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CJ 310 Criminal InvestigationThis course is an introduction to criminal investigation and the investigative process. Current issues in criminal investigations will be studied alongwith true case studies. 4.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: CJ 105 Introduction to Criminal Justice.CJ 320 Civil Liability in Public SafetyThis course provides a study of all aspects of civil liability in the performance of public safety functions. It examines sources of civil liabilityexposure for public safety officers and their agencies. The course examines tort theory, vicarious liabilities, immunities, and damages as theyapply to public safety entities and their personnel. The course will also examine similarities and differences between state and federal forums.3.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: CJ 115 Criminal Law.CJ 325 Criminal Mapping AnalysisThis course covers the study and practice of crime mapping, stressing the need for law enforcement to keep current in the ever-changing areaof technology and resources. 3.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: CJ 310 Criminal Investigation.CJ 330 Crime Analysis ApplicationsThis crime analysis application course is specifically aimed at providing students with a strong skill set in crime analysis. The course covers manyof the topics that will arise in the day-to-day workload of crime analysts as well as more advanced forms of analysis. The major objectiveof this course is to provide students with the appropriate skills to conduct analytical research. 4.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: CJ 221 CriminalData Analysis.CJ 400 Criminal PsychologyThe psychology of crime is a subdivision of the general field of forensic psychology. This course introduces and explores the concept of criminalbehavior using an interdisciplinary approach, with a primary focus on the psychological perspective. This study will include human naturetheories as well as psychological criminology and criminal profiling. 3.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: PS 101 Psychology.CJ 405 Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice Management and SupervisionThis course is an assessment of problems confronting administrators of criminal justice and law enforcement agencies and recent efforts toenhance the capability of agencies to control criminal activity while guarding individual liberties. 3.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: CJ 105Introduction to Criminal Justice.CJ 410 Fiscal Budgeting in Criminal Justice AgenciesThis course covers the logic and process of budgeting for the public official and administration including methods and practices, capitalbudgeting, public infrastructure investment, and project evaluation through revenue sources and administration. 4.00 credit hours. Prerequisite:MA 107 College Algebra.CJ 420 Narcotics and Drug AbuseThis course evaluates conservative and liberal views on crime control proposals, guns and crimes, drug policies, the war on drugs, and thelegalization of drugs. This course communicates complex ideas about how the criminal justice system operates and is affected by politics. Thebasics of current drugs and their effects are studied and evaluated. 3.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: None.CJ 430 Financial CrimesThis course explores financial crimes and their impact on society. The course will include topics such as types of fraud, identity theft, counterfeitdocuments, and internet crimes. The course will explore how these crimes have evolved and the use of financial crimes to fund terrorism andthe drug trade. The course will give the student an overview of each type of financial crime and the methodology for investigation andprosecution. 3.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: CJ 310 Criminal Investigation.CJ 491 Criminal Justice Capstone ProjectThis is an integrative course that allows students to identify a real-world problem and provide a recommended solution. Each student selects atopic or project, with instructor approval, and completes a paper which documents the process including the use of industry-standard researchmethods. Project teams/individual students are expected to provide interim reports to the sponsor or to the class, a final project report,and a final presentation, which must be a professional oral presentation of their project analysis and recommendations. 4.00 credit hours.Prerequisite: Final semester.(CO) Co-operative educationCO 301 Co-Op IThis course is one of two co-operative education (co-op) courses that are available for students as an elective in the sophomore or junior yearsof their bachelor’s degree. The co-op experience is similar to an externship taken at the end of a program but is experienced earlier in theUNDERGRADUATE Course descriptions 383

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