Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice - Undergraduate Courses 

CJ 100 Introduction to Criminal Justice (back to previous page)
Survey of criminal justice system with emphasis on prosecution, corrections, and societal reaction to offenders. Retribution, rehabilitation, deterrence, and incapacitation serve as generic frames of reference and theoretical points of departure for analyzing the dispositional and correctional processes. The course focuses on the process from the police and prosecution through the courts; from the courts through the correctional system. 3 credit hours.

CJ 102 Criminal Law (back to previous page)
The scope, purpose, and definitions of substantive criminal law: criminal liability, major elements of statutory and common law offenses (with some reference to the Connecticut Penal Code), and significant defenses. 3 credit hours.

CJ 105 Introduction to Security (back to previous page)
General survey of the major historical, legal, and practical developments and problems of security. Course stresses the components, organization, and objectives of security; the trend toward professionalization; the role of security in the public and private sectors and its relationship to management. 3 credit hours.

CJ 201 Principles of Criminal Investigation (back to previous page)
Introduction to criminal investigation in the field. Conducting the crime scene search, interview of witnesses, interrogation of suspects, methods of surveillance, and the special techniques employed in particular kinds of investigation. 3 credit hours.

CJ 203 Security Administration (back to previous page)
An overview of security systems found in retail, industrial, and governmental agencies; the legal framework for security operations; and the administrative and procedural processes in security management. 3 credit hours.

CJ 205 Introduction to Forensic Psychology (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: P 111. Theories, conceptual models, and research related to interpersonal relations. Topics include reciprocal theory, attitudes, and labeling theory. 3 credit hours. (See also P 205) 

CJ 209 Correctional Treatment Programs (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: CJ 100. Various treatment modalities employed in the rehabilitation of offenders. Field visits to various correctional treatment facilities such as halfway houses and community-based treatment programs. 3 credit hours.

CJ 210 Ethnic and Gender Issues in Criminal Justice (back to previous page)
Introduction to issues of diversity within the criminal justice system. The course will focus on prejudice and discrimination along with other special problems experienced by women, gays, and various ethnic and racial minority groups in dealing with the criminal justice system. 3 credit hours.

CJ 217 Criminal Procedure I (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: CJ 100, CJ 102. An inquiry into the nature and scope of the U.S. Constitution as it relates to criminal procedures. Areas discussed include the law of search and seizure, arrests, confessions, and identification. 3 credit hours.

CJ 218 Criminal Procedure II and Evidence (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: CJ 100, CJ 102. Legal doctrines employed in controlling the successive stages of the criminal process. Rules of law related to wiretapping and lineups, pretrial decision making, juvenile justice, and trial. 3 credit hours.

CJ 220 Legal Issues in Corrections (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: junior status and CJ 100, CJ 217. Examination of the legal foundations of correctional practice and review of recent judicial decisions which are altering the correctional environment. An analysis of the factors and forces which are creating a climate of significant reform in corrections. 3 credit hours.

CJ 221 Juvenile Justice System (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: CJ 100, P 111. Analysis of stages and decisions made at critical junctures of the juvenile justice process. Topics include an analysis of Supreme Court treatment of juvenile justice issues and the ability of the juvenile justice system to respond to juvenile crime. Focus on the processing of juveniles through the system and the special problems unique to juvenile justice. 3 credit hours. (See also SO 231)

CJ 226 Industrial Security (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: CJ 105. Concepts of security as it integrates with industrial management systems presented along with industrial security requirements and standards, alarms and surveillance devices, animate security approaches, costing, planning, and engineering. Principles of safety practices and regulations, fire prevention, property conservation, occupational hazards, and personal safeguards. 3 credit hours.

CJ 250 Scientific Methods in Criminal Justice (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: CJ 100, M 109 or M 127. Introduction to the use of scientific methods and logic in the human service professions. Topics studied will include science and the scientific approach to problem solving, the logic of causal inference, problem and hypothesis formulation, the use of experimental designs, laboratory methods, survey research methods, and measurement issues in human services. 3 credit hours.

