22 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.
This course surveys the criminal justice system: philosophy and history of criminal justice agencies, analysis of the problems and needs of agencies involved in the criminal justice process, and a survey of professional career opportunities.
This course surveys law enforcement concentrating on the police with emphasis on functions (law enforcement, order maintenance, public service) and responsibilities (e.g. preservation of constitutional rights, community relations), including organizational and management aspects.
This course is examines the field of criminology, including theories of crime, criminality and causation.
This course provides an overview of historical correctional philosophies, practices, and procedures in the United States and the field’s interaction with the other facets of the criminal justice system. This courses addresses and places an emphasis on practice and dilemmas in 21st century corrections at the local, state, and federal levels.
This course examines juvenile delinquency and juvenile justice, including legal and social history, definition and explanation of delinquency, and assessment of delinquency prevention and correctional programs, with emphasis on application of philosophical, legal, and procedural principles to problems and cases of juvenile justice.
This course explores the nature and problems of crime committed by those in a position of trust, including its historic roots, causal factors in American life and society, white-collar criminal activities, the problems of corruption and graft, the economic impact of the criminal activities, and the development of strategies to investigate, control and prosecute those involved in this type of crime.
This course is designed to comprehensively examine the current street gangs in America. It will focus on the evolution of gangs, and patterns of gang activity in relation to gangs, communities, schools, families, movies, media, and society. The course will also identify the structure and hierarchy of street gangs. It will identify the culture of gangs and their connection to prison.
This course provides an introduction to the lawful gathering and evaluation of information concerning criminal acts, with attention to the fundamentals of investigation, and the organization and management of the investigation process including evidence processing, interrogation, and expert testimony accounts. The course will include the applications of various techniques in interviewing and interrogation through mock crime scenarios and the processing of a mock crime scene.
This course studies the role of victims in crimes; their treatment by the criminal justice system; their decisions to report or not to report crimes occurring to them and their role in prosecuting offenders; participation in victim assistance programs; and victim compensation. Special focus in the course will be on sexual battery, domestic violence, and other crimes of personal violence.
This course examines the professional ethics associated with practitioners within the criminal justice system. The course will explore a wide range of ethical and philosophical issues and moral dilemmas within the field of criminal justice. Topics include: principles of justice, deontology and utilitarianism, philosophical issues in sentencing, police and ethics, ethics and research, and the scope of state control. Emphasis is placed on the legal liabilities, both civil and criminal, for practitioners in the enforcement and corrections fields.
The study of serial killers will provide students a deeper understanding of theoretical explanations of deviant behaviors associated with individuals who commit such acts. Students will research serial killers using scientific method to analyze the evidence, interpret the data, and draw their conclusions throughout the course.
This course addresses the history, pharmacology, health consequences, and crime-related aspects of illegal drugs commonly encountered by the criminal justice field in modern society. Emphasis is placed on the part organized crime plays in connection with illegal drugs and other criminal enterprises in the United States.
An introduction to forensic investigation, this course will concentrate on the application of scientific discipline relative to the examination and analysis of physical evidence, the processing of evidentiary environments and the proper collection and preservation of physical evidence in criminal investigations. The course will include instruction on proper crime scene investigative techniques and methods emphasizing “hands on” participation.
This course surveys the framework of wildlife and conservation laws and is designed as a survey of fish and wildlife policy, law, and law enforcement topics for students majoring in Criminal Justice or Wildlife Management and Enforcement. Focusing on the theories and fundamentals of natural resources policy, law, and law enforcement, the course will introduce students to state and federal laws affecting wildlife, fisheries and habitat conservation.
This course provides an analysis of the origin and sources of criminal law as well as definition of parties to crimes and affirmative defenses. The class includes discussions of specific crimes of common law, in-state, and national statutes.
This course involves an examination of the Constitution of the United States and relevant amendments, concentrating on the Bill of Rights and its interpretation relevant to operations in the criminal justice field. The course will focus on landmark court decisions and their implications for the law enforcement and corrections fields.
This course is designed to help the student become familiar with, understand, and apply basic research methods, and their application to the criminal justice discipline. The students will study research designs, sampling methods, types of data, ethical consideration of criminologial research, and an introduction to data analysis.
The course will examine procedural and substantive definitions of evidence and explore evidence as deductive reasoning, logical inference, and supposition within the rules of criminal and civil law. Evidence will be studied from a constitutional perspective as well as the practical applications of court rules regarding the requisite of burdens of proof and standards of admissibility.
The course will focus on the planning and human resource management required in modern criminal justice agencies. The course will include theories concerning leadership skills necessary to manage enforcement organizations, positions classification, recruitment, selection, supervision, performance appraisals, promotion, discipline and employee relations.
This course will allow an individual the ability to pursue directed research in special areas of interest in the field of criminal justice arising from their hypothesis developed during CJ 450. The course can be taken only once and only by permission of the instructor.
The student intern works in field operations with a qualified criminal justice agency. This course is offered by permission of the instructor and with approved supervision. The internship may include a police organization, probation, parole, corrections, U.S. Marshal’s Service, or other criminal justice organization.
In this course students will investigate a crime scene, demonstrating skills developed during the Criminal Justice program: report writing, search warrant writing and service, testimony in written and oral examination, evidence preservation, management skills in team investigation, criminal and constitutional laws, and forensic skills.
Source: The University of Tennessee Southern's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
