Criminal Justice Administration
CJA 1100 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Administration
3 credit hours
Survey of the criminal justice system; philosophy and history of criminal justice agencies; analysis of the problems and needs of agencies involved in the criminal justice process; survey of professional career opportunities.
CJA 2100 - Criminal Theory
3 credit hours
Introduction to crime theory and criminal justice policies. Topics include biological, psychological, and sociological studies of crime and policies adopted by the criminal justice system in response to crime theory.
CJA 2200 - Prevention and Control of Crime
3 credit hours
The police function; an analysis of crime prevention and control; major problems and needs of the law enforcement segment of the criminal justice system.
CJA 2400 - The Judicial Process
3 credit hours
(Same as FSCJ 2400.) The structure and function of the judicial system; the major problems and needs of the judicial segment of the criminal justice system; major emphasis on the basic concepts of criminal law and administration.
CJA 2600 - Corrections
3 credit hours
History of the development of corrections in Europe and America; survey of current prison conditions and operations, including pre-release, probation, and parole.
CJA 2800 - Introduction to Emergency and Disaster Management
3 credit hours
Introduces students to the growing field of emergency management specifically as applied to disasters and other hazards. Focuses on the most common types of hazards posed to first responders and the four disciplines necessary in preparing for and responding to hazards/disasters and prevention efforts applicable to these same events. Students will critically assess the roles of different agencies in the overall emergency response protocol and strengths and weaknesses of the response of emergency management teams.
CJA 2900 - Practicum in Law Enforcement
6 credit hours
Practicum. (Specialized Instruction, Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy, Donelson.) In addition to normal tuition and fees, students will also be required to pay room and board costs at the Academy. Open only to pre-service seniors. Arrangements to take this course should be made with the department chair at least one semester in advance so that the student can be enrolled in the academy.
CJA 2910 - Practicum: Patrol Operations I
3 credit hours
Graduates of a Basic Police School as certified by the Tennessee Peace Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Commission with a minimum of 55 hours of coursework and training with topics identified as ethics and patrol.
CJA 2920 - Practicum: Patrol Operations II
3 credit hours
Graduates of a Basic Police School as certified by the Tennessee Peace Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Commission with a minimum of 55 hours of coursework and training with topics identified as emergency vehicle operation, firearms, and patrol.
CJA 2930 - Practicum: Police Interpersonal Communication and Human Relations
3 credit hours
Graduates of a Basic Police School as certified by the Tennessee Peace Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Commission with a minimum of 55 hours of coursework and training with topics identified as interpersonal communication, human relations, and written communication.
CJA 3130 - Victimology
3 credit hours
Explores the prevalence of crime victimization in the United States and globally, the impact of victimization, treatment of victims by criminal justice and other social service agencies, theoretical explanations for victimization, the victims' rights, and successful approaches to working with crime victims.
CJA 3190 - Disasters and Criminal Justice
3 credit hours
A comprehensive review of responsibilities of criminal justice agents in disasters. Familiarizes students with the different types of disasters, the role of criminal justice agents in disasters, crime within disasters, and preparation for disasters by emergency management and criminal justice personnel. Students will conduct a disaster preparedness evaluation for a specific geographic area in which they will evaluate assets and deficits that will need to be utilized and accommodated throughout a disaster.
CJA 3200 - Research Methods with Computer Technology
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: CJA 1100 CJA 2200, CJA 2400, and CJA 2600 or permission of instructor; junior or senior standing. Overview of scientific research methods in criminal justice with emphasis on computer technology to conduct research and interpretation and analysis on various statistical data.
CJA 3220 - Ethics in Criminal Justice
3 credit hours
Principles of justice and ethics. Covers ethics and law, police and ethical standards, ethics and the courts, and correctional ethics.
CJA 3230 - Police Organization and Administration
3 credit hours
Principles of organization and personnel management, line staff and auxiliary functions; the police organization and the individual; planning, research, and development; political controls on authority and jurisdiction; professionalization of the police.
CJA 3250 - Criminal Law
3 credit hours
Theories and principles of the body of substantive criminal law. Covers the elements of the range of criminal law offenses.
