A "T" located
to the left of the available semester indicates transfer to Murray State University,
Southeast Missouri State University, and Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
as per articulation agreements. These courses will also transfer to most public
four-year institutions in the state of Illinois.
CJ 110 SECURITY
AND SAFETY
By
Request
Study of modern security techniques for
inn-keeping. Includes
loss prevention, administrative organization, general service, personnel and
physical security, and planning for emergencies.
Credit:
3 hours – Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): None
CJ 111 CRIMINAL LAW I
T Fall
This course is a study of legal aspects of law
enforcement that covers laws of arrest, search and seizure and constitutional
due process, entrapment and informers, wire tapping, interrogation, evidence,
and examination of court procedures with special implications for criminal
justice professionals.
Credit:
3 hours - Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): None
CJ 113 ETHICS
IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Fall
This course is a study of the fundamentals of
ethical theory. It is an introduction to
the ways and means of making moral judgments in the fields of policing,
corrections, probation, and parole.
Credit:
3 hours – Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): None
CJ 116 PAROLE/PROBATION
By
Request
This course is an introduction to the types of
service, administrative organizations, investigation and supervision of parole
and probation within the legal structure of society. Also includes terms and conditions,
modifications and revisions of probation. The role and responsibilities of
probation and parole officers may also be discussed.
Credit:
3 hours – Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): None
CJ 123 INTRODUCTION TO CRIME CONTROL
Fall
This course is a review of the historical and
ideological foundations of law enforcement and corrections; delineation of
major patterns of practice and organizational structure, and description of
major programs and their inter-relationships.
Credit:
3 hours - Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): None
CJ 125 CRIMINAL
BEHAVIOR
T CRJ 912 Fall
This course is an introduction to personality
theories and their application to causes of crime with primary emphasis on
individual-oriented theories; consideration of the offenders and their
community context as problems for rehabilitation efforts, and critique of
typical treatment programs.
Credit:
3 hours - Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): None
CJ 199 CRIMINAL
JUSTICE INTERNSHIP
Fall/Spring/Summer
Supervised work experience in an approved
training station. Student is required to
complete 150 contact hours at a worksite during the semester.
Credit:
2 hours - Ten lab hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Career Development-INT 111 and Instructor's
Approval.
CJ 211 CRIMINAL LAW II
T Spring
This course is a continuation of Criminal Law- CJ 111 and deals with the
consideration of legal aspects of law enforcement.
Credit:
3 hours - Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Criminal Law- CJ 111
CJ 213 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
Fall
This course enables the student to examine the
major theories and techniques of criminal investigation. Upon completion of this course, the student
will have an understanding of the techniques of criminal investigation, skills of
investigation, the value and techniques of preserving evidence, and how the
chain of evidence is vital to a successful prosecution.
Credit:
3 hours - Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): None
CJ 215 INTRODUCTION
TO FORENSIC SCIENCE
Spring
This course will provide students with a
modern overview of the crime scene investigation (CSI) process and the
identification, documentation and collection of physical evidence. Students will learn how evidence is collected
and follow it to the crime lab and then to the courtroom. Students will look at how experts analyze
forensic evidence such as hair, fibers, firearms, fingerprints, DNA, and other
evidence used to identify offenders. Students will look at the impact
television shows such as CSI have had on jury expectations (known as “The CSI
Effect”). This course is designed to
provide students with essential forensic science knowledge required today by
the modern police officer. This class is
not designed to teach students how to process crime scenes, but how to
recognize various forms of evidence and understand their importance in a
criminal investigation, identification and subsequent prosecution of a
suspect. This class will be extremely
beneficial to those pursuing law enforcement, crime scene investigation, or
crime laboratory careers.
Credit:
3 hours - Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): None
CJ 223 INTRODUCTION
TO CORRECTIONS
Spring
This course is an introduction to the history,
development, philosophy, and variety of correctional methods, processes, systems,
and services. Includes
institutional and post-institutional agencies and programs.
Credit:
3 hours - Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): None
CJ 224 JUVENILE JUSTICE
Spring
This course provides an overall examination of the US juvenile justice system. Theories that attempt to explain the
underlying causes of delinquency are surveyed.
The application of preventive methods and correctional techniques are
discussed.
Credit:
3 hours - Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): None
CJ 299 CRIMINAL
JUSTICE INTERNSHIP
Fall/Spring/Summer
Supervised work experience in an approved
training station. Student is required to
complete 150 contact hours at a worksite during the semester.
Credit:
2 hours - Ten lab hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Career Development-INT 111 and Instructor's
Approval.