CJ 251 Quantitative Applications in Criminal Justice (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: CJ 250. Introduction to the use of quantitative analysis through study of the basic statistical tools and databases used in human services. Emphasis will be on applied applications of quantitative methods in service delivery systems. 3 credit hours.

CJ 300 History of Criminal Justice (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: CJ 100. The development of the major CJ elements including police, prisons, probation, and parole. Significant historical events and philosophical postulates as they pertain to this development. 3 credit hours.

CJ 301 Group Dynamics in Criminal Justice (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: CJ 205, P 111. Analysis of theory and applied methods in the area of group process. Focus on both individual roles and group development as they relate to criminal justice issues. Experiential exercises are included. 3 credit hours.

CJ 306 Security Problems Seminar (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: CJ 105, CJ 203. An analysis of special problem areas including college and university campuses, hospitals, hotel/motels, etc. Also, special problems concerning computer protection, bank security, executive personnel protection, credit cards, case law and legal aspects, control of proprietary information, and white collar crime. 3 credit hours.

CJ 310 Criminal Justice Institutions (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: CJ 300. Examination of the societal and psychological implications of various types of institutions. Includes both social and total institutions and examines their similarities and dissimilarities with particular emphasis on their implications for criminal justice. 3 credit hours.

CJ 311 Criminology (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: CJ 100, P 111, SO 113. An examination of principles and concepts of criminal behavior; criminological theory; the nature, extent, and distribution of crime; legal and societal reaction to crime. 3 credit hours. (See also SO 311)

CJ 312 The Police and Crime Control (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: CJ 100. The changing role, perspectives, and operational strategies of policing as they relate to the crime control function of the police. The focus will be on innovative, promising, emerging, or futuristic and often highly controversial police practices, programs, and approaches to law enforcement as well as on selective community crime prevention efforts undertaken in conjunction with, under the auspices of, or independently of the police department. Special attention will be devoted to police brutality, the use of deadly force and its consequences, including high-speed police pursuits. 3 credit hours.

CJ 315 Domestic Violence (back to previous page)
Introduction to the study of family violence issues. Typology and history of family abuse, responses to family violence, and public policy issues will be the focus of study. Issues in domestic violence, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, elder abuse, child abuse, treatment approaches, and legal guidelines. 3 credit hours.

CJ 333 Police Civil Liability (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: CJ 100, CJ 102, CJ 217, or permission of instructor. Introductory overview of types of civil liability lawsuits brought against law enforcement officers. Exploration of ways to relieve the pressures of this potential liability. Emphasis placed on negligence and intentional torts. 3 credit hours.

CJ 345 Police and Investigative Psychology (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: CJ 205. This course focuses on the functions of the police psychologist such as candidate screening, stress management and counseling, hostage negotiations, critical incident debriefing, and fitness for duty evaluations.  Application of psychological principles to investigation strategies such as profiling and hypnosis will also be explored. 3 credit hours. (See also P 345)

CJ 350 Leadership and Management in Human Services (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: junior or senior standing. An in-depth view of leadership and management skills in a variety of criminal justice and human service settings. Special focus will include problem solving and quality control in agencies. 3 credit hours.

CJ 357 Legal Psychology (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: CJ 205. This course will focus on the study of human behavior and cognitions within the legal and criminal justice system. Special emphasis will be given to the contributions of legal and cognitive psychology in understanding the criminal and civil legal system. Topics will include eyewitness testimony, jury decision-making, confession evidence, and punishment and sentencing. 3 credit hours. (See also P 357)

CJ 365 Law, Psychology, and the Mental Health System (back to previous page)
This class will review the civil and criminal law as it relates to mental health issues. Particular emphasis will be given to the justification of mental health law concepts, such as civil commitment and parens patriae power. Topics will include competence to stand trial, insanity, civil commitment, sexual predator commitment statutes, confidentiality, duty to warn, informed consent, malpractice, and issues of expert testimony. Legal cases will be examined to give the students a foundation in actual legal case law. Ethical issues and issues of professional responsibility will be covered. 3 credit hours. (See also P 365)

CJ 400 Criminal Justice Problems Seminar (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: CJ 100, CJ 300. An examination of theoretical and philosophical issues affecting the administration of justice: the problems of reconciling legal and theoretical ideals in various sectors of the criminal justice system with the realities of practice. 3 credit hours.

