BSST338K
SG91
Special
Topics of Terrorism: Nexus of Terrorism & Crime
This course is designed to provide the
students an understanding of the ongoing debate (and the implications of the
different viewpoints) about the terror-crime nexus, especially about the extent
to which it may extend to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (or
CBRN) threats. It offers an introduction to the conflicting positions
about the nature and scale of the collaboration between these different types
of actors. In order for the course to explore the potential CBRN terror-crime
nexus fully, the course will also examine the current status of terror-crime
nexus in other areas such as narco-trafficking, antiquities smuggling, human
trafficking, etc. While there are significant gray areas that leave room
for multiple interpretations, the course is meant to help the students to form
their own educated opinion and participate constructively in the dialogue. This
course will challenge the students to consider emerging threats in the CBRN
domain, providing indicators of concerning change and identifying nexus drivers
and the actors more likely to collude.
CCJS332 SG91
Major
Transitions: From Undergraduate to Professional
CCJS332 is a one-credit course
designed to assist Criminology & Criminal Justice students explore and
prepare for entering graduate school and/or the professional work world. Topics
covered in the course include graduate school, law school, and careers in
federal, state, and local agencies. Additionally, CCJS332 will incorporate job
preparation skills including writing a resume, creating a cover letter, and
preparing for an interview.
CCJS418B SG91
Cyber Investigations
This course is about cyber/network intrusion
investigations and cyber security. It will provide an introduction to cyber
attacks, cyber investigative methodologies and tools. Additionally, students
will learn common methods used by malicious hackers and advanced persistent
threat (APT) actors to compromise computers and networks. Students will learn
how cyber investigators, incident response teams, and cyber security professionals
use their expertise to triage, investigate, and prevent cyber/network intrusion
attacks. Course topics will be reinforced through hands-on case studies and
practical exercises covering recent cyber intrusion investigations. Previous
completion of CCJS498I (Digital Forensics) is recommended and will assist
students in this course, but it is not required.
CCJS498G SG91
Gangs
CCJS498G is an introductory
course designed to provide students with an historical analysis of gang
formulation in the United States, the identification of gang trends and
proliferation concerns and the examination of regional issues. Students will
become familiarized with gang indicia, common misconceptions about gangs and
how the permeation of gang violence impacts society and, as a result, criminal
justice policy. An analysis of suppression, enforcement and education efforts
used to combat gangs will be addressed. An examination of various ethnic gangs
will be conducted.
CCJS498J
SG91
Sexual
Deviance and Crime
The ongoing concerns about sex crimes continue to
pique interest in related issues, research, and therapies. The course offers a
comprehensive survey of sex offenders and offenses, and includes coverage of
the psychological profiling of sex offenders, the often-ritualistic crimes they
commit, and the effect their actions have on victims. This course is intended
to engage students' interest with a unique approach to sex crimes, deviance,
and criminal behavior theory and analysis.
CCJS498L
SG91
Ethics in
Criminal Justice
A
contemporary analysis of ethics within the criminal justice field. Students will be introduced to the logic,
philosophy and development of ethics throughout history leading into the
criminal justice profession. The
foundations of ethical thinking will be explored including moral decision
making, moral theory, consequentialism, regularianism, deontology and virtue
theory. A review of ethics as it
pertains to the criminal justice field will be covered with emphasis on law,
justice and rights. Analysis of
fictional and non-fictional cases will be reviewed and discussed as well as
current ethical issues facing the criminal justice field.
CCJS498M
SG91
Crime
Mapping
Crime
Mapping & Crime Analysis is the overview of the Fundamentals of Crime Mapping with an understanding of the
theories and relationships of crime occurrences using Geographic Information
Systems (GIS) software for mapping, analysis, forecasting and predicting crime
trends that could assist law enforcement in decision making.
CCJS498R
SG91
Politics and
Crime
Crime and justice do not arise or exist in a
vacuum, isolated from larger currents in society, politics, and culture. Politics & Crime will
present a survey of the political context of criminal justice, examining the
nature and effects of issues such as the U.S. Constitution, race and class,
police unionization, and political ideologies.
CCJS498T
SG91
Victim
Advocacy
Students will be prepared to work
in victim advocacy arenas, such as domestic violence shelters, crisis centers,
crisis hotlines, and with state and county governments to assist crime victims
in progressing through the criminal justice system and toward successful
recovery. Course topics include history of the crime, victims’ rights movement
in the United States, victims’ rights law in the United States, impact of crime
on victims, navigating the justice system, legal terminology, communication
with victims and survivors, direct services, community and grief counseling,
crisis intervention, victimology, cultural and spiritual competence, ethics in
victim services, developing resilience, and resources for victim advocates. It
also covers counseling skills for victims of assault, battery, robbery,
domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, murder and homicide. This
course provides for an Internship elective (3-6 credits) through the Forensic
After Care Trauma Support (FACTS) program at Shady Grove Medical Center where
students obtain a certification in Victim Advocacy and then provide victim
services to survivors of child sexual and physical abuse, domestic violence,
sexual assault, human trafficking and elder abuse.
GVPT339B
SG91
Comparative
Justice
In this course, we will compare
the criminal justice systems in several different foreign countries to each
other and also to the criminal justice system in the United States. In particular, we will study the systems in
England, France, Italy, Japan, South Africa, Russia, China, Argentina, Saudi
Arabia, Iran, and Turkey. The focus of
our comparisons will be the countries’ systems of criminal procedure (i.e.,
the procedural rules governing law enforcement, prosecutors, defense attorneys,
and judges in criminal cases), although we also will briefly discuss criminal law (i.e., penal laws, including sentencing practices) in each
country. In addition to studying these
various foreign countries, we also will study international criminal law
tribunals (both past and present ones).
Students’ grades will be based on class participation and mid-term and
final examinations, as well as on a term paper (discussed further below).
GVPT474 SG91
Political Parties
A descriptive and analytical
examination of American political parties, nominations, elections, and
political leadership.
PSYC353 SG91
Adult
Psychopathology
This course will study the nature, diagnosis,
etiology, and treatment of mental disorders.
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