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AJS100: Police Academy Preparation – 2 credits

Preparation for individuals entering a police academy as well for those who are in the beginning stages of preparing for a career in law enforcement. Includes principles of policing and job responsibilities. Covers expectations of recruits in the areas of academics, physical fitness, mental and emotional preparation. Emphasis on professional and ethical behavior. Prerequisites: None.

AJS101: Introduction to Criminal Justice – 3 credits

An introduction to crime and society's responses to it. Examines the nature and causes of crime, the criminal law, constitutional safeguards, and the organization and operation of the criminal justice system including the police, courts, jails, prisons, probation and parole departments, and community corrections agencies. Covers the history of the criminal justice system, terminology and career opportunities. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: SB

SUN# AJS1101

AJS107: Patrol Procedures – 3 credits

Specialized areas of the patrol function, including responding to crowds, riots, bomb threats, intoxication, hazardous materials, fires, and domestic disputes. Prerequisites: None.

AJS109: Substantive Criminal Law – 3 credits

Covers philosophy of legal sanctions and historical development from the common law to modern American criminal law, classifications of crimes, elements of and parties to crimes, general definition of crimes, common defenses utilized. Includes specific offenses and the essential elements of each offense.
Prerequisites: None.

AJS113: Criminal Justice Crime Control Policies and Practices – 3 credits

Focus on changing the distribution of crime opportunities rather than offender motivation. Topics include application of situational crime prevention strategies, problem-oriented crime control approaches, hot spots policing, and crime prevention through environmental design.
Prerequisites: None.

AJS123: Ethics and the Administration of Justice – 3 credits

Introduces and explores ethical issues and the justice system. Focuses on ethics and the law, the police, courts and corrections. Reviews ethical theory, concepts and practices as they relate to administration of justice. Explores issues of how media/social media shape ethics. Encourages critical thinking and value decision making in criminal justice system situations. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: HU

AJS139: Emergency Response to Terrorism – 3 credits

Fundamentals of emergency response to suspected terrorist events. Historical perspective of terrorist activities and methods by which responders can identify and protect themselves and the public from these threats. Coordination of responding agencies. Prerequisites: None.

AJS147: Emergency Preparedness – 3 credits

Emergency preparedness related to natural and man-made disasters. Planning concepts and the planning process; awareness and education programs and strategies for the general community as well as business and industries. Prerequisites: None.

AJS148: Fundamentals of Emergency Management – 3 credits

Emergency management systems including career opportunities, function, tasks and responsibilities of the emergency management program manager, role of the emergency manager in mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. Past civil defense and current emergency management systems since evolution from World War II. Prerequisites: None.

AJS149: Hazard Mitigation – 3 credits

Knowledge and skills required to develop programs to reduce losses from future disasters, emergencies, and other extreme events caused by natural and man-made hazards. Prerequisites: None.

AJS162: Domestic Violence – 3 credits

Explores domestic violence as a social problem within the United States from historical, cultural, political, legal, and law enforcement perspectives. Provides an overview of theories, definitions and causes of, and interventions for domestic violence involving spousal, elder and child abuse along with teen dating violence. Examines the dynamics and effects of domestic violence. Addresses research issues and contemporary domestic violence policy. Prerequisites: None.

AJS192: Serial Killers and Mass Murderers – 3 credits

The study of serial killers, mass murderers and their victims. Examines the history and frequency of these crimes, profiles the killers and their victims, explores theories of causation, and discusses the problems and techniques of investigation, prosecution, punishment, and prevention. Prerequisites: None.

AJS195: International and Domestic Terrorism – 3 credits

An overview of the history, structure, goals, and activities of domestic and international terrorist groups. Explores theories explaining terrorism and reviews methods used to combat it. Prerequisites: None.

AJS200: Current Issues In Criminal Justice – 3 credits

Examines current issues, techniques and trends in the Criminal Justice System. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: SB

AJS201: Rules of Evidence – 3 credits

A practical insight into the rules of evidence. Examines the general rules governing admissibility of evidence. Explores types of evidence, the hearsay rule, witness testimony, the exclusionary rule, privileged communications, best evidence rule. Examination of chain of custody and the use of scientific evidence. Prerequisites: None.