CJ 402 Police in Society (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: CJ 100, CJ 300. Acquaints students with the major developments and trends of policing in a free society. Emphasis placed on American police and the role of the police in a democracy. Further emphasis placed on the examination of the interactions between the police and the communities they serve. 3 credit hours.

CJ 408 Child and Family Intervention Strategies (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: P 111, P 336, CJ 205, CJ 209, CJ 301. This course is designed to introduce students to the application of investigation and critical thinking strategies to the problems of child abuse, neglect, and domestic violence. Assessment, decision-making, and case management strategies will be explored. 3 credit hours.

CJ 409 Adult Intervention Strategies (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: CJ 408. A comprehensive investigation of mental health and correctional systems, including residential and community-based treatment. Particular attention will be placed on strategies for dealing with resistant clients. Students will develop critical thinking skills relating to best practices in a variety of settings. 3 credit hours.

CJ 410 Legal Issues in Private Security (back to previous page)
Examines legal problems affecting the private security industry and ways to prevent loss from litigation. Includes intentional torts, negligence, agency, contracts and law of arrest, search and seizure, and interrogation by citizens. 3 credit hours.

CJ 411 Victimology (back to previous page)
Introduction to the principles and concepts of victimology, analysis of victimization patterns and trends, and responses to criminal victimization. 3 credit hours.

CJ 412 Substance Abuse and Addictive Behavior (back to previous page)
Course provides an overview of drug use and addictive behavior as they relate to law enforcement and correctional treatment issues; current estimate is that 80-90% of violent crime in the United States is correlated with alcohol and drug use. 3 credit hours.

CJ 413 Victim Law and Service Administration (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: CJ 411. Introduces the study of crime victims legal rights and the services system available to crime victims within the criminal justice system and in other settings. Topics include victim assistance programs from law enforcement through the courts and corrections systems as well as community-based advocacy and support. This study of victim services is integrated with a focus on the underlying legal structure of crime victim statutory and constitutional rights including notification, participation, protection, and financial remedies (e.g., restitution, compensation, and civil litigation) as well as other rights. Practical program management, evaluation, and funding issues are incorporated. 3 credit hours.

CJ 414 Legal Rights of Crime Victims (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: CJ 100. Introduces the study of crime victims rights within the justice system. Topics include victim-witness programs, victim impact statements, victim notification laws, compensation schemes, and victims rights legislation. 3 credit hours.

CJ 420 Advanced Investigative Techniques (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: CJ 201, CJ 215, CJ 218, and junior/senior standing. An in-depth study of the principles and techniques associated with the collection and documenting of information obtained during an investigation. Addresses the many sources of information, utilization of informants, the use of hypnosis, polygraph, advanced strategies for interviews and investigations, and provides documentation techniques. 3 credit hours.

CJ 425 White Collar Crime Investigation (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: CJ 201. This is an advanced course in white-collar crime investigation. Students will focus on the history, philosophy, evolution, and types of white-collar crimes. This course will examine the various types of white-collar offenses and explore how and why such crimes are committed. The course will also explore the various laws used to combat such offenses and consider the investigative techniques used to identify those engaged in such activity. In addition, the course will explore the profile of the modern white-collar offender and the roles of the various federal law enforcement agencies responsible for investigating white-collar crime. 3 credit hours.

CJ 440 Death Investigation Scene to Court (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: Senior standing as Criminal Justice or Forensic Science major plus CJ 201, CJ 215, and CJ 415 or permission of instructor. An in-depth study of the principles and techniques associated with investigating homicides; suicides; and accidental, natural, or equivocal deaths. While considering the sociological, psychological, and legal aspects typically found in these cases, the process will take the student from the scene to the court--criminal or civil. 3 credit hours.

CJ 450-459 Special Topics (back to previous page)
A study of selected issues of particular interest to the students and instructor. 3 credit hours.

