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ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

ADJ 100 (3 CR.)

SURVEY OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Presents an overview of the United States criminal justice system; introduces the major system components: law enforcement, judiciary, and corrections. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 105 (3 CR.)

THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM

Presents the evolution, philosophy, structures, and processes of the American juvenile dELInquency system; surveys the rights of juveniles, dispositional alternatives, rehabilitation methods, and current trends. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 107 (3 CR.)

SURVEY OF CRIMINOLOGY

Surveys the volume and scope of crime; considers a variety of theories developed to explain the causation of crime and criminality. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 110 (3 CR.)

INTRODUCTION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT

Studies the philosophy and history of law enforcement, presenting an overview of the crime problem and policy response issues. Surveys the jurisdictions and organizations of local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. Examines the qualification requirements and career opportunities in the law enforcement profession. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 111-112 (3 CR.) (3 CR.)

LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION I-II

Prerequisite for ADJ 112 is division approval or ADJ 111. Teaches the principles of organization and administration of law enforcement agencies. Studies the management of line operations, staff and auxiliary services, investigative and juvenile units. Introduces the concept of data processing; examines policies, procedures, rules, and regulations pertaining to crime prevention. Surveys concepts of protection of life and property, detection of offenses, and apprehension of offenders. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 116 (3 CR.)

SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT TOPICS

Considers contemporary issues, problems, and controversies in modern law enforcement. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 118 ( 3 CR.)

CRISIS INTERVENTION AND CRITICAL ISSUES

Addresses basic problems involved in crisis intervention and current critical issues in law enforcement and the administration of justice; emphasizes practical approaches to discover and implement solutions. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 120 (3 CR.)

INTRODUCTION TO COURTS

Presents an overview of the American judiciary--the federal and 50 state judicial systems--with emphasis on criminal court structures, functions, and personnel; surveys the judicial system in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 127 (3 CR.)

FIREARMS AND MARKSMANSHIP

Prerequisite is permission of instructor. Surveys lethal weapons in current use and current views on weapon types and ammunition design. Examines the legal guidELInes as to use of deadly force, safety in handling of weaponry, and weapon care and cleaning; marksmanship instruction under standard range conditions. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.

ADJ 133 (3 CR.)

ETHICS AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROFESSIONAL

Examines ethical dilemmas pertaining to the criminal justice system, including those in policing, courts, and corrections. Focuses on some of the specific ethical choices that must be made by the criminal justice professional. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 134 ( 3 CR.)

COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

Surveys fundamental evidence collection procedures, including recognition, selection, handling, packaging and marking. Examines ways to prevent alteration, contamination, damage and tampering. Emphasizes legal requirements for a continuous chain of possession. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 139 (4 CR.)

PRIVATE DETECTIVES/INVESTIGATORS

Instructs the student in investigative techniques, criminal law and procedure, rules of evidence, the techniques and mechanics of arrest. Meets state certification requirements for private investigators licensing. Lecture 4 hours per week.

ADJ 140 (3 CR.)

INTRODUCTION TO CORRECTIONS

Focuses on societal responses to the offender. Traces the evolution of practices based on philosophies of retribution, deterrence, and rehabilitation. Reviews contemporary correctional activities and their relationships to other aspects of the criminal justice system. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 150 (3 CR.)

INTRODUCTION TO SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Introduces the student to the field of private security: its history, structures, functions, and personnel; surveys the principles and practices of security administration. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 157 (3 CR.)

COMPUTER SECURITY

Examines security concerns with access controls, shutdown alternatives, hardware and software protection, and data encryption. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 159 (3 CR.)

PHYSICAL SECURITY

Studies the various forms of perimeter barriers which impact upon security operations; examines insurance considerations, underwriters licensing certification, fire prevention and fire code regulations, and the general health and safety requirements for all employees and contact persons within the organization. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 165 ( 1 CR.)

