CCJ: Criminal Justice

CRIMINOLOGY Study of nature and extent of crime and delinquency, causes and explanations of criminal behavior and rationale of crime control and treatment in United States. This course includes learning activity designed to ensure competence in the basic use of computers.

INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE This course will be an introduction overview of the history, philosophy and operations of criminal justice system. In addition, students will be exposed to different career choices within the criminal justice field and will be expected to research a criminal justice occupation of their choice.

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE Pre-requisite: Minimum grade of C in CCJ 1020 Discussion and examination of current issues and problems of interest and concern to criminal justice system.

ETHICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in CCJ 1020 and satisfactory completion of all mandated courses in Reading, English, and English for Academic Purposes. This course will provide the student with theories and practices of ethics and professionalism in criminal justice. Areas of concentration will be police, courts, and corrections. This course will require the student to exercise critical thinking skills to solve issues that test the morals and ethics of criminal justice professionals on a daily basis.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE REPORT WRITING: CAPSTONE Prerequisite: CJC 2000, CJE 2600, CCJ 2053, CJL 2100, CJJ 2001, and a minimum grade of C in ENC 1101 and CCJ 1020. Corequisite or Prerequisite: CJL 2102 This course is designed as a capstone to enhance the competencies developed in the student's prior course work. In this course, students will apply criminal justice concepts and topics through oral and written communication. This course will require students to think critically, apply knowledge and demonstrate the ethical and legal factors affecting the application of criminal justice policies and practices. Students will also apply their knowledge of the criminal justice system by conducting a mock criminal investigation(s) that links all the system actors together through case studies.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION Prerequisite: CCJ 1020 min grade of a C Introduction of the fundamentals of criminal justice organization, management and administration. In addition to other concepts, students will be exposed to policy/procedure and control of various criminal justice agencies (ranging from local to state to federal levels and from small to large).

SELECTED TOPICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE For students interested in exploring further special criminal justice topics through research, discussions and observations. Topics selected from areas of law enforcement, corrections, courts and loss prevention. Students may earn from one to three hours of credit each time course is offered. May be repeated for credit, provided different topic explored each time, but grade forgiveness cannot be applied.

INTERNSHIP EXPLORATION/FIELD OBSERVATION IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of all mandated courses in Reading, Mathematics, English, and English for Academic Purposes; a minimum 2.0 institutional or overall GPA, 30 credits, which include 15 credits of criminal justice courses; and program director's approval. The Program Director/Program Chair/Program Coordinator or Internship Placement Office has the discretion to provide override approval as it relates to the waiver of required program/discipline-related courses. This course is a planned work-based experience that provides students with supervised career exploration activities and/ or practical experiences. Each earned credit of internship requires a minimum of 80 clock hours of work. Multiple credit course. May be repeated for credit, but grade forgiveness cannot be applied. (Internship Fee: $10.00).

CRIMINAL JUSTICE FIELD EXPERIENCE I Prerequisite: Admission into the Criminal Justice Experiential Learning Program This course is a planned work-based experience where students will demonstrate competencies in practical experiences related to the criminal justice occupational field in which they are currently employed. Students will review and discuss major concepts related to the criminal justice system, criminal law, ethics in criminal justice, and criminology that affect the administration of justice in the U.S. within the context of their occupational field.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE FIELD EXPERIENCE II Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in CCJ 2942 and departmental approval In this planned work-based experience course students will demonstrate competencies in practical experiences related to the criminal justice occupational field in which they are currently employed. Students will apply and demonstrate major concepts learned in CCJ 2942 within the context of their own occupational duties.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE FIELD EXPERIENCE III Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in CCJ 2943 and department approval In this third and final planned work-based experience course students will continue to demonstrate competencies in practical experiences related to the criminal justice occupation in which they are currently employed. Students will build on what was learned in CCJ 2942 and CCJ 2943 by appraising their own values and behaviors in the performance of their occupational duties. Students must be a full-time corrections officer or law enforcement officer.