CJA 3400 - Constitutional Issues and Criminal Justice
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: CJA 1100 CJA 2200, CJA 2400, and CJA 2600 or permission of instructor; junior or senior standing. Development of Constitutional and procedural controls of the administration of criminal justice. Constitutional limits on law enforcement agencies including the laws of arrest, search and seizure, admissions and confessions, and eavesdropping; on pre-trial and trial procedures, on past conviction processes. Emphasis on current U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
CJA 3411 - Intelligence Analysis
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: CJA 1100. Demonstrates the use of intelligence analysis to support criminal justice, homeland security, and private security missions. Provides an overview of the Intelligence Planning Cycle and various iterations of intelligence connected to contemporary intelligence strategies. Examines role of intelligence in terrorist, cyber, disaster, and policing missions as well as intelligence gathering from government, corporate, and international perspectives.
CJA 3450 - Legal Issues in Corrections
3 credit hours
Legal issues concerning the constitutional rights of convicted offenders. Topics include impact of court decisions upon correctional personnel and administration; use of force; rights of visitation; use of mail, solitary confinement, religion, legal services; probation and parole regulations; right to treatment; and civil liabilities of correctional officials.
CJA 3500 - Criminal Courts: Structure, Personnel, and Processes
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: CJA 2400. Role of the criminal courts in our criminal justice system with a focus on structures, personnel, and processes. Various job opportunities and placement qualifications discussed.
CJA 3630 - Probation and Parole
3 credit hours
An analysis of the history, theory, philosophy, and function of probation, parole, and pardon; evaluation of the effectiveness of the individual in the community; usage of pre-sentence investigation; selection, supervision, and release of probationers and parolees.
CJA 3650 - Correctional Management
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Comprehensive overview of management issues in both institutional and community corrections. Topics include organizational theory; planning, programming, and budgeting; policy analysis, program evaluation, information systems and technology; facilities management; offender classification systems; treatment programs; management of special offender populations; personnel issues.
CJA 3700 - Women, Crime, and Justice Administration
3 credit hours
Explores the experience of women in the criminal justice system as victims of violence and as criminal justice employees and prisoners. Focus on gender-based differences in the experience of criminal justice from historical, economic, and professional perspectives.
CJA 3750 - Terrorism and Criminal Justice
3 credit hours
Meaning, history, purposes, and incidents of terrorism. Emphasis on terrorist acts as crimes along with the unique role of law enforcement in the detection, prevention, investigation, and prosecution of the crimes. Legislative, constitutional, and legal issues surrounding law enforcement, courts, and corrections explored.
CJA 3900 - Organized Crime
3 credit hours
Explores emergent and historical treatments of organized crime, gangs, and related criminal groups with an emphasis on theoretical, etiological, and enforcement typologies. Analysis of the structure and inter-connectedness of organized crime and an understanding of the businesses associated with traditional and nontraditional organized crime groups.
CJA 3911 - Introduction to Homeland Security
3 credit hours
Examines the history, foundation, and extent of the scope (disasters, border, maritime, cyber, space, terrorism). Discusses policies, legal considerations for training, and social and ethical issues regarding intelligence collection and program implementation. Integrates All-Hazards Homeland Security with the National Response Framework.
CJA 4220 - Community Relations and Critical Issues
3 credit hours
Analysis of public hostility toward police and current community relations projects, human relations, training and education of law enforcement officers; responsibilities of police administrators, causes of tension and conflict, dissent and disorder, positive and negative factors in the control of minority group hostilities; minority recruitment in law enforcement.
CJA 4260 - Special Issues in Criminal Justice
3 credit hours
A variety of subtopics related to the criminal justice system such as problems in private security and public morality with regard to criminal justice theory, victimology, drug use, alcoholism, and sex offenses; analysis of current police training programs; relationships between legislation and political processes which affect the criminal justice system. May be repeated with department permission provided the subtopic changed.
CJA 4300 - Criminal Justice Internship
9 credit hours
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. (Open only to seniors, who are preparing for a career in the criminal justice field, and who are not currently employed by a criminal justice agency; restricted to Criminal Justice Administration majors and minors.) Field placement in a criminal justice agency to provide practical understanding and experience in the field. Requires a minimum of 225 clock hours for 9 credit hours.
