CTCRJ190. WritnCommninAdminofJstce
COURSE TITLE: Written Communication in Administration of Justice The origination and preparation of written communications required of criminal justice employees in the course of their duties with emphasis on practical applications.
CTCRJ205. Prin&ProcdrsofJusticeSys
COURSE TITLE: Principles and Procedures of the Justice System Review of the administration of justice system; procedures and agencies involved from incident to final disposition; principles of constitutional, federal, state and civil laws as they apply to and affect the system.
CTCRJ225. Legal Aspects ofEvidence
COURSE TITLE: Legal Aspects of Evidence Origin, philosophy, development and trends as constitutional basis of evidence. The kinds and degrees of evidence and the rules governing the admissibility of evidence in court; judicial decisions interpreting individual rights; case studies.
CTCRJ249. Prins of Investigation
COURSE TITLE: Principles of Investigation Fundamentals of investigation; crime scene search and recording; collection and preservation of physical evidence; scientific aids. General procedures involved in the investigation of major crimes; procedures involved in preparing cases for court trial; general duties and problems of the detective.
CTCRJ284. Ethics&theAdminofJustice
COURSE TITLE: Ethics and the Administration of Justice Exploring ethics and ethical practices in our government, schools, businesses, and the Administration of Justice system. An in-depth look at the influences created by various segments in society and how these influences impact members of the Administration of Justice profession and their conduct.
DECRJ102. Criminal Justice
The following topics are covered: Criminal Behavior; Criminal Justice System; Police History and Organization; Court System; Incarceration, and; Corrections.
DECRJ103. Criminology
Course is a systematic study of criminal and delinquent behavior in U.S. including variations, ramifications, explanations, measures of control and treatment. Topics include the field of criminology; crime in the modern world, basic locations of crime; major deviations, violence and vocational patterns; juvenile delinquency; addiction; crimes of violence; criminal careers; organized crime; white collar crime; critical issues in crime causation; nature of punishment and trends in punishment; law enforcemtne: police, courts and the penal code. REVISED TO "CRIMINAL JUSTICE", DECRJ102
PACRJ103. Criminology
A study of society's efforts to explain and control criminal behavior, discussion of the prevailing theories related to crime in organized society.
PACRJ104. Admin. of Justice
(Administration of Justice) A view of the judicial procedure as it applies to national, state and local law enforcement agencies. The arrest, arraignment, plea, preliminary hearing, bail, grand and petit jury proceedings, verdict, sentence and petitions for new trial are studied together with the jurisdiction of the courts on all level.
PACRJ105. The Justice Systems
Overview of the criminal justice system. Roles of law enforcement personnel, the courts, and correctional agencies. Philosophical and theoretical views on historical perspective.
PACRJ106. Intro. to Law and Legal
Introduction to Law and Legal Systems - A liberal studies survey course for students of all curricula. Designed to acquaint them with the operation of the American legal system. Among topics covered are the law of torts, criminal law and procedures, civil procedures, administrative law and the court systems, both state and federal.
PACRJ107. Intro. Criminal Just.Sys
Introduction to Criminal Justice System An introductory survey of the various components and the procedures employed in the American criminal justice system. Course material is primarily drawn from the disciplines of sociology, political science, and law, but all of the social sciences contribute to the content of the course.
PACRJ108. Contemporary Police Ser.
Contemporary Police Service An examination of the foundations of police services which include both patrol and investigative functions. The course is directed to analysis and commentary of municipal police as an agency of law enforcement and human services delivery. Topical areas include training, enforcement procedures, structure and organzation, philosophy and contemporary issues regarding stress, unionization, employment practice, youth problems, human relation issues, corruption, and accountability.
PACRJ111. Police Patrol Operations
A comprehensive examination of the primary police function and its objectives. The course analyzes administrative planning of patrol activities, requirements for their effective execution and the allocation of police patrol strength to such needs and emergencies.
PACRJ112. Police and Patrol
Role of enforcement in our society. Analysis of police procedures and practices. Patrol methods and techniques.
PACRJ113. Princs. of Police Patrol
An examination of the mission, operations, and issues in police patrol. Report-writing skills, techniques of observation, hazard recognition, non-emergency calls.
PACRJ114. Criminal Procedure
This course deals with the workings of the legal system as they pertain to the criminal justice professional. Particular emphasis will be placed on the proper legal procedures leading up to and including court proceedings.
PACRJ115. Police In-Service
A study of the course as listed by Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission including pistol range qualifications. This course is limited to active duty Criminal Justice personnel. This courses is designed as a police in-service annual refresher course to update the officers in case law, patrol, firearms qualifications, and current problems in the Criminal Justice field. There will be a minimum of 45 contact hours with the student.
PACRJ116. SelfDefense& UseOf Force
Emphasis on physical conditionng, evaluation, and exercises; falling techniques; holding, escape, defense techniques, defense against armed attacks, including club, gun, and knife attacks; take-down techniques, wrist lock/come-along hold, and baton techniques. Law and regulations pertaining to the use of force will be covered.
PACRJ117. Rpt. Writing for Police
Report Writing for Police. This course is designed to assist students in writing effective narrative reports. It offers an introduction to the basic elements of writing basic report narratives such as those involving burglaries.
PACRJ118. PoliceOperations&Proced.