CJ 475 Senior Seminar in Forensic Psychology (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: CJ 205, CJ 357, CJ 365, and senior status. This course will explore a series of contemporary rotating research topics in law and psychology that will allow students to take an in-depth examination of a single area of study. Areas explored may include jury decision-making models, forensic assessment, wrongful conviction, death penalty, and trial consulting. 3 credit hours. (See also P 475)

CJ 498 Research Project (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: Consent of the department chair. The student carries out an original research project in a criminal justice setting and reports the findings. 3 credit hours.

CJ 500A Criminal Justice Pre-Internship (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: Junior standing in CJ. A course designed to assist students to gain full understanding and appreciation of the internship experience. Students will be ac-quainted with work rules in criminal justice agencies and helped to select the correct internship for their particular interest. A key issue will be extended discussion of criminal justice ethics as related to the various aspects of the criminal justice system. Students are required to complete the CJ 500A course prior to enrolling in the CJ 500B internship experience. 3 credit hours.

CJ 500B Criminal Justice Internship (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: CJ 500A and consent of department chairperson. Pro-vides academically monitored field experience with selected federal, state, or local criminal justice agencies with faculty supervision, guidance, and review. The course will include required classroom discussion meeting(s) to facilitate a better understanding of the issues presented during the internship experience. 3 credit hours.

CJ 520 Computer Crime: Legal Issues and Investigation Procedures (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing, a grade of C or higher in CS 107 or an equivalent course, and consent of instructor. An overview of computer crime and the procedures forensic computing specialists, law enforcement investigators, and prosecutors must invoke to prosecute computer criminals successfully. 3 credit hours.

CJ 522 Computers, Technology and Criminal Justice Information Management Systems (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. An introduction to information systems used within the criminal justice system. Overview of existing criminal justice information systems with implications for future needs. Analysis of the impact of science and technology on criminal justice agencies. 3 credit hours.

CJ 523 Internet Vulnerabilities and Criminal Activity (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing, a grade of C or higher in CS 107 or an equivalent course, a grade of C or higher in CJ 520, and consent of instructor. This course provides appropriate strategies for the proper documentation, preparation, and presentation of investigations involving the Internet and familiarizes students with legal information which impacts Internet investigations. 3 credit hours.

CJ 524 Network Security, Data Protection, and Telecommunication (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. A comprehensive introduction to network security issues, concepts, and technologies. The core technologies of access control, cryptography, digital signatures, authentication, network firewalls, and network security services are reviewed along with issues of security policy and risk management. 3 credit hours.

CJ 525 Information Systems Threats, Attacks, and Defenses (back to previous page)
This course provides an overview of the actors, motives, and methods used in the commission of computer-related crimes and describes the methods used by organizations to prevent, detect, and respond to these crimes. 3 credit hours.

CJ 526 Firewall and Secure Enterprise Computing (back to previous page)
This course covers theory and practices of Internet firewalls and many of the details and vulnerabilities of the IP and embedded protocol sites. In the laboratory and online portion of the course students will construct, deploy, and test a real firewall against common Internet attacks. 3 credit hours.

CJ 527 Internet Investigations and Audit-Based Computer Forensics (back to previous page)
Theory and techniques for tracking attackers across the Internet and gaining forensic information from computer systems. The course includes case studies of Internet-based crimes and addresses limits of forensic techniques. 3 credit hours.

CJ 528 Computer Viruses and Malicious Code (back to previous page)
This course addresses theoretical and practical issues surrounding computer viruses. 3 credit hours.

CJ 529 Practical Issues in Cryptography (back to previous page)
Includes examples of current historical cryptography and stegonagraphic system; major types of cryptosystems and cryptanalytic techniques and how they operate, hands-on experience with current cryptographic technology. 3 credit hours.

CJ 530 Investigating Financial Crimes (back to previous page)
A study of principles and techniques associated with investigating financial crimes. Emphasis on case study approach to understanding financial crimes investigation. 3 credit hours.

CJ 535 Global Perspectives on Crime and Justice (back to previous page)
Affords students the opportunity to explore a number of foreign criminal justice systems with emphasis on policing. Different perspectives of crime problems will be seen through the prism of foreign culture. Specific countries and topics will vary. 3 credit hours.

