1998-1999 Academic Catalog

School of Social Sciences and Professional Studies Course Descriptions Departmental Courses GSS-100 Foundations of Social Science-A,W,Sp,Su 5 hours Designed to provide the student with a knowledge of basic concepts in sociology, economics, and political science from a Christian-theistic perspective. General Education Requirement. GSS-284 Concepts of Chemical Dependency-Sp 5 hours · Designed to investigate the concept of chemical dependency. Course emphasis is on the various drugs of abuse, methods of assessment, intervention, and treatment. Prerequisite: PYCH-160 General Psychology; SOC-230 Principles of Sociology or pennis– sion of instructor. GSS-381,382,383 Clinical Teaching in the Social Sciences-A,W,Sp 1 hour each Practical, on-campus, one credit hour experience in which a . student is assigned to assist a college instructor in the preparat10n of tests and quizzes, grading, research, and other teaching responsi– bilities. A student will be expected to participate for 22 clock hours for each quarter hour of credit. Prerequisite: admission to the teacher education pmgram. A student may arrange to do any one of the following with the director of this experience in his or her discipline: 1. One 22-hour experience for three different quarters 2. A 44-hour experience for one quarter and a 22-hour experience for another quarter 3. A 66-hour experience for one quarter GSS-499 Social Science/History Internship 5-15 hours Majors who participate in government service, historical research, public administration, or other approved acti~ities related to the social sciences may earn up to 15 hours credit. The approval of the department is necessary for any proposed internship. HIST-490 through PUAD-497 Independent Study in Social Science Prerequisite: permission of the instmctor ANTH-494 Anthropology CRJU-496 Criminal Justice GE0-492 Geography HIST-490 History POLS-493 Political Science PUAD-497 Public Administration SOC-491 Sociology SWK-495 Social Work Anthropology ANTH-f80 Cultural Anthropology-W 5 hours Analysis of the concept and its importance for the study of man; an examination of various cultures of the world as they relate to technological, economic, social, political, and religious aspects of these cultures. Criminal Justice CRJU-131 Ii1troduction to Criminal Justice:--A 5 hours Introduction to the discipline and institutions of criminal justice in the United States. Law enforcement, the courts, and corrections will be recognized in an open systems sense as interacting and interde– pendent institutions. On occasion, timely issues will be considered as they relate to criminal justice agencies. CRJU-220 Criminology-A 5 hours See course description for SOC-220 Criminology. CRJU-231 Juvenile Delinquency-Sp 5 hours Study and assessment of causal theory and problems of correction and prevention of delinquency. CRJU-330 Corrections-Sp 5 hours In-depth consideration of probation, penology, and community supervision sectors of the field of criminal justice. (odd years) CRJU-332 Criminal Investigation-W 5 hours Focuses on the criminal investigative methods, identification procedures, report writing, crime scene search, general categories of physical evidence, evidence collection and preservation, scientific methods of evidence analysis, tracing, sources of information, interviews, and interrogations. Prerequisite: CRJU-131 Introduction to. Criminal Justice. CRJU-333 Constitutional Law for Criminal Justice-W 5 hours Intense examination of the leading Supreme Court decisions affecting criminal justice personnel and law enforcement agencies. CRJU-335 Criminal Law-W 5 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 specific criminal offenses. Prerequisite: CRJU-131 lntroductwn to Criminal Justice. · · CRJU-339 Criminal Evidence-Sp 5 hours Focuses on the evidence process applicable to ciiminal case preparation and presentation in court. Consideration will be given to types of evidence, tests of admissibility, objections, weight of evidence, witness competency and credibility, defenses, suppres– sions, order of evidence presentation at trial, .and rules of evidence. Prerequisite: CRJU-131 lntrod11ction to Criminal Justice. CRJU-340 Criminal Procedure-Sp 5 hours Pertains to procedural law, which governs the enforcement of substantive criminal law. An 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 also given to various forms of criminal charges and judgments by the court. Prerequisite: CRJU-131 Introduction to Criminal J11stice. CRJU-341 Civil Liability for Criminal Justice Personnel-W 5 hours Focuses on civil liability issues with a review of pertinent U.S. Supreme Court decisions. Emphas~s on federal civil Iiabil~t~, tort liability and damages, acts of negligent employment, qualified immunity, seizures and civil liability, special duty to protect, liability for policy or custom, and preventive measures. Prerequisite: CRJU-131 Illfroduction to Criminal Justice. (odd years) CRJU-367 Research Methodology-A 3 hours See course description for POLS-367 Research Methodology. CRJU-368 Data Analysis-W 5 hours See course description for POLS-368 Data Analysis. CRJU-420 Police Administration-A 5 hours Focuses on contemporary policing issues and related administrative matters from the perspective of executive leadership. Emphasis is placed on management of organizational resources regarding basic line and staff functions. Consideration is also given to contemporary issues of drug and gang control, community-oriented policing, and federal legislative mandates. Prerequisite: CRJU-131 Introduction to Criminal Justice. CRJU-433 Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice-W 5 hours Analysis of key issues influencing the criminal justice system. CRJU-460 Seminar in Criminal Justice I-A 1 hour CRJU-461 Seminar in Criminal Justice II-W 4 hours Two-quarter experience for criminal justice majors that involves researching issues related to the administration of justice in the United States from a normative and/or empirical perspective. Findings research in CRJU-460 are presented and discussed in CRJU-461. Capstone course.