CRJ
Courses
CRJ 102 Juvenile Delinquency
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.
A course on juvenile delinquency and the juvenile court system.
Prerequisites: ENG 085 or appropriate placement
CRJ 105 Introduction to Criminal Justice
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.
A course on the American criminal justice system. Topics include: police, courts, corrections, constitutional issues, citizen participation, and current practice.
Prerequisites: ENG 085 or appropriate placement
Ohio Transfer Assurance Guide Approved
CRJ 110 Introduction to Policing
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.
A course on structure and practices of policing in the United States. Topics include: relationship of police agencies to other elements of the justice system, diversity, drug enforcement, corruption and reform, community relations, and effects of technology on policing.
Prerequisites: CRJ 105
Ohio Transfer Assurance Guide Approved
CRJ 115 Introduction to Corrections
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.
A course on the history, principles, and practices of the American corrections system. Topics include: incarceration, parole, and probation; operations of jails and prisons; and alternatives to incarceration including community-based programs.
Prerequisites: CRJ 105
Ohio Transfer Assurance Guide Approved
CRJ 120 Introduction to Courts
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.
A course on the history, principles, and practices of the American court system. Topics include: purposes of different types of courts; members of the courtroom work group; trial, sentencing, and appellate processes; and the role of courts in society.
Prerequisites: CRJ 105
CRJ 125 Criminology
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.
A course on theoretical explanations for criminal behavior. Topics include: major historical developments in understanding criminal behavior, major types of crime measures, and the nature and extent of criminal victimization.
Prerequisites: CRJ 105
Ohio Transfer Assurance Guide Approved
CRJ 130 Criminal Investigation Skills
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.
A course on basic criminal investigation processes and techniques. Topics include: criminalistics, forensics, types of evidence, procedures for handling evidence, and admissibility of evidence.
Prerequisites: CRJ 105
CRJ 135 Criminal Law
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.
A course on the American legal system emphasizing a criminal justice perspective. Topics include: theories of law, elements of criminal offenses, defenses to criminal acts, and constitutional rights of those charged with a criminal offense.
Prerequisites: CRJ 105