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ADJ 100 Survey of Criminal Justice (3 cr, F)
Presents an overview of the United States criminal justice system; introduces the major system components: law enforcement, judiciary, and corrections.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
ADJ 115 Patrol Procedures (3 cr, F)
Describes, instructs and evaluates street-level procedures commonly employed by patrol officers in everyday law enforcement operations.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
ADJ 116 Special Enforcement Topics (3 cr, Su)
Considers contemporary issues, problems, and controversies in law enforcement. This course will examine contemporary police responses to unusual crimes and criminals, including a case study approach to topics such as serial rapists, serial killers, and terrorism.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
ADJ 130 Introduction to Criminal Law (3 cr, Sp)
Surveys the general principles of American criminal law, the elements of major crimes, and the basic steps of prosecution procedure.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
ADJ 131 Legal Evidence I (3 cr, F)
Surveys the identification, degrees, and admissibility of evidence for criminal prosecution; examines pre-trial and trial procedures as they pertain to the rules of evidence.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
ADJ 133 Ethics and the Criminal Justice Professional (3 cr, Sp)
Examines ethical dilemmas pertaining to the criminal justice system, including those in policing, courts, and corrections. Focuses on some of the specific ethical choices that must be made by the criminal justice professional.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
ADJ 139 Private Detectives/lnvestigators (4 cr, IR)
Instructs the student in investigative techniques, criminal law and procedure, rules of evidence, the techniques and mechanics of arrest. Meets state certification requirements for private investigator licensing.
Lecture 4 hours per week.
ADJ 201 Criminology I (3 cr, F)
Studies current and historical data pertaining to criminal and other deviant behavior. Examines theories that explain crime and criminal behavior in human society.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
ADJ 229 Law Enforcement and the Community (3 cr, Sp)
Considers current efforts by law enforcement personnel to achieve an effective working relationship with the community. Surveys and analyzes various interactive approaches of law enforcement agencies and the citizenry they serve.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
ADJ 232 Domestic Violence (3 cr, IR)
Surveys historical issues that have affected family violence. Examines current trends in the context of the Criminal Justice System.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
ADJ 236 Principles of Criminal Investigation (3 cr, Sp)
Surveys the fundamentals of criminal investigation procedures and techniques. Examines crime scene search, collecting, handling, and preserving of evidence.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
ADJ 290 Internship in Administration of Justice (2-4 cr, F/Sp/Su)
Supervised on-the-job training in selected business, industrial, and service firms coordinated by the College. May be repeated for credit.
Variable hours.