Police Operations & Procedures. Line activities of law enforcement agencies with emphasis on the patrol function and the prevention of crime are studied. The role of traffic, investigative, juvenile, vice, and other specialized units within law enforcement agencies are surveyed.
PACRJ119. Comm.in Criminal Justice
COMMUNICATION IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE Barriers to effective communication in the field of criminal justice. Development of effective intradepartmental & interdepartmental communication as well as communication with the community & within the courtroom.
PACRJ120. Probation & Parole
Probation as a judicial process and parole as an executive function. Modern trends in probation and parole such as the community-based programs in work-release, half-way house contract program planning, therapeutic community and treatment team concepts in probation and parole are evaluated.
PACRJ121. Prisoners' Rights
PRISONERS' RIGHTS Overview of prisoners' procedural due process and substantive constitutional rights. Includes the rights of pretrial detainees and the liablity of police and correctional officers.
PACRJ122. Meths. of Crisis Int'ven
METHODS OF CRISIS INTERVENTION Use of appropriate conflict resolution techniques by police and correctional officers. Includes use of assertive communication, force, safety procedures, and referrals.
PACRJ123. Indentification of Gangs
IDENTIFICATION OF GANGS History, philosophy identification of prison organized gangs & revolutionary groups in the United States. Includes types of gangs, philosophy underlying gang behavior, beliefs & philosophies of individual organizations, & techniques for identifying gang members.
PACRJ124. Organ. & Impact of Gang
ORGANIZATIION AND IMPACT OF GANGS Structure & development of gang organizations. Includes organization & oaths, development of a new gang, current & projected impact, gang activity in community, & curtailing activities & development.
PACRJ125. Parole Supervision
PAROLE SUPERVISION Supervisory techniques for the parole officer. Includes defensive driving, vehicle dynamics, driving exercises, crisis/conflict intervention, restraint devices, hostage negotiations, parole relationships, caseload management, counseling, and stress management.
PACRJ131. Intro to Security
The historical and legal basis of private security. The role of security and the security officer in modern society; the concept of professionalism; the survey of the administrative, personnel, and physical aspects of the security field.
PACRJ132. PrtctnofCasinoTableGames
Course Title: Protection of Casino Table Games An in-depth examination of the various methods used to protect casino table games. The course reviews blackjack, baccarat, poker, craps, and roulette, examining possible ways that cheating can occur. Includes methods of detection and various internal controls used by the casino.
PACRJ133. Security Problems
Review contemporary security problems within the whole spectrum of security. This will include such items as kidnapping of executives, new trends in retail theft, radiological leaks, and security clearance of employees when dealing with government contracts.
PACRJ134. Industrial Security
This course provides an introduction to contemporary trends in industrial security, in contemporary trends in industrial security systems and to the methodology of providing industrial security needs.
PACRJ135. Intro to Safety Science
Introduction to Safety Science. Surveys the safety profession and examines the safety movement from an historical perspective. A conceptual overview of public safety, industrial safety, traffic safety, recreational safety, and home safety are developed. Requiremnts and opportunities in the field of hazard control are discussed.
PACRJ141. Accident Investigation
Is the method & procedure to be employed to find the causes & circumstances of a collision & to determine if enforcement measures are required. The developing of a better understanding of the traffic problems with the facts uncovered in traffic investigiatons serve to establish guide lines for: traffic enforcement programs, traffic engineering programs, & traffic education programs.
PACRJ142. Criminal Proced: Investi
Criminal Procedure: Investigations. Examines the major stages of the criminal process from arrest to the trial. Particular emphasis is given to the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments.
PACRJ171. Police Management
Principal areas of emphasis include the duties and responsibilities of the police supervisor, personnel problems and handling of disciplinary problems, complaints and grievances. The principals of efficient leadership and the relevance of motivation, communication and the techniques of teaching are presented.
PACRJ180. Polic Firearms & Defense
POLIC FIREARMS AND DEFENSIVE TACTICS Includes basic skills, safety, & techniques governing the use of firearms; civil & criminal implications; practical application of firing standard police weapons, instruction & practice in various legal & humane counterattack tactics necessary for self-defense.
PACRJ181. Basic Firearms Educ.
A basic pistol, rifle and shotgun marksmanship course which will emphasize home firearm use and responsibility and private security firearms training.
PACRJ182. Firearms Instructor Crs.
Designed to ensure students acquire those skills necessary to become firearms instrucjtors. Emphasis on instructor techniques and methodology, safety principles,firing range conduct, revolver and shotgun nomenclature, analysis and common shooter dysfunctions, and lesson plan construction. Successful students will receive certificates from the National Rifle Association and the Florida Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission.
PACRJ183. Fireamrs Transition
This course is designed to assist training officers, range personnel, and firearms instructors with departments that have or are going to convert to semi-automatic side arms. Course content includes: trigger control, sight alignment, nomenclature, stoppages, reloading, disassembly, and traverse fire.
PACRJ184. Law Enforcement Armorer
A study of common sidearm weapons, functions, malfunctions, and repair procedures, including disassembly, assemby, parts nomenclature, and manual and functional testing of sidearms.
