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Prerequisite(s): CRJU 201, CRJU 202, CRJU 203. This course examines the contemporary forms of white collar crime (corporate) and the various
theories, regulations, and criminal behaviors associated with the phenomenon in modern society.

CRJU 408 CURRENT ISSUES IN CORRECTIONS (FALL/SUMMER) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): CRJU 201, CRJU 202, CRJU 203. This course explores major issues facing corrections today by analyzing the social
context in which punishment occurs. Topics include but are not limited to: prison violence, gangs, institutional crowding, societal
change and its impact on corrections, inmate subcultures, female offenders, juvenile offenders, rehabilitation and treatment needs of
offenders, correctional privatization, and the death penalty.

CRJU 409 COMPARATIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE (FALL/SUMMER) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): CRJU 201, CRJU 202, CRJU 203. This course examines cross-national survey of crime and criminal justice. Emphasis is on crime
rates, forms of criminality, police, courts, and corrections. Descriptive material on selected countries is analyzed and compared.

CRJU 410 SPECIAL TOPICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE ( FALL, SPRING/SUMMER) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): CRJU 201, CRJU 202, CRJU 203. This course discusses substantive topics, problems, and issues not covered in other courses, but
important to contemporary study of criminal justice. Topics are announced before each offering of the course.

CRJU 411 SPECIAL TOPICS CRIMINAL JUSTICE II 3 CREDITS
This course will examine specialized issues in the criminal justice field, which are not covered in depth in the existing course offerings. It will allow
instructors in one of the multi disciplines within Criminal Justice to teach their area of expertise to students and facilitate interaction between
faculty and students. Such topics may include (but not limited to ) Reentry and Returning Citizens, Juvenile Justice in the Caribbean, Racial Profiling
and the Minority community, etc.

CRJU 412 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS (FALL/SPRING) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s) CRJU 201. This course introduces students to professional ethical issues in the field of law and criminal justice and moral
decision making.

CRJU 413 INDEPENDENT RESEARCH IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE (FALL/SPRING/SUMMER) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): CRJU 201, CRJU 202, CRJU 203. This course provides independent research in selected areas of criminal justice under the
supervision of a department member.

CRJU 415 GLOBAL SECURITY (SPRING/SUMMER) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): CRJU 201. This course explores the origins, structure and functions of the US Intelligence Community and its relationship to
national security policy in a democratic society. The course also addresses the issue of foreign intelligence and the fight against terrorism.

CRJU 416 HOMELAND SECURITY (FALL/SPRING/SUMMER) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): CRJU 201, CRJU 202, CRJU 203. This course examines the public- and private-sector dimensions of the theory and practice of
homeland security at the national, regional, state, and local level. An overview of the administrative, legislative, and operational elements of
homeland security programs and processes (including a review of homeland security history, policies, and programs) is provided.

CRJU 417 FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGY (FALL/SPRING) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite (s) Chemistry 107 General Chemistry I/ Chemistry 108 General Chemistry II. This course is designed to inform students on the
application of entomological principles and collection of entomological data in such a manner that it can be used as evidence in courts of law to
help resolve legal issues that are either criminal or civil in their nature.

CRJU 418 SEMINAR IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE (FALL/SPRING) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite (s) CRJU 201, CRJU 202, CRJU 203, CRJU 316, CRJU 327, CRJU 328, and SOCI 309 . This course examines selected topics in the field of
criminal justice. It features student-led presentations and discussions using an array of assigned readings from various sources and focuses on
current issues and trends in criminal justice. Only graduating criminal justice majors can enroll in the course.

CTEC: COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

CTEC 114 COMPUTING TOOLS AND ENVIRONMENTS (FALL, SPRING) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): None. This course is an introduction to key computing environments in the information technology. These environments vary in
computing platforms, user interface, and collection of tools and applications available. This course familiarizes students with basic concepts and
functioning of Windows, MS DOS, UNIX operating systems as well as basic Internet tools and helps students gain versatile computer literacy.

CTEC 125 INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL BASIC (PERIODICALLY) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): None. This course enables students to create applications using Visual Basic (VB) programming environment. Tools for creating GUI
and the VB programming language will be explored, with emphasis on designing applications to solve problems using good programming
techniques. Projects will involve constructing complete executable VB applications, including some which access relational databases. This
course may be used to satisfy the General Education Requirement in the Technology category. (Note: This course does not qualify for computer
science or computer technology major credit.)

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