NC State Courses (CRJ)

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This course is designed to teach the student small evidence photography, crime scene photography, surveillance photography, accident investigation photography, and the legal aspects of photography. This course will include the use of digital cameras and video cameras. All equipment is furnished by the CRJ Department.

This course is a study of the development, philosophy, responsibility, and functions of private security. It focuses on the present state of private security, its principles, its legal authority, and its effect on society, in general.

This course will examine the various types of reports written and used in the various parts of the criminal justice system. This course will also provide the students with the various means of report writing from observation to the final report. The student will prepare a number of reports in various formats during the course.

This course will examine the relationship between psychology and the different components of the criminal justice system. It will also explore the applications of psychological principles to the resolution of problems within the criminal justice field.

This course provides students with an introduction to personal vision, leadership, and management concepts. It further introduces to the student, their role and responsibilities in the field of Criminal Justice and how to balance this with the demands of their personal life. Topics include interpersonal leadership, empathic communication, creative cooperation, self - renewal and situational leadership concepts.

This course closely examines past and current legal cases/decisions that affect the role of individuals within the criminal justice field. This course examines case law that pertains to the first, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, and fourteenth amendments.

This course will examine the development of the American Judicial and Criminal Justice Systems, the historical development, the organizational hierarchy of the courts, and the role and process of the courts within the criminal justice system. This course will also specifically examine the Ohio court structure and process.

This course meets OPOTC requirements for the needs, purpose, and importance of physical conditioning. This will include classroom, as well as actual physical conditioning, which includes strength and cardiovascular development. This includes rigorous physical activity and requires passing a physical examination by a physician. This course is for Peace Officer Academy students only and students must pass a physical exam by a physician in order to enroll. This course is graded pass (P)no pass (NP).

This course will examine the development of the American Correctional System, the historical development, the role of corrections in the Criminal Justice System, the philosophies and operations of corrections, and the legal concepts of corrections. This course will also specifically examine the Ohio Correctional System.

This course is designed to familiarize the student with the structure and organization of gangs. Investigation techniques will be discussed concerning recognizing gang activities, graffiti, symbols, and methods of recruitment of new gang members.

This course examines the characteristics of the growing numbers of families "on the fault line" of present day society in the United States. Causes and solutions that have been proposed to understand control, and readdress problems of at-risk families are discussed. Topics include social intervention, domestic violence, child abuse and neglect, crimes against the elderly, and judicial relations.

This course examines the causation factors, theoretical approaches, and prevention of juvenile delinquency. This course specifically examines the Ohio Juvenile Justice System, the historical development, treatment of juvenile offenders, and the control of juvenile offenders.

This course is designed to acquaint the student with the history of policing, the purposes of policing, and the various methods of police operations including community policing. This course further examines the avenues of police communications, police equipment, reports and reporting systems, support services, personnel issues, and the patrol/ investigative techniques used within the law enforcement field.

This course is used for transfer credit purposes only.

This course is to acquaint the student with the various patrol functions including the following, police report writing, communications, building searches, auto theft, gang awareness, and prisoner booking and handling. Peace Officer Academy students only.

This course covers 12 specific police skills subjects: Introduction to Basic Training, Role of the American Peace Officer, Philosophies and Principles of the American Justice System, the Criminal Justice System and Structure of the American Courts, Ethics & Professionalism, Community Policing, Introduction to Report Writing Communicating with the Public and the Media, Handling the Special Needs Population Juvenile Justice System, and Victims Rights & Crime Prevention. Peace Officer Academy students only.

This course examines the theory of the legislative process, and the American system of jurisprudence. This course will also cover each of the criminal law statutes located within the Ohio Revised Code Title 29. Peace Officer Academy students only.

This course meets OPOTC requirements for laws of arrest, search & seizure, legal aspects of interview & interrogations, civil liability & use of force, testifying in court, and rules of evidence. Peace Officer Academy students only.

This course introduces the student to the study of investigative procedures including initial contact by an officer, preliminary investigation, primary phase follow-up, and methods of handling "hot and cold cases." Additional topics covered within this course include interview and interrogation techniques, crime scene searches, evidence collection techniques, photography, sketching, and search warrants and execution. Peace Officer Academy students only.

This course introduces the students to the study of investigative procedures including initial contact by an officer, preliminary investigation, primary phase follow-up and methods of handling “hot and cold cases.” Additional topics covered within this course include documenting the crime scene, note taking, death investigations, crime specific offenses, interviewing techniques, evidence identification and search warrant requirements. The laboratory wi l l provide actual inves t igation situations.

This course introduces the student to an in-depth study of the updated techniques describing Forensic Analysis, as well as procedures and practices relating to the proper collection and preservation of evidence at crime scenes. The nature of physical evidence is emphasized along with the limitations that technology and knowledge impose on its individualization and characterization.