PACRJ185. Police Baton Instruct.Cr
Police Baton Instructor Course This provides instructor certification for teaching the use of the PR-24 police baton. Course content includes: nomenclature, use of legal force, basic positions, blocks, jabs, yawara strikes, chops, spinning techniques, take downs, retaining control, and vital body centers.
PACRJ186. Firearms I
Moral aspects, legal provisions, safety precautions, and restrictions covering the use of firearms, and the firing of sidearms and shotguns.
PACRJ187. Firearms II/Handguns
Advanced familiarization with handguns. Variations of basic shooting stance. Legal and moral repercussions of self-defense. Includes range practice.
PACRJ188. FirearmsIII/Long Weapons
Familiarization with different types of long weapons and associated ammunition. Emphasis on safety techniques for use and storage of weapons.
PACRJ201. Police Behav.& Organiza.
The effect upon police behavior of occupational role definitions, the social and legal frameworks in which it takes place, the imperatives of police organization, jurisdiction and philosophy. Special attention to discretion as a characteristic of police work.
PACRJ202. Judicial Process
An in-depth study of the criminal judicial process to include a study of the philosophical issues and problems inherent therein, as well as its major components and the individuals who support the system.
PACRJ203. Psych Found. of Police
Psychological Foundations of Police Work - This course is designed to explore and apply psychological principles and practice to the varied police functions in present day society. Some of the specific topics that will be discussed and critically examined are: the unique psychological stresses of police work and their effect on the police officer, his family, and the public; identification and management of the problem police officer; psychological stresses of command; psychology of crowds, riots and their effective control; the application of psychological principles to detective work.
PACRJ204. Public In-Service
A study of the courses as listed by Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission including pistol range qualifications. This course is designed as a police in-service annual refresher course to update the officers in case law, patrol, firearms qualification, and current problems in the Criminal Justice field.
PACRJ206. Soc. Probs. for Law Off.
Social Problems for Law Enforcement Officers Examination of social science information and its relationship to perceptual information as applied to the police officer. Includes drug abuse and alcoholism, deviant behavior, prejudice and discrimination. Socio-cultural change discussed as applied to government, religion, economics, education and the family. Concepts in sociology covered as relevant to police encounters. Students will learn to challenge and/or defend ideals and realities of American society as a cause of social problems.
PACRJ211. MotorVeh.Laws&Traf.Contr
Covers the laws relating to traffic and vehicles, traffic regulations and procedures, agencies involved in traffic control, techniques and methods of police patrol, fundamentals of crash investigation, and the responsibilities of the officer.
PACRJ212. Criminal Procedures
A study of the substantive and procedural laws governing the arrest and prosecution of criminal offenders.
PACRJ213. Traffic Control Function
The nature of the traffic control function as a part of the police role. Traffic law enforcement as a chain whose links consist of the legislature, the traffic engineer, the traffic court, the motor vehicle bureau and the police. Survey of the function and roles played by the respective agencies. Emphasis on the police techniques of modern traffice enforcement.
PACRJ214. Comm.in Criminal Justice
Barriers to effective communication in the field of criminal justice. Development of effective intradepartmental & interdepartmental communication as well as communication with the community & within the courtroom.
PACRJ221. Criminal Procedure, Law
(Criminal Procedure, Laws, Rules and Practice) Legal concepts and their application to criminal procedure. Study of procedural laws and rules governing criminal practice and how they impact on substantive criminal law. Will include the role of the paralegal in criminal practice from both the perspective of the prosecution and the defense.
PACRJ222. RehabilitationOfOffender
The origins and methods of revenge, coercive custody, confinement, punishment, incapacitation, restitution, deterrence, restoration, and prison programs; assesses the impact of prison organization on rehabilitation efforts and the emerging legal doctrine of a prisoner's "right" to rehabilitation.
PACRJ223. Correctional Management
CORRECTIONAL MANAGEMENT Management techniques for correctional supervisors & managers. Includes leadership, writing/preparing of reports, legal issues budget management, personnel issues and problem solving technique.
PACRJ224. Correctional Administrat
CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATION Organization and management of correctional facilities. Includes organizational principles & practices, structuring the organization, administrative communications, personnel managerment, supervision, training & education for correctional personnel, research & planning, fiscal management, & probation & parole administration.
PACRJ225. Criminal Evidence
A study of evidence rules and procedural laws affecting criminal evidence. Overview of the appeal process with particular attention to recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
PACRJ226. Crm.Jst.Mgmt.Problems
CRIMINAL JUSTICE MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS Common management problems in criminal justice agencies. Includes conflict, labor, fiscal, and time management; organizational change and development; and discipline.
PACRJ231. Methods of Security
Methods and techniques used to prevent and reduce losses due to theft and casualty. Consideration of the security survey; communication and surveillance systems; control of personnel and visitors; the use, supervision and training of security forces; handling civil disturbances in public buildings; and other emergencies.
PACRJ232. Physical Security
This course includes the concept of physical security integraded with management systems; physical security requirements and standards; study of inanimate aspects, including alarm and surveillance devices; study of animate aspects of protection, and costing, planning and engineering.
PACRJ233. Physical Security System
Physical security requirements and standards. Course includes study of various physical security systems plus technical devices employed in industrial, retail, and institutional security operations.
PACRJ234. Analysis-Security Needs
Analysis of Security Needs -Survey. Methodology used in making security surveys, e.g., selection of scope, team composition, design of survey, compiling data, evaluation of planning, implementation, and results of corrective measures.
