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  • CJS 105: Criminal Law

    3.00 Credits
    Montgomery County Community College

    An introduction to the origins and functions of the substantive criminal law of Pennsylvania; a survey and analysis of the elements of major offenses in common law and under modern penal codes, and the available defenses; a consideration and discussion of leading judicial interpretation of penal codes and criminal law.
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  • CJS 107: Criminal Procedure & Rules of Evidence

    3.00 Credits
    Montgomery County Community College

    This course provides an in-depth exploration of the laws and constitutional cases governing criminal procedure in the American criminal justice system. The course focuses on the "police phase" of the criminal process, including custody and seizures, arrests, interrogation, identification procedures. It also provides a survey of the rules of evidence in criminal proceedings, their origins and history, the use of both direct and circumstantial evidence in proving guilt or innocence, witness reliability, hearsay, and the use of inference. The course also highlights both procedural and evidentiary rules governing the investigative and prosecutorial phases of law enforcement, including the role of investigating grand juries, and the defense and police misconduct aspects of entrapment.
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  • CJS 198: Internship Criminal Justice

    3.00 Credits
    Montgomery County Community College

    This course consists of employment in a college-approved organization to enable the student to gain insight into selling and merchandising practices of distributors. The course requires an optimum of 15 hours per week supervised and coordinated by a faculty member. Students are rated by the employer on their job performance. This course is subject to a course fee.
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  • CJS 200: Criminal Investigation

    3.00 Credits
    Montgomery County Community College

    The theory of investigation, conduct at crime scenes, the collection, handling and preservation of criminal evidence and other criminal investigation practices and procedures, discussion of scientific aids and their uses in investigation; preparation of cases, emphasizing methods and problems of information and interrogation.
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  • CJS 201: Introduction to Criminal Forensics (Criminalistics)

    4.00 Credits
    Montgomery County Community College

    This course will familiarize students with the basic principles and uses of forensic science in the context of the American criminal justice systems. Forensic science, which is the study and application of science to legal processes, will be related to the collection, examination, evaluation and interpretation of evidence. The field of forensics encompasses many areas in both the physical and social sciences. This course will focus on the application of modern science to physical evidence collection, preservation, and analysis, which, if properly utilized, can be crucial in the resolution of social and legal disputes. This course will review and illustrate through actual laboratory demonstration, basic applications and methodologies in the biological, physical, and behavioral sciences to questions of evidence and law.
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  • CJS 205: Ethics & American Criminal Justice System

    3.00 Credits
    Montgomery County Community College

    "Ethics and the American Criminal Justice System" presents an introduction to the ethical issues arising in the law, to the methodology by which ethical deliberations are resolved, and to the personal-societal implications of decision-making. The course will focus upon the judicial system as an institution, the legal system philosophy, criminality, liability, corrections, the role of law enforcement and current legal issues.
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  • CJS 220: Criminology

    3.00 Credits
    Montgomery County Community College

    A study of crime and delinquency patterns, their causes, and remedial measures, emphasizing social, economic, and psychological forces involved in the shaping of criminal behavior. The role of law enforcement and the functioning of treatment and punishment models will also be discussed.
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  • CJS 235: Introduction to Juvenile Justice System

    3.00 Credits
    Montgomery County Community College

    This course introduces the student to the origins and development of the juvenile justice system in the United States. Students will study the juvenile justice system and child welfare systems from historical, legal, and institutional perspectives. Students will become familiar with the substantive law of Pennsylvania in terms of delinquency and child abuse with some international comparisons. Problems and theories of delinquency, interdisciplinary communication and diversion of selected juvenile offenders from the formal justice system will be explored. Each component of the system: police, courts, probation and community corrections are analyzed and recommendations for improvement are considered. The community and the schools and their role in delinquency prevention will be covered. Lastly, there will be a study of the nature, magnitude, and social location of youth crime; analysis of causal theories, and an overview of programs aimed at delinquency prevention and control.
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  • CJS 240: The Correctional Process

    3.00 Credits
    Montgomery County Community College

    The concept, rationale, and administration of the adult correctional institution will be the focal point in this introductory course dealing with the American correctional process. Probation and parole and the role each plays in the total penal system will also be examined. The course will conclude with a look at what appears to be future alternatives in dealing with the offender in society.
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  • CJS 250: Terrorism & Counter-Terrorism

    3.00 Credits
    Montgomery County Community College

    Terrorism in the 21st century is a global phenomenon. This course is designed to provide a comprehensive and interdisciplinary survey of the history, theory, and modern-day political manifestations of terrorism and counter-terrorism. Terrorism will be evaluated in terms of its underlying cultural, economic, political, and psychological root causes. Effective counteraction and profiling requires empathetic explorations and analyses by students into causes and mind-sets. Counter-terrorism strategies and attics will also be examined specifically in light of the legal and procedural safeguards that are fundamental to the maintenance of liberal democratic social and political values.
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