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CRJU 322 DRUGS AND CRIME (FALL, SUMMER) 3 CREDTS
Prerequisite(s): CRJU 201, CRJU 202. This course examines the exploration of the pharmacological effects and medical uses of drugs and alcohol
and the relationships between drugs and crime with special attention on marijuana and cocaine.

CRJU 323 CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): CRJU 201, CRJU 202, CRJU 203. This course surveys basic concepts and principles concerned with the administration and
management of agencies within the criminal justice system. Emphasis is placed on organizational structure and function.

CRJU 324 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION (SPRING, SUMMER) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): CRJU 201, CRJU 202. This course is designed to provide the skills and knowledge necessary to conduct a thorough preliminary
investigation of crimes. Techniques used to investigate common categories of crimes are discussed in detail. A major emphasis in this course is
the preparation and execution of investigative plans as they relate to a team approach.

CRJU 325 MULTICULTURAL ISSUES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE (FALL, SUMMER) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): CRJU 201, CRJU 202. This course examines the current issues and social problems relating to the administration of justice in a
culturally diverse society. Special focus of the course is on the changing ethnicity of communities and related changes in social and institutional
public policy. Also, the course discusses cross-cultural communication, implementing cultural awareness training, multicultural representation in
law enforcement, and criminal justice interaction with various racial and ethnic groups.

CRJU 326 FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY (FALL, SUMMER) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 107 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I; CHEM 108 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II. This course is an introduction to the study of forensic
anthropology, designed to provide a basic understanding of the analysis of human skeletal remains and how forensic anthropologists work as part
of the medical forensic team. Topics include the investigative methods used in forensic anthropology; the standards fir forensic anthropological
investigations; methods used in forensic anthropology; the standards for forensic anthropological investigations; and methods for determining sex,
ancestry, time since death, and personal identification of human remains. Specific examples of forensic anthropology cases are reviewed.

CRJU 327 THEORIES (FALL, SPRING, SUMMER) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): CRJU 201, CRJU 202, CRJU 203
This course provides an overview of the current understanding of the causes of crime from an interdisciplinary perspective. It focuses on the major
theories of crime and crime causation developed over the past two hundred years. Emphasis is on integrating criminological theory and research
and assessing the implications of this knowledge base for policies relating to crime control and prevention.

CRJU 328 RACE, CLASS GENDER AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE (FALL, SPRING, SUMMER) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): CRJU 201. This course chronicles the experiences and socioeconomic development of African Americans in the Criminal Justice
System in America. It presents Law and Society issues and discussions central to the institutions of slavery, rural sharecropping, urban poverty and
the global drug economy. Other relevant themes include ethnicity, immigrant populations and gender as these interface with the Criminal Justice
System and with slavery, rural sharecropping, and /or urban property.

CRJU 401 TRIAL ADVOCACY (FALL, SPRING, SUMMER) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): CRJU 201, CRJU 202. This course is designed to give students insight into how an actual trial is conducted (criminal and civil) and
how the advocacy processes work and the roles of the parties involved.

CRJU 403 CRIMINALISTICS I (FALL, SPRING) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): CRJU 201, CRJU 202, CRJU 203, CRJU 327, CRJU 316, CRJU 328. This course is structured to serve as an introduction to the scientific
methods used in modern-day criminal investigation and detection of criminal activity.

CRJU 404 CRIMINAL LAW: ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES (FALL, SPRING, SUMMER) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): CRJU 201,CRJU 202 and CRJU 316. This course is a study of the basic concepts underlying criminal law and the essential
elements of the offenses comprising the major crime categories, i.e., crimes against people, crimes against property, sex crimes, and victimless
crimes. The focus is on legal rather than behavioral aspects.
CRJU 405 CRIMINALISTICS II (SPRING) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): CRJU 201, CRJU 202, CRJU 203, CRJU327, CRJU 316, CRJU 328, CRJU 403. An Introduction to the complex scientific methods used in
modern-day criminalistics with a concentration on biological evidence, determining cause of death, and the analysis of organic/inorganic matter.
You will focus on the collection, preservation, and analytical study of biological evidence as it relates to criminal activity. Many of the vital phases
of forensic investigation are explored by means of lecture, laboratory experiments, field trips, and other applied assignments. Students will learn
how to accurately recognize analytical techniques such as chromatography, spectophotometry, and other methods that are used to evaluate
evidence collected at a crime scene. Each student will also study the reconstruction of mock biological evidence (i.e. body fluids, stain patterns
of blood, deoxyribonucledic acid) from crime scene scenarios.

CRJU 406 INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC TERRORISM (SPRING/SUMMER) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 101, CRJU 201. This course is an introduction to the complex world of terrorism in the context of the criminal justice system.
It will examine the criminal, social, political, financial and violent nature of international and domestic terrorism. Students will gain an
understanding of the concept of terrorism as a specialized form of crime through an in depth view of the history, theory, definitions and political
philosophies that have fueled the debate on this issue. Students will review the issues that have resulted in the present day terrorists groups
through an integrated approach that will include religious and philosophical perspectives.

CRJU 407 WHITE COLLAR CRIME (SPRING/SUMMER) 3 CREDITS

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