Prerequisite: CRJ 110 with a minimum grade of C or better (C- is not acceptable). In an intense format, this course provides the student with a series of lectures describing the manner and cause of death. Accidental, suicide, homicide and natural death will be examined.
Prerequisite: CRJ 110 with a minimum grade of C or better (C- is not acceptable). In an intense format, this course provides students with lectures and lab exercise practicums for documenting crime scenes, identifying and collecting evidence, and processing crime scenes.
Prerequisite: CRJ 110 with a minimum grade of C or better (C- is not acceptable). In an intense format, this course provides the principles of photography and complimentary crime scene documentation techniques as applied to criminal investigation using digital photography.
Prerequisite: CRJ 110 with a minimum grade of C or better (C- is not acceptable). In an intense format, students examine bloodstain pattern evidence. Course includes laboratory experimentation of blood flight characteristics of motion and force for reconstructing a sequence of events and post-crime activities.
Prerequisite: CRJ 110 with a minimum grade of C or better (C- is not acceptable). In an intense format, this course provides students with lectures and practicum exercises to demonstrate basic training and skills for shooting crime scene examinations.
Prerequisite: CRJ 110 with a minimum grade of C or better (C- is not acceptable). 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.
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.
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.
Prerequisites: CRJ 110 and CRJ 260 with a minimum grade of C or better (C- is not acceptable). Students must have completed 75 credit hours to register for this course. 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.
Prerequisites: CRJ 110 and CRJ 260 with a minimum grade of C or better (C- is not acceptable). Students must have completed 75 credit hours to register for this course. Presents a critical analysis of the impact of race/ethnicity, gender, and social class in the criminal justice system, including examination of law enforcement, the courts, corrections, offending, and victimization.
Prerequisite: CRJ 380 with a minimum grade of C or better (C- is not acceptable). Study of basic descriptive and inferential statistics with emphasis on applications in the criminal justice system. Second of two required research and statistics classes for the Criminal Justice B.A.
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 9 credits.