Course Catalog

Official Course Information

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Criminal Justice Courses:

CRJ101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
Credits: 3 Catalog Description: Presents overview of the administration of criminal justice in the United States and the problems of crime prevention and control in American society. Prepares students for further study in criminal justice, for careers in criminal justice agencies, and for knowledgeable citizenship. full catalog description »

CRJ110 - Legal Aspects in Criminal Justice
Credits: 3 Catalog Description: Introduces criminal law and criminal procedure. Students perform elementary legal research, study differences between criminal and noncriminal behavior and responsibility, and apply legal rules to investigation and enforcement of criminal matters. Discusses pretrial and trial proceedings and issues in sentencing and corrections programs. Prerequisite: CRJ101. full catalog description »

CRJ110 - Legal Aspects in Criminal Justice

Credits: 3

Catalog Description: Introduces criminal law and criminal procedure. Students perform elementary legal research, study differences between criminal and noncriminal behavior and responsibility, and apply legal rules to investigation and enforcement of criminal matters. Discusses pretrial and trial proceedings and issues in sentencing and corrections programs. Prerequisite: CRJ101.

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CRJ112 - Police
Credits: 3 Catalog Description: Studies factors which influence and shape the delivery of police services in American communities. Analyzes contemporary issues including styles of policing, police role, expectations and conflict, career concepts and professionalism, community participation and accountability. Teaches students how to evaluate their impact on police services in a given community. Prerequisite: CRJ101. full catalog description »

CRJ112 - Police

Credits: 3

Catalog Description: Studies factors which influence and shape the delivery of police services in American communities. Analyzes contemporary issues including styles of policing, police role, expectations and conflict, career concepts and professionalism, community participation and accountability. Teaches students how to evaluate their impact on police services in a given community. Prerequisite: CRJ101.

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CRJ113 - Introduction to Corrections
Credits: 3 Catalog Description: Examines current American correctional institutions and community-based corrections in terms of development, objectives, standards, and philosophy. Includes jails, prisons, detention facilities, and correctional camps. Examines community approaches to corrections, including probation, parole, halfway houses, work release, prerelease centers, pretrial intervention programs and other alternatives to incarceration programs. full catalog description »

CRJ113 - Introduction to Corrections

Credits: 3

Catalog Description: Examines current American correctional institutions and community-based corrections in terms of development, objectives, standards, and philosophy. Includes jails, prisons, detention facilities, and correctional camps. Examines community approaches to corrections, including probation, parole, halfway houses, work release, prerelease centers, pretrial intervention programs and other alternatives to incarceration programs.

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CRJ118 - Forensic Anthropology
Credits: 3 Catalog Description: Examines human skeletal remains in the context of medicolegal issues. Analyzes the scientific evidence of skeletal or badly decomposed remains in order to establish circumstances of death and identification of the decedent by estimating age, gender, racial affinity, stature, pathologic conditions, and traumatic injury. Introduces human osteology, and presents methods and techniques used in forensic anthropology. Discusses case reports, contexts in which remains are found, and methods of recovery. full catalog description »

CRJ118 - Forensic Anthropology

Credits: 3

Catalog Description: Examines human skeletal remains in the context of medicolegal issues. Analyzes the scientific evidence of skeletal or badly decomposed remains in order to establish circumstances of death and identification of the decedent by estimating age, gender, racial affinity, stature, pathologic conditions, and traumatic injury. Introduces human osteology, and presents methods and techniques used in forensic anthropology. Discusses case reports, contexts in which remains are found, and methods of recovery.

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CRJ119 - Homeland Security
Credits: 3 Catalog Description: Introduces students to the highly complex environment of Homeland Security, and the operational, tactical and strategic tasks Federal departments and agencies, state and local governments, the private sector, and individual concerned citizens are asked to perform in an integrated fashion. Explores terrorism, both domestic and international, as well as natural and man-made disasters and their impact on society. Discusses national, state and local vulnerability to terrorism and methods to minimize risk of an incident occurring. Reviews natural disasters and weapons or agents that may be used by a person or group to perform an act of terrorism and provides basic guidelines to follow should a threat or incident occur. Studies the legal issues related to homeland security. Concentrates on methods of domestic preparedness at the federal, state, local and personal levels. Emphasizes citizen awareness and preparedness. Students will assemble a Personal Emergency Preparedness Kit. full catalog description »

CRJ119 - Homeland Security

Credits: 3

Catalog Description: Introduces students to the highly complex environment of Homeland Security, and the operational, tactical and strategic tasks Federal departments and agencies, state and local governments, the private sector, and individual concerned citizens are asked to perform in an integrated fashion. Explores terrorism, both domestic and international, as well as natural and man-made disasters and their impact on society. Discusses national, state and local vulnerability to terrorism and methods to minimize risk of an incident occurring. Reviews natural disasters and weapons or agents that may be used by a person or group to perform an act of terrorism and provides basic guidelines to follow should a threat or incident occur. Studies the legal issues related to homeland security. Concentrates on methods of domestic preparedness at the federal, state, local and personal levels. Emphasizes citizen awareness and preparedness. Students will assemble a Personal Emergency Preparedness Kit.

