Law Enforcement Courses

Law Enforcement (ENF)

150 Police and Society  (3 hours)
A study of the various response methodologies available to the patrol officer in assisting the citizen’s request for police service. Discusses traffic enforcement from the stop of the violator through traffic accident investigation. Prerequisite: JUS110  Offered Spring
 
160 Crime Prevention (3 hours)
An examination of crime prevention and security programming responding to commercial, retail, industrial, and governmental proprietary needs. Review of physical, personnel, and informational security.
Prerequisite: JUS110  Offered Spring odd numbered years
 
234 Computers in Law Enforcement  (3 hours)
The course is a survey of the use and potential of computers in law enforcement agencies. The ethical and legal problems confronting society and police agencies occasioned by the use of computers as information gather­ing and storage instruments are examined, as well as the advantage of using computers in research and agency operations. Students will know how to use computers for link network analysis, crime mapping, traffic analysis and accident plotting, crime analysis and other functions relating to the administration/operation of a law enforcement agency.    
Prerequisites: CIT105, 111 or 205, ENF150, or permission of Instructor   Offered Fall
 
237 Fundamentals of Criminal Investigation  (3 hours)
Fundamentals of criminal investigative techniques including initial response to the crime scene, location and recognition of evi­dence, interviewing, sketching, collection and transpiration of evidence, report writing and court testimony.
Prerequisite: JUS110  Offered Fall
 
239 Applied Criminal Investigation and Criminalistics (3 hours)
Emphasis on the investigation of specific crimes including, but not limited to, Homicide,
Sexual Assault, Aggravated Assault, Robbery, Burglary, Theft, Auto Theft and Arson.
Students will be required to investigate a “mock” crime scene, collect and analyze evidence obtained and present their investigation in a “moot” court.
Prerequisite: ENF237  Offered Spring
 
330 Forensic Accounting and the Legal Environment (3 hours)
Emphasis on Federal legislation related to fraud examinations including coverage of laws that preserve the rights of individuals suspected of committing fraud and laws that govern civil and criminal prosecutions.  In addition, governmental regulation of businesses, including financial and commercial entities will be examined.  Offered Fall
Prerequisite:  JUS201
 
331 Criminal Procedures for Forensic Accountants (3 hours)  
Students will learn the theory and practical application of financial investigation methods for both public and private sector organizations.  Students will work with technology programs that have proven successful in preventing and detecting the occurrence of fraud and money laundering.  Offered Fall
Prerequisite:  JUS202
 
335 Law Enforcement Supervision (w)  (3 hours)
A study of management theories and their impact on law enforcement agencies.
Topics include, but are not limited to, agency structure, management of personnel, fiscal
management, and civil and criminal liabilities for police personnel. This is a writing intensive course.  Prerequisite: JUS110   Offered Fall
 
343 Weapons of Terrorism  (3 hours)
This course provides an overview of the various weapons available to terrorists that threaten America and the rest of the nations of the world. Modern applications of technologies by current foreign terrorist organizations will be included.  Utilization of such weapons (chemical and/or biological) will likely require a multi-jurisdictional response capability from incident site first responders and possible U.S. military specialty response units.  Cyber-terrorism has come of age requiring public and private coordination of responses to such attacks.  Other weapon platforms of terrorism to be examined include radiological and explosives (dirty bombs) designed to create mass contamination of the population and surroundings.  Resulting decontamination issues will be discussed as well as new tactics the instructor deems appropriate.  All shall be covered with students learning about the various means used by terrorist to create fear and death. Prerequisites: JUS215   Offered Spring
 
344 Information Security  (3 hours)
This course will introduce information security as an essential component in our war against terrorism.  All information must be secure or the probability of winning the war will be diminished.  With advances in technology and software, cyber-terrorism has become very real.  Computer hackers and terrorists can shut down our nation’s most critical infrastructures.  There can be no doubt that cyber-terror can pose a very real threat to this nation’s security.  Students will become familiar with the entire arena of information security.
 
345 Emergency Organizations and Management  (3 hours)
Every level of government bears responsibility for emergency response.  A systematic analysis of the public agencies and an overview of organizations involved in homeland security will be covered in this course.  Topics such as threat assessment, risk analysis, incident management systems, coordinating with supporting agencies, response procedures, the planning function, coor­dinated government efforts, crime scene operations, prevention strategies, response protocols, evacuation, medical support, and conducting an effective follow-up analysis will all be covered.  This class will prepare the student with information necessary to respond to terrorist acts.
Prerequisites: JUS215   Offered Fall
 
393 Criminology (w)  (3 hours)
An examination of the nature, variation, and causes of crime with emphasis on theories of crime and criminal behavior. Study of social institutions and their influence on labeling and labeling behavior. Topics will include social pathology, traditional crime and criminals, and emergent criminal activities such as computer-assisted crime.  This is a writing intensive course.  Prerequisite: SOC101   Offered Spring
 
