CRJ - Criminal Justice
Offered Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters
This course includes an overview of the functions and responsibilities of agencies involved in the administration of justice to include police organizations, court systems, correctional systems and juvenile justice agencies. Also includes historical and sociological introduction.
Offered Spring and Summer Semesters
Prerequisite: CRJ 101
This course includes an introduction to the philosophy and application of security. The protection of personnel, facilities and other assets, as well as administrative, legal and technical problems of loss prevention and control, are analyzed.
Offered Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters
This course covers the development of criminal law in America. The basic elements of specific criminal offenses, criminal defenses and various legal principles upon which criminal law is established are reviewed.
Offered Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters
This course is a study of the various theories of criminal causation and control, the identification of criminal typologies and the reaction of society to crime and criminals.
Offered Fall and Summer Semesters
Prerequisite: CRJ 101
This course is a study of the organization, administration and management of law enforcement agencies.
Offered Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters
This course is a study of the proper preparation and retention of criminal justice records and reports, including observational skills, formatting and the value of accurate, complete and selective written articulation of information and observations.
Offered Fall and Spring Semesters
Prerequisite: CRJ 101
This course is a study of the juvenile justice system. This process is examined from initial custody to disposition, both from a historical and modern perspective. Course also includes criminological perspective.
Offered Spring and Summer Semesters
Prerequisite: CRJ 101
This course is a study of the application of ethical theories to the criminal justice profession. This is a capstone course to be taken in the student’s last term.
Offered Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters
Prerequisite: CRJ 101
This course is a study of the importance of two-way communication between the criminal justice system and the community to foster a working relationship to control crime. A variety of topics are studied, including citizen involvement in crime prevention and police officer interpersonal relations. Also includes police administration and structure topics.
Offered Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters
Prerequisite: CRJ 115
This course is a study of the fundamentals of interviewing witnesses and interrogating suspects. Different methods of conducting crime scene searches and methods used in investigating various crimes are studied in the course.
Offered Summer Semester
Prerequisite: CRJ 230
This course examines the problem of crime involving computers and the strategies used for identification, investigation and prosecution.
Offered Spring and Summer Semesters
Prerequisite: CRJ 230
This course offers practical, hands-on instruction in methodology and policies for the identification, interpretation, collection, packaging, preservation and chain of custody of crime scenes and evidence taken from crime scenes.
Offered Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters
Prerequisite: CRJ 115
This course is a study of the established rules of evidence from arrest to release in the administration of criminal justice.
Offered Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters
Prerequisite: CRJ 101
This course is an introduction to aspects of the correctional function in criminal justice, including organization, process, procedure and clients incarcerated and on conditional release.
Offered Summer Semester
Prerequisite: CRJ 230
This course includes practical experience in a criminal justice or private security setting.
Offered Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters
Co-requisite: CRJ 282 (recommended)
Course topics include but are not limited to: Intro to Criminal Law, Courts, Crimes, and Procedures, First Amend., Basic Patrol Operations, and Traffic Law. After successful completion of this course, students will be eligible to complete the SCCJA certification exam for these instructional blocks.
Offered Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters
Co-requisite: CRJ 281 (required)
Course topics include but are not limited to: Domestic Violence, Juv. Procedures, and Victimology. After successful completion of this course, students will be eligible to complete the SCCJA certification exam for these instructional blocks.
Offered Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters
Co-requisite: CRJ 284 (recommended)
Course topics include but are not limited to: Report Writing, Interviewing, Officer Survival, Drug Enforcement, and Crime Scene and Physical Evidence. After successful completion of this course, students will be eligible to complete the SCCJA certification exam for these instructional blocks.
Offered Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters
Co-requisite: CRJ 283 (recommended)
Course topics include but are not limited to: Basic Collision Investigation, Uniform Traffic Ticket, Vehicle Tactics, and Mind Armor. After successful completion of this course, students will be eligible to complete the SCCJA certification exam for these instructional blocks.