- ADJ 100 - Survey of Criminal Justice
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Presents an overview of the United States criminal justice system; introduces the major system components--law enforcement, judiciary, and corrections.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ADJ 105 - The Juvenile Justice System
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Presents the evolution, philosophy, structures and processes of the American juvenile delinquency system; surveys the right of juveniles, dispositional alternatives, rehabilitation methods and current trends.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ADJ 107 - Survey of Criminology
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Surveys the volume and scope of crime; considers a variety of theories developed to explain the causation of crime and criminality.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ADJ 116 - Special Enforcement Topics
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Considers contemporary issues, problems, and controversies in modern law enforcement.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ADJ 128 - Patrol Administration and Operations
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Studies the goals, methods and techniques of police patrol with focus on the norms which govern work behavior in a police career. Examines the responsibilities of administrators and field supervisors of patrol in the local and state law enforcement agencies.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ADJ 130 - Introduction to Criminal Law
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Surveys the general principles of American criminal law, the elements of major crimes, and the basic steps of prosecution procedure.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ADJ 134 - Collection and Preservation of Physical Evidence
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Surveys fundamental evidence collection procedures, including recognition, selection, handling, packaging and marking. Examines ways to prevent alteration, contamination, damage and tampering. Emphasizes legal requirements for a continuous chain of possession.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ADJ 166 - Fish and Game Regulations
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Surveys state and federal laws regulating inland fishing, water fowl and game animals.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ADJ 201 - Criminology
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Studies current and historical data pertaining to criminal and other deviant behavior. Examines theories that explain crime and criminal behavior in human society.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ADJ 212 - Criminal Law, Evidence and Procedures II
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Teaches the elements of proof for major and common crimes and the legal classification of offenses. Studies the kinds, degrees and admissibility of evidence and its presentation in criminal proceedings with emphasis on legal guidelines for methods and techniques of evidence acquisition. Surveys the procedural requirements from arrest to final disposition in the various American court systems with focus on the Virginia jurisdiction. Part II of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ADJ 227 - Constitutional Law for Justice Personnel
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Surveys the basic guarantees of liberty described in the U. S. Constitution and the historical development of these restrictions on government power, primarily through U. S. Supreme Court decisions. Reviews rights of free speech, press, assembly, as well as criminal procedure guarantees (to counsel, jury trial, habeas corpus, etc.) as they apply to the activities of those in the criminal justice system.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ADJ 228 - Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
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Surveys the historical and current usage of narcotics and dangerous drugs. Teaches the identification and classification of such drugs and emphasizes the symptoms and effects on their users. Examines investigative methods and procedures utilized in law enforcement efforts against illicit drug usage.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ADJ 229 - Law Enforcement and the Community
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Considers current efforts by law enforcement personnel to achieve an effective working relationship with the community. Surveys and analyzes various interactive approaches of law enforcement agencies and the citizenry they serve.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ADJ 233 - Digital Crime and Digital Terrorism
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Provides instruction in the techniques and practices used to identify incidents of digital crime and digital terrorism, methods of detection of incidents, methods of protection from digital crime and digital terrorism, and the future of digital crime and digital terrorism. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ADJ 234 - Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism
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Surveys the historical and current practices of terrorism that are national, transnational, or domestic in origin. Includes biological, chemical, nuclear, and cyber-terrorism. Teaches the identification and classification of terrorist organizations, violent political groups and issue-oriented militant movements. Examines investigative methods and procedures utilized in counter terrorist efforts domestically and internationally.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ADJ 235 - Research in Criminal Justice
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Presents research methodology--including the development of research questions, quantification techniques, collection procedures, analysis tools, and the means of establishing relationships between theory, policy, and practice.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ADJ 236 - Principles of Criminal Investigation
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Surveys the fundamentals of criminal investigation procedures and techniques. Examines crime scene search, collecting, handling and preserving of evidence.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ADJ 289 - Comparative Systems of Criminal Justice
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Surveys administration of justice in a variety of nations, comparing workings and results of different law enforcement, judicial, and correctional components.
Lecture 2-3 hours per week.
2-3 credits
- ADJ 290 - Coordinated Internship
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Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.
Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