PACRJ235. SecurityOrganization&Adm
Security Organization and Administration. To provide the student with knowledge that will aid him in the organization and administration of security functions within his corporation, company or municipality. To provide an overview of administrative procedures, corporate management structures and corporate management philosophy.
PACRJ236. Crm.Jst.Prob.in Bus.& In
CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROBLEMS IN BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY Techniques and practices that assist private commercial establistments particularly large industrial plants and department stores, in minimizing losses through security control. Issues that will be covered are physical security, procedural controls special problems such as business and industrial espionage, riots, shoplifting and dishonest employees.
PACRJ240. Interviews & Interrogatn
INTERVIEWS AND INTERROGATIONS Techniques, methods, principles, & legal aspects of conducting interviews & interrogations. Emphasis will be placed on documentation of interrogations, coping with deception, evidentiary uses of confessions, & admissions & lie detection techniques. Individual expertise developed through role playing and other practical exercises.
PACRJ241. Intro to Criminalistics
Introduction to the theory and methods of the collection, prevention and identification of physical evidence. Emphasis on crime scene procedures with an introduction to laboratory methods utilized in the examination of various items of evidence to include fingerprints, firearms, documents, blood, hair and fibers.
PACRJ242. Criminalistics II
This course involves a more detailed inquiry into the method and procedures utilized by the forensic crime laboratory in the examination of physical evidence. Particular emphasis will be placed on field test equipment utilized at the crime scene and laboratory procedures utilized for more detailed analysis.
PACRJ243. Criminal Investigation
Criminal investigation at the crime scene, follow-up investigation, modus operandi, sources of information and interrogation. The strategies, techniques, and methods employed in criminal investigations will be studied.
PACRJ244. Law and Evidence
A comprehensive analysis of the rules of evidence. Particular subjects include judicial notice, presumptions, the nature of real and circumstantial evidence, burden of proof, province of court and jury, documentary evidence, hearsay evidence, confessions, admissions, witnesses, and constitutionally protected evidence. Emphasis on evidence in criminal cases.
PACRJ245. Narcotics-Identi.&Invest
General concepts of narcotics, identification and investigation for the patrol officer and investigator with limited experience in the field.
PACRJ246. The Investigative Functn
Introduction to criminal investigation in the field. Consideration of conduct at the crime scene, interview and interrogation of witnesses and suspects, the use of informants, and the techniques of surveillance. Emphasis on the special technqies employed in particular kinds of investigation and the presentation of the police cases in court.
PACRJ247. Princ. of Investigation
The investigation process: crime scene search, evidence collection and preservation, interviews and interrogations, and case preparations.
PACRJ248. Criminal Evidence&Proced
This course is an introduction to the principles and mechanics of criminal procedure as applied to arrest, search and seizure. The study of legal use of force, degree of force and rights of suspects and arrested persons is emphasized. The evaluation of types of evidence, admissibility, proof, competence and weight is stressed. Criminal procedures in various courts are examined and discussed.
PACRJ251. Criminal Law
Deals with the evolution and development of criminal law as well as the nature of crime, basic principles of the law of arrest, defenses and court presentation.
PACRJ252. CriminalLaw&Crim.Courts
The range of activity deemed criminal and state and federal codes, the range of prescribed punishments, and the role of the federal courts in implementing criminal sanctions.
PACRJ253. Criminal Due Process
Due process is the essence of justice in the American Criminal Justice system. Students will be introduced to the significant constitutional cases which define due process of law in the justice system. Important cases will be read and analyzed. Historical trends in constitutional law will be reviewed. Students will be expected to complete the course with a fundamental understanding of the impact of due process issues on the operation of the American Criminal Justice System.
PACRJ255. Criminal Law In Action
An exploration of law as one of the methods of social control. The nature, scources, and types of criminal law are studied in relation to its history and theories. Behavioral and legal aspects of criminal acts, and the classification and analysis of selected criminal offenses, are covered.
PACRJ256. Criminal Jurisprudence
Students study the history and philosphy of modern criminal law. This course analyzes problems of contemporary jurisprudence and studies major problem areas in the administration of justice. It discusses the resolution of these problems.
PACRJ257. Police and the Law
Topics include search and seizure, Miranda and identification procedures as they affect police conduct and rights of the accused.
PACRJ271. Police Administration
Examines the contemporary law enforcement agency and its functions, structure, and operational techniques; implications of generalized and specialized units; development of resources by time and area of function; analysis of line, staff and auxiliary functions; and current issue facing today's police agencies.
PACRJ272. Basic Supervision (C/J)
BASIC SUPERVISION (CRIMINAL JUSTICE)> Examinies the first line supervisor as an integral part of the total management team and as one of the cornerstones upon which successful operations rest. The course analyzes the role of the supervisor as a problem solver and as a key line in the communication process. Topics explored in the course are the supervisor's expanded responsibilites for planning, training, developing, and motivating employees, counseling; performance appraisal; decision making; and leadership.
PACRJ273. Police Organ.& Admin.
