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2012-2013 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Criminal Justice Degrees
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Criminal Justice
University Transfer - A.A./A.S./A.A.T.
Career - A.A.S.
Certificate
Criminal Justice
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CJCR 1380 - Cooperative Education - Corrections/Correctional Administration
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Two-hour seminar and ten hours of volunteer or paid work experience in an approved agency each week.
Career related activities encountered in the student’s area of specialization are offered through a cooperative agreement between the College, employer, and student. Under supervision of the College and the employer, the student combines classroom learning with work experience. Directly related to a technical discipline, specific learning objectives guide the student through the work experience. This course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary.
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CJCR 1400 - Basic Jail Course
4 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Five hours of class each week.
This course provides instruction in human relations, observation, evaluation of prisoners, booking procedures, classification, mug shots, fingerprinting, strip searches, meals, medical services, visitation, inmates rights and privileges, detention areas, key, knife and tool control, disturbances, riots, fire procedures, and release procedures. Taught in accordance with the current TCLEOSE Instructor guides provided by the Commission for course 1007.
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CJCR 2380 - Cooperative Education - Corrections/Correctional Administration
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Two-hour seminar and ten hours of volunteer or paid work experience in an approved agency each week.
Career related activities encountered in the student’s area of specialization are offered through a cooperative agreement between the College, employer, and student. Under supervision of the College and the employer, the student combines classroom learning with work experience. Directly related to a technical discipline, specific learning objectives guide the student through the work experience. This course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary.
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CJLE 1384 - Cooperative Education - Law Enforcement/Police Science
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Two-hour seminar and ten hours of volunteer or paid work experience in an approved agency each week.
Career related activities encountered in the student’s area of specialization are offered through a cooperative agreement between the College, employer, and student. Under supervision of the College and the employer, the student combines classroom learning with work experience. Directly related to a technical discipline, specific learning objectives guide the student through the work experience. This course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary.
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CJLE 1433 - Traffic Law and Investigation
4 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Four hours of class each week.
Instruction in the basic principles of traffic control, traffic law enforcement, court procedures, and traffic law. Emphasis on the need for a professional approach in dealing with traffic law violators and the police role in accident investigation and traffic supervision.
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CJLE 2384 - Cooperative Education - Law Enforcement/Police Science
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Two-hour seminar and ten hours of volunteer or paid work experience in an approved agency each week.
Career related activities encountered in the student’s area of specialization are offered through a cooperative agreement between the College, employer, and student. Under supervision of the College and the employer, the student combines classroom learning with work experience. Directly related to a technical discipline, specific learning objectives guide the student through the work experience. This course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary.
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CJLE 2420 - Texas Peace Officer Procedures
4 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Two hours of lecture and five hours of lab each week.
Prerequisite: CJLE 2421 (may be taken concurrently) or with permission of instructor.
A study of techniques and procedures used by police officers on patrol. Includes controlled substance identification, handling abnormal persons, traffic collision investigation, note-taking and report-writing, vehicle operation, traffic direction, crowd control and jail operation.
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CJLE 2421 - Texas Peace Officer Law
4 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Two hours of lecture and five hours of lab each week.
A study of the laws directly related to police field work. Topics include Texas Transportation Code, intoxicated driver, Texas Penal Code, elements of crimes, Texas Family Code, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, and civil liability.
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CJLE 2522 - Texas Peace Officer Skills
5 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of lecture and five hours of lab each week.
Prerequisite: CJLE 2420 and CJLE 2421 (may be taken concurrently) or with permission of instructor.
Requires the demonstration and practice of the skills of a police officer including patrol, driving, traffic stop skills, use of force, mechanics of arrest, firearm safety, and emergency medical care.
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CRIJ 1301 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of class each week.
Topics for this course shall include the history and philosophy of criminal justice and ethical considerations; crime defined: its nature and impact; overview of criminal justice system; law enforcement; court system; prosecution and defense; trial processes; corrections.
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CRIJ 1306 - Court Systems and Practices
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of class each week.
Topics for the course shall include the judiciary in the criminal justice system; structure of American court system; prosecution; right to counsel; pre-trial release; grand juries; adjudication process; types and rules of evidence, sentencing.
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CRIJ 1307 - Crime in America
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of class each week.
Topics for the course shall include American crime problems in historical perspective; social and public policy factors affecting crime; impact and crime trends; social characteristics of specific crimes; prevention of crime.
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CRIJ 1310 - Fundamentals of Criminal Law
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of class each week.
Topics for this course shall include a study of the nature of criminal law; philosophical and historical development; major definitions and concepts; classification of crime; elements of crimes and penalties using Texas statutes as illustrations; criminal responsibility.
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CRIJ 1313 - Juvenile Justice System
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of class each week.
Topics for this course shall include a study of the juvenile justice process to include specialized juvenile law, role of the juvenile law, role of the juvenile courts, role of police agencies, role of correctional agencies, and theories concerning delinquency.
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CRIJ 2313 - Correctional Systems and Practices
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of class each week.
Topics for this course include corrections in the criminal justice system; organization of correctional systems; correctional role; institutional operations; alternatives to institutionalization; treatment and rehabilitation; current and future issues.
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CRIJ 2314 - Criminal Investigation
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of class each week
Topics for this course shall include investigative theory; collection and preservation of evidence; sources of information; interview and interrogation; uses of forensic sciences; case and trial preparation.
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CRIJ 2323 - Legal Aspects of Law Enforcement
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of class each week.
Topics for this course include police authority; responsibilities; constitutional constraints; laws of arrest, search, and seizure; police liability.
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CRIJ 2328 - Police Systems and Practices
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical: Three hours of class each week.
Topics for this course include the police profession; organization of law enforcement systems; the police role; police discretion; ethics; police-community interaction; current and future issues.
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