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Eligibility Criteria

High School Diploma, GED or equiv. International Education

Credit Hours

84 Hours

Course Duration

1 Year (Self-Paced) Program

Courses Offered

14

Courses Offered In ASSOCIATE TO BACHELORS DEGREE

  • Courses Name

  • Courses Description

  • Credit Hours

  • Introduction to Criminology

  • This course provides a sociological perspective on crime and criminal justice by treating social structure and social inequality as central themes in the study of crime and major factors in society's treatment of criminals.

  • 6 Credits

  • Sociology

  • Sociology is a comprehensive course that offers you a global perspective to help you better understand your own lives, provides strong focus on social diversity that allows you to see the impact of race, class, and gender, and focuses

  • 6 Credits

  • Corrections

  • This course examines corrections from an academic view and from those who are at the center of the system. It includes correctional history and theory, yet concentrates on what professionals do, why they do it, and the challenges they face every day.

  • 6 Credits

  • Issues in Criminal Justice

  • This course contextualizes current events within the criminal justice literature. Highlighting a variety of high-interest issues, it explains you how recent happenings relate to criminal justice studies.

  • 6 Credits

  • Criminal Procedures

  • This course explains the procedural aspects of the criminal justice system systematically, making the concepts easy to apply to any state’s specific procedural laws and procedures systematically.

  • 6 Credits

  • Investigation

  • This course presents crime detection as a dynamic field relying heavily on the past experiences of investigators as well as recent practical and technological innovations.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Laws

  • This course builds the procedural knowledge and real-world skills needed for today’s paralegal. It places an emphasis on profession and skills. Places an emphasis on basic foundations including: developing critical thinking and procedural skills; learning about technology applications in law office; and understanding how to handle ethical situations in workplace.

  • 6 Credits

  • Comparative Criminal Justice Systems

  • This course makes the comparative approach far more understandable and accessible, helping you recognize the growing importance of an international perspective. It organizes key concepts in a sequence that you will already find familiar; progressing from issues of law to the agencies of police, courts, and corrections.

  • 6 Credits

  • Fundamentals of Victimology

  • There are two actors within a criminal act - the perpetrator and the victim - and the victim is often forgotten. This course takes a critical view of the victim's relationship with the perpetrator and the criminal justice system, and the media's and society's varied reactions to victims.

  • 6 Credits

  • Computer Forensics

  • Computer forensics has become necessary and crucial functions in most businesses today. This course examines investigation of computers and other digital devices for the extraction of evidence which may point to particular misuse and/or criminal activity. It will help you learn how to identify, protect and gather evidence, retrieve data, and prepare crime reports and present information in courts.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Criminal Behavior

  • This course focuses on issues and concepts associated with the study of crime and criminal behavior. The course introduces key criminological perspectives, themes and theories in criminal behavior.

  • 6 Credits

  • Criminal Evidence

  • This course is a critical and comparative examination of selected areas of law of criminal evidence. The course seeks to develop your awareness of current issues of particular theoretical or practical interest and the understanding of their application in a practical situation.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Crime Scene Investigation

  • Crime Scene Investigation focuses on the fundamentals of investigating and elaborating crime scenes and applies state-of-the-art forensic science principles in simulated experiences. In this course, you study to document crime scenes with measurements and diagrams, and also learn advanced digital photography techniques to record both visible and invisible evidence.

  • 6 Credits

  • Criminalists

  • A criminalist examines physical evidence from a crime scene to find the link between evidence, suspect and victim. In this course you will learn to sort, analyze, and identify the physical evidence, using scientific methods, and also learn to prepare useful information for a criminal investigation or trial.

  • 6 Credits
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Introduction to criminology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Criminology and the sociological perspective.
    Public opinion, the news media, and the crime problem.
    The measurement and patterning of criminal behavior.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Victims and victimization.
    Explaining crime: emphasis on the individual.
    Sociological theories: emphasis on social structure.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Sociological theories: emphasis on social process.
    Sociological theories: critical perspectives.
    Violent crime: homicide, assault, and robbery.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Violence against women and children.
    Property crime.
    White-collar and organized crime.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Political crime.
    Consensual crime.
    Policing: dilemmas of crime control in democratic society.
    Prosecution and punishment.
    Conclusion: how can we reduce crime?

Sociology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The sociological perspective
    Sociological investigation
    Culture
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Society
    Socialization
    Social interaction in everyday life
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Groups and organizations
    Sexuality and society
    Deviance
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Social stratification
    Social class in the united states
    Global stratification
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Gender stratification
    Race and ethnicity
    Aging and the elderly
    The economy and work
    Politics and government
    Families
    Religion
    Education
    Health and medicine
    Population, urbanization, and the environment
    Collective behavior and social movements
    Social change: traditional, modern, and postmodern societies

Corrections

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    History of crime and punishment
    -- sentencing and the correctional process
    Jails
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Probation and intermediate sanctions
    - prisons
    Parole and prisoner reentry
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    - the clients of adult correctional agencies
    The juvenile correctional system
    Special offenders
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The management of prisons
    -- prison life for inmates
    The world of prison staff
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Custody and treatment
    - legal issues and the
    - issues in corrections
    Questions regarding the future of corrections

