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• CRJ 4850: Forensic Law

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  An interdisciplinary course covering law, criminal justice, and science and technological issues in the evidentiary arena. Coverage in the course provides a broad assessment of expert witnesses, microanalysis, pathological evidence, admissibility and investigatory practice, ballistics, fingerprints, vascar/radar, and photographic techniques. Contrasted with criminalistics, subject matter of this course is primarily evidentiary. More particularly, the course will delve into the rules of evidence, which guide the admissibility of forensic evidence in a court of law. Examination includes threshold tests for reliability and admissibility, qualification of witnesses competent to testify, scientific rigor required for admission, and case law determinations on the use and abuse of scientific evidence.
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• CRJ 4870: Computer Forensics

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course is designed to expose students to legal and technical aspects of computer forensics. The methods of the collection, preservation, analysis and presentation of digital evidence will be presented to properly conduct a computer forensics investigation. The focus of this course will be on how law enforcement obtains electronic evidence, maintaining the evidentiary chain, as well as the legal aspects of the search and seizures of computers and related materials.
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• CRJ 4880: Cyber Crime investigations

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  As computers become more common in businesses and households, it is inevitable that the information or evidence an investigator seeks will be stored in those computers or will involve use of the Internet. Data networks now in place allow us to transmit information to and from virtually any location on Earth in a timely and efficient manner. But what has this tremendous enhancement in communications technology brought us? Another opportunity for criminal activity to take place. Who are the criminals in cyberspace? Understanding cybercrime requires an understanding of the technology that is being used to commit the criminal acts. The investigation of cybercrimes requires highly specialized skills. This course is designed to expose students to legal and technical aspects of cybercrime investigation. The guidelines of the collection, preservation, analysis and presentation of digital evidence will be presented to properly conduct a cybercrime investigation. The focus of this course will be on how law enforcement investigate a cybercrime and obtain electronic evidence, maintaining the evidentiary chain, as well as the legal aspects of the search and seizures of computers, smart phones and related digital devices.
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• CRJ 4900: Seminar in Crim Jus Studies

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This capstone course for criminal justice students focuses on application of information learned from different courses, with an emphasis on criminal law, legal issues, crime theory, juvenile justice, law enforcement, corrections, ethics, forensic science, and research methods.
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• CRJ 4950: Criminal Justice Internship

  0.00 - 12.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  An on-site, experiential learning experience students work at a variety of justice agencies for academic credit is the central aim of the internship program. Intern locations have included government agencies, police departments, prisons, federal and state law enforcement, private security firms, judicial clerkships, legal offices, and legal research concerns. Interns must complete a self-evaluation, perform a series of exercises and assignments, author a log diary and a paper outlining the internship experience, work 45 hours per internship credit, and present an acceptable recommendation from the internship supervisor upon completion of the experience.
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• CRJ 7100: Advan Criminological Theories

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course will examine the major theories of crime relevant to criminal behavior, crime analysis, research, and criminal justice system policies. Original works of selected theories will be introduced and explained with examples of how theory, research, and policy are applied to crime related issues. Theoretical works such as classical, biological, psychological, social, political, and feminist criminology will be explored in this course.
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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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