The student of the major components or sub-systems of criminal justice systems in America. Special consideration will be devoted to analyzing Law Enforcement, Law Adjudication and Correction from a functional as well as an administrative perspectives. (F, S, Sum)

Principles of formal control devices, with emphasis on legal systems, philosophical background of criminal justice systems and Anglo-Afro experience. Introduction to criminal jurisprudence and a descriptive overview of present criminal justice components.

Examination of precedent setting cases of procedural criminal law in the United States and their application to American governance in producing a formal social control mechanism. Cases which develop the rights of the individual in a changing legal order.

The history of prison reform in the United States; the facade of reform, anatomy of reform efforts; elements of ¿real¿ reform, discussion of research concerning prison reform.

The American Correctional System. This course provides an overview of the rights of the convicted in the United States. Topics covered include: Conviction, adjudication and their consequences, attacks upon validity of a conviction¿past conviction, legal rights of probationers, prisoners, and parolees¿an overview; and state and federal remedies for enforcement of prisoners¿ rights.

An overview of the Juvenile Justice System in the United States and a case law approach to the topics of jurisdiction, adjudication, arrest search and seizure, preliminary procedures, initiation of proceedings, and the judicial process. (F, S)

A critical analysis of women and crime. Includes theories about crime causation, the women¿s liberation movement and crime and women in prison.,

Acquaints the student with the procedures and techniques employed in criminal justice research. Emphasis is on the scientific processes of social research, problem development, the role of theory in research, research design, sampling, data collection, statistical analysis, table construction and interpretation.

Legal problems from conviction to release; presentence investigations, sentencing, probation and parole; incarceration, loss and restoration of civil rights. (Emphasis on practical SOC 102 legal problems confronting the probation and parole officer and the correctional administrator.)

Techniques and procedures utilized in the supervision of adult and juvenile probationers and parolees. Preparation of social history, pre-hearing; and pre-sentence investigation reports. Emphasis on practical problems confronting the probation and parole officer.

This is a special workshop which informs students, practitioners, and citizens of the historical developments of security and the role of technology in recent developments. Focuses on loss prevention, risk management and safety for personnel in security.

An overview of management and leadership principles as applied to criminal justice organizations l(law enforcement, courts, and corrections).

Comparison of American Criminal Justice System with that of other federated nations.

Physical evidence, people, and documents; their pertinence to criminal investigation. Ethical problems; impact of legal systems on investigative process; elements of effective testimony. Lectures and case materials.

Role of criminalistic as a forensic science. Investigative and probative values of clue materials such as fingerprints, blood, firearms, shoe impressions, tool imprints, and glass. Advantages and limitations of instrumental analysis; nature of expert testimony.

Methods of tracing funds, recordkeeping, interviewing for detecting and resolving crimes, theoretical principles and applications of techniques.

Basic methods of presenting, analyzing and interpreting social data through statistical methods with concentration on statistical series frequency distributions, normal curve measures of central tendency, dispersion, variability, correlations, and such analysis of variance as chi-square.

Consideration of realistic approaches to selected law enforcement problems. Emphasis on establishment of beneficial relationship between law enforcement agencies and subculture group,

Philosophy and procedures of the juvenile court, dependency and delinquency; evaluations of juvenile court practices. Family law.

Designed for academic flexibility. Take the semester prior to graduation.

Counseling psychology with emphasis on principles and procedures; the theoretical foundations of counseling; casework techniques; therapeutic techniques and processes.

In-service students will have to do a minimum of eighteen weeks (one semester). Non-inservice students will be placed in agencies dealing with some aspects of Law Enforcement and Corrections to fulfill the three-hour requirement.

Seminar in current legal problems in Law Enforcement to be taken concurrently with field work. The course deals with issues arising from legal nature of the Criminal Justice System. Primary consideration of recent or currently pending U.S. Supreme Court cases.

This course is designed to be place students in various agencies related to criminal justice and social services. Students will complete a minimum of 240 hours during the semester.

This course is designed to place students in various agencies related to criminal justice and social services. Students will complete a minimum of 240 hours during the semester.

Data analysis and permission of the instructor. This course will introduce students to the basic techniques of crime mapping and analysis. Students will acquire skills for collecting, entering, and interpreting crime data using ArcGIS for crime mapping.