2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog

CRJ 402 Forensic Pathology for Law Enforcement Investigators

Prerequisite: CRJ 110. In an intensive one-week format, this course examines the manner and cause of death, be it accidental, suicide, homicide, or natural. The focus is on medico-legal death investigations.

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CRJ 403 Crime Scene Investigation

Prerequisite: CRJ 110. In an intensive one-week format, this course provides the student with lectures, lab, and exercise practicums for documenting crime scenes, identifying and collecting evidence, and processing crime scenes.

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CRJ 404 Evidentiary Photography

Prerequisite: CRJ 110.  In an intensive one-week format, this course provides the principles of photography and complimentary crime scene documentation techniques as applied to criminal investigation, using both digital and 35mm photography.

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CRJ 405 Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

Prerequisite: CRJ 110. In an intensive one-week format, students examine bloodstain pattern evidence. Includes laboratory experimentation of blood flight characteristics of motion and force for reconstructing a sequence of events and post-crime activities.

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CRJ 408 Workshop

Workshops on special topics related to issues associated with, or in professional preparation for, criminal justice. Goals and objectives will emphasize the acquisition of knowledge and skills in the discipline. Repeatable, under different subtitles.

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CRJ 410 Comparative Justice Systems

Prerequisite: CRJ 110 with a minimum grade of "C" or better (C- is not acceptable). Senior majors only. Examine criminal justice in countries around the world. Compare those systems with the justice system in the United States. Attention on agencies and procedures for law enforcement, adjudication, and correction.

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CRJ 422 Directed Studies

Prerequisite: CRJ 110 with a minimum grade of "C" or better (C- is not acceptable). Juniors or above. Credit counts toward major. Individualized investigation under direct supervision of a faculty member. Minimum 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour. Department agreement form must be completed. Repeatable, maximum concurrent enrollment is two times.

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CRJ 470 Justice Professionalism and Ethics

Prerequisite: CRJ 110 with a minimum grade of "C" or better (C- is not acceptable). Examine ethical theory, controversies, and rules of moral judgment as they relate to criminal justice practitioners. Discuss and evaluate ethical dilemmas faced by those working in the criminal justice system.

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CRJ 492 Internship

Prerequisite: CRJ 110 with a minimum grade of "C" or better (C- is not acceptable). Juniors and seniors only. Consent of instructor. Majors and minors only. Supervised experience in a justice agency. Fifty work hours required for each credit hour earned. Credit only for work completed during the semester enrolled. Arrange placement prior to course enrollment. S/U graded. Repeatable, maximum of 6 credits.

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