Police Organization & Administration. This course is a study of contemporary police principles and practices with an emphasis on accepted administrative methods for achieving law enforcement objectives. Basic organization and administrative decision are approached from the point of view of police chiefs, commanders, and administrators. Decisions concerning personnel, community relations, operations, administration, auxillary and technical services, budgeting, records, research, and inspection are studied.
PACRJ274. ConceptsLaw Enforce.Admi
Concepts of Law Enforcement Administration An introduction to concepts of organization and management as they relate to law enforcement. Topics covered include principles of structure, process, policy and procedure, communication and authority, division of work and organizational controls, the human element in organization, and informal inter action in the context of bureaucracy.
PACRJ281. Police Instr.Develop.
This course is designed to prepare officers to plan and evaluate instructional objectives and student outcomes, organize subject matter, and communicate these principals to the classroom so that students understand and absorb the subject matter presented.
PACRJ282. Field Training Off. Tech
Designed to introduce the criminal justice student(law enforcement and corrections) to all aspects of field training and evaluation programs to include adult learning and instruction, evaluation, role responsibilities and characteristics of the Field Training Officer(F.T.O.), communication techiques, counseling techniques, legal and ethical issues and human motivation.
PACRJ283. Alcoholism & Crim.JusSys
Alcoholism and the Criminal Justice System This course will present an overview of the problems of alcohol abuse within the criminal justice field. It will highlight both the direct and indirect impact upon the areas of police, crime, and corrections.
PACRJ285. FirstRespndrtoMedEmer
FIRST RESPONDER TO MEDICAL EMERGENCIES Effective medical procedures & life-saving techniques for handling emergency illness or injuries for the officer first to arrive at the scene.
PACRJ286. Advanced Firearms Trng.
This course will stress proficiency in the use of police firearms. Emphasis will be placed on the skilled use of pistols; however, an introduction to the use of shotguns and rifles will be given.
PACRJ301. Police Ethics
An identification and analysis of the diverse ethical issues encountered in the police service. Traditional ethical theories will be examined and will be applied to such topics as discretion, deadly physical force, misconduct, authority and responsibility, affirmative action, civil disobedience, undercover operations, and privacy.
PACRJ302. Police in the Community
A study of the relationship between the police and the policed, particularly as it relates to youth and to minorities.
PACRJ304. WhiteCollar&Organi.Crime
Analysis of types of white-collar crime(occupational, economic, political and corporate). Emphasis also on statutory, investigatory and sentencing of offenders. Organized crime with emphasis on nature, structure, and activities.
PACRJ305. Police and Society
An advanced assessment of poverty, minority groups, social class, and cultural differences as they impact on the police and police interactions with other segments of the criminal justice system. Special attention will be paid to problems regarding police training and education, career development, and community relations.
PACRJ306. Police Role in Community
Focuses on the nature and responsibilities of the policeman's role. Topics include the following: police work as a profession; image of the police; and tensions, conflicts and cooperation between the police and the community.
PACRJ307. White Collar Crime
An investigation and analysis of white collar crime in American society. Based on the major classic and contemporary writings in this area of law violation, this course is designed to explore white collar crime in relation to the political economy, corporate and government organization, the legal system, and structural and cultural features of the workplace.
PACRJ308. The Police Function
Alternative objectives, strategies, programs, institutional arrangements, roles, perspectives and interagency relationships of the police.
PACRJ309. Crimanal Justice Ethics
In-depth analysis of the ethical principles relevant for those working in criminal justice.
PACRJ311. TrafficPlanning & Mgmt.
Contemporary and future problems of traffic, accident investigation, and traffic regulation; enforcement direction, pedestrian, intersection, and parking control; records and analysis; selective enforcement; engineering and education. Traffic law and court procedure.
PACRJ312. Hostage Negotiation
Goals and rationale for criminal justice training in hostage and barricade subject intervention. Comparisons will be made among the different approaches to these situations, such as assault sniper fire and containing and negotiating. The complexity of the criminal justice role and the stress involved will be discussed.
PACRJ313. Crim. Just.Research Meth
Criminal Justice Research Methods. Survey of research methods including research design, measurement and sampling, survey, experimental and field methods and data collection and analysis. Emphasis on interpreting and critically evaluating research in criminal justice.
PACRJ314. Crisis Intervention
Conceptual overview of "crisis" & the role of criminal justice personnel as intervenors in crisis situations. Students will be exposed to readings in psychology, sociology and criminal justice. There will also be opportunities to role play, to observe crises first hand, and to gain intervention skills.
PACRJ315. Pol. and Problem Solving
Policing and Problem Solving Contemporary police problems and new strategies and practices for addressing crime and neighborhood disorder. Emphasis on the history, definition, evaluation, and models of community policing.
PACRJ320. Correctional Systems
The major types of custodial and confinement environments ranging from "maxi" maximum-security prisons, overnight and weekend incarceration, and halfway houses to community-based methods; discussion of correctional laws, personnel development, correctional management, controversies, political pressures, and emerging trends in organization and goals.
PACRJ321. Intro.Correctional Sys.
This is a basic course examining the entire correctional system from law enforcement through the administration of justice, probation, parole, prison system, and correctional institutions This will also include a brief examination of the social system of prisons.
PACRJ322. NJ Correctional Proceds.
This course deals with the practical application of accepted principles and procedures in the correctional setting. Topics covered include inmate processing, inmate culture, characteristics of the offender, handling inmate situations, women in corrections, inmate supervision, psychopathology of the inmate, and basic counseling concepts.
