| Criminal Justice |
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| Crj 101 Intro to Criminal Justice |
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| Lecture: 3 hrs. Credit: 3 hrs. |
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| An overview of the criminal justice system and its major components of police, courts and corrections. Major emphasis on the laws that have caused change and reform within the system. The various processes that will be discussed will serve as a basis for future criminal justice study. |
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| Crj 104 Criminal Law |
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| Lecture: 3 hrs. Credit: 3 hrs. |
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| An examination of the field of criminal law with special and detailed attention to current New York Penal Law and NYS Criminal Procedure Law. |
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| Crj 178 Internship in Criminal Justice |
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| Other: 1 hr. Credit: 1 hrs. |
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| A cooperative program combining criminal justice experience with classroom learning. Students must spend 40 hours per earned credit in intern positions with area criminal justice agencies. Fourteen hours of classroom seminar sessions will be required to discuss and review experiences. Each student will be required to maintain work journals and submit a final written report. An evaluation of the field performance will be made by a supervising criminal justice practitioner. Number of credits are determined based on the terms of the internship experience. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor; completion of 21 college credits and in good academic standing. |
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| Crj 205 Criminal Justice Admin |
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| Lecture: 3 hrs. Credit: 3 hrs. |
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| A survey of criminal justice management and administrative issues, both practical and theoretical, including discussion of such topics as psychological aspects of supervision/management, leadership principles, motivation, discipline, decision-making, communication and organizational socialization. Emphasis on law enforcement and correctional agencies. Prerequisites: CRJ 101. |
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| Crj 211 Criminal Procedure |
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| Lecture: 3 hrs. Credit: 3 hrs. |
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| An examination of the nature and extent of individual rights guaranteed by the Constitutions as well as the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments that constitute the essence of the law of criminal procedure. Also, application of the law of arrest, search and seizure, confessions, and pretrial identification to particular fact based situations. Prerequisites: CRJ 101. |
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| Crj 212 Criminal Evidence |
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| Lecture: 3 hrs. Credit: 3 hrs. |
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| An outline by which an alleged matter of fact is established or disproved in a court of law. Emphasis on the admissibility of evidence, discovery, privileged communications, witness questions, answers, impeachment, and cross-examination, opinion evidence, hearsay evidence, documentary evidence, physical and scientific evidence. Prerequisites: CRJ 101. |
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| Crj 216 Sem in Criminal Justice Issues |
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| Lecture: 3 hrs. Credit: 3 hrs. |
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| A study of controversial issues involving our legal system and its interaction with other social institutions. Examination of complex social control issues such as police force, death penalty, hate speech laws and other contemporary issues. Assignments will include required readings from legal scholars, commentators,
U.S. Supreme Court Justices, and others with insight into the issues examined. Prerequisites: CRJ 101. |
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| Crj 218 Criminal Investigation |
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| Lecture: 3 hrs. Credit: 3 hrs. |
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| An understanding of crime scene management and development of the skills required to be a successful criminal investigator. Provides the definitions of crime scene management, criminal investigation, evidence and criminal law. Emphasis on the practical application of processing a crime scene from the standpoint of recognizing and collecting evidence. Prerequisites: CRJ 101 , CRJ 104 , CRJ 212. |
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| Crj 250 Comparative Policing |
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| Lecture: 3 hrs. Credit: 3 hrs. |
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| This course compares and contrasts the various management issues associated with urban, rural and municipal criminal justice agencies. Criminal justice students will study the perplexing and often-times competing goals that face the leaders/administrators of criminal justice agencies. This travel course will include a visit to the Metropolitan Police Department, Washington, DC, where criminal justice students will experience urban policing/administration first hand. Additionally, our students will be exposed to the workings of the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government unique to this historic city. Prerequisites: CRJ 101. |
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