CJA 4330 - Criminal Investigations
3 credit hours
(Same as FSCJ 4330.) General investigative responsibilities and techniques including administration, preparation, investigative jurisdiction and responsibility, and the importance of substantive report writing.
CJA 4340 - Crime Scene Investigation
3 credit hours
(Same as FSCJ 4340.) Prerequisite: CJA 4330 or FSCJ 4330. Advanced approach to the various elements of criminal investigations. Provides simulated investigative experiences through the use of mock crime scenes. Emphasis on preparing students for a career in law enforcement.
CJA 4350 - Homicide Investigations
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: CJA 4330 or permission of instructor. Evidence analysis, suspect development, crime scene reconstruction, criminal profiling, and legal issues involved in homicide crime scenes. Emphasis placed primarily on the perspective of the criminal investigator, but impact of rules of criminal evidence also addressed.
CJA 4360 - Crime Scene Photography and Documentation
3 credit hours
(Same as FSCJ 4360.) Prerequisite: CJA 4330. Provides students with a foundation of crime scene photography to include basic functions of the camera, techniques of using methods to enhance images of evidentiary value, and special considerations of evidence photography. Also exposes students to documentation techniques and reporting practices best suited for documentation of crime scenes. A split lecture/hands-on experiential learning process intended for students who seek employment at a crime lab or in law enforcement.
CJA 4500 - The Juvenile Justice System
3 credit hours
The problem of juvenile delinquency and youth crime with emphasis on the history of the juvenile justice system, the court and police role within the system, rehabilitation and correction of the delinquent, and juvenile probation services. Alternatives to traditional procedures, such as community-based programs versus correctional institutions, and non-judicial and judicial adjustment examined.
CJA 4530 - Criminal Evidence and Procedures
3 credit hours
(Same as FSCJ 4530.) Designed to develop an understanding of the types of individuals and problems of admissibility in court proceedings, the proper treatment and disposition of evidence, the legal procedure to be followed, and the actual trial procedure.
CJA 4750 - Seminar in Corrections
3 credit hours
Each student required to select a problem area of interest for an intensive research effort. The group will be presented with a contemporary corrections issue or problem and will be required to create practical and workable strategies for coping with the issue.
CJA 4800 - Crime in America: An Assessment
3 credit hours
An in-depth survey of the impact of crime on American society; the amount and trends of crime, the economic impact of crime, professional and white collar crime, characteristics of offenders, and victims of crime.
CJA 4850 - Private and Industrial Security
3 credit hours
Examines the relationships among the criminal justice system, homeland security, and private and industrial security including historical roots and mutual concerns. Covers terrorist acts, internal theft, white-collar crime, retail security, institutional security, cargo and computer security as well as the role of the criminal justice system in prevention and investigation.
CJA 4860 - Security Administration
3 credit hours
The placement of the security function within an organization. The role of the security manager in developing a program to protect assets and reduce illegal losses, to protect against acts of terrorism, and to provide protection for personnel. The application of management techniques to the operation of the organization's security division, including personnel recruitment and selection. Development of security survey techniques, identification of security risks, and techniques used to eliminate opportunities for theft, other crimes, and terrorist acts.
CJA 4870 - Security Law
3 credit hours
An analysis of the legal background of private and proprietary security. Critical current legal issues in the private security field including terrorism issues. Legal and cooperative relationships between private and proprietary security operations and public law enforcement agencies.
CJA 4900 - Readings in Criminal Justice Administration
3 or 6 credit hours
Prerequisite: Open only to Criminal Justice Administration majors and minors. For the advanced student who is capable of independent study. Readings and research projects are expected in a particular area of criminal justice relevant to the individual student's interests. Preparation of an annotated bibliography and report required and variable dependent on the amount of credit hours. Arrangements should be made with the instructor prior to registration. The student should be expected to have 45 contact hours for 3 hours of credit or 90 contact hours for 6 hours of credit. May be repeated for 3 hours of credit if for only 3 hours of credit previously; a maximum of 6 hours total course granted as credit in this program.
CJA 4930 - International Criminal Justice
3 credit hours
Compares the American criminal justice system with those in other countries. Examines historical origins, structural differences, and varying degrees of effectiveness and efficiency in law enforcement, courts, and corrections in selected nations. Explores challenges posed by the globalization of crime and terrorism.
