and exploring various methods involved in the collection and preservation of evidence. Learners will be introduced to secondary investigative techniques which include the interviewing and interrogation process, drafting and executing search warrants, and case preparation. Offered alternate years (even)
SPRING This course examines the extent and nature of crime in the United States. Attention is given to theories of crime causation and an analysis of the social processes leading to criminal behavior. Offered alternate years (odd)
SPRING Students will examine the different types of persuasive communication, including mock trial and different types of debates. Offered alternate years (even)
CRJ 446Restorative Justice and Criminal Justice Reform3
FALL This course provides a survey and evaluation of current approaches to criminal justice reform, comparing approaches over the past 40 years in the United States. Students will examine difficulties and weaknesses in the criminal justice system and the value or weakness of various reform efforts. They also study a comparison of traditional and modern approaches to criminal justice involving both secular and biblical foundations. Students also undertake a critical analysis of Restorative Justice as a major movement in reform, including various definitions, theoretical origins and historical development along secular lines and in faith-based formats, key principles and substantive practices, global variations, and future directions and possibilities. Offered alternate years (odd)
Arranged by Department This seminar course considers various topics in criminal justice. The focus will be determined by the instructor and students enrolled. The primary approaches are in-depth exploration of a topic, research, and presentation of results. Students may take this course more than once for credit.
Arranged by Department Supervised work experience in the field of criminal justice with an integration of restorative principles. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading.
Arranged by Department Supervised work experience in the field of criminal justice with an integration of restorative principles. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading.
Arranged by Department Supervised work experience in the field of criminal justice with an integration of restorative principles. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading.