This course explores and exposes the student to applications of their knowledge and training in the practical experience situations of working crime scenes. The student will collect, identify, photograph and preserve evidence as well as prepare crime scene reports and laboratory reports concerning their conclusions and findings.

This course continues an in-depth study of the updated techniques describing Forensic Analysis. Procedures and practices of forensic serology, toxicology, presumptive drug testing, paint analysis, blood spatter, and ballistics will be covered in depth within this course.

This course continues an in-depth study of the updated techniques describing Forensic Analysis. Procedures and practices of questioned documents, handwriting analysis, type-writing analysis, anthropology, ondontology, and entomology will be covered in depth within this course.

This course introduces the student, through hands-on experience, to the techniques needed to sketch a face with no previous drawing experience and apply scientific techniques needed to reconstruct facial features when only a skull is available. The student will further learn the basic processes used by a Forensic Artist to render a composite sketch through the use of victim descriptions.

This course studies the social and physical implications of legal and illegal drugs and substances. Drug and substance usage and its psychological and physiological impacts are also discussed for each of the various categories of substances that are seen in society today.

This course is a study of the framework of criminology. The course includes the study of theories of criminology, the forms of criminal behavior, the criminal justice systems, and the characteristic motives and roles enacted by persons whose behavior is considered deviant.

This course provides the student with the basic principles and tactics of unarmed self-defense, and how to defend against physical attack, control aggressive behavior, and how to arrest/subdue an individual using the minimum amount of force. This course is graded pass(P) no pass(NP).

This course provides the student with the basic principles and tactics of unarmed self-defense, and how to defend against physical attacks, control, aggressive behavior, and how to arrest/subdue an individual using the minimum amount of force. Peace Officer Academy students only. This course is graded pass (P) no pass (NP).

This course will examine the fundamental concepts of traffic accident investigation, the protection of the scene, the recording of information, the collection of evidence, and the analyzation of the accident. Peace Officer Academy students only.

This course meets OPOTC requirements for traffic enforcement technologies & alcohol detection, apprehension, and prosecution. Peace Officer Academy students only.

This course will examine the history, structure, and current trends of domestic and international terrorist and terrorist organizations along with the development and structure of Homeland Security.

This course will introduce the student to the diverse ethical, professional, and legal issues and dilemmas confronting all fields of the criminal justice profession as well as proper resolution(s) of these conflicts.

This course will introduce the student to the historical perspective of firearms. The lawful and unlawful use of weapons under current legal controls, and the restrictions concerning firearms. Thorough training on precision pistol shooting and police combat will be covered in the lab sessions. This course is for Police Academy Students only. This course is graded pass (P) or no pass (NP).

This course is introduced to the student in three separate sections. Part one of the course deals with handling domestic disputes. The student will understand the philosophy of a law enforcement agency as it relates to domestic violence and learn the appropriate police responses to violent and non-violent domestic disputes. The student will also become familiar with the dynamics of the victim of domestic violence and learn the appropriate procedures for handling such victims. Part two of this course includes the topics of crisis intervention, child abuse and neglect, and missing children investigations. Part three of this course includes the new (1993) mandated 24 hours in cultural differences. Peace Officer Academy students only.

This course introduces the student to the knowledge and skills including a practical exercise in defensive driving tactics and pursuit driving. Part two of this course deals with handling nonviolent and hostile crowds, riot formations, chemical agents, and bombs and explosives. Also included is domestic and international terrorism and hazardous materials. Peace Officer Academy students only.

This course presents a specific topic in Criminal Justice that is not normally covered in the current Criminal Justice curriculum. Credit hours and topics will be pre-approved by the academic administration.

This course teaches the student the knowledge and skills necessary to administer emergency aid to the injured and ill until care can be obtained, and also teaches the skills that are necessary to administer emergency care to victims of respiratory and circulatory emergencies. Peace Officer Academy students only. This course is graded pass (P)no pass (NP).

This course focuses on the services delivered to the correctional client by such agencies as probation, parole, halfway houses, drug-alcohol, mental health, and other social services agencies. A focus on community programs, agencies, and facilities used in restructuring the correctional client within society will also be covered.

This course involves placement of the student into an actual work environment within a setting in the Criminal Justice field. It requires the student to have reliable transportation. The work experience includes job tasks and assignments providing exposure to the functions of the various Criminal Just ice fields. This course is graded pass (P) or no pass (NP). Minimum of 50 credit hours completed within the CRJ curriculum.

This course must be taken concurrently with CRJ-297 Criminal Justice Practicum and involves discussions of the operations, issues, and events of the placement of the student in CRJ-297 in a Criminal Justice work environment. This course is graded pass (P)no pass (NP). Minimum of 50 credit hours completed within the CRJ curriculum.