19 courses with the subject CRJU, 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.
CRJU 1500Introduction to Criminal Justice. This is
an introductory course for the Criminal Justice program. It is a survey of the history and function of the different sections of the American criminal justice system including courts, corrections, and law ... 5 s.h. enforcement. Additional topics will include the future of the justice system as well as an introduction to alternatives to our current justice responses ........... 4 s.h. 260
Science. This course is an introduction to the criminal justice system’s use of forensic science technology. The focus will be on collecting and preserving evidence, learning forensic science technologies, and presenting evidence in court. Current research, hands-on exercises, and mock crime scenes will be used .......
designed to survey the foundations of our criminal course system as defined in the U. S. Constitution, Federal, and State laws. Topics will include due process and procedure of criminal courts. Special emphasis will be placed on the safeguards provided to citizens in the U.S. Constitution ........................................................
state and federal crimes of the United States. This course provides an historical overview of the philosophy and foundations of criminal law and examines elements of crime, purposes, and functions of law, and the limits of law. It also covers topics such as defenses to prosecution .........................................
explores current research and case studies of serial killers and mass murders. Topics of discussion will include profiling, behavioral case studies, typologies, the history of these phenomena, and our culture’s fascination with this behavior ...................................
CRJU 2900Special Topics in Criminal Justice. This4
course will cover different topics within the study of criminal justice. A slate of topics including Serial and Mass Murder and Race, Gender, and Crime will be rotated with every offering ........................................
CRJU 3000Juvenile Justice. This course will provide
an overview of the beginnings and philosophy of the juvenile justice system in the United States. There will be a focus on theories of delinquency, special interventions for juveniles, status offenses, drug crime, and gangs. Important court cases and the constitutional rights of juveniles will also be discussed ............................................................
American Systems of Corrections is an overview of the history and development of the punishment system in the United States. Discussion will include the genesis of our current system and how other countries shaped its formation. There will also be an emphasis on the goals and types of punishments, alternatives to incarcerations, and capital punishment. Christianity’s influence on historical penitentiaries and modern correctional facilities will also be a focus .................
will provide a broad survey of the history and progression of law enforcement in America beginning with its early relationship to British law enforcement. The focus will be on understanding law enforcement as a type of social control. We will also analyze the use of policy in shaping law enforcement practices and techniques as well as the special problems associated with this type of employment such as stress ............
Research Methods in Criminal Justice will include an examination of qualitative and quantitative methods of social science research with an emphasis on criminal justice theory and policy. Various research strategies, including sample surveys, observation, experiments, and evaluation, are discussed..................................... 4 s
will focus on the use of statistical methods in the analysis and interpretation of research in the field of criminal justice. Topics of discussion will include how research and statistics are used to better understand criminology, human behavior, and criminal justice policy ............................................................... 261 ........... 4 s.h. .h. ..............
Criminology will include focused discussions on the analysis of the major criminological, sociological, and psychological theories that seek to explain why people commit crimes and how people become victims of crimes ........................................................
provides an overview of theories of victimology and its evolution. The course will examine victim variations based on the types of crime and the effects of victimization. Case studies will be used. Topics also include measuring victimization and how best to support victims................................................
Integrate faculty-led opportunity into education through participation in planned, supervised experiential-learning. Students will apply related skills by following a set of objectives, reflecting on activities, and obtaining feedback from their supervisors. For a complete description of Internships and Cooperative Education, see the Internship/ Cooperative section under the Academic Policies section.............. credit to be arranged
course will examine the experiences of individuals within the criminal justice system based on their race, gender, and social class. Specifically, rates of criminal offending, types of criminal offending, and victimization will be studied. ................................
CRJU 4200Ethics and Justice. This course includes4
discussion of the different ethical issues faced by criminal justice professionals such as prosecutorial and judicial misconduct, corrections issues, and law enforcement deviance. The examination of different ethical dilemmas and scenarios will be used ...........
discusses current issues in criminal justice policy and criminology research. This course will deal with new ................. ............ 4 s. ... 4 s.h. research and policy implications in a wide range of areas. Topics will include research methodological issues, police operations, correctional treatment programs, court and legal issues, gun control, corrections, and drug issues....................................... .. 4 s.h. Prerequisite: CRJU 1500
Justice. This course focuses on alternatives to the traditional ways crime is addressed by the criminal justice system and how they can be implemented in our current system. Students will examine ways they can be agents of cultural transformation in the lives of the citizens they interact with over the course of their h. careers. Discussion will focus on alternatives to our current justice system ............................................
completion of all criminal justice coursework, students will take a comprehensive examination to demonstrate competency in the field. The exam will be taken at the student’s assigned campus, online, or at an ETS testing center. Students must make a passing grade to meet this requirement. The passing grade is based on nationally normed data and must be higher than two standard deviations below the mean for that academic year. If students do not receive a passing score, they will have the opportunity to complete and pass either a program portfolio demonstrating their coursework during the program or to complete a departmental exam .............................................................. DIGITAL MEDIA ART AND DESIGN