PACRJ323. Institutional Treat. Off
A review of methods used by the practitioner today include the study of institutions & institutional methods from the county to the federal level, with emphasis on local and state application.
PACRJ324. Adm. of Comm.Bsd.Corr.Pr
Administration of Community Based Correctional Programs Problems of work-release and school release programs for institutional inmates; administration of halfway houses; nonresidential programs for probationers, parolees, and drug abusers; community residences for juvenile offenders; supervision of foster care programs.
PACRJ331. Information Security
A study of the means of protection of both government classified information and private, proprietary information, identification of sensitive information, investigations, clearances, transmission, storage, destruction, necessary records.
PACRJ332. Law for Security Person.
A study of the legal problems in the private security sector. Included is a review of the powers and restrictions on "private police," e.g., arrest, search and seizure, eavesdropping, and a comparison with the powers of law enforcement agencies. Civil liabilities of private security personnel are studied as well as other aspects of civil law. Licensing statutes are also analyzed.
PACRJ333. Seminar in Security Prob
An analysis of the major problems of security,including college campuses, hospitals, aircraft, industrial plants, industrial piracy, public utilities, and municipal and state buildings. Emphasis on current security problems and existing methods of dealing with them effectively.
PACRJ334. Princ. of Profess.Safety
Principles of Professional Safety. Fundamental principles and practice of industrial safety. Includes components of an effective safety program, how to organize and administer it. Provides concepts and methods of developing, implementing, and monitoring a comprehensive safety program.
PACRJ341. Funds.ofCriminal Investi
Students study the criminal investigation process. Analysis of problems encountered in interviewing, interrogating and investigating is included. Investigative techniques that may be applied to investigative probelems are examined. Application of criminal investigation theories to the administration of justice are developed.
PACRJ342. Interviewing&Report Wrtg
Examination of interviewing and interrogation procedures employed by law enforcement and security personnel for obtaining information plus practical experience in use of methods. Mechanics of report writing, including collecting information and taking statements, writing descriptive narratives, and report revision.
PACRJ343. Interview & Interrogatio
Examination of several techniques for conducting interviews and interrogations. A study of the rules of evidence and factors of admissibility, relevancy land competency. A review of the professional code of ethics and standards for interviewers and interrogators.
PACRJ345. Drug Abuse:Leg.Iss.&Trtm
Drug Abuse: Legal Issues and Treatment An intensive study of the legal problems of illicit drug trafficking, control of drug abuse and alternative approaches with emphasis on major judicial decisions and administrative procedures utilized by criminal and civil authorities; the behavior of the addict, the impact of international conventions and prognosis for future criminal justice system responses.
PACRJ346. Scientific Crime Detect.
Scientific Crime Detection This course will engender an appreciation of what is entailed for an individual to understand current scientific methods in detection in the criminal justice system.
PACRJ350. Criminal Law
A case approach, using a Socratic method, to examine the definition and interpretation of criminal law. A course specifically oriented towards pre-law students.
PACRJ351. The Amer. Court System
The role of the American courts, both federal and state. Considers the function and structure of courts; their impact on society; and the personnel of the courts, including judges, lawyers, and laity.
PACRJ352. Sex Crime and the Law
Sexual behavior, like all other behavior, is subject to norms and laws. This course will examine, along with acceptable and 'normative' sexual behavior, those forms of sexual behavior that are unacceptable and illegal. Detailed examination will be conducted of various forms of illegal and reprehensible sexual behavior, the effects on the victim, the nature of the offender, and the law enforcement response.
PACRJ353. Criminal Law
Historical development of substantive criminal law, common law through current trends. The elements of crime and major offenses before and after the act.
PACRJ354. Admin. Law in Regulatory
Administrative Law in the Regulatory Process - This is a course which focuses on alternative mechanisms of enforcing the law. The case method is used to introduce the student to a process differing in historical development and growth from the judical process. Particular attention is focused on the major agencies and to the principles of law underlying and applicable to all of the regulatory agenices. The Federal Administrative Act is covered and due attention is paid to the problems of delegation of legislative power, the admin. agencies' investigatory power, the nature of a hearing.
PACRJ355. Law & Politics of Race
Law and Politics of Race Relations - Analysis of sources of racial tension in the United States; the role of courts, legislature, and other governmental institutions; the effectiveness of law against discrimination and economic dimensions of the problem; development of the Civil Rights movement; Black Power; riots and lawlessness; the Kerner Report; future prospects.
PACRJ356. Court Mgmt. and Admin.
Court organization, management and administration, planning, budgeting, coordination, and personnel effectiveness; judicial standards for improving the quality of justice; development and training of nonjudicial personnel as court administrators.
PACRJ357. Municipal Court Prac Adm
Municipal Court Practice and Administration This course is designed to explore the jurisdiction, administration and operation of the municipal court. The municipal court handles criminal, quasi-criminal and civil matters. Topics discussed will include arraignment, criteria for setting bail, indictables and non-indictables, sentencing options and criteria and alternative dispute resolution.