400 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems  (3 hours)
Study of national and international criminal justice systems with emphasis on law enforcement. The historical, cultural, and opera­tional similarities and differences will be explored. Contemporary research relating to law enforcement, adjudicative, and correc­tional systems will be considered.  Prerequisite: JUS110, Junior Standing  Offered Fall
 
441 Counterintelligence/Counter-terrorism  (3 hours)
This course addresses the issues of counterintelligence and counter-terrorism (covert information modification and planned preemptive responses).  This course will provide an explanation of these two different tactical operational modalities.  The interconnectivity of these two separate operational fields will be examined to determine their structural relationship in combating an enemy threat.  Additionally, this course will examine the geopolitical utilization of these operational methodologies by U.S. domestic and foreign-based operatives providing security to U.S. domestic security interests.  Lastly, this course will examine the use of technology and human intelligence in their application regarding counterintelligence.  Offered Spring
 
450 Crime Analysis  (3 hours)
An introduction to the concept, applications, and methods of crime analysis as it is employed in municipal, county, state, and fed­eral law enforcement and other criminal justice agencies. The course will include how to form a crime analysis unit which has effective relationships with patrol, criminal investigation, and other field operations units, and will focus on methods of how to collect, collate, analyze, and employ crime date to predict future criminal events, including when and where perpetrators will strike. Managerial and supervisory responsibilities in a crime analysis unit will also be discussed. The course is directed toward preparing students to obtain an entry-level crime analysis position in a law enforcement agency.  
Prerequisite: Senior Standing Offered Spring
 
460 Evidence Processing (4 hours)
This course represents a capstone experience for the Forensic Science major.  Students will explore the total evidence spectrum from discovery and collection of evidence through presenting courtroom testimony.  The class will combine classroom and laboratory instruction and culminate with a field experience.  Topics to be covered include: evidence collection, legal rules of evidence, the chain of evidence, the collection, processing and preservation of evidence, analysis and preparation of evidence, and presentation of courtroom testimony.
Prerequisite: Senior Status in Forensic Science Major

670 Research Project (3 hours)
A research based course for Master of Criminal Justice students in the Justice Administration, Crime Analysis, and Homeland Security Administration concentrations. It is designed to provide each student an opportunity to conduct research into and write a paper on a topic of their chosen interest. The course is divided into three one hour courses offered in each of the three semesters in the program. Each segment will conclude with the completion of a step in the research and writing process. The outcome of the course will be a publishable paper of 10-20 pages in length built upon the knowledge acquired by the student during the course of the program.



Online Crime Analysis Certificate Law Enforcement (ENF)

 312 Theories of Crime Analysis (3 hours)
The course covers the three types of crime analysis. The focus of the class is an overview of the theory behind the crime analysis process and an outline of some of the major issues crime analysts and crime analysis units must face. Emphasis will be placed on the examination of how research supports the use of crime analysis theory to enhance the productivity of police departments.
Offered in the Online Crime Analysis Certificate Program only

332 Computer Applications in Crime Analysis,
community Policing and Investigations (3 hours)
The focus of the class is a study of the crime analysis process through the utilization of applications software (Microsoft Office). The student will develop an understanding of the usefulness of the software and see how each component is applicable to crime analysis. Work will be collected, analyzed and presented through all aspects of the applications software, individually and in combination.
Offered in the Online Crime Analysis Certificate Program only

412 Criminal Intelligence (3 hours)
Course is focused on the criminal intelligence process as a whole. This process defines problems, data collection and storage, data analysis and dissemination for action to be taken by appropriate personnel. Students will learn to consider relationships between individuals, between individuals and organizations and between organizations in developing pertinent analysis. Class will utilize both inductive and deductive logic.
Offered in the Online Crime Analysis Certificate Program only

422 Geographic Information Systems: Applications in Criminal Justice (3 hours)
Course covers the concepts of how a geographic information system (GIS) can enhance the development of new data and assist in making data analysis more effective. Students will learn about the various types of maps and map analysis as well as the value of producing this type of analysis. One or more current software applications will be utilized in the instructional process for this course.
Prerequisite: May include an applications software lab fee.
Offered in the Online Crime Analysis Certificate Program only

427 Crime Analysis Field Project (3 hours)
Capstone course utilizing the skills for other analysis courses, the student will work with an instructor to develop a crime analysis project. This project will describe a defined problem, set parameters for solving the problem, select tools and options for choosing a correct path for solving the problem. The project does not necessarily have to involve crime analysis but it must approach a significant problem that any police department might experience.
Offered in the Online Crime Analysis Certificate Program only