Master of Science in Criminal Justice Curriculum
Homeland Security Concentration
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JUS 510: Contemporary Criminal
Justice: Issues and Trends
This course provides a
contemporary overview of the criminal justice system with a focus
on current trends, crime problems and statistics, crime control
issues, the nature and causes of crime, justice agencies and
personnel, key decision-making, and the changing features of the
American legal system.
JUS 520:
Statistical Applications in Criminal Justice
Explores and applies practical statistical methods to the relevant work of criminal justice agents, managers, and executives. The course will focus on statistical methods to prepare students to be intelligent consumers of reported research, to apply appropriate statistical analysis to various types of research designs, to report criminal justice agency performance results, and to identify and use various criminal justice statistical data sources in print and electronic form.
ENF 535: Administration
of Strategic and Actionable Intelligence
This course
will analyze the definition and functions of intelligence in a law
enforcement environment. Students will analyze the
utilization of criminal and non-criminal intelligence by law
enforcement personnel developing responses to a potential or real
terrorist threat. The flow of information from raw data to
actionable or strategic intelligence will be analyzed. A
comprehensive analysis will be conducted regarding military and law
enforcement intelligence, with an analysis of significant
similarities and differences between the two methodologies and data
collection. A case study exercise will involve a synthesis of
collecting facts, analyzing the facts that are discovered,
discriminating between strategic and actionable intelligence, and
then preparing a briefing report for senior operational staff of a
law enforcement agency.
JUS 526: Legal and Ethical Issues in Homeland Security
This course will begin with an examination of the Common law, Constitutional and other legal framework of the separate branches of government having shared national security powers. Then, the focus will shift to the legalities and ethics relevant to organizing for counterterrorism, investigating terrorism and other national security threats, consequence management, and trying international terrorists in an effort to fight terrorists and international criminals. Finally, the course will examine the law and ethics surrounding public access to national security information and restraining leaks of that information in an effort to protect same.
ENF 645: CONUS:
Counter-Terrorism
This course will analyze the history
and role of terrorism in world politics over the last two
centuries. Particular attention will be given to modern (U.S.
and foreign) left and right wing groups who use terrorism as a
means to effect political change acceptable to that group.
Political, social, economic and religious factors will be analyzed
concerning the reasons such groups exist. Additionally,
issues such as recruiting, training, ideology, and tactics will be
analyzed to determine their role in terrorism. State
sponsored terrorism will be analyzed, with particular attention to
those countries recognized by the U.S . State Department as
sponsors of terrorism.
ENF
650: Critical Infrastructure Protection
This course
analyzes the infrastructure of CONUS with particular attention to
transportation, medical, electronic, education, agriculture,
electrical, water & sewer, banking and others. Each of
these critical features will be analyzed to determine potential
areas of vulnerability to threats, as well as potential
counter-measures that can be utilized to neutralize the
vulnerabilities. Students will conduct an evaluation of a
selected infrastructure; prepare a vulnerability study, and
protective response plan, for a chosen infrastructure.
ENF 655: Response:
Command and Control, The Fusion Center
This course
will provide a synthesis of the factors which relate to command and
control functions when responding to a terrorist attack or other
catastrophic event. Additional factors to be analyzed are the
concepts associated with “unified command.” A
synthesis of the requirements for establishing a “Fusion
Center” will be explored through a table top exercise.
ENF 660: Response:
Natural Catastrophic Events-Emergency Preparedness
This course will provide the student with an analysis of the
history of U.S. natural disasters and their consequences on the
citizens who experienced them. Public policy concerning
relief efforts will be analyzed. Relief agency charters
will be examined to determine their role in such catastrophic
events (American Red Cross and Federal Emergency Management Agency
– FEMA). Critical elements in catastrophic event
plans will be analyzed. Evaluation of methodologies
concerning community and regional assets will be conducted by
students, with an analysis of common factors affecting response
issues.
ENF 670: Research
Project
A cap stone course which has been designed to
provide each student with an opportunity to conduct research into a
particular dimension of homeland security experienced in this
graduate course of study. Utilizing their own agency, the
research project will require each student to analyze a specific
security issue involving homeland security; develop a synthesis of
the data concerning the status of the issue selected; and,
evaluate factors which seek to provide an actionable outcome which
will resolve any conflicts or impediments associated with the issue
being evaluated.