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Policing| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Course Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| B-057 | Introduction to the Humanities | 6 Credits | View Details |
| AAS-085 | Social and Cultural Geography | 6 Credits | View Details |
| B-158 | English Composition | 6 Credits | View Details |
| B-200 | College Algebra | 6 Credits | View Details |
| B-336 | World Religions | 6 Credits | View Details |
| AAS-370 | Ethics | 6 Credits | View Details |
| B-460 | Art Appreciation | 6 Credits | View Details |
| AAS-584 | Pre-Calculus | 6 Credits | View Details |
| B-825 | Human Biology | 6 Credits | View Details |
| AAS-902 | World History | 6 Credits | View Details |
| Courses Code | Courses Name | Credit Hours | Course Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CJ-125 | Introduction to criminology | 6 Credits | View Details |
| SS-129 | Sociology | 6 Credits | View Details |
| CJ-448 | Corrections | 6 Credits | View Details |
| CJ-493 | Issues in Criminal Justice | 6 Credits | View Details |
| CJ-519 | Criminal procedures | 6 Credits | View Details |
| CJ-585 | Investigation | 6 Credits | View Details |
| LLS-642 | Introduction to laws | 6 Credits | View Details |
| CJ-720 | Comparative criminal justice systems | 6 Credits | View Details |
| Courses Code | Courses Name | Credit Hours | Course Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUJ-035 | Research in Criminal Justice | 6 Credits | View Details |
| POL-400 | Police Leadership | 6 Credits | View Details |
| POL-534 | Introduction to Victimology | 6 Credits | View Details |
| POL-552 | Introduction to Policing | 6 Credits | View Details |
| POL-607 | Introduction to Community Policing | 6 Credits | View Details |
| POL-876 | Police Technology | 6 Credits | View Details |
Introduction to the Humanities
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The art of thinking critically.
- Apollonian reason, dionysian intuition.
- Myth.
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Literature.
- Art.
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Music.
- The theater.
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- The musical stage.
- Television.
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The cinema.
- Religion.
- Happiness.
- Morality.
- Life and death.
Social and Cultural Geography
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Mash-ups using google maps hand-held navigation devices
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Mexican perspectives on undocumented immigration
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Building barriers in the middle east
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Using air photos to make the case for war applying the concept of scale to war in iraq
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Wal-mart in china
- Locating car parts plants
- Market segmentation
English Composition
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Writing to learn
- Critical thinking, reading, and viewing.
- Preparing.
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Composing.
- Rewriting.
- Formulating arguments.
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Using the internet for research
- Evaluating electronic and print sources.
- Apa documentation format.
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Cms and cse formats.
- Writing in the disciplines
- Writing in the humanities
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Writing in the natural sciences.
- Writing in the social sciences
- Design principles
College Algebra
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Review of the real number system
- Linear equations, inequalities, and applications
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Graphs, linear equations, and functions
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Systems of linear equations
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Exponents, polynomials, and polynomial functions
- Factoring
- Rational expressions and functions
- Roots, radicals, and root functions
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Quadratic equations and inequalities
- Additional graphs of functions and relations
- Inverse, exponential, and logarithmic functions
- Polynomial and rational functions
- Conic sections and systems of inequalities
- Further topics in algebra
World Religions
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Characteristics of basic religions
- Native american religions
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- African religions
- Hinduism
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Jainism
- Buddhism
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Sikhism
- Chinese religions
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Zoroastrianism
- Judaism
- Christianity
- Islam
Ethics
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- What is morality?
- Consequentialist -teleological- theories of morality
- Nonconsequentialist -deontological- theories of morality
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Virtue ethics
- Absolutism versus relativism
- Freedom versus determinism
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Reward and punishment
- Setting up a moral system: basic assumptions and basic principles
- The taking of human life
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Allowing someone to die, mercy death, and mercy killing.
- Abortion
- Lying, cheating, breaking promises, and stealing
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Morality, marriage, and human sexuality
- Bioethicsethical issues in medicine
- Business and media ethics
- Environmental ethics
Art Appreciation
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Understanding art
- Visual elements
- Organizing principles of design
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Drawing
- Painting
- Printmaking
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Graphic design
- Photography and filmmaking
- Digital art
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Sculpture
- Crafts
- Product and clothing design
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Architecture
- Designed settings
- Historical styles in western art
- Understanding art on all levels
Pre-Calculus
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Graphs
- Function and models
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Polynomial and rational functions
- Exponential and logarithmic function
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Trigonomatic function
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Analytic trigonometry
- Polar coordinates; vectors
- Analytic geometry
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Systems of equations and inequalities
- Sequences; induction; the bionomial theorem
Human Biology
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Why study biology?