CJA 1100 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Administration
3 credit hours
Survey of the criminal justice system; philosophy and history of criminal justice agencies; analysis of the problems and needs of agencies involved in the criminal justice process; survey of professional career opportunities.
CJA 2100 - Criminal Theory
3 credit hours
Introduction to crime theory and criminal justice policies. Topics include biological, psychological, and sociological studies of crime and policies adopted by the criminal justice system in response to crime theory.
CJA 2200 - Prevention and Control of Crime
3 credit hours
The police function; an analysis of crime prevention and control; major problems and needs of the law enforcement segment of the criminal justice system.
CJA 2400 - The Judicial Process
3 credit hours
(Same as FSCJ 2400.) The structure and function of the judicial system; the major problems and needs of the judicial segment of the criminal justice system; major emphasis on the basic concepts of criminal law and administration.
CJA 2600 - Corrections
3 credit hours
History of the development of corrections in Europe and America; survey of current prison conditions and operations, including pre-release, probation, and parole.
CJA 2800 - Introduction to Emergency and Disaster Management
3 credit hours
Introduces students to the growing field of emergency management specifically as applied to disasters and other hazards. Focuses on the most common types of hazards posed to first responders and the four disciplines necessary in preparing for and responding to hazards/disasters and prevention efforts applicable to these same events. Students will critically assess the roles of different agencies in the overall emergency response protocol and strengths and weaknesses of the response of emergency management teams.
CJA 2900 - Practicum in Law Enforcement
6 credit hours
Practicum. (Specialized Instruction, Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy, Donelson.) In addition to normal tuition and fees, students will also be required to pay room and board costs at the Academy. Open only to pre-service seniors. Arrangements to take this course should be made with the department chair at least one semester in advance so that the student can be enrolled in the academy.
CJA 2910 - Practicum: Patrol Operations I
3 credit hours
Graduates of a Basic Police School as certified by the Tennessee Peace Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Commission with a minimum of 55 hours of coursework and training with topics identified as ethics and patrol.
CJA 2920 - Practicum: Patrol Operations II
3 credit hours
Graduates of a Basic Police School as certified by the Tennessee Peace Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Commission with a minimum of 55 hours of coursework and training with topics identified as emergency vehicle operation, firearms, and patrol.
CJA 2930 - Practicum: Police Interpersonal Communication and Human Relations
3 credit hours
Graduates of a Basic Police School as certified by the Tennessee Peace Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Commission with a minimum of 55 hours of coursework and training with topics identified as interpersonal communication, human relations, and written communication.
CJA 3130 - Victimology
3 credit hours
Explores the prevalence of crime victimization in the United States and globally, the impact of victimization, treatment of victims by criminal justice and other social service agencies, theoretical explanations for victimization, the victims' rights, and successful approaches to working with crime victims.
CJA 3190 - Disasters and Criminal Justice
3 credit hours
A comprehensive review of responsibilities of criminal justice agents in disasters. Familiarizes students with the different types of disasters, the role of criminal justice agents in disasters, crime within disasters, and preparation for disasters by emergency management and criminal justice personnel. Students will conduct a disaster preparedness evaluation for a specific geographic area in which they will evaluate assets and deficits that will need to be utilized and accommodated throughout a disaster.
CJA 3200 - Research Methods with Computer Technology
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: CJA 1100 CJA 2200, CJA 2400, and CJA 2600 or permission of instructor; junior or senior standing. Overview of scientific research methods in criminal justice with emphasis on computer technology to conduct research and interpretation and analysis on various statistical data.
CJA 3220 - Ethics in Criminal Justice
3 credit hours
Principles of justice and ethics. Covers ethics and law, police and ethical standards, ethics and the courts, and correctional ethics.
CJA 3230 - Police Organization and Administration
3 credit hours
Principles of organization and personnel management, line staff and auxiliary functions; the police organization and the individual; planning, research, and development; political controls on authority and jurisdiction; professionalization of the police.
CJA 3250 - Criminal Law
3 credit hours
Theories and principles of the body of substantive criminal law. Covers the elements of the range of criminal law offenses.
