Criminal Justice

Course Descriptions

CRMJ 1015
HOMELAND SECURITY
This course will examine some of the methods of responding to emergencies, whether they are natural or manmade, as well as why we need to discuss these issues today in a Post-9/11 World. This course will also examine some of the methods of responding to emergencies. Topics will vary from semester to semester and may include infrastructure, terrorist groups, suicide bombers, or natural disasters.
Prerequisite: None

CRMJ 1550
COMMUNITY RELATIONS
This course is concerned with problems which polarize law enforcement and the community. The study of these problems and how to solve them through improved public relations. An overview of several public relations programs presently in use in the law enforcement field.
Prerequisite: None

CRMJ 1900
INTRODUCTION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
This introductory course is intended for those students seeking a career in law enforcement and those wishing a basic overview of the role of police in American society. It will provide an overview of the expectations and realities of police work. The course provides an overview of the role of police officers in society, their basic duties and responsibilities, career options, and current topics on special problems facing law enforcement.
Prerequisite: None

CRMJ 2120
INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE
This course provides the criminal justice student with an overview of the institutions and procedures of the criminal justice system. Historical and theoretical perspectives on law enforcement, the courts and corrections will be examined. Emphasis is placed on current political issues facing the criminal justice system.
Prerequisite: None

CRMJ 2210
CRIMINAL LAW Credit 3
This is a survey course that provides a basic understanding of the criminal law as it developed and as it presently exists throughout most of the United States. It covers all areas of criminal law.
Prerequisite: None

CRMJ 2220
CRIMINAL LAW II
Provides the knowledge, both legal and procedural, as to how criminal evidence is handled and maintained for the court process. Additionally, the student will receive an overview of the procedures available to the law enforcement investigator for the laboratory, both field and in-house, processes which will aid in yielding criminal evidence.
Prerequisite: CRMJ 2210

CRMJ 2250
POLICE ADMINISTRATION I
This course provides the student an understanding of law enforcement organization and an introduction to the administration mechanics required in the operation of a law enforcement agency. The student will be exposed to a wide variety of state-of-the-art activities and structures which become the necessary daily operations of a police agency.
Prerequisite: None

CRMJ 2280
CRIMINAL PROCEDURES
This course deals with the criminal process, constitutional and criminal procedure, search and seizure, search for evidence, police interrogation and confessions, identification procedures, court proceedings, and post trial proceedings.
Prerequisite: None

CRMJ 2400
CRIMINOLOGY
This course provides an overview of the study of crime. Topics include social responses to crime, research methods, theories of causation, and policy approaches to crime.
Prerequisite: None

CRMJ 2420
JUVENILE JUSTICE
Provides an overview of the juvenile justice system and a working knowledge of the law enforcement procedures utilized in the handling of the juvenile offender and juvenile protective custody situation. Additionally, the student will be introduced to various prevention programs directed at the youthful offender.
Prerequisite: None

CRMJ 2450
ETHICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
This course will provide a basic introduction to several ethical theories and will apply these theories to moral problems confronted by criminal justice practitioners in the areas of policing, the courts, corrections and juvenile justice. The course will focus on discussion and casestudy analysis and is designed to provide various perspectives that may assist criminal justice professional in moral and ethical decision-making.
Prerequisite: None

CRMJ 2460
POLITICAL CRIME
This course is designed to provide the student with an overview of the three categories of political crime: crimes against the state, crimes committed by the state, and crimes against other groups. Students will be exposed to the role of the criminal justice system when confronted with these crimes and activities. Due to recent concern about government abuses and growth of militia groups, a large portion of the course will be spend studying these groups, their beliefs and tactics. The subject of this course is controversial to many. Students should be aware that the treatment of many subjects will be for the purpose of provoking discussion rather than the personal beliefs of any instructor.
Prerequisite: None

CRMJ 2510
PATROL PROCEDURES
Course is designed to familiarize the student with patrol operations in the community with emphasis on the police patrol officer and the accomplishment of his duties. The student will be exposed to several methods of aggressive and proactive patrol tactics and techniques.
Prerequisite: None

CRMJ 2550
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION I
The course will familiarize the criminal justice student with the basic principles of the investigative technique. To correlate legal information into effective data necessary to the process of legal prosecution. Also, to familiarize the student with methods of operation, character of criminals and the aspect of state-of-the-art criminal detection methods.
Prerequisite: None

CRMJ 2560 (27-229)
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION II
Course designed to acquaint the criminal justice student to people who are witnesses or suspects through mental and physical characteristics, and various methods of questioning, therefore strengthening the student’s background in obtaining information. Various cases will be reviewed throughout the semester to introduce the student to actual effective techniques presently in use by law enforcement investigators.
Prerequisite: None

CRMJ 2580 (27-221)
CRISIS INTERVENTION (MANAGEMENT)
Provides the criminal justice student knowledge as to the skills that must be developed in order to effectively perform the law enforcement function as related to highly volatile, and extremely stressful, human emergency situations.
Prerequisite: None

CRMJ 2590
DRUGS & CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Provides the history and tentative identification of the abused drugs, their physical and mental characteristics when ingested, their effects and relationship on the individual, education, society and the courts. The second portion of this course deals with prostitution and gambling, its impact upon the individual, law enforcement and society. The student will be exposed to the history, profiteering and control of violations of vice and narcotics-type crimes. Prerequisite: None

SPAN 1080
SPANISH FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
This course is designed specifically for law enforcement personnel with the overall goal of adequate comprehensive communication in Spanish.  This course will focus primarily on verbal communication in forms of commands, questions and dialogue in work-related settings.  Certain aspects of Hispanic culture will also be studies for a better understanding of the culture and language.
Prerequisite: None

 

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

EMGT 1500
PRINCIPLES OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
This course introduces students to the field of Emergency Management. Students will learn methods emergency managers can use to identify hazards, as well as to coordinate disaster planning and response within any jurisdiction.
Prerequisite: None

EMGT 1530
EMERGENCY PLANNING FOR DISASTER 
Students in this course will develop an emergency operations plan. They will use team approaches to create an effective, up-to-date emergency plan that meets local, state, and federal requirements when it comes to disasters, whether natural or manmade emergencies.
Prerequisite: None

EMGT 1630
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER
Students will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to find a safe location for, design, activate, and operate an Emergency Operations Center (EOC). Students will also study the functions of the EOC and preparing officials for their roles and purpose in an EOC environment.
Prerequisite: None

EMGT 1650
EMERGENCY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills required to effectively identify, develop, and manage a resource management system.
Prerequisite: None

EMGT 2610
DISASTER EXERCISE DESIGN & EVALUATION
This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of exercise design and evaluation. Students will learn to identify the need for a small functional exercise, how to design and conduct an exercise, and how to evaluate an exercise for the government and the private sector.
Prerequisite: None

EMGT 2640
DISASTER RESOURCE & RECOVERY OPERATIONS
Students of this course will be introduced to basic concepts and operations of a disaster environment, especially in terms of major disaster incidents. Students will also learn to broaden and enhance their understanding of state and local roles, their responsibilities, and their importance to overall response and recovery efforts. The course will also address the coordination and problem-solving aspects of disaster operations.
Prerequisite: None