School of Criminal Justice


Degree Program:  Associate of Science in Criminal Justice

  • Course:  

    CRJ247

    -- Understanding Homeland Security
  • Credits:  6
  • Prerequisites:  CRJ141  
  • Description:  
    This is a survey course designed to introduce the student to the changing dynamics of homeland security. The student will explore the various dynamics of providing security in different settings. The history and future of terrorism will be examined in a global context.


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Sampling of Additional Courses applicable to this degree program

  • Course:  CRJ141 -- Introduction to Criminal Justice
  • Credits:  4
  • Prerequisites:  NONE
  • Description:  
    This course is a survey of the agencies that comprise the criminal justice system, which are primarily law enforcement, the courts, and corrections. The processes of these components and their relationship to one another, as well as the roles of related agencies, will be examined.

  • Course:  CJUS201 -- Law Enforcement Operations and Report Writing
  • Credits:  4
  • Prerequisites:  CRJ141  
  • Description:  
    This course is an introduction to the role of law enforcement and police processes. Students will examine organizational structure, supervision and administration of law enforcement agencies as well as the day-to-day field operations, leadership, policies, procedures, communication, information and performance evaluation process. Special emphasis is placed on writing skills such as report writing.

  • Course:  CRJ263 -- Community Corrections
  • Credits:  4
  • Prerequisites:  CRJ141  
  • Description:  
    This course is a comprehensive examination of adult corrections process and the history, sentencing alternatives, and the future direction of correction modalities. The student will also explore community corrections and the various methods used outside traditional correctional institutions. Topics will include drug and alcohol abuse, prevention, intervention and treatment and alternatives to incarceration.

  • Course:  CRJ242 -- Juvenile Delinquency
  • Credits:  6
  • Prerequisites:  CRJ141  
  • Description:  
    This course surveys the area of juvenile justice and delinquency through the study of the theories of juvenile misconduct, the juvenile court system, and methods of rehabilitation. Students will also explore the history of juvenile justice, the stages of juvenile court proceedings, and the effects of treating juvenile offenders as adults.

  • Course:  CJUS300 -- Victimology
  • Credits:  6
  • Prerequisites:  NONE
  • Description:  
    This course explores victimology as an emerging area of study in the field of criminal justice and surveys society's emotionally and politically complex issues as they relate to victims of crime. Victimology is an objective and scientific approach to the study of victims of various forms of crime from battered women to auto theft with special emphasis on victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse.

  • Course:  CRJ247 -- Understanding Homeland Security
  • Credits:  6
  • Prerequisites:  CRJ141  
  • Description:  
    This is a survey course designed to introduce the student to the changing dynamics of homeland security. The student will explore the various dynamics of providing security in different settings. The history and future of terrorism will be examined in a global context.

  • Course:  CRJ277 -- Security Management
  • Credits:  6
  • Prerequisites:  CRJ141  
  • Description:  
    This course provides an overview of principles and issues in business and organizational security management. Students can examine the challenges embodied in various aspects of security such as personnel, facility, and information. Principles of loss prevention and the protection of assets are also covered.

  • Course:  CJUS365 -- Criminal Law
  • Credits:  6
  • Prerequisites:  CRJ141  
  • Description:  
    This course introduces the general principles of criminal law. Topics covered include both the policy and procedure of criminal law.



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