11 courses with the subject CJ, 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.
CJ 101Intro to the Criminal Justice System in the U.S.3
This introductory course is designed to present students with a broad overview of the criminal justice system in the United States. Foundational concepts from each component of the system will be covered, including policing, courts, and corrections as well as the fundamentals of criminal law.
The historic, philosophical, practical, and legal basis of security are investigated. The role of security individual security in our modern society, the concept of professionalism and the relationship to public law are presented for analysis. Personnel, physical and administrative aspects of security are also examined.
An introduction to the scientific study of the causes and prevention of crime. The course examines criminal behavior and the theories of crime causation.
ENG 101-Ready: Successful completion of ENG 92 - Writing for College 2 or ENG 101 - Writing and Research or ESL 122 - Introduction to Academic Writing 2 or Course Placement
CJ 120Global Terrorism3
This course is designed to present an integrated approach to the concept of domestic and international terrorist tactics. The course presents the various perspectives that have given rise to the use of terrorism in modern society. Various domestic groups and international organizations are presented. Counter-terrorism tactics employed by the military as well as state and federal law enforcement are discussed.
This course will provide an in-depth examination of criminal justice systems from a global perspective. It will describe and compare the criminal justice systems of multiple model nations including their legal system, law enforcement, courts and corrections processes. The roles of religion, politics, economics, religion, and national history, will be analyzed in regard to their contribution to each nation’s justice system.
CJ 101 Intro to the Criminal Justice System in the U.S.
CJ 202Juvenile Delinquency - Treatment and Control3
This course explores the nature and causes of juvenile delinquency and the current methods of dealing with this problem. The course examines juvenile delinquency as a historical phenomenon and analyzes the various approaches used to correct the wayward juvenile. The role of the family, the school, the community and the criminal justice system are examined.
This course provides an introduction to informed criminal justice research. Students will build a foundation in the statistical and theoretical concepts of sound research design and evidence-based methodologies, and develop skills to interpret and analyze social data.
CJ 101 - Intro to the Criminal Justice System in the U.S.
CJ 206Drugs and the Justice System3
An examination of the impact of drugs on the criminal justice system. The history of drugs and alcohol prohibition will be studied within the context of traditional and non-traditional crime. The topics of the class will include the drug problem in relation to the crime rate, national criminal justice policy strategies and the infiltration of legitimate enterprises by criminal drug organizations.
CJ 101 - Intro to the Criminal Justice System in the U.S.
CJ 221Criminal Justice Seminar3
Criminal Justice Seminar is a capstone course designed to provide an opportunity for advanced criminal justice students to apply their acquired knowledge to modern problems facing the police, courts, and corrections components of the American criminal justice system. Extensive independent research and intensive writing are required.
Students must have first completed 30 credits in the Criminal Justice curriculum, and successfully completed CJ 101 Intro to the Criminal Justice System in the U.S. and CJ 111 Introduction to Criminology .
CJ 230Criminal Justice Internship 13
This course consists of a pre-service fieldwork experience supervised by the faculty in close cooperation with a supervisor of a criminal justice agency. The course is individually designed to afford the student the maximum theoretical and pragmatic experience. A weekly meeting with the faculty supervisor as well as 120 hours of fieldwork are required.
Permission of the Curriculum or Department Chairperson is required. Students must have 40 credits.
CJ 235Criminal Justice Internship 23
This course is an extension of CJ 230 Criminal Justice Internship 1 . The course’s content is individually designed by the faculty advisor and the assigned agency’s fieldwork supervisor to fill voids in the student’s experiential background to give the student a realistic perspective of the duties, responsibilities and authority of the supervising agency prior to entering the law enforcement field. 120 hours of supervisory field work and a weekly meeting with the faculty advisor is required to integrate the fieldwork experience with the student’s academic experience.