Issues in Criminal Justice

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction
    Crimes against consumers
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Unsafe products
    Environmental crime
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Institutional corruption: mass media and religion
    Securities fraud
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Corporate fraud
    Fiduciary fraud: crime in the banking, insurance, and pension fund industries
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Crimes by the government
    Corruption of public officials
    Medical crime
    Computer crime
    Conclusions

Criminal procedures

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Criminal procedures in perspective
    Fundamental concepts of law
    The exclusionary rule
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Police-citizen transactions: consensual encounters and detentions
    The laws and procedures of arrest
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Miranda: its meaning and application
    Booking and custody procedures
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The adversary system: roles of the prosecution and defense
    The court structure and pretrial procedures
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The trial procedures
    Defense strategies and trial outcomes
    Sentencing procedures and alternatives
    Post-sentencing procedure

Investigation

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Criminal investigation: an overview
    The preliminary investigation
    Field notes, documenting, reporting the crime scene
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Report writing documentation of the investigation
    Search seizure
    Identification of criminal suspects
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    The criminal intelligence function
    Undercover surveillance operations
    Making an arrest
    Interviews interrogations
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Development management of informants
    Wrongful death
    Robbery
    Assault related offenses
    Sex offenses
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Child abuse neglect
    Burglary
    Larceny-theft
    Motor vehicle theft
    Arson bombings
    Drug offenses
    Money laundering computer-assisted crime
    Preparation for court

Introduction to laws

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The paralegal profession
    Ethics, regulation and professional responsibility
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The paralegal workplace
    Technology and the paralegal
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Sources of american law
    The court system and adr
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Civil litigation
    Administrative law
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Interviewing and investigation skills
    Traditional, computer, and internet legal research
    Legal writing and critical legal thinking

Comparative criminal justice systems

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    An international perspective
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Crime, transnational crime, and justice
    An american perspective on criminal law
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Legal traditions
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Substantive law and procedural law in the four legal traditions
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    An international perspective on policing
    An international perspective on courts
    An international perspective on corrections
    An international perspective on juvenile justice
    Japan: examples of effectiveness and borrowing

Fundamentals of Victimology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction and history of victimology.
    Measurement of crime and its effects.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The criminal justice system and victims.
    The civil justice system and victims.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    The consequences of victimization.
    Empowering victims.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Homicide victims.
    Females as victims.
    Spouses as victims.
    Child victims.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Elderly victims.
    Hate crimes.
    Special victim populations.
    International victimology
    Negligence and intentional torts.
    Third party liability and insurance.
    Constitutional and civil rights of victims.
    Compensation and restitution of victims.

Computer Forensics

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Forensic evidence and crime investigation
    Computer forensics and digital detective work
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Tools, environments, equipment, and certifications
    Policies and procedures
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Data, pda, and cell phone forensics
    Operating systems and data transmission basics for digital
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Internet and network forensics and intrusion detection
    Tracking down those who intend to do harm on a large scale
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Fraud and forensic accounting investigation
    Federal rules and criminal codes
    Ethical and professional responsibility in testimony

Introduction to Criminal Behavior

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to criminal behavior
    Developmental risk factors
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Origins of criminal behavior: biological factors
    Origins of criminal behavior: learning and situational factors
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Human aggression and violence
    Criminal psychopathy
    Crime and mental disorders
    Mental disorders and crime: defendants and offenders
    Homicide, assault, and family violence
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Multiple murder
    Terrorism and the psychology of violence
    Sexual assault
    Sexual assault of children and youth, and other sexual offenses
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Property and public order crime
    Violent economic crime and crimes of intimidation
    Substance abuse, alcohol and crime
    Prevention, intervention, and treatment: juvenile offenders
    Correctional psychology

Criminal Evidence

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Fundamentals of criminal evidence
    The criminal trial process
    Pleadings, motions, sentencing and appeals
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Defense counsel's role and strategies
    The proscecutor's role
    The exclusionary rule
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Search warrants
    The crime scene
    Physical evidence
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Audio, video, photographic and computer evidence
    Confessions and admissions
    Lay and police witnesses
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Expert witnesses
    Hearsay evidence
    Testimonial priviledges

Introduction to Crime Scene Investigation

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to physical evidence.
    Crime scene search principles.
    Crime scene photography.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Crime scene sketches.
    Latent fingerprint evidence.
    Trace evidence
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Biological fluid stain evidence
    Firearms evidence.
    Impression evidence.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Drug and alcohol evidence.
    Document evidence.
    Vehicle investigations.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Sexual assault investigations.
    Homicide investigations.
    Crime scene reconstruction.

Criminalists

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction
    The crime scene
    Physical evidence
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Physical properties: glass and soil
    Organic analysis
    Inorganic analysis
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    The microscope
    Hairs, fibers and paint
    Drugs
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Forensic technology
    Forensic aspects of arson and explosion investigations
    Forensic serology
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Dna: the indispensible forensic science tool
    Fingerprints
    Firearms, tool marks, and other impressions
    Document and voice examination
    Computer forensics
    Forensic science and the internet