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JUS 302 Criminal Law (3,0,3) Major crimes; classification, elements of proof, intent, conspiracy, responsibility, parties, and defenses; common law and adaptations. PREREQ: JUS 101 or consent of instructor (formerly JUS-202).
JUS 303 Criminal Procedure (3,0,3) Leading constitutional cases on criminal justice; fourth, fifth, and sixth amendments to the Federal Constitution; nature and application of the Bill of Rights to the states; search and seizure, confessions and admissions, and right to counsel and speedy trial. PREREQ: JUS 101 or consent of instructor (formerly JUS-209).
JUS 310 Police Management (3,0,3) Organization and administration as applied to operational services, patrol, criminal investigation intelligence and vice units, juvenile units, and traffic administration. PREREQ: JUS 101 or consent of instructor.
JUS 311 Police in the Community (3,0,3) Collaboration between police and community to identify and solve community crime problems; strategies and procedures to incorporate community opinion into policing and management; methods of increasing community responsibility in law enforcement. PREREQ: JUS101 or consent of instructor.
JUS 312 Institutional Corrections (3,0,3) Legal requirements, management issues, and proper procedures in administering correctional operations in the U.S. PREREQ: JUS 101 or consent of instructor (formerly titled America's Prisons: Past, Present and Future).
JUS 313 Rights of the Convicted (3,0,3) Overview of the American correctional system; law of sentencing; corrections; constitutional rights of prisoners; laws, cases, significant changes in judicial policy toward prison litigation; legislative trends toward curtailment of prisoner's rights and benefits. PREREQ: JUS101 or consent of instructor (formerly titled Law of Corrections).
JUS 317 Perspectives on Crime (3,0,3) Theories, traditions, and issues underlying criminal justice; alternatives to current institutions and policies; crime and justice in popular culture. PREREQ: JUS 101 or consent of instructor (formerly titled Conceptual Foundations of Criminal Justice ).
JUS 320 Advanced Crime Scene Technology and Criminalistics (3,0,3) Advances criminal investigation techniques focusing on criminal profiling, DNA, forensic aspects of firearms examination, arson and explosives, illicit drugs and toxicology. Investigating violent deaths, sexual crimes and ritualistic crimes including autopsy/coroner investigations. Bloodstain pattern interpretation, forensic pathology and forensic psychology will also be addressed. PREREQ: JUS 204.
JUS 351 Organized/White-Collar Crime (3,0,3) History, scope, and methods of control of organized crime; emergence and sophisticated independent problem and as a face of organized crime; cultural and social implications. PREREQ: JUS 101 or consent of instructor.
JUS 400 Juvenile Justice (3,0,3) Structure and format of the juvenile justice system; police, courts, and corrections; analysis and description of the organizational structure of each of the subsystems of the justice process; introduction to juvenile justice research findings. PREREQ: JUS 202 or consent of instructor.
JUS 401 Correctional Rehabilitation (3,0,3) An overview of correctional counseling strategies and techniques; theoretical frameworks; diagnostic and classification schemes; principles of confidentiality; characteristics of program effectiveness. PREREQ: JUS 201
JUS 402 Alternatives to Incarceration (3,0,3) A multidisciplinary approach to studying alternatives to incarceration. The history of probation, parole, and the emergence of intermediate sanctions are explored. Topics include: boot camps, electronic monitoring, drug courts, halfway houses, intensive supervision. Finally, empirical research evaluating the effectiveness of these alternatives will be discussed. PREREQ: JUS 201
JUS 409 Alternative Dispute Resolution (3,0,3) Victim/offender mediation and related strategies; principles of restorative justice including restitution, reconciliation, and empowerment; negotiation techniques and mediator styles; history and organization of mediation programs. PREREQ: JUS 101; JUS 202 or JUS 305.
JUS 430 Politics of Crime (3,0,3) Crime as a political issue; political ideology and response to crime; lawbreaking as political protest and political violence; political trials; legislation of morality. PREREQ: JUS 101; PSC 110 or PSC 111.
JUS 494 Seminar: Justice Studies (3,0,3) Designed to provide specialized study in justice-oriented areas. PREREQ: JUS 101 and 3 additional semester hours of justice studies coursework or consent of instructor.
JUS 494 Special Topics: Justice Studies (3,0,3) Intensive study of a specific topic or issue in criminal justice. Topics vary as new issues arise. May be repeated when topics vary. PREREQ: JUS 101 and 3 semester hours in justice studies coursework, or consent of instructor.
JUS 496 Internship: Justice Studies (3 sem. hrs.) Supervised field-work in one of four areas: (1) law enforcement, (2) courts and law, (3) corrections, or (4) support services. Offered on a pass/fail basis. PREREQ: JUS 101; 3 additional semester hours of justice studies coursework; and consent of instructor prior to registration.
JUS 499 Readings in Justice Studies (3,0,3) Specialized reading or primary research interests completed through independent study. PREREQ: JUS 101; 3 additional semester hours of justice studies coursework; and consent of instructor and program coordinator.
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