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  • CJA 106: Intro to Homeland Security

    3.00 Credits
    Lehigh Carbon Community College

    This course provides an overview of the governmental response to improve the security and safety of the United States. The course begins with the historic perspective of the threat of terrorism and concludes with a detailed description of the extraordinary legislative and organizational actions in support of preventing future terrorstic attacks.
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  • CJA 116: Corrections Administration

    3.00 Credits
    Lehigh Carbon Community College

    This course is designed to provide a broad overview of correctional history, theory and problems, as well as an examination of the American correctional system including incarceration facilities, community corrections and juvenile detention and placement facilities. The physical institution and the function of all role players, including inmates, correctional staff, the government, and the community, within the institution and beyond are examined.
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  • CJA 119: Juvenile Justice

    3.00 Credits
    Lehigh Carbon Community College

    The focus of this course is to introduce students to the juvenile justice system, its components and functions. Court processes, legal cases and legislative initiatives will be addressed. In addition to examining the evolution of the juvenile justice system and transformation of the juvenile court, students will gain an understanding of the current issues in the adjudication and treatment of juveniles in the United States.
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  • CJA 201: Crim Evidence & Court Proc

    3.00 Credits
    Lehigh Carbon Community College

    This course examines the historical background, traditions, and the legal principles that underlie the courts as an integral component of the American system of Criminal Justice. The differences and similarities inherent within the state and federal court processes are analyzed and the procedures through which the criminal courts uphold the basic rights and liberties of all U.S. citizens, both victims and the accused, are explored. Primary focus is place upon understanding the roles of personnel in the criminal court process.
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  • CJA 214: Multicultural Law Enforcement

    3.00 Credits
    Lehigh Carbon Community College

    This course explores the impact of cultural diversity on communities and law enforcement agencies. It focuses specifically on communication, history, cultural and community specifics, and law enforcement contacts, and emphasizes the influences of culture, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation on relationships and interactions in the workplace and in the communities served by law enforcement. The course also discusses law enforcement responses to particular crime categories such as human trafficking, hate crimes, and racial profiling with specific consideration of multicultural factors.
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  • CJA 215: Law Enforcement & Society

    3.00 Credits
    Lehigh Carbon Community College

    This course is an examination of the role of the police in society today and the concept of community policing. An emphasis will be placed on conflicts which develop internally and with intra agencies as the police accept responsibility for providing a wide variety of non-enforcement functions. The police officer's role in getting and maintaining public support is reviewed; also, the recognition and understanding of community problems, community action programs, methods of coping with crisis situations, ethnic and minority cultures, environments and police operations in relation to these.
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  • CJA 225: Probation and Parole

    3.00 Credits
    Lehigh Carbon Community College

    Probation as a judicial process and parole as an executive function are examined. Innovative and progressive practice in federal, state and municipal systems are explored so that the student has a working knowledge of the theory and practice in such community-based programs as work- release, half-way houses, and contract program planning. The criminals' attitude toward society and the rehabilitive process are studied.
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  • CJA 232: Stress Red. for Law Enf. Prof.

    3.00 Credits
    Lehigh Carbon Community College

    This course examines every day and criminal justice work situations that can lead to stressors. An overview of the American Psychological Association DSM V conditions of acute stress disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and long term effects will be explored. Students will learn stress reduction coping skills and techniques to lower general stress, acute traumatic situations and long-term stress.
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  • CJA 234: Ethics in Criminal Justice

    3.00 Credits
    Lehigh Carbon Community College

    This course explores the study of ethics, particularly as it applies to the field of criminal justice. Focus is placed on providing a basic framework for understanding morality and ethics, then applying those concepts to the development of critical thinking and decision making skills as they relate to the field of criminal justice.
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  • CJA 240: Criminal Law

    3.00 Credits
    Lehigh Carbon Community College

    CJA 240 is a study of criminal law offenses including legal interpretations of statutes, court decisions, and an analysis of legal process and procedure. The use of discretion and the trend toward increasing criminal and civil liability risks are studied. The course will present undergraduates with a thorough survey of the nature, purposes, principles, and doctrines of modern criminal law. The purpose of the course is to provoke thought about existing criminal law by presenting conflicting arguments about its purposes and principles and explaining the policies underlying various doctrines in the law.
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