Degree Requirements

Provides an overview of the criminal justice system and its processes.

Focus is on constitutional limitations pertaining to criminal proceedings, the arrest process, court procedures and sentencing. Attention is focused on the United State Supreme Court cases as well as the United States Constitution which protects individual rights.
Prerequisite: Take CJ-101

An interdisciplinary perspective to examine the causes, measurement, patterns and the effects of socioeconomic status on crime and criminal behavior.

A general overview of the corrections system including the historical development of control of human behavior in society. Analysis of the major issues confronting corrections.
Prerequisite: Take CJ-101

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

Examines the methods of research and the types of data used to develop an understanding of criminal behavior and to create change in criminal justice policy.
Prerequisite: Take CJ-101

Supervised placement in a criminal justice agency or site.
Prerequisite: Take CJ-101

Discussion and analysis of contemporary issues and problems related to the criminal justice system.
Prerequisite: Take CJ-101 and senior standing (greater than 87 creditsýcompleted prior to bginning the course)

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.

Examines various human relations issues that affect policing and police management.  Explores programs established by the police in community relations and community involvement in police policies.
Prerequisite: Take CJ-101

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

Examines the parameters and magnitude of white-collar crime and the literature that has been proffered as explanation for it.
Prerequisite: Take CJ-101

Explores how organized crime is structured and how it can be controlled.
Prerequisite: Take CJ-101

Reviews the fundamentals of criminal law. Topics include specific law distinctions between grades of offenses, criminal responsibility, search and seizure, use of force, search warrants and self-incrimination.
Prerequisite: Take CJ-101

Covers the basic structure and principles of the American legal system. The differences between federal and state courts, the civil and criminal judicial processes, the juvenile court process, and an understanding of the constitutional rights applicable to these areas.

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

Examines the legal elements of fraud and fraud investigation. Explores the methods of preventing, detecting, and deterring fraud in organizations as well as preserving the chain of custody for the court and compiling evidence for court proceedings.
Prerequisite: TAKE CJ-101

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

Examines the application of probation, pardons, and parole methods for both juveniles and adults. Analyzes the most effective methods and techniques as they apply to these services

Includes an in-depth examination of the juvenile justice system, its history, and its practices. The course also examines the nature and causes of juvenile delinquency, sociological factors that influence such behavior, typologies of juvenile offenders, and current trends in the control of such behavior.
Prerequisite: Take CJ-101

Practice-oriented course designed to provide the basic techniques of counseling and interviewing.
Prerequisite: Take CJ-101

Explores the operation and management of the American correctional system. Topics include theories of leadership and management, vision, mission and strategic planning, staffing, supervising and empowering employees. Overcrowding, violence, health, and prison programming are among the current topics discussed.
Prerequisite: Take CJ-101

This course is geared toward liberal arts, science, business, and health science majors." It introduces descriptive statistics, probability distributions (both discrete and normal), confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and correlation. Real-world applications are offered and computer statistical software may be used.

Examines the theoretical foundation of American government, the U.S. Constitution, political behavior, interest groups, political parties, Congress, the presidency, and the Supreme Court.

Students are taught how to investigate social issues as sociologists do-by tracing the troubles of men and women back to broader social forces and problems. The relevance of sociology is demonstrated through examples of applied sociology and through the students' use of social theory and methods to address social problems.