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CRJ120 - Introduction to Security
Credits: 3 Catalog Description: Presents a broad foundation for the range of protective services. Studies the historical aspects of security, and techniques of prevention, protection, enforcement, detection, safety and emergency services. Explores the role of security and safety and their relationship to the Criminal Justice System. Examines symptoms, causes and possible solutions to security problems and issues. Eligibility for NYS Pre-Assignment Certification as a security guard. full catalog description »

CRJ120 - Introduction to Security

Credits: 3

Catalog Description: Presents a broad foundation for the range of protective services. Studies the historical aspects of security, and techniques of prevention, protection, enforcement, detection, safety and emergency services. Explores the role of security and safety and their relationship to the Criminal Justice System. Examines symptoms, causes and possible solutions to security problems and issues. Eligibility for NYS Pre-Assignment Certification as a security guard.

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CRJ121 - Police Firearms
Credits: 3 Catalog Description: Presents the use and nomenclature for service weapons police officers are authorized to carry in the performance of their duties. Emphasizes standard safety precautions and use of force regulations, loading and unloading, position, sight alignment, proper grip, trigger control and effective range of the respective weapons before firing. Includes firing range practice and qualification. Participants must successfully complete the minimum qualifying course of fire as adopted by the New York State Municipal Police Training Council (MPTC). Prerequisite: This course is available only to persons enrolled in the Basic Course for Police Officers in the Genesee Community College Rural Police Training Institute. Course instructors must be certified by the New York State Municipal Police Training Council pursuant to 9 NYCPP Part 6024. full catalog description »

CRJ121 - Police Firearms

Credits: 3

Catalog Description: Presents the use and nomenclature for service weapons police officers are authorized to carry in the performance of their duties. Emphasizes standard safety precautions and use of force regulations, loading and unloading, position, sight alignment, proper grip, trigger control and effective range of the respective weapons before firing. Includes firing range practice and qualification. Participants must successfully complete the minimum qualifying course of fire as adopted by the New York State Municipal Police Training Council (MPTC). Prerequisite: This course is available only to persons enrolled in the Basic Course for Police Officers in the Genesee Community College Rural Police Training Institute. Course instructors must be certified by the New York State Municipal Police Training Council pursuant to 9 NYCPP Part 6024.

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CRJ205 - Administration in Criminal Justice
Credits: 3 Catalog Description: Presents general administrative concepts of criminal justice agency operations. Examines organizational principles and the individual, allocation and management of human resources, organizational effectiveness, change and evaluation. Prerequisite: CRJ101. full catalog description »

CRJ206 - Criminal Investigations: Law and Process
Credits: 3 Catalog Description: Studies criminal investigative principles and techniques based upon rules of evidence and related appellate court decisions. Presents investigative methods, skills and procedures used in conducting major crime scene investigations. Examines the identification, collection and preservation of evidence, and case preparation for prosecution. Prerequisites: CRJ101 and CRJ110. full catalog description »

CRJ206 - Criminal Investigations: Law and Process

Credits: 3

Catalog Description: Studies criminal investigative principles and techniques based upon rules of evidence and related appellate court decisions. Presents investigative methods, skills and procedures used in conducting major crime scene investigations. Examines the identification, collection and preservation of evidence, and case preparation for prosecution. Prerequisites: CRJ101 and CRJ110.

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CRJ209 - Juvenile Justice
Credits: 3 Catalog Description: Introduces the interactions of various agencies (e.g. the police, courts, corrections, and other youth agencies and programs) within the juvenile justice system. Topics include the role of police, courts, corrections and community programs in delinquency prevention, control and treatment. Focuses on juvenile violent behavior and constitutional rights. Prerequisite: CRJ101 or HUS101 or SOC101. full catalog description »

CRJ209 - Juvenile Justice

Credits: 3

Catalog Description: Introduces the interactions of various agencies (e.g. the police, courts, corrections, and other youth agencies and programs) within the juvenile justice system. Topics include the role of police, courts, corrections and community programs in delinquency prevention, control and treatment. Focuses on juvenile violent behavior and constitutional rights. Prerequisite: CRJ101 or HUS101 or SOC101.

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CRJ222 - Field Studies in Law Enforcement
Credits: 3 Catalog Description: Presents independent and group studies of selected law enforcement agencies. Students are assigned to an agency based on career objectives to evaluate the theoretical and actual operational functions of the agency. Prerequisite: CRJ101 and permission of instructor. full catalog description »