• CRJU 211: Drugs and Crime

  3.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  This course will familiarize students with current issues, drups, and the trends in crime including both legal responses and substance abuse treatment.
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• CRJU 215: Special Populations in Criminal Justice

  3.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  This course examines the historical, legal, and ethical issues surrounding special populations in the field of criminal justice. This course scrutinizes those populations as victims, offenders, and practitioners withing the U.S. criminal justice system. Prerequisite: CRJU 105.
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• CRJU 220: Criminal Behavior and Profiling

  3.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  This course provides an introduction to the theory, research, and application of criminal profiling. Criminal behaviors and the typologies that correlate to the evaluation of motive in crime commission are considered in the exploration of how psychological undertones subsist in the assessment of crime, criminal behavior, sociological and criminological applications, geographical location, situational variables, victim selection, perpetration patterns and behavioral tendencies. Students will study and examine the practices that are employed within the investigative practice for the purpose of advancing their skills in the behavioral assessment procedure of applying criminal profiling to the appraisal of criminality. Prerequisite CRJU 105 or PSYC 101.
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• CRJU 225: Forensic Technology

  3.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  This course is designed to introduce students to the concepts, techniques, and processes involved with the investigation of digital and computer-related crime. The course will also provide an overview of the historical development of cybercrime as well as the corresponding legal responses. Students will examine various types of computer crime including but not limited to identify theft, hacking, cyber-terrorism, illegal gambling, cyber-bulling, and child pornography.
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• CRJU 301: Juvenile Delinquency and Justice

  3.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  This course is a theoretical and empirical study of the etiology; distribution and extent of delinquency; problems involved in measuring delinquency; role of the police, courts and legal statutes, and a critical examination of treatment and prevention programs. Particular attention will be given to the development of juvenile justice policy. Finally, contemporary issues relating to juvenile delinquency and violence will also be addressed. Prerequisite: CRJU 105.
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• CRJU 302: Ethical Decision Making in Justice

  3.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  This course introduces students to the major ethical systems and a five-step problem-solving process to analyze ethical issues and moral dilemmas commonly faced by criminal justice professionals in law enforcement, the courts and corrections. Students will be given scenarios and case studies that they will analyze to suggest various ethical decisions from various ethical perspectives. Prerequisite: CRJU 105.
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• CRJU 311: Victimization

  3.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  This course will examine the issues of victimization; processes and consequences as well as current trends. Victim's rights and services will be examined as well as the policy responses to victimization. Prerequisite: CRJU 105.
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• CRJU 320: Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice

  3.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  This course explores contemporary issues facing the field of criminal justice. Example topics covered may include the death penalty, terrorism, use of force, inmate rights, and non-lethal weapons used by law enforcement and corrections personnel. Prerequisites: CRJU 105 and permission of the instructor.
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• CRJU 330: Sexual Deviance

  3.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  This course provides students with a volume of information that is devoted to the assessment, treatment, and investigation of sex offenders. Students will be introduced to various forms of sexual deviance to include paraphilias, juvenile sex offenders, and the commercial sexual exploitation of children. Measures associated to offender typologies, management, assessment, and treatment of sex offenders will also be explored in relation to the community regulations and response to sex offenders. Prerequisite: CRJU 220.
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• CRJU 340: Criminalistics

  3.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  This course is designed to provide an overview of the field of criminalistics. Emphasis will be on recognizing various types of evidence, understanding evidence collection and preservation procedures and the legal and ethical issues surrounding the use of physical evidence in criminal proceedings. Theories related to primary analysis techniques and principles of the scientific method will also be examined. Students will also gain a greater understanding of current forensic capabilities as well as an appreciation for the relationship between law enforcement and the scientific community. Prerequisite: CRJU 210.
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