Courses
CJ 222 RACE, ETHNICITY & CRIME 3.0 Credit(s)
Course will help students build the analytical and critical skills necessary to gain better insight and understanding of race and ethnicity in relation to crime and the justice system.
Offered: Spring Semester Contact Department
CJ 223 INTERVIEWING & COUNSELING 3.0 Credit(s)
Practice-oriented course designed to provide the basic techniques of counseling and interviewing. Prerequisite: Take CJ-101
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
CJ 224 WOMEN & THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM 3.0 Credit(s)
Explores the changing roles of women in the criminal justice system. The course focuses on women offenders, women victims, and women criminal justice professionals.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
CJ 230 INTRO TO LAW ENFORCEMENT 3.0 Credit(s)
A study of investigative techniques, sources of information, and an analysis of the relationships of investigative units with other law enforcement units and agencies. Prerequisite: Take CJ-101
Offered: All Semesters All Years
CJ 231 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION 3.0 Credit(s)
An examination of the investigative techniques used by law enforcement agencies to control and detect crimes. Prerequisite: CJ 101
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
CJ 235 LAW OF EVIDENCE 3.0 Credit(s)
An explanation and analysis of the rules of evidence. Examines court decisions concerning the rights of citizens and the rules for giving testimony and the protecting and safeguarding of evidence. Prerequisite: Take CJ-101
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
CJ 240 INTRO TO SECURITY 3.0 Credit(s)
Examines the historical, theoretical and legal bases of security, including the purpose of security in modern society, ethics and security, standards, and goals for the security industry. Prerequisite: Take CJ-101
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
CJ 242 WHITE COLLAR CRIME 3.0 Credit(s)
Examines the parameters and magnitude of white-collar crime and the literature that has been proffered as explanation for it. Prerequisite: Take CJ-101
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
CJ 245 CRIMINOLOGY IN FILM 3.0 Credit(s)
Examines criminological theory within the content of film and popular culture. Prerequisite: Take CJ-101
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CJ 246 ORGANIZED CRIME 3.0 Credit(s)
Explores how organized crime is structured and how it can be controlled. Prerequisite: Take CJ-101
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
CJ 250 CRISIS INTERVENTION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL 3.0 Credit(s)
Examines the concepts and techniques used by criminal justice practitioners in handling crisis situations. Prerequisite: Take CJ-101
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
CJ 251 CRIMINAL COURTS & DISCRETION 3.0 Credit(s)
Examines the criminal courts as the fulcrum of the criminal justice system. Emphasis on the actual mechanics of the system and the decision-making of its functionaries. Prerequisite: Take CJ-101
Offered: Summer 1 Semester All Years
CJ 252 COMPARATIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICES 3.0 Credit(s)
Examines how culture, history, and economics influence legal systems and the treatment of offenders in various countries. Prerequisite: Take CJ-101
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CJ 253 CRIMINAL JUSTICE ETHICS 3.0 Credit(s)
Examines the fundamentals of ethical theory, controversies, and rules of moral judgment as they relate to criminal justice practitioners.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CJ 299 SPECIAL TOPICS IN CRIM JUSTICE 3.0 Credit(s)
Designates new or occasional courses that may or may not become part of the criminal justice program's permanent offerings. Prerequisite: Take CJ-101
Offered: As Needed Contact Department