Justice Studies
4 Credit Hours
An introduction to the major institutions of justice in society. Topics include justice in a free society, the police, courts, correctional services, the balance of individual rights and public order, law and public policy, and factors affecting the future of the justice system.
4 Credit Hours
This course examines the nature and importance of communication within the criminal justice system. Students develop report writing skills and an understanding of the impact report writing has on the investigation and prosecution of crime, as well as on the administration of justice.
Prerequisite or Corequisite: JUS100
4 Credit Hours
An introduction to the methods and body of rules by which criminal law functions in a free society. Topics include the collection and handling of evidence in a crime, police procedure in regard to search and seizure, emergency police searches, vehicle searches, confessions, and arrest and interrogation procedures.
Prerequisite: JUS100
4 Credit Hours
An introduction to the study of criminal law. Students will learn about general categories of criminal law (felonies and misdemeanors) and the various defenses to criminal charges (alibi, justification, excuse, conspiracy, and legal insanity).
Prerequisite: JUS100
4 Credit Hours
An introduction to the history of community relations and the police. Explores public relations programs and strategies.
Prerequisite: JUS100
4 Credit Hours
An introduction to the relationship between the media and the justice system. Topics include freedom of the press, the individual’s right to privacy, the Freedom of Information Act, sensationalism in the media with regard to crime, and the role of the media in crime-solving and law enforcement.
Prerequisite: JUS100
4 Credit Hours
An introduction to criminal investigation procedures including the historical development of criminal investigations and how investigative processes relate to the various functions of law enforcement. Procedures including the collection, organization, and preservation of evidence using basic investigative tools will be discussed. Primary sources of information will be reviewed, the importance of writing skills analyzed, and the constitutional (legal) limitations of criminal investigations reviewed.
4 Credit Hours
A study of the history and causes of terrorism, including an overview of the philosophies, objectives, strategies, technology, and response of democratic governments in combating terrorism. Concentrates on the structure and function of major terrorist groups. Includes an investigation of terrorist activities, legal viewpoints, and media responsibility.
Prerequisite: JUS100
2 Credit Hours
An introduction to the fundamental concepts underlying technology in criminal justice. Topics include the concepts of technology, tactical information, strategic information, the application of technology in criminal justice to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness, in order to implement community policing, situational crime prevention, and resource allocation.
Prerequisites: CIS115, JUS100
4 Credit Hours
Includes a focus on social issues such as violence, abuse, racial and ethnic relations, racism, concentrated poverty, joblessness, terrorism, and suicide, and explores how these issues impact justice in the United States.
Prerequisite: JUS100
4 Credit Hours
Includes readings and discussions organized around selected topics in justice studies. Topics will vary each quarter.
4 Credit Hours
Allows students to work in a position related to their course of study. Students integrate the skills and knowledge learned through their academic experiences and participate in focused online discussions and special online projects.
Prerequisite: BUS226
4 Credit Hours
Examines the management practices and organizational designs in American policing. Topics include leadership and leadership development, law enforcement and politics, CompStat, organizational development, and human resources.
Prerequisites: JUS100, SOC218
4 Credit Hours
An introduction to the emerging issues of Homeland Security and potential terrorist threats. Includes the history of terrorism, the National Security Act, the events of September 11, and overall public safety challenges.
Prerequisites: JUS100, SOC218
4 Credit Hours
An introduction to the history, structure, and procedures of the state and federal judicial systems. Topics include the roles and responsibilities of the district attorney, defense attorney, bailiff, judge, jury, and expert witness in determining guilt or innocence. Pretrial activities are also discussed, such as grand jury, preliminary hearings, and pleas.
Prerequisite: JUS100
4 Credit Hours
An introduction to the history and current state of corrections, probation, and parole in the United States. Topics include the roles of corrections, probation, and parole officers; different types of jails and prisons; restorative justice; community-based correctional models; and extra-institutional supervision of convicted offenders.
Prerequisite: JUS100
4 Credit Hours
Considers the intelligence function within the context of the Patriot Act. Topics include the use of informants, issues in police interrogation practices, Miranda warnings, electronic eavesdropping and surveillance, and the civil rights implications of electronic evidence.
Prerequisite: JUS100
4 Credit Hours
An introduction to contemporary security management in the private sector. Emphasizes the integration of the security function into an organization’s operations in order to ensure safety and security and enhance overall efficiency and profitability.
Prerequisite: JUS100
4 Credit Hours
An examination of security management. Stresses the role of management in handling protection and control of facilities, property, and personnel in the private sector. Topics include disaster control, fire safety and prevention, industrial espionage, labor disputes, public disorder, computer security, and coordination with public safety agencies.
Prerequisite: JUS100
4 Credit Hours
An introduction to the links between computers, crime, and social control. Includes an analysis of the technological, social, economic, and political context from which cyber crime has emerged. Considers social and political relations to cyber crime, as well as social policy questions of privacy and freedom on the Internet.
Prerequisites: CIS115, JUS100
4 Credit Hours
An introduction to the social and legal dimensions of crimes committed by corporations, as well as by individuals. Covers the social definition of white collar crime, who commits it, who is harmed by white collar offenses, and how law enforcement and society respond.
Prerequisite: JUS102
4 Credit Hours
Analyzes the security challenges created by economic dependence on public transportation. Assesses the impact of compromised public transportation systems.
Prerequisite: JUS100
4 Credit Hours
An examination of academic research with particular attention to research designs, data collection, and sampling. This course will address the procedures and methods necessary to conduct a research study in criminal justice. Methodological problems and ethical issues will be considered in detail.
Prerequisite: JUS100
4 Credit Hours
An introduction to various international security concepts, such as international terrorism, multi-national military conflict, economic growth and expansion, and the global environment.
Prerequisite: JUS100
4 Credit Hours
Involves readings and discussions around selected topics in justice studies. Topics will vary each quarter.
4 Credit Hours
Allows students to work in a position related to their course of study. Students integrate the skills and knowledge learned through their academic experiences and participate in focused online discussions and special online projects.
Prerequisite: BUS226