CJ 540 Computer Applications in Research and Program Evaluation (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: CJ 250, CJ 251; M 109 or M127. An advanced course reviewing major statistical packages and models employed in the analysis of criminal justice and human services data. Students will learn analytic techniques using real data sets. Program evaluation needs will be studied and tested. 3 credit hours.

CJ 541 Problem Solving: Planning, Analysis, and Evaluation (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: Senior standing. An advanced seminar utilizing the skills developed in preceding research methods and program evaluation courses. The focus will be on integrating and developing an effective yet flexible problem solving schema for criminal justice and human service agencies. Quantitative and qualitative solutions will be stressed to fit the appropriate problem. Field problems will be solicited. 3 credit hours. (See also HMS 541)

CJ 555 Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: CJ 100. Analysis of theory and applied methods of crime prevention using environmental design methods. Experiential exercises are included. 3 credit hours.

CJ 556 Problem-Oriented Policing (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: CJ 100. An in-depth examination of problem-oriented policing, including examination of the SARA model, specialized tactics, and methods of community analyses. 3 credit hours.

CJ 557 Crime Mapping and Analysis (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: CJ 100. Survey of GIS research and applications in the field of public safety, including analysis of hot spots, density patterns, and forecasts of crime patterns. 3 credit hours.

CJ 558 Leadership Issues in Policing (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: CJ 100. Study of leadership within modern police organizations. Experiential exercises are included. 3 credit hours.

CJ 565 Investigating Wrongful Convictions (back to previous page)
A research-oriented course that focuses on investigating the circumstances surrounding how and why a particular wrongful conviction may have occurred in the Connecticut courts. Emphasis is on best practices to prevent future wrongful convictions. This course is restricted to senior Investigative Services majors and graduate students in the Forensic Science program. Permission of instructor is required. 3 credit hours.

CJ 599 Independent Study (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: Consent of department chair. An opportunity for the student, under the direction of a faculty member, to explore and acquire competence in a special area of interest. 1-3 credit hours.

Criminal Justice - Graduate Courses

CJ 600 Computer Crime: Legal Issues and Investigation Procedures (back to previous page)
An overview of computer crime and the procedures forensic computing specialists, law enforcement investigators and prosecutors must invoke to prosecute computer criminals successfully.

CJ 601 Mental Health, Law and Criminal Justice (back to previous page)
Basic psychological theory and specific applications in the criminal justice system will be explored. Particular emphasis is placed on mental health issues as they affect the criminal justice system.

CJ 602 Computers, Technology and National Security Information Management Systems (back to previous page)
An introduction to information systems used within our national security system. A framework is provided for understanding the needs, types, capabilities and applications of management information systems. An overview of existing national security information systems is presented with implications for the future needs. Finally, the impact of science and technology upon our national security agencies and how information management systems will prepare us for 21st century challenges will also be analyzed.

CJ 603 Internet Vulnerabilities and Criminal Activity (back to previous page)
This course provides appropriate strategies for the proper documentation, preparation and presentation of investigations involving the internet and familiarizes students with legal information which impacts Internet investigations.

CJ 604 Network Security, Data Protection and Telecommunications (back to previous page)
A comprehensive introduction to network security issues, concepts and technologies. The core technologies of access control, cryptography, digital signatures, authentication, network firewalls and network security services are reviewed. Issues of security policy and risk management are considered.

CJ 605 Theories of Criminal Behavior (back to previous page)
A survey of theories relating to the scope and nature of the crime problem. Consideration of the problems of deviancy including social norms deviancy, mental disturbances, juvenile crime and the various possible and actual responses to deviancy. Various approaches to the problem of rehabilitation.

CJ 606 Domestic and Sexual Violence (back to previous page)
An in-depth analysis of the typologies, causes, correlates, dynamics and effects of domestic and sexual violence and victimization. A review of treatment practices in these areas will be provided.

CJ 607 Psychological Applications in Criminal Justice (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: CJ 601 or permission of instructor. This course will explore psychological theory and research in relation to specific problems in criminal justice. Assumptions underlying behavior analysis in criminal investigation and profiling, eyewitness testimony, jury selection, violence prediction, risk assessment, personnel screening and children as victims will be examined. Students will be expected to develop an application in a specific area of expertise using class and textual content as a base.

