17 courses with the subject JUS, 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.
This course focuses on the formal crime control process in the United States. Students will examine the agencies and processes involved in administering justice, including police, prosecutors, courts, and correctional systems.
This course is an introductory look at the development of U.S. policing. Focus is given to the relationship of police to local politics and the effects of civil service, reform movements, and technological change.
An overview of American criminal law with emphasis on definitions, elements of a crime, and case law. Criminal procedure, prosecution, and defense are outlined and discussed in detail. The role of law and the adversarial system are addressed in understanding the structure and functioning of the courts, including criminal trial and sentencing practices.
An analysis of the structure and interpretational changes in the Constitution of the United States.
This introductory course in research design and methods in Justice Administration will provide students with the knowledge, skills, and capability to apply scientific principles in design and methods of conducting empirical research. Students will acquire skills in applying scientific reasoning to evaluating the validity and reliability of empirical research findings. This course will prepare students to think critically as they apply what they have learned in policy and practice. Students will engage in their research project and submit a final report for evaluation.
This course will introduce students to techniques of analysis employed in Justic Administration. It will help students acquire and demonstrate knowledge, skills and capabilities in applying scientific principles in conducting and understanding empirical research. Students will acquire discipline specific
This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive introduction to the American legal system, its origins and its players. The main content of the course pertains to the court structure in the United States and the relationship between trial and appellate courts, the roles of various players within the system, the contrasts between civil and criminal law and procedure, and the evolution of sentencing guidelines.
Introduction to the concepts and methods of Forensic Science. The relationship between criminal investigation and the forensic sciences are discussed. Focus is on the integration of laboratory methods with criminal procedure in consideration of constitutional standards of due process.
Study of the development of juvenile and adult correctional systems. Includes an analysis of current correctional practices with an overview of various correctional philosophies. Supervisory methods of correction such as probation and parole are discussed.
This course will provide an oganizational management and systems approach to the study of police administration, exploring different roles, responsibilities, and challenges of administrative personnel in law enforcement. Students will develop a deeper understanding of the administration of various police functions, organizational structures, resources management, operational techniques, professional ethics, and leadership principles, with specific considerations for generalized and specialized units.
This course will examine the history and key developments of the United States juvenile justice system, consider theoretical insights of delinquency causation, scrutinize research into theory and practice of delinquent conduct, and address formal justice efforts to manage delinguents, including police, courts, and correctional practices.
This course critically examines the history and evolution of theoretical explanations of crime and offending. Students will review major schools of criminological thought through history, critically consider research efforts to validate theoretical arguments, and apply theoretical foundations to crime control and prevention strategies across various subsystems of justice administration.
This course examines domestic and international terrorism, and scrutinizes strategic efforts to identify best practices in objectives and strategies for homeland security personnel. Students will examine historic developments in terrorist organizations, actors, and actions, as well as progress in counter-terror efforts. Students will evaluate and identify applicable programs to improve homeland security operations locally and nationally.
This course will provide students with a grounding in various types of criminal investigation procedures, and will explore specific aspects of reviewing, collecting, and evaluating crime scene evidence, interviewing witnesses, and managing suspects. Through this course, students will be prepared to go into the field to conduct investigations based upon legal standards and best investigative practices.
This course will provide students with the knowledge to review, analyze, and utilize effective policy efforts in specific subsystems of justice administration. As the summit course, students will utilize information acquired through previous courses to identify challenges in justice administration, analyze potential solutions, and apply theoretical and research support to resolve these challenges.
This course is intended to facilitate development sharing of knowledge of important and timely subjects in the field of Justice Administration by integrating research, theory, policy, and practice through in- depth examination of issues and questions of concern to the field. Students examine: a) specific types of crimes (such as cybercrime, terrorism, organized crime, white collar crimes), including incidents, prevalence, and impact on the United States, b) justice administration strategies for addressing these violations of criminal law (including investigation, prosecution, court, sentencing and corrections
Selected research projects in a justice area. Note: Also listed as JUS 481 for one semester hour, and as JUS 482 for two semester hours.
Source: Barton College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