CJA 3400 - Constitutional Issues and Criminal Justice
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: CJA 1100 CJA 2200, CJA 2400, and CJA 2600 or permission of instructor; junior or senior standing. Development of Constitutional and procedural controls of the administration of criminal justice. Constitutional limits on law enforcement agencies including the laws of arrest, search and seizure, admissions and confessions, and eavesdropping; on pre-trial and trial procedures, on past conviction processes. Emphasis on current U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
CJA 3411 - Intelligence Analysis
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: CJA 1100. Demonstrates the use of intelligence analysis to support criminal justice, homeland security, and private security missions. Provides an overview of the Intelligence Planning Cycle and various iterations of intelligence connected to contemporary intelligence strategies. Examines role of intelligence in terrorist, cyber, disaster, and policing missions as well as intelligence gathering from government, corporate, and international perspectives.
CJA 3450 - Legal Issues in Corrections
3 credit hours
Legal issues concerning the constitutional rights of convicted offenders. Topics include impact of court decisions upon correctional personnel and administration; use of force; rights of visitation; use of mail, solitary confinement, religion, legal services; probation and parole regulations; right to treatment; and civil liabilities of correctional officials.
CJA 3500 - Criminal Courts: Structure, Personnel, and Processes
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: CJA 2400. Role of the criminal courts in our criminal justice system with a focus on structures, personnel, and processes. Various job opportunities and placement qualifications discussed.
CJA 3630 - Probation and Parole
3 credit hours
An analysis of the history, theory, philosophy, and function of probation, parole, and pardon; evaluation of the effectiveness of the individual in the community; usage of pre-sentence investigation; selection, supervision, and release of probationers and parolees.
CJA 3650 - Correctional Management
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Comprehensive overview of management issues in both institutional and community corrections. Topics include organizational theory; planning, programming, and budgeting; policy analysis, program evaluation, information systems and technology; facilities management; offender classification systems; treatment programs; management of special offender populations; personnel issues.
CJA 3700 - Women, Crime, and Justice Administration
3 credit hours
Explores the experience of women in the criminal justice system as victims of violence and as criminal justice employees and prisoners. Focus on gender-based differences in the experience of criminal justice from historical, economic, and professional perspectives.
CJA 3750 - Terrorism and Criminal Justice
3 credit hours
Meaning, history, purposes, and incidents of terrorism. Emphasis on terrorist acts as crimes along with the unique role of law enforcement in the detection, prevention, investigation, and prosecution of the crimes. Legislative, constitutional, and legal issues surrounding law enforcement, courts, and corrections explored.
CJA 3900 - Organized Crime
3 credit hours
Explores emergent and historical treatments of organized crime, gangs, and related criminal groups with an emphasis on theoretical, etiological, and enforcement typologies. Analysis of the structure and inter-connectedness of organized crime and an understanding of the businesses associated with traditional and nontraditional organized crime groups.
CJA 3911 - Introduction to Homeland Security
3 credit hours
Examines the history, foundation, and extent of the scope (disasters, border, maritime, cyber, space, terrorism). Discusses policies, legal considerations for training, and social and ethical issues regarding intelligence collection and program implementation. Integrates All-Hazards Homeland Security with the National Response Framework.
CJA 4220 - Community Relations and Critical Issues
3 credit hours
Analysis of public hostility toward police and current community relations projects, human relations, training and education of law enforcement officers; responsibilities of police administrators, causes of tension and conflict, dissent and disorder, positive and negative factors in the control of minority group hostilities; minority recruitment in law enforcement.
CJA 4260 - Special Issues in Criminal Justice
3 credit hours
A variety of subtopics related to the criminal justice system such as problems in private security and public morality with regard to criminal justice theory, victimology, drug use, alcoholism, and sex offenses; analysis of current police training programs; relationships between legislation and political processes which affect the criminal justice system. May be repeated with department permission provided the subtopic changed.
CJA 4300 - Criminal Justice Internship
9 credit hours
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. (Open only to seniors, who are preparing for a career in the criminal justice field, and who are not currently employed by a criminal justice agency; restricted to Criminal Justice Administration majors and minors.) Field placement in a criminal justice agency to provide practical understanding and experience in the field. Requires a minimum of 225 clock hours for 9 credit hours.