AJS205: Effective Communication and Report Writing in Criminal Justice – 3 credits

Overview of effective communication for criminal justice agencies. Covers the communication process and flow. Written communication emphasized with report writing, including characteristics of reports and field notes, and the importance and uses of each. Form, style, and procedures for writing various reports, including elements of composition, required substance, proper and improper conclusions, and descriptions of persons and property. Prerequisites: None.

AJS210: Constitutional Law – 3 credits

An examination of the U.S. Constitution as it relates to the law enforcement function. Includes statutory law and judicial decisions governing the areas of arrest, search and seizure, interrogations and confessions, self-incrimination and other constitutional guarantees. Required in AJS curriculum. Prerequisites: None.

AJS212: Juvenile Justice Procedures – 3 credits

Examines the nature and extent of juvenile delinquency to the present. Including but not limited to the history, jurisdictions, terminology, procedures, and institutions of the juvenile justice system. Prerequisites: None.

AJS213: Evidence Technology: Fingerprints – 3 credits

Covers the fundamental principles of fingerprints, including the history of fingerprint classification, the biology of friction ridge skin, pattern analysis, comparison, and identification as well as their application in significant court cases. Also includes techniques for obtaining inked prints and developing and preserving latent prints. Prerequisites: None.

AJS214: Evidence Technology/Photography – 3 credits

The use of photography and other aids in identification and preservation of evidence such as fingerprints, footprints, and impressions. Techniques in crime scene and traffic accident photography. Prerequisites: None.

AJS215: Criminalistics: Physical Evidence – 3 credits

The scientific analysis and examination of physical evidence with emphasis on scientific investigation, recognition, collection, and preservation of evidence. Topics include fingerprints, shoe prints, tool marks, firearms identification, paint chips and arson. Prerequisites: None.

AJS216: Criminalistics: Biological Evidence – 3 credits

The scientific analysis and examination of biological evidence with emphasis on collection and preservation of evidence. Topics discussed include blood, drugs, blood alcohol, hairs and fibers, and topics of special interest in criminalistics. Prerequisites: None.

AJS225: Criminology – 3 credits

Study of deviance, society's role in defining behavior; theories of criminality and the economic, social, and psychological impact of crime; relationships between statistics and crime trends. Examines crime victimization and the various types of crime and categories of offenders. Required in the AJS curriculum. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: SB

AJS230: The Police Function – 3 credits

An examination of the history, organization, procedures, and methods of operation of public policing in the United States. Career opportunities and current challenges in law enforcement presented. Prerequisites: None.

AJS240: The Correction Function – 3 credits

Examines the history and development of correctional theories and institutions. Prerequisites: None.

AJS255: Mental Health Conditions and the Criminal Justice System – 3 credits

An introduction to methods police, court, and correctional personnel employ specific to those with mental health conditions. Covers various types of mental health conditions and police emergency responses to persons in crisis. Examines how criminal and civil courts intersect with persons diagnosed with mental disorders; includes diversion programs and the correctional response both within the community and under confinement. Prerequisites: None.

AJS258: Victimology and Crisis Management in Public Safety – 3 credits

Victimology, the criminal justice system, techniques of crisis intervention and management, and the importance of a multicultural and global perspective. Includes violent crimes, sexual assault, family violence, post-traumatic stress disorder, the role of substance abuse, developing effective coping skills of victims and responders, appropriate community resources, and the cultural responsiveness of the justice system.

General Education Designations: C, SB

AJS260: Procedural Criminal Law – 3 credits

Concerned with the understanding of procedural criminal law. Examines the processes and procedures followed by law enforcement, attorneys, and the courts in the apprehension and prosecution of criminal offenders. Examines the rationale underlying major court holdings impacting the criminal justice process, the procedural requirements that stem from these holdings and their effect on the daily operations of the criminal justice system.
Prerequisites: None.

AJS270: Community Relations – 3 credits

Examination of community problems; community action programs and trends; human behavior, conflict and communication; and the relationship between the criminal justice system and community. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: SB

AJS275: Criminal Investigation I – 3 credits

Introduction to the theory of criminal investigation. Examines crime scene procedures, case preparation, interviewing, identification, and basic investigative techniques. Prerequisites: None.

AJS290BN: Courtroom Testimony Seminar – 1 credit

Courtroom demeanor and protocol. Role and primary functions of witness and legal counsels. Prerequisites: None.