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2021-2022 College Catalog 
    
2021-2022 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


T = Theory (Instruction via lecture, recitation, discussion, demonstration, or seminar.)
L = Laboratory (Practical Application)
C = Clinical

 

Criminal Justice

  
  • CRJ 100 - Introduction to Criminal Justice


    3 Hours

    Prerequisite: ENR 098  with grade of C or higher placement
    This course surveys the entire criminal justice process from law enforcement to the administration of justice through corrections. It discusses the history and philosophy of the system and introduces various career opportunities.
  
  • CRJ 110 - Introduction to Law Enforcement


    3 Hours

    Prerequisite: ENR 098  with grade of C or higher placement
    This course examines the history and philosophy of law enforcement, as well as the organization and jurisdiction of local, state, and federal agencies. It includes the duties and functions of law enforcement officers.
  
  • CRJ 140 - Criminal Law and Procedure


    3 Hours

    Prerequisite: ENR 098  with grade of C or higher placement
    This course examines both substantive and procedural law. The legal elements of various crimes are discussed with emphasis placed on the contents of the Alabama Code. Areas of criminal procedure essential to the criminal justice profession are also covered.
  
  • CRJ 147 - Constitutional Law


    3 Hours

    Prerequisite: ENR 098  with grade of C or higher placement
    This course involves constitutional law as it applies to criminal justice. It includes recent Supreme Court decisions affecting criminal justice professionals, such as right to counsel, search and seizure, due process, and civil rights.
  
  • CRJ 150 - Introduction to Corrections


    3 Hours

    Prerequisite: ENR 098  with grade of C or higher placement
    This course provides an introduction to the philosophical and historical foundations of corrections in America. Incarceration and some of its alternatives are considered.
  
  • CRJ 177 - Criminal and Deviant Behavior


    3 Hours

    Prerequisite: ENR 098  with grade of C or higher placement
    This course analyzes criminal and deviant behavior systems. An emphasis is placed on sociological and psychological theories of crime causation.
  
  • CRJ 178 - Narcotics/Dangerous Drugs


    3 Hours

    Prerequisite: ENR 098  with grade of C or higher placement
    This course surveys the history and development of drug abuse in society. Theories of drug abuse, identification and classification of drugs are covered. Strategies for combating the drug problem are discussed.
  
  • CRJ 216 - Police Organization and Administration


    3 Hours

    Prerequisite: ENR 098  with grade of C or higher placement
    This course examines the principles of organization and administration of law enforcement agencies. Theories of management, budgeting, and various personnel issues are covered.
  
  • CRJ 220 - Criminal Investigation


    3 Hours

    Prerequisite: ENR 098  with grade of C or higher placement
    This course discusses the role of the police officer in achieving and maintaining public support. It includes public information, juvenile relations, public relations, service, and mobilizing community involvement and cooperation.
  
  • CRJ 226 - Fingerprint Science


    3 Hours

    Prerequisite: ENR 098  with grade of C or higher placement
    This course involves the history, classification, and current procedures of handling latent fingerprints. Latent print examination, filing, and courtroom presentations are considered.
  
  • CRJ 227 - Homicide Investigation


    3 Hours

    Prerequisite: ENR 098  with grade of C or higher placement
    This course covers the principles, techniques, and strategies of homicide investigation. Topics emphasized include ballistics, pathology, toxicology immunology, jurisprudence, and psychiatry.
  
  • CRJ 230 - Criminalistics


    3 Hours

    Prerequisite: ENR 098  with grade of C or higher placement
    This course surveys the different techniques of scientific investigation. Emphasis is given to ballistics, photography, fingerprints, DNA, trace evidence, body fluids, casts, and the like.
  
  • CRJ 236 - Advanced Criminalistics


    3 Hours

    Prerequisite: ENR 098  with grade of C or higher placement AND CRJ 230  
    This course covers the collection, handling, and analysis of evidence from crime scene to laboratory to courtroom. Topics include hair, fibers, body fluids, firearms, glass, paint, drugs, documents, etc. Laboratory experiences may be utilized.
  
  • CRJ 238 - Crime Scene Investigation


    3 Hours

    Prerequisite: ENR 098  with grade of C or higher placement
    This course examines the fundamentals of crime scene investigation. Measuring and sketching the scene, photography, evidence collection and preservation, and courtroom procedures are considered.
  
  • CRJ 280 - Internship in Criminal Justice


    1-3 Hours

    Prerequisite: CRJ 230
    This course involves practical experience with a criminal justice agency under faculty supervision. Permission of the instructor is required. This course may be repeated with the approval of the department head.
  
  • CRJ 290 - Selected Topics: Seminar in Criminal Justice


    1-3 Hours

    Prerequisite: ENR 098  with grade of C or higher placement
    This course involves reading, research, writing, and discussion of selected subjects relating to criminal justice. Various contemporary problems in criminal justice are analyzed. This course may be repeated with approval from the department head.