- Basics of biology, anatomy, and physiology.
- Determinism, biology, culture, and the ecological perspective.
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Biological development and the human lifespan.
- Genetics, evolution, and human behavior.
- Human biology and intellect.
- The human genome project
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- The biology of disability, health, illness, and treatment.
- Biology and mental illness
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Biological elements of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco
- Human sexuality and sexual orientation.
- The biology of aging.
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Public health and biology.
- Critical thinking and human biology
World History
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- From human prehistory to the rise of agriculture
- Early civilization
- Nomadic societies
- Classical civilization: china
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Classical civilization: india
- Classical civilization in the mediterranean: persia, greece and rome
- The classical period: directions, diversities, and declines by 500 c.e.
- The rise of islam: civilization in the middle east
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- India and southeast asia under the impact of islam
- Africa and islam
- East european civilization: byzantium and russia
- Western civilization: the middle ages
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- The spread of east asian civilization
- Centers of civilization in the americas
- The mongol interlude and the end of the postclassical period
- The west and the world: discovery, colonization, and trade
- Western civilization changes shape in the early modern centuries
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The rise of eastern europe
- The ottoman and mughal empires
- East asia: vital trends in politics and trade
- The first industrial revolution: western society, 17801914
- World economy and western imperialism: africa and south asia
- The settler societies: the west on frontiers
- The development of latin american civilization
- The middle east and china in the imperialist century
- Russia and japan: industrialization outside the west
- World war i and the end of an era
- The west in the contemporary period
- Eastern european civilization
- East asia in the 20th- 22nd centuries
- India and southeast asia
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
Research in Criminal Justice
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Introduction to criminal justice research methods: theory and method.
- Ethics in criminal justice research.
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Research design: the experimental model and its variations.
- An introduction to alternative data-gathering strategies and the special case of uniform crime reports.
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Sampling and survey research: questionnaires.
- Survey research: interviews and telephone surveys.
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Participant observation and case studies.
- Unobtrusive measures, secondary analysis, and the uses of official statistics.
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Validity, reliability, and triangulated strategies.
- Scaling and index construction.
- Policy analysis and evaluation research
Police Leadership
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Responsibility one-decisions.
- Responsibility two-values.
- Responsibility three-ethics.
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Responsibility four-vision.
- Responsibility five-communications.
- Responsibility six-time management.
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Responsibility seven-team leadership.
- Responsibility eight-empowerment.
- Responsibility nine-team training.
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Responsibility ten-vitality.
- Responsibility eleven-organizing.
- Responsibility twelve-performance.
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Responsibility thirteen-conflict.
- Responsibility fourteen- community-oriented and problem-oriented policing.
- Responsibility fifteen-anticipation.
Introduction to 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.
Introduction to Policing
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The role of police.
- Modern police systems.
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Community-oriented policing.
- Police culture, misconduct and deviance.
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Legal issues in policing.
- Police and the community: policing a diverse society.
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Human resources: recruitment and selection.
- Police training, development and education.
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Women and minorities in policing: mirroring society.
- Police operations.
- Police organization and management.
- Critical issues in policing.
- Policing and terrorism.
Introduction to Community Policing
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The evolution of policing: past wisdom and future directions
- Copps: engaging a changing community
- Copps: problem solving
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Crime prevention: for safe communities
- Information technology: tools for the task
- From recruit to chief: changing the agency culture
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Planning and implementation: translating ideas into action
- Evaluating copps initiatives
- Training for copps: approaches and challenges
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Police in a diverse society
- Copps on the beat: drugs, gangs, and youth crimes
- More copps on the beat: selected issues and problems
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Selected american approaches
- In foreign venues: copps abroad
- Looking forward while looking back: the future
Police Technology
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Introduction to police technology.
- Computer basics.
- Wireless communications.
- Network communications.
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Geographic information.
- A brief history of police technology.
- Communications dispatch centers.
- Agency systems.
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- External systems.
- The internet and law enforcement.
- Information exchange.
- Crime analysis.
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Technology in investigations.
- Wiretaps.
- Tracking and surveillance.
- Hi-tech crime.
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Major incident and disaster response technology.
- Technology in the street.
- Personnel and training.
- Implementing and managing technology.
- Emerging and future police technologies.