CRIME SCENE PHOTOGRAPHY

Introduces the selection and use of visual recording devices and their application to crime scene, interview, interrogation and criminal investigation activities. Lecture 1 hour per week.

ADJ 171-172 (4 CR.) (4 CR.)

FORENSIC SCIENCE I-II

Introduces student to crime scene technology, procedures for sketching, diagramming and using casting materials. Surveys the concepts of forensic chemistry, fingerprint classification/identification and latent techniques, drug identification, hair and fiber evidence, death investigation techniques, thin-layer chromatographic methods, and arson materials examination. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.

ADJ 173-174 ( 3 CR.) ( 3 CR.)

FORENSIC PHOTOGRAPHY I-II

Surveys fundamental photographic skills--exposure, composition, film, filters, darkroom materials and procedures. Emphasizes use of photography for law enforcement purposes and for courtroom presentation. Considers current status and trends in photographic law. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 175 ( 4 CR.)

FORENSIC INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS

Examines instrumental methods of analyzing physical evidence. Teaches the theoretical and practical applications of ultra-violet, visible, and infrared spectrophotometry, gas chromatography, thin-layer chromatography, electrophoresis, trace metals detection, X-ray and atomic absorption analyses. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.

ADJ 176 ( 1 CR.)

FORENSIC SEROLOGY

Teaches specific techniques used in the forensic examination of body fluids. Surveys blood grouping, blood typing, characterization of blood stains and absorption elution techniques. Examines the practical applications of blood typing systems using A-B-O, M-N, rhesus, adenylate kinase isoenzymes and phosphoglocumuthse erthocyte acid phosphate. Lecture 1 hour per week.

ADJ 186 (3 CR.)

FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY

Introduces student to the constructs of criminal psychology. Introduces the student to the exploration of criminal investigative analysis, VI-CAP, mental disorders and the etiology of certain criminal behaviors. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 211-212 (3 CR.) (3 CR.)

CRIMINAL LAW, EVIDENCE, AND PROCEDURES I-II

Teaches the elements of proof for major and common crimes and the legal classification of offenses. Studies the kinds, degrees, and admissibility of evidence and its presentation in criminal proceedings with emphasis on legal guidELInes for methods and techniques of evidence acquisition. Surveys the procedural requirements from arrest to final disposition in the various American court systems with focus on the Virginia jurisdiction. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 215 (3 CR.)

REPORT WRITING

Prerequisite is ENG 111. Introduces the basic mechanics and procedures of report writing; emphasizes clear, concise, and accurate writing of communications as they relate to law enforcement records, investigations, and research. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 216 (3 CR.)

ORGANIZED CRIME AND CORRUPTION

Addresses judicial efforts against and involvement in corruption, drug, vice, and white-collar crimes, both individual and organized. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 226 ( 3 CR.)

QUESTIONED DOCUMENTS EXAMINATION

Introduces the concept of handwriting and handprinting identification. Teaches the standard techniques for handling, dating and comparing writing and print materials. Presents an overview of the forms of paper manufacture and duplicating processes. Considers techniques of analyzing inks, paper fibers and print procedures. Examines document photography. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 228 (3 CR.)

NARCOTICS AND DANGEROUS DRUGS

Surveys the historical and current usage of narcotics and dangerous drugs. Teaches the identification and classification of such drugs and emphasizes the symptoms and effects on their users. Examines investigative methods and procedures utilized in law enforcement efforts against illicit drug usage. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 229 (3 CR.)

LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE COMMUNITY

Considers current efforts by law enforcement personnel to achieve an effective working relationship with the community. Surveys and analyzes various interactive approaches of law enforcement agencies and the citizenry they serve. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 232 (3 CR.)

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Addresses domestic violence as a form of interpersonal violence within our country directed at spouses, domestic partners, children and the elderly. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 234 (3 CR.)

