COD 699 THESIS 3-

Criminal Justice

CRJ 504. CRIMINAL LAW. A survey of applied substantive law with an empha- sis on the most common criminal offenses; development, application, and enforcement of local, state, and federal criminal law. A graduate research project is inclusive resulting in a written composition and presentation. 3

CRJ 505. INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE THEORY. An overview of theories related to the development of the American criminal justice system and an understanding of why individuals engage in criminal activities. A graduate research project is inclusive resulting in a written composition and presentation. 3

CRJ 506. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. A study of the procedural rules for the judi- cial enforcement of substantive criminal law; an examination of the nature and function of the law in relation to the criminal justice process; a review of policies and procedures in the administration of justice. A graduate research project is inclusive resulting in a written composition and presentation. 3

CRJ 510. APPLIED CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS. An overview of the crime solving process with emphasis on methodology, corpus delicti, and evidence; theory of investigation, case preparation and legal issues relating to criminal investigations are examined. A graduate research project is inclusive resulting in a written composition and presentation. 3

CRJ 512. LEGAL LIABILITIES FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE PERSONNEL. The defin- itions, perceptions, and legal concerns involving the idea of deviance in the crim- inal justice arena; the application of civil and criminal remedies for officer mis- conduct at the local, state, and federal levels. A graduate research project is inclusive resulting in a written composition and presentation. 3

CRJ 515. DRUG IDENTIFICATION AND ENFORCEMENT. Lectures, demon- strations and discussions that examine all aspects of drug identification and enforcement with a special emphasis on both legal and illicit drugs and their con- tribution to crime in the United States. A graduate research project is inclusive resulting in a written composition and presentation. 3

CRJ 520. SEMINAR IN CORRECTIONAL CRIMINOLOGY. The interdisciplinary application of criminological knowledge and research to correctional interests and issues in changing criminal behavior. A graduate research project is inclu- sive resulting in a written composition and presentation. 3

CRJ 525. JUVENILE JUSTICE. A study of case law pertaining to juvenile offend- ers, the investigation, custody and adjudication process, and the disposition of offenders. A graduate research project is inclusive resulting in a written composi- tion and presentation. 3

CRJ 530. THE PRISON COMMUNITY. Description and analysis of the formal and informal processes in the emergence, stabilization, and continuity of human relationships constituting the prison community. A graduate research project is inclusive resulting in a written composition and presentation. 3

CRJ 535. APPLIED CRIMINALISTICS. An applied approach to the recognition, preservation, collection and identification of physical evidence. A graduate research project is inclusive resulting in a written composition and presentation. 3

CRJ 540. COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS. An examination of probation and parole and other alternatives to incarceration; theoretical study of correction- al casework with emphasis upon the psychological study, case assessment, objectives and procedures in the selection of therapeutic methods and the man- agement of correctional delivery systems. A graduate research project is inclu- sive resulting in a written composition and presentation. 3

CRJ 545. CIVIL LIBERTIES. A comprehensive study of individual rights and the criminal justice system. A graduate research project is inclusive resulting in a written composition and presentation. 3

CRJ 550. JUVENILE CORRECTIONS. A study of the various treatment modali- ties currently employed in the rehabilitation of juvenile offenders; role and func- tion of juvenile justice in American society; role of the juvenile court; problems in juvenile corrections; community as a correctional resource; institutional and probationary treatment; aftercare services following release. A graduate research project is inclusive resulting in a written composition and presentation. 3

CRJ 560. SURVEY OF TECHNOLOGY AND CRIME. An examination of the role of technology in the commission of criminal activities. Topics will include what types of criminal acts employ technology and how to investigate criminal activi- ties involving technology. A graduate research project is inclusive resulting in a written composition and presentation. 3

CRJ 575. FAMILY VIOLENCE. A study of child maltreatment and spouse abuse within the family emphasizing detection, investigation and deterrence; and exam- ination of the legal, medical and social perspectives necessary to the understand- ing of, and structured inquiry into, domestic violence. A graduate research pro- ject is inclusive resulting in a written composition and presentation. 3

CRJ 590. SPECIAL TOPICS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. Current issues and devel- opments in law enforcement. A graduate research project is inclusive resulting in a written composition and presentation. 1-6

CRJ 591. SPECIAL TOPICS IN CORRECTIONS. Current issues and develop- ments in corrections. A graduate research project is inclusive resulting in a writ- ten composition and presentation. 1-6

CRJ 592. SPECIAL TOPICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE. Current issues and develop- ments in criminal justice. A graduate research project is inclusive resulting in a written composition and presentation. 1-6

CRJ 630. THEORIES OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR. A comprehensive study of con- temporary research, theory, and practice concerning the psychology of crime; the behavioral, emotional, and cognitive aspects of crime are examined, and the causes, classification, prediction, prevention, intervention, and treatment of crim- inal behavior are also addressed. 3

CRJ 635. RESEARCH METHODS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE. An examination of behavioral science research and its application in the field of criminal justice. 3

CRJ 640. STATISTICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE. An examination of the use of descriptive and inferential statistics in the analysis of criminal justice data. 3

CRJ 645. EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE. The application of current technologies to law enforcement, corrections, and juvenile justice field operations and to the organization and administration of criminal justice. 3

CRJ 650. ORGANIZATION AND PHILOSOPHY OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. An analysis of the administrative and management foundations of the American criminal justice system, with emphasis on the application of organizational theory to criminal justice goals, structures, and processes. 3

CRJ 655. PROFESSIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS. An examination of ethical issues that confront the criminal justice practitioner; a comprehensive study of situational ethics and moral dilemmas within the criminal justice profes- sion. 3