18 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 101The Legal System –3
The Legal System introduces the student to the concept of crime; explaining and defining the legal system from the point when a crime is committed through to the disposition or sentencing. It examines how the individual components of the system; law enforcement; the courts; and corrections, influence society’s overall response to crime. An understanding of the legal process is one of the building blocks of developing an understanding of the social causes, consequences, and responses to dysfunctional behavior.
This course is designed to introduce the student to the systematic study of crime and the criminal justice system, including the police, courts, and prisons. This course will examine ideas such as social control, the social causes and social definitions of crime as well as society’s reaction to crime and criminal behavior. It also focuses on the impact issues such as race, gender, ethnicity and social class have on crime. Policy decisions regarding the police and law enforcement, the courts, juvenile offenders, crime victims, and the various functions of punishment including retribution, social protection, rehabilitation and deterrence are also examined. The course is designed to be taught in three distinct units. The first unit will ex
This course is designed to introduce the student to one of the most popular pieces of criminal justice technology in the field today. The ability to analyze information geographically is important not only in the field of criminal justice but also in fields such as psychology, social work, business, marketing, public health, and a wealth of others. Developing an understanding of the geographic distribution of a wide range of events, conditions, and patterns is essential in developing interventions and strategies that that are effective at addressing the distribution issue. This course will introduce the student to the mapping software and allow the student to begin to understand how to geographically display a variety of different socia
Despite the unprecedented expansion of imprisonment in the United States during the past three decades, community corrections, such as probation and parole, are the largest component of the criminal justice system. Unfortunately, the development and application of community corrections remains one of the least understood and underutilized approaches to issues of crime, punishment, and rehabilitation. This course focuses on explaining the processes that make probation and parole an important element of the criminal justice system and will address how these approaches can be used to regulate offender behavior.
This course introduces the student to the contemporary context and theories of crisis intervention, de-escalation, and the necessary ability to address mental health concerns as a criminal justice practitioner. An understanding of the topics and associated skills is critical in many areas of the criminal justice system and criminal justice employment sectors. As the criminal justice system begins to recognize the impact mental health has on behavior, the skills taught in this class take on greater importance.
This course provides an essential introduction to the sources of stress commonly experienced across criminal justice professions and offers practical tools to manage and reduce that stress. Historically, many practitioners concealed their stressors, often with harmful consequences. Today, however, the stigma surrounding mental health in the criminal justice field has significantly diminished, and agencies increasingly promote resiliency, self‑care, and overall well‑being throughout an individual’s career.
This course is designed to advance the skills that were obtained in the introductory mapping course. The course assumes that the student has a basic understanding of the GIS mapping software and is intended to present advanced topics such as map animation, hot spot analysis, creating buffers, distance analysis, and querying maps. Once completed, the student will be able to demonstrate an advanced level of understanding as to how to map community incidents and information.
There is perhaps no more appropriate place for the study of ethics than in the criminal justice profession. In order for a society to have a system of enforcement of social rules and norms, it must first establish a standard measure of ethical behavior. This course will examine how a society establishes moral and ethical behavior; the challenges faced by the establishment of a system of enforcement; and the dilemmas faced by those charged with enforcement. It will examine the ethical issues raised by things such as Megan’s Law; hate crimes; gun control; legalization of drugs; DNA testing; and racial profiling. It will also examine the individual ethical dilemmas faced by the people who are considered criminal justice professionals.
This course will examine how policing is practiced in the United States. Although many believe that there is one style of policing, the reality is that there are several different ways to police any community. The course content will examine the major models in existence and assess the strengths and weaknesses of each.
This course is designed to teach the student how to collect, manipulate, and present data in a way that enhances the understanding of the end user. Data analysis is becoming increasingly important to non-profit, social service, government, and law enforcement organizations yet the skills required for quality analysis are lacking in the profession. Effective societal change cannot be made until professionals have a detailed understanding of the conditions and factors that influence human behavior. Being able to identify and assess those conditions and factors begins with the effective collection, manipulation, and presentation of information.
This course introduces the student to the historical context and theories of crisis management, de-escalation, and hostage negotiation in law enforcement. An understanding of the topics and associated skills is critical in many areas of the criminal justice system and criminal justice employment sectors. As the criminal justice system begins to recognize the impact mental health has on behavior, the skills taught in this class take on greater importance.
This course introduces the student to the underlying theoretical perspectives of serial crime offenders, a thorough overview of typologies of serial offenders, a thorough overview of serial offender specific criminal profiling, and in-depth discussions of detailed case studies. An understanding of the topics and associated theoretical concepts is critical in many areas of the criminal justice system and criminal justice employment sectors. As the criminal justice system begins to recognize the impact that serial violent crimes have on society, our future criminal justice professionals will place great importance on the knowledge acquired involving serial offenders.
This course introduces the student to the underlying criminological theoretical perspectives of the example homicide case, a thorough overview of the case study, a thorough overview of possible specific criminal profiling, and in-depth discussion of the details of the case and the following investigation. An understanding of the topics and associated concepts are critical in many areas of criminal justice studies as this historical case has many resonating features and ongoing effects on the criminal justice system. As the criminal justice system begins to recognize the impact that this specific case continues to have on society, our future criminal justice professionals will place great importance on the knowledge acquired involving th
This is an independent research course where the student is expected to develop an understanding of the theory and rationale behind the geographic analyses and techniques you have been taught in other courses. You will be using the mapping software as a learning aid in developing a more complex understanding of different analytical strategies. The point is to understand why certain analyses are appropriate and how each enhances our understanding of the geographical distribution of crime and the social conditions that influence crime.
This course explains how crime; the public perception of crime; and the political reaction to crime influence public policy in the United States. Each component of the criminal justice system will be examined, including; the courts; police; the prosecutor; and corrections; evaluating how public policy affects each component.
The field experience is designed to provide the student an opportunity to integrate and reconcile theoretical concepts and principles learned in other social science and criminal justice courses and apply them in work environments within the criminal justice profession. The field experience initiates the beginning of the lifelong professional learning process through which the student must learn to navigate.
CRJ 325Criminal Justice Research Methods and Design –4
Provides criminal justice professionals with the understanding of a scientific, analytical approach to knowledge building. Examines the concepts of theory development, conceptualization and hypothesis formulation across criminal justice fields of practice. The content includes research design, sampling, instrumentation, methods of data collection and analysis as well as descriptive inferential statistics and critical analysis of empirical research. The student will develop an original research project.
There is perhaps no more appropriate place for the study of ethics than in the criminal justice profession. In order for a society to have a system of enforcement of social rules and norms, it must first establish a standard measure of ethical behavior. This course will examine how a society establishes moral and ethical behavior; the challenges faced by the establishment of a system of enforcement; and the dilemmas faced by those charged with enforcement. It will examine the ethical issues raised by things such as Megan’s Law; hate crimes; gun control; legalization of drugs; DNA testing; and racial profiling. It will also examine the individual ethical dilemmas faced by the people who are considered criminal justice professionals.
