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  • CRJ 2650: Report Writing for CJ Profs

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course examines the characteristics and importance of good report writing within the criminal justice system. Reports used in law enforcement and security, the courts, and corrections are explained and discussed. Elements of composition, required substance, proper and improper conclusions, and descriptions of persons and property are explained. Practice in writing reports is emphasized and proficiency must be demonstrated.
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  • CRJ 3080: Organized Crime

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course covers the historical, criminological/theoretical, legal, investigative, and juridical aspects of domestic and transnational organized crime. It includes traditional organized crime such as La Cosa Nostra, as well emerging nontraditional associations such as outlaw motorcycle groups and relationships with terrorist organizations. Studies will blend the scholarship surrounding organized crime with practical, contemporary investigative tools used to combat associated criminal activity such as racketeering, narcotics and dangerous drugs, syndicated gambling, and public corruption.
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  • CRJ 3090: White Collar Crime

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course considers crimes committed by corporations as well as white-collar criminals: how such crimes are defined; who commits or is victimized by them; which moral, ethical, legal and social contexts promote them; and how society responds. Procedural and policy considerations in the investigation and enforcement of relevant statutes will also be covered, including the concept of legal privilege, the role of the grand jury and other pretrial processes, evidentiary questions, litigation strategies, and potential sanctions and other punishments.
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  • CRJ 3380: Executive Protection

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    Assassinations and kidnapping of political and corporate leadership has increased significantly in the past century. Terrorists and extremists groups, rogue states, drug cartels, transnational criminal groups, to local criminals and extremists working alone, have found an effective strategy to influence polities and societies. This course will prepare the security and justice studies student to operate and develop security policy in any environment that requires complex coordination and security measures needed to protect executive leadership at all levels, to include their personal and organizational assets, and their families. This course will examine the theories of executive protection (security), analyze assassination and kidnapping case studies on the corporate, national, and international levels, determine security failures that have led to the assassination or kidnapping, and develop security policy to prevent such attacks.
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  • CRJ 3400: Juvenile Justice

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course covers the juvenile justice system, with special emphasis on the way it procedurally differs from adult offender adjudication. The parts of the juvenile justice system, hearings, due process standards and constitutional mandates are fully reviewed. Status offenders and other youth classifications are considered together with a historical summary of juvenile court philosophy. New trends in the procedural disposition of juveniles, especially transfer to adult jurisdiction, types of punishment, suitability of the death penalty, are discussed.
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  • CRJ 3410: Legal Liability for CJ Profs

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This required course will provide insight into both civil and criminal legal liability issues facing criminal justice practitioners. Specific and current legal topics for those working in the key areas of the criminal justice system will be examined. Federal civil rights actions, tort actions, and criminal sanctions, against law enforcement, corrections, and court system personnel will be examined in detail.
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  • CRJ 3450: Probation and Parole

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course examines the theory and practices of probation and parole with juvenile and adult offenders, including release philosophy, bail and petition, hearings on grant, revocation or denial, alternative community-based corrections, and legal issues that emerge in award revocation or imposition of probation and parole.
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  • CRJ 3650: Mock Trial Concepts

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    Courtroom procedures used in criminal and civil trial courts are studied as students examine the courtroom environment through guided reading and critical evaluation of a mock trial case study. Students are expected to participate in simulated mock trial proceedings in the classroom with an emphasis on the roles of law enforcement, attorneys, prosecutors, forensics, and expert witnesses in the trial process. This course requires both independent work product and team collaboration. It is recommended for students pursuing careers in legal fields, law enforcement, and forensics.
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  • CRJ 3700: Special Populations in CJ

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This required course provides a detailed look at various special populations that have been impacted and continue to be impacted by the American Criminal Justice System. Some groups to be examined include various racial and ethnic groups, the elderly, females, juveniles, the mentally ill, and the mentally disabled.
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  • CRJ 3740: Court Systems

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course examines American federal and state criminal court systems. Students analyze court procedures that uphold the rights and liberties of both the accused and victims. Emphasis is placed on criminal court processes, jurisdiction, and the roles of criminal justice practitioners within the courts.
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