CJA 4330 - Criminal Investigations
3 credit hours
(Same as FSCJ 4330.) General investigative responsibilities and techniques including administration, preparation, investigative jurisdiction and responsibility, and the importance of substantive report writing.
CJA 4340 - Crime Scene Investigation
3 credit hours
(Same as FSCJ 4340.) Prerequisite: CJA 4330 or FSCJ 4330. Advanced approach to the various elements of criminal investigations. Provides simulated investigative experiences through the use of mock crime scenes. Emphasis on preparing students for a career in law enforcement.
CJA 4350 - Homicide Investigations
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: CJA 4330 or permission of instructor. Evidence analysis, suspect development, crime scene reconstruction, criminal profiling, and legal issues involved in homicide crime scenes. Emphasis placed primarily on the perspective of the criminal investigator, but impact of rules of criminal evidence also addressed.
CJA 4360 - Crime Scene Photography and Documentation
3 credit hours
(Same as FSCJ 4360.) Prerequisite: CJA 4330. Provides students with a foundation of crime scene photography to include basic functions of the camera, techniques of using methods to enhance images of evidentiary value, and special considerations of evidence photography. Also exposes students to documentation techniques and reporting practices best suited for documentation of crime scenes. A split lecture/hands-on experiential learning process intended for students who seek employment at a crime lab or in law enforcement.
CJA 4500 - The Juvenile Justice System
3 credit hours
The problem of juvenile delinquency and youth crime with emphasis on the history of the juvenile justice system, the court and police role within the system, rehabilitation and correction of the delinquent, and juvenile probation services. Alternatives to traditional procedures, such as community-based programs versus correctional institutions, and non-judicial and judicial adjustment examined.
CJA 4530 - Criminal Evidence and Procedures
3 credit hours
(Same as FSCJ 4530.) Designed to develop an understanding of the types of individuals and problems of admissibility in court proceedings, the proper treatment and disposition of evidence, the legal procedure to be followed, and the actual trial procedure.
CJA 4750 - Seminar in Corrections
3 credit hours
Each student required to select a problem area of interest for an intensive research effort. The group will be presented with a contemporary corrections issue or problem and will be required to create practical and workable strategies for coping with the issue.
CJA 4800 - Crime in America: An Assessment
3 credit hours
An in-depth survey of the impact of crime on American society; the amount and trends of crime, the economic impact of crime, professional and white collar crime, characteristics of offenders, and victims of crime.
CJA 4850 - Private and Industrial Security
3 credit hours
Examines the relationships among the criminal justice system, homeland security, and private and industrial security including historical roots and mutual concerns. Covers terrorist acts, internal theft, white-collar crime, retail security, institutional security, cargo and computer security as well as the role of the criminal justice system in prevention and investigation.
CJA 4860 - Security Administration
3 credit hours
The placement of the security function within an organization. The role of the security manager in developing a program to protect assets and reduce illegal losses, to protect against acts of terrorism, and to provide protection for personnel. The application of management techniques to the operation of the organization's security division, including personnel recruitment and selection. Development of security survey techniques, identification of security risks, and techniques used to eliminate opportunities for theft, other crimes, and terrorist acts.
CJA 4870 - Security Law
3 credit hours
An analysis of the legal background of private and proprietary security. Critical current legal issues in the private security field including terrorism issues. Legal and cooperative relationships between private and proprietary security operations and public law enforcement agencies.
CJA 4900 - Readings in Criminal Justice Administration
3 or 6 credit hours
Prerequisite: Open only to Criminal Justice Administration majors and minors. For the advanced student who is capable of independent study. Readings and research projects are expected in a particular area of criminal justice relevant to the individual student's interests. Preparation of an annotated bibliography and report required and variable dependent on the amount of credit hours. Arrangements should be made with the instructor prior to registration. The student should be expected to have 45 contact hours for 3 hours of credit or 90 contact hours for 6 hours of credit. May be repeated for 3 hours of credit if for only 3 hours of credit previously; a maximum of 6 hours total course granted as credit in this program.
CJA 4930 - International Criminal Justice
3 credit hours
Compares the American criminal justice system with those in other countries. Examines historical origins, structural differences, and varying degrees of effectiveness and efficiency in law enforcement, courts, and corrections in selected nations. Explores challenges posed by the globalization of crime and terrorism.
