Criminal Justice

This course provides a history, development, and philosophy of criminal justice in a democratic society. It also covers an introduction to agencies in the administration of criminal justice and career introduction.
Prerequisite: Composition I or waiver by placement testing results.

This course covers the rules of evidence, the principles of exclusion, evaluation, and the examination of evidence as proof, competency, and consideration of the witnesses. Additional areas covered in this study are the laws of search and seizure and court procedures.
Prerequisite: CJUS 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice.

This course will deal with the theories of victimology and how domestic violence affects the family structure and society in general. Current trends and statistics will be discussed and law enforcement's role and legal responsibility in domestic abuse cases will be analyzed.
Prerequisite: CJUS 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice.

This course covers crime scene procedures, collection and preservation of evidence, recording of the crime scene, surveillance, and investigative techniques. Also covered are the history of forensic science, crime laboratories' capabilities and limitations, and the examination of physical evidence.
Prerequisite: CJUS 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice; or
Pre/Co-requisite: SECU 101 Introduction to Private Security.

This course will explore national, state, and local efforts to develop and implement effective juvenile delinquency prevention programs. Studies will focus on the methods of prevention, intervention, treatment, detention, and rehabilitation of the youthful offender. Students will also review model case studies of nationally recognized programs.
Prerequisite: CJUS 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice.

This is a one-semester course surveying the relationship between the courts and the various levels of correctional facilities. Covered in this course are the functions of prisons, jails, halfway houses, and treatment centers as well as the current theory and practice of rehabilitation. The related activities of probation and parole are also covered.
Prerequisite: CJUS 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice.

This course offers a study of the powers and duties of the police, the elements of a crime, and what misdemeanor and felony crimes entail. The course also covers the study of common law and statutory law, motor vehicle code, and the powers of arrest of the enforcement officer.
Prerequisite: CJUS 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice.

This is a study of search and seizure, stop and frisk, threshold inquiry, search warrants, constitutional issues, and recent court decisions.
Prerequisite: CJUS 305 Criminal Law.

This course examines the current issues and themes relating to the police and their role in communities and in society. Topics covered will include the organizational structure of police departments, police problems and issues affecting society at large, new theories of the effects of policing on crime, and the effectiveness of community policing.
Prerequisite: CJUS 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice.

This course studies the problems of youth, concentrating on the detection, prevention, control, and processes of rehabilitation of delinquents. The Juvenile Court system, with its substantive rules and procedures, as well as area protective services, are discussed. Also includes the special problem of drug usage by youths.
Prerequisite: SOCI 203 Criminology; or departmental approval.

This course focuses on correctional procedures, practices, strategies, and personnel regarding probation, parole, juveniles, diversion, and other innovative correctional approaches applied in a community setting.
Prerequisites: CJUS 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice and CJUS 302 Corrections.

Involves independent work on a selected topic under the direction of members of the Criminal Justice Department. Limited to two courses per student.
Prerequisite: approval of the Department Chair and Division Dean.

Culmination of the Criminal Justice student's academic experience. Synthesizes the knowledge gained from each course taken within the Criminal Justice curriculum and better prepares the student for transfer in the discipline or for entry-level career positions in the criminal justice system. Among other requirements, students develop and prepare a research project that will result in an end-of-semester presentation to the class.
Prerequisite: matriculation in the Criminal Justice Transfer program and departmental approval.