CRJ-326 |
Criminal Procedures |
This course is designed to give students an understanding of the major aspects of the law of criminal procedure, the purposes behind that law and how that law impacts the search for, the gathering of, and the use of evidence in criminal cases. The Constitutional provisions, which are the source of much of the law of criminal procedure, and the courts ' interpretations of those provisions, will be closely examined. |
CRJ-327 |
Criminal Law |
This course is designed to give students an understanding of the origins and purposes of criminal law, the constitutional limitations on criminal law, and the general principles of criminal liability and defenses to criminal liability. |
CRJ-355 |
Terrorism & Hate Groups |
This course examines the evolution and activities of domestic and |
international terrorist groups, as well as violent extremist movements that |
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the United States has confronted over the past several decades. Topics |
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include the American militia movement, Middle Eastern fanaticism, religious |
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extremists, supremacist / hate groups, biochemical terrorism, and the legal |
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and criminal justice responses to terrorism. |
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CRJ-370 |
Corrections |
An overview of the history and evolution of correctional philosophies, |
practice and procedures. Includes management and organization of |
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institutional and community-based corrections, diversionary programs and |
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purposes of different types of offender treatment. The course will also |
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consider correctional service to the state and society, costs, recidivism and |
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controversial issues in contemporary corrections. |