PACRJ358. Search and Seizure
An intensive study of the law of search and seizure as it affects the private citizen and the law enforcement officer. An in-depth examination of court decisions which have followed seminal cases such as Mapp and Chimel. The rights of the individual and the corresponding obligations of the police officer are explored. Alternatives to the exclusionary rule are considered.
PACRJ359. Courts&CriminalProcedure
The Courts and Criminal Procedure. The judiciary in the criminal justice system; right to counsel; pretrial release; grand juries; adjudication process; types and rules of evidence; sentencing.
PACRJ361. Police Work with Juvenil
The philosophy and methods of police programs for prevention and control of juvenile delinquency and youth crime. Emphasis on specific techniques and a consideration of the issues and problems to be resolved by police.
PACRJ362. The Juvenile Offender
A study of sociological theories of delinquency, legal, and historical backgrounds of delinquency, traditional forms of treatment, and modern approaches. Emphasis is on the juvenile offender in the criminal justice system.
PACRJ363. Amer.JuvenileJusticeSys.
Structure and operation of the juvenile justice system in the United States, past and present. Analysis of the duties and responsibilities of the police juvenile officer, the juvenile court judge, and jthe juvenile probation officer.
PACRJ364. Juvenile Justice Process
Examines the history, philosophy, and structure of the juvenile justice system with emphasis on changes fostered by U.S. Supreme Court decisions. The course includes an analysis of the nature and the scope of delinquency in terms of causal theories; issues affecting dependent, neglected, and abused children; juvenile crime prevention programs; and the strategic role of the police in developing community resources to serve as alternatives to formal court referral.
PACRJ365. Juvenile Justice
This course will examine the role of police, courts and corrections in dealing with juveniles.
PACRJ370. Personnel Admin.&Superv.
The essentials of personnel management and fundamentals of supervision and leadership as applied to administration. Consideration of supervisory problems with a police/security system. Application of labor relations to effective performance. Topics include discipline, motivation, training, job classification, salary standards, and promotion.
PACRJ371. Police Supervision
Primary functions and responsibilities of the police supervisor. Fundamentals of supervisory techniques and practice supervisor's relationships to the individual and the group.
PACRJ372. Police Org.and Admin. II
Police problems at the administrative level. Review of inspection and internal control devices. Managerial improvement techniques; completed staff work; records analysis; survey principles; decision-making at various levels; and preparation of administrative, procedural and policy guidelines.
PACRJ373. Police Organiz. and Mgmt
Enforcement agency structure,management philosophies and operational functions and goals. The effect of changing societal values on agency effectiveness. Current and future problems facing local enforcement administrators.
PACRJ374. Criminal Justice Mgmt.
Criminal Justice Management - An introduction to the principals of administration, including planning, budgeting, grantsmanship and evaluation, as they relate to the criminal justice manager.
PACRJ375. Police Systems&Practices
The police profession; organization of law enforcement systems; the police role; police discretion; ethics; police-community interaction; current and future issues.
PACRJ381. Victimology
An examination of the causes and consequences of crime victimization. The recent emergence of the study of the victim, the types of circumstances of victimization, and the nature of the criminal justice system's response to crime victims are considered, along with the ethical and practical dimensions of crime victimization.
PACRJ382. Instructor Techniques
To enhance the criminal justice officers knowledge, skills and ability to provide efficient and effective training to fellow criminal justice personnel in skill or subject areas indicated by local need.
PACRJ383. Crime Prevntn&Comm.Rels.
Purpose and techniques of prevention of crime through education, community involvement, aggressive patrol, media re;atopms amd evaluation.
PACRJ384. Crime Prevention
This tutorial examines the fourth and most neglected "branch" of the criminal justice system - the community. It focuses on two major issues: citizen responses to crime and collective citizen efforts to control or prevent crime. Different types of crime prevention programs are examined with special emphasis placed on recent developments in the expanding field.
PACRJ385. Women and Crime
A seminar to explore in depth three aspects of the relationship between women and crime: 1)Women as offenders including the range, intensity, and growing nature of female criminality; 2)Women as victims of crime, including abused women, rape victims, and the victimization aspects of prostitution; 3)Women as social control agents with special attention to women as police officers.
PACRJ386. Organizing Against Crime
An analysis of community crime prevention and its relation to neighborhood structure and process. The course examines theories of community-based generation of crime; neighborhood structure and social control processes; and community crime prevention theory and efforts, with special emphasis on innovative approaches including neighborhood organization.
PACRJ387. Radar Instructor
This course is designed to prepare participants to become proficient in the use of police radar and to develop skills sufficiently to conduct radar training to other members of their agency. Sourse content includes: characteristics of different types of radar, Doppler principle, legal requirements in radar use, erroneous reading situations, policy and procedures for radar operators.
PACRJ388. Ilgl Drugs&Crime in Amer
Illegal Drugs and Crime in America Students explore and analyze the relationship between illegal drugs and crime and all the relevant issues and ramifications. These include, but are not limited to: national and international trafficking, control of the problem, legalization, and explanations for drug use.
PACRJ401. Terrorism
A critical examination of the theories, literature, and practices of terrorists from Robespierre's Reign of Terror to the present.
PACRJ411. Crim.Just.Research&Plann
Analysis of the various methods of data collection. Comparative analysis of manual and computer systems for the interpretation and evaluation of criminal justice data.
