Summer/Fall 2011 Credit Class Schedule - Kirkwood Community ...

Constitutional Criminal Procedure 3
> CRJ-133
Studies the development of fundamental
principles in constitutional law, integrating a
case-by-case study of United States Supreme
Court decisions and a broad examination of the
judicial legal processes. Coverage includes the
nature of judicial review, powers of the
Supreme Court, president, Congress and
federalism.
(3/0/0/0); ASE Code: A; Prereq: CRJ-100
Correctional Law 3
> CRJ-136
Explores current statutory and case law
pertinent to correctional concepts, facilities and
related topics. Examines major legal issues:
incarceration, probation, parole, restitution,
pardon, restoration of rights and related topics.
Students identify and discuss legal issues
which directly affect correctional systems and
personnel.
(3/0/0/0); ASE Code: A; Prereq: CRJ-100
Criminal Investigation 3
> CRJ-141
Presents the basic principles of investigation,
both public and private, including: examination
of the scene, collecting physical evidence,
interrogations and interviews, sketching a
scene, report writing, and basic photography.
Special methods of investigating certain crimes
are explored, and the function of the crime
laboratory discussed.
(3/0/0/0); ASE Code: A
Criminology 3
> CRJ-200
Surveys the nature, causes and extent of crime
and delinquency; major consideration is given
to various explanations from numerous
disciplines.
(3/0/0/0); ASE Code: A; Prereq: SOC-110
Juvenile Delinquency 3
> CRJ-201
Analyzes the various components of
delinquency: home, school, peer group and
community structure. Explores the role of
therapeutic and detention centers and the
juvenile court, as well as approaches to
prevention and treatment.
(3/0/0/0); ASE Code: A; Prereq: SOC-110
Kirkwood Credit Class Schedule . summer & Fall 2011 . COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Cultural Awareness/CJ Practitioners 3
> CRJ-202
Expands the student’s awareness of both
cognitive knowledge and skills necessary to
interact effectively with and serve culturally
diverse populations. Emphasizes attitudes,
competencies, and behavioral issues in
interracial and cross-cultural contacts between
criminal justice practitioners and a diverse
citizenry. Sociological frameworks allow for
examination of diversity with respect to race,
ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, poverty,
religion, age, disability and language
minorities.
(3/0/0/0); ASE Code: A; Prereq: CRJ-100, SOC-110
Comm-Oriented Policing/Prob Solv
> CRJ-232
3
Utilizes community-oriented policing
philosophy and problem-oriented policing
methods. Emphasizes active research into
crime patterns, to explain them in terms of
environmental influences and develop
strategies to prevent and/or control crime
problems.
(3/0/0/0); ASE Code: A; Coreq: CRJ-133
Honors Project 1
> CRJ-924
Allows a qualified honors student to pursue a
special concentration of study under the
guidance of a faculty member. Requires
completion of an honors project contract.
(1/0/0/0); ASE Code: A
Note: Requires approval of supervising professor
and dean
Internship 1
> CRJ-932
Provides placement in a criminal justice agency
in a student capacity. Work experience in an
agency under supervision of professionals in
the field permits students to learn what career
opportunities are offered.
(0/0/3/0); ASE Code: A; Prereq: CRJ-100
CSC
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Intro to Computers
> CSC-110
3
Familiarizes the student with business,
personal and industrial uses of
microcomputers. Broad-based overview of
microcomputer topics is presented; concepts
of storage media, file organization and data
representation are also presented. The
fundamentals of computer problem solving
and programming are discussed.
(2/2/0/0); ASE Code: A
Computer Science 4
> CSC-142
Introduces computer programming including
data types, expressions, input/output, control
structures, functional and object-oriented
programming, and simple data structures. The
course emphasizes problem-solving skills
through program refinement, documentation
and programming style.
(4/0/0/0); ASE Code: A; Prereq: MAT-102
Data Structures 4
> CSC-153
Continues the study of program design and
construction begun in CSC-142. The course
emphasizes topics in data structures and
practice in their specification, design,
implementation and use. Topics include
container classes, arrays, lists, stacks, queues,
trees, graphs, algorithm analysis, objectoriented
programming, data abstraction, and
searching and sorting techniques.
(4/0/0/0); ASE Code: A; Prereq: CSC-142
Computer Org/Assembly Lang Prog 4
> CSC-175
Emphasizes the organization and operation of
computer systems at the assembly-language
level. The mapping of statements and
constructs in a high-level language onto
sequences of machine instructions is studied,
as well as the internal representation of simple
data types and structures. Programming
practice with an assembly language provides
practical application of concepts presented in
class.
(4/0/0/0); ASE Code: A; Prereq: CSC-142
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Course Descriptions