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  • CRJ 7110: Research Meth Crim Just

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course explores the design and analysis of experimental and quasi-experimental research in criminology. It explores both quantitative and qualitative techniques as they relate to criminological research. In addition to being able to design and undertake basic research in the field of criminology, an outcome of this course is to develop effective consumers of the research literature.
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  • CRJ 7200: Advan Beh Crim Analy Theory

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course provides the theoretical foundation for the behavioral analysis of violent crime associated with applied criminology. Specific course content will examine theoretical underpinnings of criminal behavior, rapist typology, and victimology. A particular emphasis will be on the psychopathology of crime, violent offenders, paraphilias, pedophiles, and crime victims. Accordingly, the course provides students with the behavioral and psychological theories that are needed in the practical courses in applied criminology, such as Criminal Investigative Analysis; Equivocal Death Analysis; and Geographical Crime Analysis.
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  • CRJ 7210: Violent Crime Analysis

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course provides the basic scientific skills needed to undertake analysis of violent crimes and prepare the student with the necessary tools for other substantive courses in the program: Criminal Investigative Analysis, Equivocal Death Analysis, and Environmental Criminology. In doing so, students learn how to develop logical and unbiased inferences and conclusions, which play important roles in the analysis and investigation of violent crimes.
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  • CRJ 7220: Eth and Leg Aspects of Crim

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course is an in-depth examination of the ethical considerations that confront investigators, forensic scientists, supervisors, and others involved in applied criminology. Both theoretical and applied applications will be presented with emphasis on the practical courses in the Applied Criminology Track in Social Science. A particular focus will be on ethical issues relating to analysis of various data sets and evidence, preparation of expert reports, discovery and disclosure, exculpatory evidence, and testifying as a lay witness and as an expert witness. Relevant case studies will be reviewed.
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  • CRJ 7230: Crim Investigative Analysis

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course builds upon the theoretical framework provided in Advanced Crime Theory and Analysis; and Advanced Theory of Behavioral Analysis of Violent Crime. It provides the applied components of criminal investigative analysis from operational aspects such as the formation of the investigative team, predicting criminal behavior, locating offenders, and methodically collecting, analyzing, and synthesizing relevant evidence. Moreover, the student will learn other practical applications such as interview techniques for suspects, crime victims, and how to minimize occurrences of false confessions.
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  • CRJ 7240: Equivocal Death Analysis

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course is designed to provide the theoretical and practical applications in determining whether a death was the result of an accident, suicide, homicide, or natural occurrence. The student will be introduced to specific techniques, which are used to disambiguate the manner of death including behavioral and psychological histories of the decedent. Other techniques covered in the course include the analysis of autoerotic fatalities and staged crime scenes.
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  • CRJ 7250: Geographic Crime Analysis

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    Understanding of the theoretical and practical applications of environmental criminology and crime analysis. Topics covered include target and predator patterns; predicting crime; locating offenders; and investigative strategies for solving crimes. Students will also be introduced to the scientific and technological aspects of this field and will be expected to critically evaluate the various processes and procedures with the view towards continuous improvement in the field.
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  • CRJ 7300: Sem in Forensic Linguistics

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    Forensic linguistics has been described as the interface between linguistics and the law. This course will attempt to present the student with an awareness of linguistics and its role in forensic science, and how it can be helpful to law enforcement, intelligence, and security professionals in creating a more informed understanding of how forensic linguistics can be applied in legal cases and proceedings. Individuals in this class will participate in interactive discussions and exercises which will grow from the history and development of this emerging field. Discussions will provide a solid foundation for understanding how forensic linguistics can enhance investigations in both criminal and private security settings.
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  • CRJ 7305: Anatomy of Motive

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course introduces students to to specific crimes of a linguistic nature by focusing on criminal motive, biological motives and crime, social motives and crime, and personal motives. The course uses the foundations of these motives to demonstrate general and specific intent and examines the motives of pyshopaths and sociopaths.
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  • CRJ 7310: Forensic Lang Structure I

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course introduces students to the linguistic study of phonetics, language sounds, and phonology sound systems. There are four main units: Articulatory Phonetics (how speech sounds are produced), Acoustic Phonetics (the physical properties of sound waves and how to measure them), Segmental Phonology (how sounds contrast and alternate within systems), and Suprasegmental Phonology (aspects of sound systems larger than a single segment). An additional unit introduces students to Forensic Linguistic applications of phonetics. Cross-language and cross-dialectal variation in language sounds and sound systems and their implications for Forensic Linguistics are discussed throughout the course. In addition to a solid grounding in the fundamentals of phonetics and phonology, students also gain essential skills in phonetic transcription; recording sounds for phonetic analysis; producing, reading and interpreting spectrograms (commonly mislabeled voiceprints); and conducting basic phonological analyses. Students complete exercises in the various skill areas as the course progresses, including an exercise in the analysis of speech data and professional presentation of results in connection with a hypothetical forensic investigation.
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