300

LX-310 Security Organization and Management

Security problems occur in every area of a company's daily routine. It is necessary to deal systematically and forcefully with these problems. Recently, commercial and industrial communities have taken steps to create a security effort as part of the corporate structure, rather than turning to outside services. This course focuses on how and where the security department operates within the organizational framework and the management and operations of private security in corporate America. Management styles, basic management principles applied to crime prevention and, budgetary preparation and concerns are discussed.

3

LX-320 Private Security

This course is designed as an introductory course for those students who are interested in a career in security, for those presently active in the field who are pursuing additional academic knowledge, and for those concentrating on business administration who wish to examine the basic principles of an organizational function that is rapidly becoming a vital part of virtually every business.

3

LX-330 Community-Based Correctional Networks

Court sentenced offenders are sometimes given alternatives to incarceration, generally to reduce social costs. The history and development of this movement are analyzed. Topics include court probation, extended furlough, work-release and conditional parole, halfway houses, group homes, metro-centers and regional zone systems.

3

LX-331 Foreign Criminal Justice Systems

Comparisons and contrasts are made among selected aspects of foreign criminal justice systems and those of the United States. Topics include structures of systems at various levels of government, questions of international jurisdiction, significant differences in basic criminal law and cardinal issues regarding the concept of justice.

3

Prerequisites

LX-110.

LX-340 Drugs - Incidence and Abuse

Drug problems are considered in terms of chemical content, effect upon individuals and society, incidence and distribution. Trafficking and organized crime, cause and prevention theories, treatment, statute, sanctions and appraisal of current efforts to deal with the problems are also covered. This course meets the advanced writing proficiency requirement.

3

LX-341 Criminalistics: Introduction to Forensic Investigations

This course covers aspects of criminalistics. It focuses on standards, certification, genetic technology, drugs, chemicals, crime scene technology, prints, artifacts, and photography.

3

Prerequisites

LX-110.

LX-345 Females in Prison

In the last few years, the topic of female crime and criminals has begun to attract much attention. Patterns of criminal behavior, the etiology of female crime and criminal justice system responses, with special emphasis on the correctional aspects of female offenders, are the main focus of this course in an effort to help students become sensitive to and aware of the relationships among women, crime and justice.

3

LX-355 Prostitution, Rape and Related Crime

This course provides a study of sexual crimes as they relate to public health, venereal disease, organized crime, political alliances, military imperatives and legislation. Rape victim counseling and treatment, special police training and coordinated crisis intervention are considered, along with offender apprehension, sentencing and follow-up study.

3

LX-356 Professionalism and Ethics

This course explores professional ethics applied to Criminal Justice. Students examine the philosophical origins of ethics and the relationship of ethics to law and the concept of justice. General ethical propositions are established and applied to specific issues in criminal justice to educate students about ethical decision making and to assist students in becoming personally responsible in their professional careers.

3

LX-357 Victims and Victimization

This course provides a comprehensive review of crime victimization. Students examine the level of victimization, characteristics relating to the victims of crime, the dynamics of the victim/offender relationship in various types of crime, and the consequences of crime victimization. The response by criminal/social justice agencies to victimization and the services provided are also examined.

3

LX-358 Supervision of Police Personel

Students examine the leadership role of supervisors and their ability to influence subordinates and coordinate and direct personel toward specified goals and objectives. Supervisors should be knowledgeable and sensitive to the needs of the community, personnel and management so that overall benefits may be maximized.

3

LX-360 Multi-Cultural Issues in Criminal Justice

This course explores the relationship between social class and crime. Topics include rural, urban/metro and ghetto poverty; rapidly changing communities; high drug incidence areas; quality of school systems; police community relations; and prejudice.

3

LX-361 Role of Social Justice with Minorities

This course aims to contribute to the general enrichment of knowledge of students by developing insights and an understanding of social science and humanistic concepts applicable for criminal justice reconstruction and to analyze the historical development of criminal justice problems in America, and society's parallel efforts to alleviate these problems by creating institutions and vehicles to reinforce the ability of individuals, families and communities to cope with social pressures and change.

3

LX-370 Intelligence Gathering

This course explores the historical foundations of intelligence gathering and the legal boundaries that define the operational field. Contemporary issues are examined and methods of intelligence gathering are studied. An overview of various intelligence gathering agencies will also be covered. Electronic monitoring, right to privacy, use of informants, and disclosure of information to other agencies are examined.

3

LX-377 Financial Investigations

This course seeks to introduce and apply financial investigative techniques to the detection and resolution of criminal activity. Focus is on the financial investigative approach, an approach that identifies and documents the movement of money during the course of a crime, particularly financial crimes.

3

LX-380 Public Relations in Private Security

Examines the community environment and how this environment affects the operations of different agencies. Legal, illegal, formal and informal mechanisms of influence are examined, including voting, marching, striking, demonstrating, petitioning, and working through organizations and governmental bodies. (This course meets advanced writing proficiency requirements.)

3

LX-385 Agency-Community Relations

Examines the community environment and how this environment affects the operations of different agencies. Legal, illegal, formal and informal mechanisms of influence are examined, including voting, marching, striking, demonstrating, petitioning, and working through organizations and governmental bodies. (This course meets advanced writing proficiency requirements.)

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