2019-20 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

ANTH-4940 1–3 hours Independent Study in Anthropology Provides the means whereby gifted and interested students may explore, in a more in-depth and intensive manner, general information acquired in the major courses. Further, independent study provides a logical way to complete required hours not obtained in normal sequencing. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Criminal Justice (CRJU) CRJU-1310 Introduction to Criminal Justice –Fa 3 hours Introduction to the discipline and institutions of criminal justice in the United States. Law enforcement, the courts, and corrections will be recognized as a system with interacting and interdependent institutions. An understanding and comprehensive view of the formal criminal justice system is essential. (Fee: $60) CRJU-2200 Criminology –Fa 3 hours Introduction to the major criminological perspectives regarding crime causation. Selected notorious crimes are considered as case studies to enhance understanding of each perspective. Crosslisted as CRJU or SOC. CRJU-2310 Juvenile Delinquency –Fa 3 hours Study and assessment of causal theory and problems of correction and prevention of delinquency. Crosslisted as CRJU or SOC (Fee: $15) CRJU-2840 Concepts of Chemical Dependency –Fa, Sp, Su 3 hours Designed to investigate the concept of chemical dependency. Course emphasis is on the various drugs of abuse and methods of assessment, intervention, and treatment. Crosslisted as CRJU, PYCH, SOC, or SWK. CRJU-3300 Corrections –Fa 3 hours In-depth consideration of probation, penology, and community supervision sectors of the field of criminal justice. (Fee: $30) CRJU-3310 Corrections Administration –Fa 3 hours Contemporary issues related to management of correctional organizations from the administrator’s perspective within the context of legal and political parameters. Prerequisite: CRJU-1310 Introduction to Criminal Justice. CRJU-3350 Criminal Law –Sp 3 hours Focuses on the general classification of criminal offenses, rules of construction, burden and degree of proof, jurisdiction and venue, limitations to criminal prosecution, requirements for criminal liability, culpable mental states, defenses to criminal liability, and elements of criminal offenses. Prerequisite: CRJU- 1310 Introduction to Criminal Justice. CRJU-3360 American Judicial System –Fa 3 hours An introduction to federal and state court systems, duties and responsibilities of the prosecutor, defense counsel, jury, and judge including related topics ranging from plea bargaining to sentencing. Prerequisite: CRJU-1310 Introduction to Criminal Justice. CRJU-3390 Criminal Evidence –Sp 3 hours Focuses on the evidence process applicable to criminal case preparation and presentation in court. Emphasis on types of evidence, tests of admissibility, objections, weight of evidence, witness competency and credibility, defenses, suppressions, order of evidence presentation at trial, and rules of evidence. Prerequisite: CRJU-1310 Introduction to Criminal Justice. CRJU-3400 Criminal Procedure –Sp 3 hours Pertains to procedural law, which governs the enforcement of substantive criminal law. Emphasis on legal authority of law enforcement personnel and rights of the accused person with a review of pertinent U.S. Supreme Court decisions. Consideration is given to various procedural stages from criminal charges through post-conviction appeal. Prerequisite: CRJU-1310 Introduction to Criminal Justice . CRJU-3500 3 hours Foundations of Emergency Management –Sp Intensive study of the community structures that are in place to prepare for, and respond to, community emergencies. Particular emphasis will be given to understanding the various government, nongovernment, and private agencies and organizations that participate in the community preparedness schema, the process of communicty emergency planning, and the risks and realities of serious emergencies in our communities. Students will critically interact with previous American disasters and the impact of policies and practices in their outcomes. Also, students will be guided to how they can positively contribute to the resiliency of their community and what to do in the event of a serious emergency event. Prerequisites: CRJU-1310 Introduction to Criminal Justice. (even years) CRJU-3700 3 hours Financial Management for Social Science Professionals –Sp Biblical principles of personal financial responsibility and their importance for honoring God, a Christian testimony, and avoiding monetary-corruptive influences in a criminal justice career. Topics in this area include: the biblical basis of work, budgeting, giving, tithing, spending, saving, debt, investing and financial stewardship. Prerequisites: CRJU 1000-level core courses; ECON-2110 Essentials of Economics; or permission of instructor. CRJU-3990 Criminal Justice Internship –Fa, Sp, Su 3–12 hours This internship places students in a professional criminal justice setting where they will gain insight into the practical and challenging situations of a career in criminal justice. Under supervision, students will apply classroom knowledge and contribute to agency operations. Students may earn up to 12 credit hours. Prerequisite: CRJU 1000 and 2000-level core courses or program director’s permission. CRJU-4150 Homeland Security –Sp 3 hours This course is a study of the four central missions of domestic security. These areas are: domestic security, emergency preparedness, intelligence gathering and communication, and policy making. Prerequisite: CRJU-1310 Introduction to Criminal Justice. CRJU-4160 3 hours International and Domestic Terrorism –Sp This course will introduce the student to the reality of domestic and international terrorism from a historical and contemporary perspective. Topics for consideration and study will include the mind and characteristics of the terrorist, the distinction between domestic and international terrorism, the religious terrorist contrasted with the political terrorist, the weapons of the terrorist, the United States government’s efforts to control and/ or eradicate terrorism, and future predictions relative to terrorist activity. Crosslisted INTL and CRJU. Prerequisites: CRJU-1310 Introduction to Criminal Justice. (odd years) CRJU-4200 Police Administration –Fa 3 hours Focuses on contemporary policing issues and related administrative matters from the perspective of executive leadership. Emphasis on management of organizational resources regarding basic line and staff functions. Consideration is given to contemporary issues of community-oriented policing and federal legislative mandates. Case study is utilized. Prerequisite: CRJU- 1310 Introduction to Criminal Justice. CRJU-4320 Criminal Investigation –Fa 3 hours Focuses on criminal investigative methods, identification procedures, crime scene search, categories of physical evidence, evidence collection and preservation, sources of information, interviews, and interrogations. Prerequisite: CRJU-1310 Introduction to Criminal Justice. CRJU-4440 Special Topics-Criminal Justice 1–3 hours Investigation of specific topics in Social Science and History that have intrinsic worth and engage student interest. Page 292 2019–20 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Course Descriptions ANTH-4940 – CRJU-4440 HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT