1997-1998 - The University of Scranton

S/CJ 284 Staff
Special Topics in Criminal Justice 3 credits
Courses designed to meet specific needs of individual
students or courses offered on a trial basis to
determine the value of placing them into the regular
curriculum. Prerequisite: consent of the
Chairperson and the Instructor.
CJ 310 Atty. Cimini
Criminal Justice Process 3 credits
A study of the law of criminal procedure, treating
investigation and police practices, preliminary proceedings,
and trial, as they relate to the development
and structure of the American criminal justice
system and as they affect offenders.
CJ 312 Atty. Cimini
Criminal Law 3 credits
A study of substantive criminal law in view of its
historical foundations, purpose, functions and limits;
of crime and defenses generally; and of the elements
which constitute certain specific crimes
under state and federal statutes.
S/CJ 314 Atty. Cimini
The Bill of Rights & C.J. 3 credits
From the perspective of the criminal justice professional,
this course addresses key principles
enunciated in the first, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth
and fourteenth amendments to the Constitution of
the United States.
S/CJ 316 Atty. Cimini
Principles of Evidence 3 credits
An examination of the law of evidence as it pertains
to the trial of a criminal case. A discussion of
the common law, pertinent statutes, judicial opinions,
and rules, e.g., The Federal Rules of
Evidence, as these relate to such concepts as direct
and circumstantial evidence; opinion testimony,
experts and exhibits; competence, relevance and
materiality; privileges, hearsay and its exceptions.
S/CJ 317 Atty. Cimini
Trial, Jury and Counsel 3 credits
A consideration of the rights guaranteed by the
Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, surveying constitutional provisions,
statutes, court rules and cases concerning the right
of a criminal defendant to a speedy and public
trial, to trial by jury, and to the assistance of counsel.
S/CJ 318 Atty. Cimini
Civil Liability 3 credits
An examination of the law enforcement officer or
employee as a defendant in a civil suit arising from
the scope of his employment. Liability based upon
rights statutes is examined, along with a consideration
of the typical defenses.
S/CJ 324 Prof. Friedrichs
Victimology 3 credits
An examination of the causes and consequences of
crime victimization. The recent emergence of the
study of the victim, the types and circumstances of
victimization, and the nature of the criminal justice
system’s response to crime victims are considered,
along with the ethical and practical dimensions of
crime victimization.
CJ 382-383 Staff
Independent Study 3 credits
in Criminal Justice
Directed projects and surveys in criminal justice,
law enforcement, and corrections designed to give
the student academic flexibility. Prerequisite: consent
of the Chairperson and the Instructor.
CJ 480-481 Profs. Baker, Pryle
Internship Experience 3 credits
Supervised experiental learning in an approved
criminal justice setting taken preferably in junior
and senior year. Prerequisite: permission of
Instructor.
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