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• CRJ 3990: Special Topics in CJ

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  Focused examinations of an emerging and dynamic problem or issue are in the study and practice of criminal justice. Special subject matter not ordinarily covered in the existing curricula can be presented by interested faculty. Examples include but are not limited to: alternative punishment schemes, euthanasia and mercy killing, civil disobedience and the rule of law, minorities in the justice system, affirmative action policy, and police use of force and women in criminal justice.
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• CRJ 4050: Cyber Security

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  Many aspects of our lives rely on the Internet and computers, including digital media communications (email, cell phones, texting, social media), government records, financial information, personal medical record. How are the data and the computer systems on which that data resides kept safe? The increasing volume and sophistication of cyber security threats including cyber terrorism, targeting phishing scams, identity theft, and other online vulnerabilities-demand that we remain vigilant about securing our homeland, computer systems and personal information. Cyber security is an emerging area within the criminal justice/homeland security discipline. This course is designed to expose students to legal and technical aspects of cyber security. Students are able to learn and apply their knowledge and skills to identify and address the risks and damages associated with, digital fraud and cyber crimes, including computer crime, cyber terrorism, identity theft, cyber hacking and cyber virus and malicious code.
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• CRJ 4100: Multiculturalism in CJ Systems

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  Students examine unique issues raised by race, ethnicity, and gender when analyzed in relationship to crime and the criminal justice system.
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• CRJ 4200: Leadership and Ethics in CJ

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course is a survey of ethical issues for practitioners within the criminal justice system and the principles and theories of effective leadership. Topics include: styles of leadership, the leadership framework, ethics of decision-making, and the ethical dilemmas that those working in criminal justice.
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• CRJ 4250: Admin & Mgt of CJ Orgs

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This required course provides the student with a comprehensive understanding of various topics related to the administration and management of our nation's formal criminal justice organizations. Organizational and managerial theories along with specific and current issues/topics relevant to the daily operations of each branch of the criminal justice system will be examined and explored.
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• CRJ 4280: Criminal Intelligence Analysis

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course will focus on the intelligence function and its use in crime analysis. It will introduce students to analytical techniques and solutions to everyday law enforcement crime analysis problems. Special attention will be given to understanding crime patterns and trends. Cases related to terrorism, organized crimes, white-collar crimes and street crimes will be analyzed and discussed. Intelligence methods of data collection and analysis will be explored and applied to crime analysis.
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• CRJ 4290: Terrorism

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course examines current terrorism, its origins and ideological bases, with particular attention to its relation to political institutions and the criminal justice process. Specific attention is given methods and means of the terrorist, motivations and modus operandi trends and predictability, and law enforcement's multifaceted reactions to its many devious forms. Legislative efforts to curb the scourge of terrorism are also highlighted.
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• CRJ 4300: Adv Criminological Theories

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course focuses on the study of crimes, criminals, and the causes of criminal behavior. Students explore how classical, biological, psychological, sociological, economic, and political theories of crime explain criminal behavior, as well as the impact of these theories on the criminal justice system.
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• CRJ 4310: Analysis of Violent Crime

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  An-upper-level, interdisciplinary course that examines violent crime in accordance with the specific aspects of behavioral analysis and law, specific aspects of behavioral analysis and law specific course content will examine typologies of crime, organized/disorganized offenders and behaviorally based crime scene characteristics (including crime scene staging). A particular emphasis will be on the psychopathology of crime, pedophilia, serial killers, human sacrifice rituals and victim logy, and how these factors affect or are affected by criminal motivation, modus operandi and signature aspects of violent crime.
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• CRJ 4400: Research Methods

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts and research methods used in criminal justice/criminology. Students learn about sampling, reliability and validity, causation, measurement, design, data collection strategies, analysis of quantitative and qualitative data, and ethical considerations.
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