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• CRJ 2110: Principles Homeland Security

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  Students will gain an understanding of homeland security by analyzing the various security principles and policies that establish a foundation upon which to organize U.S. security efforts as a nation. Students will study how the national strategy aligns and focuses homeland security functions within critical areas such as: (1) intelligence and warning, border and transportation security, domestic terrorism; (2) protecting critical infrastructure and defending against catastrophic terrorism; and (3) emergency preparedness and consequence management. The first area focuses primarily on preventing terrorist attacks, the second area on reducing the nation's vulnerabilities, and the third on minimizing the damage and recovery from the aftermath of terrorist attacks.
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• CRJ 2150: Victimology

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course will examine issues surrounding the central character in a criminal act, the victim. Contents are designed to develop an understanding of what it means to be victimized, including the physical, psychological and economic impact of crime upon victims, their families and society in general. Special consideration will be given to specific victim populations (i.e., survivors of homicides, sexual assault and family violence), secondary victimization by the criminal system, victim assistance program, and future trends in this field. A full review of how the American justice system has responded to the needs of victims is part of the course content and includes a look at victim testimony at sentencing and parole and probation hearings, victim notification, Megan's Law, victim advisory and protection services, and other means in which the judicial system assures victim participation during the adjudicative phase.
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• CRJ 2200: Correctional Systems

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  Course examines the management, structure and organizational design of correctional institutions. Correctional planning, construction, program evaluation and community interaction will be considered, and improvement strategies for correctional operations will be debated and critiqued. The course provides a broad overview of the correctional system which incarcerates and confines, treats and reclaims criminal personalities, and protects and serves the state and the community by removing threats to the social order.
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• CRJ 2300: Criminal Investigation

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course exposes students to the fundamentals of the forensic investigative process and the range of skills necessary for the successful performance and management of investigations, including evidence gathering, collection and analysis, witness assessment, field techniques, and linkage between investigations.
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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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