CJ 608 Law and Evidence (back to previous page)
Comprehensive study of the rules of evidence, particularly as applied to physical evidence. Includes judicial notice, presumptions, hearsay rules, confessions, admissions, scientific evidence and expert testimony. Emphasis on criminal law applications.

CJ 609 Social and Structural Models of Crime (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: CJ 605 . This course is part of a package of courses focused on criminal behaviour that are part of the proposed PhD in Criminal Justice.

CJ 610 Administration of Justice (back to previous page)
A study of all the steps of the criminal justice system from the time the accused is arrested until sentencing to a correctional facility. The objective will be to review all the problems which arise during this process and to consider some possible solutions which will benefit the individual being processed without subverting the purposes of the process.

CJ 611 Research Methods in Criminal Justice (back to previous page)
An introduction to quantitative and qualitative methods used in criminal justice for research and policy analysis . Students will become familiar with basic types of research designs, survey research methods, evaluation methods, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics.

CJ 612 Criminal Justice Management (back to previous page)
The development of the theory and practice of criminal justice management in the United States. Significant developments and ideas of those who have made major contributions to American criminal justice management.

CJ 613 Quantitative Applications in Criminal Justice (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: CJ 611 . An introduction to quantitative applications in the field of Criminal Justice. Basic descriptive and inferential statistics. Topics include measurement scales, measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, data distributions, sampling, probability, hypothesis testing, Chi Square, Z-Test, t-Test, and Analysis of Variance models. Students will also be introduced to the use of SPSS for data analysis.

CJ 615 Rational Models of Crime (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: CJ 605 . A survey of rational choice theories of crime from sociology, psychology, economics, and political science perspectives. Topics include deterrence, routine opportunities theory, incapacitation, and conflict approaches to understanding crime and criminal behavior.

CJ 617 Advanced Victimology (back to previous page)
An in-depth analysis of the causes, correlates, dynamics and aftereffects of criminal victimization on victims of crime and a review of current practices in the area of crime victim assistance.

CJ 618 Crime Victims: Rights and Services (back to previous page)
An analysis of the legal rights of victims of crime at both the state and federal levels and how these laws relate to specific victim advocacy and service-providing programs, with an in-depth treatment of the management and administration of crime victim programs.

CJ 619 Psychology of Crime (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: CJ 601 and CJ 605 . A survey of psychological explanations of criminal behavior. Topics include psychoanalytic theories, trait theories, social learning, cognitive learning, biosocial theories, developmental theories of crime, and economic and social psychological theories of criminal behavior.

CJ 622 Advanced Quantitative Applications in Criminal Justice (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: CJ 613 or its equivalent. An introduction to multivariate statistical techniques as applied in criminal justice research. Topics include regression analysis, discriminant analysis, factor analysis, manova, and multivariate significance tests.

CJ 623 Mental Health Law (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: CJ 601 . Review of civil and criminal law as it relates to mental health issues. Topics include competence to stand trial, insanity, competence to be executed, civil commitment, sexual predator commitment statutes, confidentiality, duty to warn, and issues of expert testimony. Ethical issues and issues of professional responsibility will be covered. Legal case method pedagogy will be utilized.

CJ 624 Group Process in Criminal Justice (back to previous page)
Small group interaction; both theoretical and experimental facets of group process are presented. Group counseling and encounter groups.

CJ 625 Information Systems Threats, Attacks and Defenses (back to previous page)
This course provides an overview of the actors, motives and methods used in the commission of computer-related crimes and describes the methods used by organizations to prevent, detect and respond to these crimes.

CJ 626 Firewall and Secure Enterprise Computing (back to previous page)
This course covers theory and practices of Internet firewalls and many of the details and vulnerabilities of the IP and embedded protocol sites. In the laboratory and on-line portion of the course students will construct, deploy and test a real firewall against common Internet attacks.

CJ 627 Internet Investigations and Audit-Based Computer Forensics (back to previous page)
Theory and techniques for tracking attackers across the Internet and gaining forensic information from computer systems. The course includes case studies of Internet-based crimes and addresses limits of forensic techniques.

