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Click on the name of an online law & criminal justice graduate course to view the detailed information; you can also find out about the college or university offering the category by clicking on "School's Profile". |
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Applied Research Methods (CCJ 5705) |
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Law & Criminal Justice |
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Florida Metropolitan University |
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This course provides an in-depth study of research methods designed to prepare students to conduct applied research in their major field of study in preparation for a research practicum, externship or thesis. |
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Civil Liabilities in Criminal Justice (CR530) |
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Law & Criminal Justice |
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American Public University |
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This course examines the law of torts related to police officers/ sheriff deputies and their agencies. Major topics discussed will be negligence, intent, duty of care, proximate cause, foreseeability, good faith defense, and other legal doctrines. In addition major United States Supreme Court cases will be studied. |
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Computer Crime (CR537) |
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Law & Criminal Justice |
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American Public University |
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This course will examine cybercrime including hacking, denial of service attacks and malicious codes such as viruses, trojans, and the relevant U.S. federal laws. Additional topics to be covered will be legislation, international issues, and privacy issues. The course will also focus on the investigation and prosecution of computer crimes. |
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Counseling the Offender (CCJ 5345) |
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Law & Criminal Justice |
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Florida Metropolitan University |
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This course is designed to provide an understanding of correctional intervention, assessment and classification. The major systems of therapeutic intervention will be examined, and the impact of the intervention strategies will be examined. |
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Crime and Criminology (CCJ 5605) |
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Law & Criminal Justice |
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Florida Metropolitan University |
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This course provides an examination of the major theories in criminology and their application to understanding crime and responses to the crime problem. |
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Crime and the Family (CR511) |
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Law & Criminal Justice |
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American Public University |
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This course is designed to study domestic violence and new trends in enforcing domestic violence laws. Areas that are discussed are restraining orders, privacy rights, defendant?s and victim?s rights, family court, victimization, and domestic violence laws. |
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Crime Prevention (CR521) |
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Law & Criminal Justice |
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American Public University |
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This course focuses on issues of crime prevention and examines key issues such as situational crime prevention, environmental design, physical security measures, defensible space, opportunity theories, crime displacement, rational choice theory and crime prevention studies. |
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Criminal Evidence (CJ5010) |
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Law & Criminal Justice |
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Northcentral University |
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A study of the elements of criminal law is applied to various theories of criminal evidence to enhance enderstanding of the various issues facing prosecutors in courts by criminal justice practioners and law enforcement agents. This courese explores the application of evidentiary issues and its relationship to invesigations and criminal conduct. |
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Criminal Justice Administration Research Project (1-5 units) (CJ6010) |
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Law & Criminal Justice |
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Northcentral University |
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Field study in criminal justice in an area of the learner's choosing. This course requires the graduate learner to conduct a research study in an area of Criminal Justice and to document the results in a formal project report. |
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Criminal Justice and the Media (CR527) |
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Law & Criminal Justice |
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American Public University |
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The course examines the role of the mass media in facilitating and hindering the functioning of the criminal justice system. Focus will be on the media?s role in communicating information about arrest, crime prevention, and how that information may prejudice courts proceedings. |
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Criminal Justice Ethics (CR500) |
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Law & Criminal Justice |
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American Public University |
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This course is an examination of issues of professional and ethical behavior within the criminal justice system. Key issues examined include professional behavior of the individual and the agency. Current topics such as sexual harassment, accreditation and maintenance standards, and community relations are discussed. |
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Criminal Justice Process (CR503) |
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Law & Criminal Justice |
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American Public University |
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This course addresses the specific constitutional rights, including the fourth, fifth and sixth amendments as those that have a direct impact on the defendant and prosecution in the judicicila process. The course will review issues of the pre-arrest stage to post conviction remedies. The procedural laws in the criminal justice process and the their limits. The parameters of these limits will be analyzed by studying various court decisions. |
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Criminal Law (CR502) |
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Law & Criminal Justice |
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American Public University |
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This course focuses on the fundamental principals, concepts, and development of criminal law and the constitutional provisions, which govern it. The course further discusses the relationship of the individual to the state and includes an examination of general framework of criminal law as a means of social control. |
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Criminal Profiling (CR531) |
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Law & Criminal Justice |
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American Public University |
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This course will examine in detail crimes such as murder, serial killers, rapists, and related crimes of violence from a psychological profiling aspect. Topics covered will include sociopath, poor impulse control, addictive personality, and poor management of anger and aggression. |
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Current Issues in Law Enforcement (CJ5007) |
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Law & Criminal Justice |
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Northcentral University |
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This course focuses on current specific problems and issues within the law enforcement community. Topics may include police morale, the retention of sworn personnel, and future trends in law enforcement. |
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Drugs, Justice, and Society (CR504) |
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Law & Criminal Justice |
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American Public University |
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This course will discuss the role in establishing alcohol and other drug policies and the development of regulations for the implementation of federal policy. In addition, this course will focus on federal, state, and local agencies effects on addressing the drug problem and examine the impact of federal policy at the local level. |
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Ethics in Criminal Justice (CCJ 5489) |
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Law & Criminal Justice |
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Florida Metropolitan University |
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An overview of ethical theory, doctrines, and controversies in the field of criminal justice. Emphasis will be placed upon the dilemmas faced by criminal justice practitioners seeking to make appropriate ethical judgments and decisions. |
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Forensics (CR522) |
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Law & Criminal Justice |
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American Public University |
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The course examines the role of forensic science in the investigation and solutions of crime. Each type of physical evidence normally encountered in criminal investigations will be studied with regard to collection and packaging techniques. The history of forensic science will also be examined. |
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Hate Crimes (CR534) |
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Law & Criminal Justice |
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American Public University |
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This course traces historical and contemporary contours of bias-motivated crimes, examines the motivations behind and the social conditions supporting hate crimes, and assesses how social and law enforcement responses affect the problem. |
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Independent Study: Criminal Justice (CR690) |
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Law & Criminal Justice |
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American Public University |
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An opportunity for Criminal Justice graduate students to pursue an independent research project or examine a specific area of Criminal Justice under the mentorship of a single professor. Students must complete 24 credits of study before taking this course. Participation is at the discretion of the faculty member. The course typically involves six or more telephone calls and the production of a major research paper; there will be no examination. Students will submit a proposal prior to the start of the project, and a rough draft of the paper at week 10, both of which will count toward final grade. Prior to registering, students should first contact the professor with whom they wish to mentor their independent study, coordinate an agreement on the grading requirements, and then NOTIFY the University System Registrar with the name of their professor. |
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