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Criminal Justice and Homeland
Security Studies
CJ 151
Introduction to Criminal Justice
Functions & Processes
3 credits (CS)
This course will provide an overview of
the components of the criminal justice
system, including the courts, the police,
trials, legislative mandates and the
alternatives of incarceration,
community diversion, probation,
parole, terrorism and homeland
security. This course will examine
conflicts within the criminal justice
system, such as the rights of victims
versus the rights of the accused.
CJ 152
Juvenile Delinquency
3 credits (CS)
This course is designed to help students
understand the nature of juvenile
delinquency, its causes and correlates, as
well as strategies utilized to control or
eliminate its occurrence. Criminology
applied to juveniles is a dynamic, everchanging
field of inquiry. Students will
explore recent developments and trends
in the field by researching contemporary
issues.
Prerequisite: CJ 151 Introduction to Criminal
Justice Functions and Processes, or permission
of the instructor
CJ 251
Corrections and Alternatives
3 credits (CS)
This course introduces students to
issues and practices of a modern
corrections system. Students will
examine the historical development of
the current system as well as the role of
corrections, parole and probation, in
our society. Students will also explore
the methods of corrections
management, current corrections
practices, and alternatives, such as
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house arrest, electronic monitoring, day
treatment, boot camps and drug courts,
and the importance of community
corrections.
Prerequisite: CJ 151 Introduction to Criminal
Justice Functions and Processes, or permission
of the instructor
CJ 252
Crime Scene Investigation
3 credits (CS)
An overview of approaches to
detecting and resolving crimes through
the discovery, collection, and
preservation of physical evidence. This
course will provide students with a
mixture of theoretical and ―hands-on‖
instruction in approaches to and
techniques used by the criminal
investigator at the crime scene. A crime
scene kit fee will be charged.
(Offered alternate years).
Prerequisite: CJ 151 Introduction to Criminal
Justice Functions and Processes, or permission
of the instructor
CJ 253
Criminal Law and Procedure
3 credits (CS)
This course will examine the bodies of
law that provide definitions of crimes,
and procedures for dealing with them.
An examination of rights of the
accused will also be explored.
Prerequisite: CJ 151 Introduction to Criminal
Justice Functions and Processes, or permission
of the instructor
CJ 255
Terrorism and Homeland Security
3 credits (CS)
This course explores the nature of
terrorism and the United States‘
response to it, in particular, the creation
of the Department of Homeland
Security, the CONPLAN, Presidential
Directives and Executive Orders, the
Patriot Act, RICO, and other federal