CJ 628 Computer Viruses and Malicious Code (back to previous page)
This course addresses theoretical and practical issues surrounding computer viruses.

CJ 629 Practical Issues in Cryptography (back to previous page)
Examples of current historical cryptography and stegonagraphic systems; major types of cryptosystems and cryptanalytic techniques, and how they operate; hands-on experience with current cryptographic technology.

CJ 630 Investigating Financial Crimes (back to previous page)
Study of principles and techniques associated with investigating financial crimes. Emphasis on case study approach to understanding financial crimes investigation.

CJ 635 Global Perspectives on Crime & Justice (back to previous page)
Affords students the opportunity to explore a number of foreign criminal justice systems with emphasis on policing. Different perspectives on crime problems will be seen through the prism of foreign culture.  Specific countries and topics will vary.

CJ 637 Criminal Justice Policy (back to previous page)
Examines the formulation and implementation of criminal justice policy, including an introduction to policy analysis in the criminal justice context.

CJ 638 Public Policy Analysis in Criminal Justice (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: CJ 613 and CJ 637 or their equivalent. An introduction to public policy and program analysis as applied within criminal justice field. Topics include the impact of basic research on policy formulation and implementation. Special attention will be given to issues of decision-making and its tools.

CJ 646 Abnormal Psychology in Forensic Populations (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: Undergraduate or graduate course in Abnormal Psychology, CJ 601 , CJ 605 . This is an advanced course in mental disorders associated with prisons and other forensic practice. Emphasis is on disorders involving violent and predatory behavior including personality disorders,psychoses, pedophilia, and other sexual paraphilias. Special emphasis on psychopathy, psychopathology, criminal behavior, and Hans Toch's work on psychopathology created in prison settings. Well-known forensic cases will be examined. This course is a prerequisite for all other courses in the Forensic Psychology sequence. (Also see P 656 )

CJ 647 Forensic Assessment & Outcome Evaluation (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: CJ 601 , CJ 605 , and CJ 646 . This course will review the spectrum of assessment instruments used in evaluation and treatment in inmate and patient settings. Pros and cons of forensic interviewing will be examined. Emphasis on ability to assess violence and risk will be included. Students will come to understand the strengths and limitations of a wide variety of clinical assessment tools. Special concentration on techniques to assess malingering will be examined. (Also see P 657 )

CJ 648 Forensic Treatment Models (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: CJ 601 , CJ 605 , CJ 646 , and CJ 647 . This course will examine various mental health treatment modalities, with particular emphasis on treatment for patients/inmates in the forensic system. Psychopharmacology, group therapy, cognitive techniques, community-based management, faith-based approaches, and social skills training will be covered. Treatment of insanity acquittees, incompetent-to-stand trial patients, inmates, juvenile offenders, psychopaths, and sex offenders will be examined. Management of high-risk forensic populations will be covered. Particular emphasis will be on current research findings regarding the effectiveness of these approaches with forensic populations. (Also see P 658 )

CJ 649 Fire Scene Investigation and Arson Analysis (back to previous page)
The techniques of crime scene documentation and investigation as they relate to fire and explosion scenes. Evidence recognition and collection. Laboratory analysis of fire scene, arson accelerant and explosion scene residues. Scientific proof of arson. Laboratory fee required. 4 credits. (See also FS 649 .)

CJ 650 Death Investigation:  Scene to Court (back to previous page)
An in-depth study of the principles and techniques associated with investigating homicides, suicides and accidental, natural or equivocal deaths. While considering the sociological, psychological and legal aspects typically found in these cases, the process will take students from the scene to the court, criminal or civil. Enrollment restricted to fully matriculated graduate students in criminal justice and forensic science only.

CJ 651 Criminal Procedure (back to previous page)
An inquiry into the nature and scope of the U.S. Constitution as it relates to criminal procedures. Areas covered include the law of search and seizure, arrests and the right to counsel.

CJ 652 Sexual Offenders and Predators (back to previous page)
An in-depth study of behavioral patterns and dynamics associated with persons who commit sexually motivated crimes and of the processes of victim selection and the identification of sexual offenders.

CJ 655 Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (back to previous page)
Analysis of theory and applied methods of crime prevention using environmental design methods. Experiential exercises are included.