TERRORISM AND COUNTER-TERRORISM

Prerequisites are ADJ 100 and ADJ 107. Surveys the historical and current practices of terrorism that are national, transnational, or domestic in origin. Includes biological, chemical, nuclear, and cyber-terrorism. Teaches the identification and classification of terrorist organizations, violent political groups and issue-oriented militant movements. Examines investigative methods and procedures utilized in counter terrorist efforts domestically and internationally. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 235 ( 3 CR.)

RESEARCH IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Presents research methodology--including the development of research questions, quantification techniques, collection procedures, analysis tools, and the means of establishing relationships between theory, policy, and practice. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 236 (3 CR.)

PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION

Surveys the fundamentals of criminal investigation procedures and techniques. Examines crime scene search, collecting, handling, and preserving of evidence. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 237 (3 CR.)

ADVANCED CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION

Prerequisite is ADJ 236 or division approval. Introduces specialized tools and scientific aids used in criminal investigation. Applies investigative techniques to specific situations and preparation of trial evidence. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 241 (3 CR.)

CORRECTIONAL LAW

Studies the legal rights and obligations of the convict-probationer, inmate, and parolee. Surveys methods of enforcing both rights and obligations and the responsibilities of corrections agencies and personnel under correctional law (constitutional, statutory, and regulatory provisions). Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 245 (3 CR.)

MANAGEMENT OF CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES

Describes management options and operational implications for staffing, security, safety, and treatment. Considers impact of changes in public policy on corrections. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 247 (3 CR.)

CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR

Introduces and evaluates the concepts of normal and abnormal behavior. Focuses on the psychological and sociological aspects of criminal and other deviant behavior patterns. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 248 (3 CR.)

PROBATION, PAROLE, AND TREATMENT

Surveys the philosophy, history, organization, personnel, and functioning of traditional and innovative probation and parole programs; considers major treatment models for clients. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 255 (3 CR.)

SECURITY MANAGEMENT

Examines the major management operations of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling the private security unit. Reviews the functions of management, implementation of institutional programs, and development of staff. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 256 (3 CR.)

INFORMATION SECURITY

Studies the means of protecting both government classified and private business information. Surveys techniques of storing, transmitting, destroying, and controlling access to sensitive information. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 257 (3 CR.)

LOSS PREVENTION

Studies internal and external theft that affects all private and public operations, with focus on retail businesses. Examines and evaluates major loss prevention programs used by security operations, again with focus on retail security. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 268 (3 CR.)

TECHNOLOGY AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

Presents, describes, and discusses the present state of technology in the criminal justice system. Examines the process of the technology development cycle. Discusses the impact of present and developing technology on the criminal justice system. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 275 ( 3 CR.)

FORENSIC PATHOLOGY

Introduces the pathology and physiology of the human body with emphasis on scientific name and technique used in medico-legal investigations of death. Studies types of death, the mechanisms of death and death reflex, and the determining of the cause of death by postmortem examination. Lecture 3 hours per week.

ADJ 276 ( 2- 3 CR.)

HAIR AND FIBER MORPHOLOGY

Teaches identification and examination methods (analytical and comparative) for human and animal hair and natural and manmade fibers as physical evidence in criminal investigations and prosecutions. Lecture 2-3 hours per week.

ADJ 278 ( 2- 3 CR.)

FIREARMS AND TOOL-MARK IDENTIFICATION

Introduces the role of the firearms examiner in forensic science. Teaches the examination techniques and procedures for identifying firearms, tool-marks, ammunition, projectiles and projectile fragments. Instructs on the topics of determining muzzle-to-target distance, gunshot residue tests, firearms nomenclature, comparative micrography, serial number restoration, and the collecting, handling, and presenting of firearms and tool-mark evidence. Lecture 2-3 hours per week.

ADJ 289

COMPARATIVE SYSTEMS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (3 CR.)

Surveys administration of justice in a variety of nations, comparing workings and results of different law enforcement, judicial, and correctional components. Lecture 3 hours per week.

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