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CRJ-326
Criminal Procedures
This course is designed to give students an understanding
3.00
Take CRJ-102 . ( Required , Previous ).
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
3.00
Take CRJ-102 . ( Required , Previous ).
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 the United States has confronted over the past several decades . Topics include the American militia movement , Middle Eastern fanaticism , religious extremists , supremacist / hate groups , biochemical terrorism , and the legal and criminal justice responses to terrorism .
3.00
CRJ-370
Corrections
An overview of the history and evolution of correctional philosophies , practice and procedures . Includes management and organization of institutional and community-based corrections , diversionary programs and purposes of different types of offender treatment . The course will also consider correctional service to the state and society , costs , recidivism and controversial issues in contemporary corrections .
3.00 Take CRJ-102 . ( Required , Previous ).