CJ 656 Problem-Oriented Policing (back to previous page)
In-depth examination of problem- oriented policing including examination of SARA model, specialized tactics and methods of community analyses.

CJ 657 Crime Mapping and Analysis (back to previous page)
Survey of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) research and applications in the field of public safety, including analysis of hot spots, density patterns and forecasts of crime patterns.

CJ 658 Leadership Issues in Policing (back to previous page)
Study of leadership within modern police organizations. Experiential exercises will be included.

CJ 659 Futures Research: Long-Range Planning & Forecasting in Criminal Justice (back to previous page)
An advanced examination of the philosophical underpinnings of the discipline of Futures Research. The distinctions between conventional and long-range planning will be discussed. A multidisciplinary approach will be utilized. The student will learn to make use of several selective forecasting methodologies. The focus will be on the implementation of empirically derived strategies. The context will be justice system organizations. The purpose is to learn to effect meaningful social change.

CJ 667 Fire and Building Codes, Standards and Practices (back to previous page)
The study of building and fire codes and regulations as they relate to the prevention and incidence of structural fires. Contemporary building and fire codes and practices and their enforcement. Model building codes. Fire prevention and control through building design. (See also FS 667 .)

CJ 668 Fire and Casualty Insurance Practices (back to previous page)
A study of financial risk and decision making. Insurance rate making and relation to risk and other factors. Insurance adjustment and economic factors that must be considered in fire and accident investigations. (See also FS 668 .)

CJ 669 Dynamics, Evaluation and Prevention of Structural Fires (back to previous page)
A detailed analysis of the evolution of modern structures and the mechanical systems necessary to provide safety and comfort. The effect of the nature of structures and their mechanical systems on fire behavior. Structural basis and mechanical systems for fire protection and fire prevention. (See also FS 669 .)

CJ 670 Selected Topics (back to previous page)
A study of selected issues of particular interest to the students and instructor. May be taken more than once.

CJ 675 Private Security Law (back to previous page)
A review and examination of currently applicable federal and state administrative, civil, criminal and constitutional laws as they relate to the private security industry. The framework of the course will include sources of authority and common law.

CJ 676 Security Management Seminar (back to previous page)
Current problems, concerns, issues and legislation affecting the private security industry as they relate to and are of interest to the students and instructor.

CJ 677 Private Security in Modern Society (back to previous page)
An introduction to current thinking and problems relating to the private security industry. The course will examine such issues as historical growth, role, mission and future of the industry. Other topics will include professionalization and ethics in the private security field.

CJ 680 Research Issues in Cyberterrorism (back to previous page)
This course will consist of lectures, discussions and empirical research into issues in cyberterrorism, its causes, its limitations, and its implications. It will focus largely on the thresholds and factors that drive terrorist groups into the information arena, the use of information technology by terrorist groups, and the emergence of new terrorist groups which use the information arena as their primary terrorism mechanism.

CJ 684 Fire/Accident Scene Reconstruction (back to previous page)
Application of principles of reconstruction of the scene of a fire or accident, including proper procedure for examining physical evidence to determine cause. Emphasis on preparation of reports, testimony for hearings and trials, rendering of advisory opinions to assist in resolution of disputes affecting life and property. (See also FS 684 .)

CJ 690 Research Project I (back to previous page)
Individual guidance on a research endeavor. 1-3 credits.

CJ 691 Research Project II (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: CJ 690 . 1-3 credits.

CJ 693 Criminal Justice Internship I (back to previous page)
The student's formal educational development will be complemented by field placement experience in various criminal justice settings or agencies. Field experience will be supervised by designated agency and department personnel.

CJ 694 Criminal Justice Internship II (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: CJ 693 .

CJ 695 Independent Study (back to previous page)
A directed independent learning experience, the topic and format to be agreed upon by the student and supervising faculty. 1-3 credits.

CJ 697 Thesis I (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: 15 graduate hours. Periodic meetings and discussions of the individual student's progress toward the completion of the thesis.

CJ 698 Thesis II (back to previous page)
A continuation of Thesis I.

CJ 699 Thesis III (back to previous page)
A continuation of Thesis II.