PACRJ412. Justice Admin.Res.& Eval
Justice Administration Research and Evaluation Analyzing needs for improvement in agencies: data collection and analysis, establishing priorities and criteria preparing budgets and grant proposals.
PACRJ413. Info Systems in Criminal
Information Systems in Criminal Justice - Analytic capacity, efficiency and effectiveness of informatiion systems and computer analysis in criminal justice. Various systems used by police, court and corrections.
PACRJ414. Res/Des & Meth/Crim/Jus
Research Design and Methods in Criminal Justice An introduction to social science research, with emphasis on research appropriate to criminal justice. Formation of research questions, selection and implementation of appropriate research stategies, and presentation of findings in a professional manner.
PACRJ421. Comm. Resident. Treat.
Basic course in role of halfway houses as residences for offenders and adult and juvenile pre-trial detainees; techniques of treatment.
PACRJ422. RightsPrisonerInAmer.Law
Rights of Prisoners in American Law Course is devoted to a study and discussion of post-conviction rights of American prisoners, the jurisdiction of state and federal courts over cases brought by prisoners, the remedies available to a convicted person in this country under some state and federal law. Also nature of remedies available to a prisoner under American law; the kinds of occurences within institutions of incarceration that give rise to a cause of action for and on behalf of a prisoner in an Amer. state/fed. court.
PACRJ441. Homicide Investigation
Study of many facets which comprise a thorough, sound and reliable homicide investigation; inquiry into new investigative techniques as well as a review of State laws concerning homicide. Consideration of case preparation, warrant writing, arrests, arraignment and preliminary examination.
PACRJ451. Criminal Procedure
This course is a study of practical legal problems met by the police officer in search and seizure, arrest and interrogation, investigation, evidence, and trial procedures. Emphasis is on recent Supreme Court decisions and applications.
PACRJ452. Constitu. Issues in CJ
Constitutional issues affecting criminal justice process; relationship of law enforcement officer to criminal justice process; significant Supreme Court decisions which affect criminal justice processes and practical applications of decisions; constitutional rights and limitations of criminal justice officers; constitutional issues in post-conviction processes.
PACRJ453. Civil Disobedience,Urban
Civil Disobedience, Urban Violence and Dissent> A study of the constitutional statutory, and common law as it relates to disobedience and dissent. The role of law and regulatory institutions in reconciling the need for internal order, free expression, and acceptable dissent. An examination of the laws on national security (treason, rebellion, espionage, etc.) and on assembly and picketing. Special attention to violence in urban centers, racial violence, the peace movement and campus disorder. 3 hours,3 credits.
PACRJ454. Criminal I
Analysis of cases and leading treatises illustrating the principles, doctrines, legal standards, and reasoning devices applied to the law of crimes.
PACRJ455. Criminal Law II
Analysis of cases and leading treatises illustrating the principles, doctrines, legal standards, and reasoning devices applied to the law of crimes.
PACRJ456. Pub.Safety Officers&Law
Public Safety Officers and the Law. Law applicable to fire and police protection, firefighters, and police officers and their relationship to the public, employers, the courts, and other societal institutions.
PACRJ457. Adjudication Function
THE ADJUDICATION FUNCTION History and development of courts, trial by jury, and other dispute resolution mechanisms; selection and removal of judges and juries; organization, structure, & jurisdiction of courts; trial and nontrial processes of the judiciary
PACRJ458. Substantive Criminal Law
SUBSTANTIVE CRIMINAL LAW Criminal liability. Crimes agianst person, property, & society. Governmental sanctions of individual conduct as formulated by legislatures and the courts.
PACRJ471. Justice Planning
Survey of changing social methods for developing comprehensive short-term and long-term planning documents for criminal justice system components; planning documents explained and justified in oral and written presentations.
PACRJ482. Special Offender Types
Study of special offender types; relationships with criminal justice system.
PACRJ483. Hist. of Crime&Punish.US
The History of Crime and Punishment in the United States Ways in which Americans have defined crime, explained its causes, and punished and rehabilitated criminals. The relationships among crime, social values, and social structure. Areas of emphasis include colonial Massachusetts and Virginia; the creation of police forces and prisons during the first half of the nineteenth century; criminality during the Gilded Age and Progressive Period; Prohibition; creation of the FBI; crime and punishment around 1950-1970.
SPCRJ159. Physical Fitness
This course emphasizes the basic knowledge, understanding and value of physical activity in today's lifestyle.
SPCRJ180. Police Firearms & Defen.
Police Firearms and Defense Includes basic skills, safety and techniques governing the use of firearms; civil and criminal implications; instruction and practice in various tools and humane counterattack tactics necessary for self-defense.
SPCRJ212. Criminal Procedures
Rules of evidence as applied to evidence in criminal cases. Discusses the concepts and the legal requirements governing arrest, search, seizure, evidence and the use of force as interpreted through the Consitutional Doctrine of "due process" and the Supreme Court decisions.
SPCRJ251. Criminal Law
Offers a brief look at the intricates of the administration of criminal justice. Prominent cases illustrating legal standards and the reasoning behind them are studied. Discussions center on the elements of common criminal statues, the Federal Constitution and its impact on State criminal law.
SPCRJ285. Emer Med First Responder
A study of emergency medical care. Provides knowledge and skills necessary when emergency medical care is necessary.