CJC 1010-3 Introduction to the Criminal Justice System (3 + 0)

The American criminal justice system: its problems and reactions to prevailing social forces. The continuum of criminal justice from police, through the courts, to corrections is surveyed to provide a background for more in-depth study in later courses.

CJC 1100-3 Evolutionary Legal Concepts in Criminal Justice (3 + 0)

Evolution of crucial legal tools and concepts in the criminal justice process, common and statutory law, trial and appellate court, grand and trial jury, police and citizen, prosecutor and defense attorney, legal insanity, and other areas, with emphasis on their historical impact.

CJC 2000-3 Introduction to Legal Studies (3 + 0)

This course will provide students with an overview of the United States legal system. Topics such as court structure, law school, the practice of law and ethical issues will be covered. This course is a requirement for the Legal Studies minor.

CJC 2010-3 Introduction to Private Security (3 + 0)

An introduction to security and loss prevention in proprietary and governmental institutions. An overview of the historical, philosophical, and legal basis of private security and its role in modern society. Pertinent operational aspects of resources protection.

CJC 2100-3 Substantive Criminal Law (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: CJC 1010

This course acquaints students with common law, statutory crimes and with definitions and distinctions between criminal and civil law. Students are assigned criminal law readings and Colorado criminal code sections.

CJC 2120-3 Evidence and Courtroom Procedures (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: CJC 1010 and CJC 1100

This course explores the rules of evidence and the admissibility of evidence.

CJC 2140-3 Criminal Procedure (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: CJC 2100

This course is a survey of the procedural law governing criminal cases from arrest through final appeal.

CJC 2200-3 Law Enforcement Operations (3 + 0)

This course is an in-depth examination of the complexity and multidimensional aspects of police work in modern America. The role and function of the police within the occupational, social, political, and organizational context is presented.

CJC 2910-1-2 Critical Issues in Criminal Justice (1-2 + 0)

Prerequisite: permission of department chair

A variable titled course focusing student attention upon critical criminal justice issues. Student may repeat the course under different titles.

CJC 3120-3 Constitutional Law for Criminal Justice Professionals (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: CJC 2120 and CJC 2140

This course will study the U.S. Constitution and the function of the U.S. Supreme Court in interpreting that document. The class consists of readings of decisions in the areas of speech, religion, civil rights, privacy, and other fundamental rights, with special emphasis on cases affecting criminal justice.

CJC 3140-3 Juvenile Law (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: CJC 1100

This course analyzes the operation of the juvenile court, substantive and due process rights of minors, and legal reasoning underlying the juvenile justice system.

CJC 3200-3 Criminal Justice Administrative Behavior (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: CJC 1010

This course is a comprehensive analysis of criminal justice organizational behavior and management. Roles and values in management, administrative alternatives, and the role of managers as an agent of change are studied.

CJC 3280-3 Classification and Case Management of the Offender (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: CJC 1010

This course is a study of criminal offender classification concepts, principles, and techniques. Interview techniques, case diagnosis, and use of testing programs as classification aids are applied in the classroom. Operation of reception and diagnostic centers and the principles of the treatment process are discussed. 

CJC 3290-3 Probation, Parole and Community Corrections (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: CJC 3280

This course examines the history, development, principles and operation of community-based corrections. The selection, supervision and prediction of success, experimental programs and current trends are studied. Students prepare a presentence investigation report.

CJC 3340-3 Correctional Problem Solving (3 + 0)

Prerequisites: CJC 3290 or permission of instructor

This course is an introduction to the special problems and needs of the adult offender. The theory and practice that create a positive counseling milieu for the offender both within and outside the prison setting are studied. The course content includes the development of skills that make problem solving with the offender successful.

CJC 3350-3 Seminar in Delinquency Causation, Prevention and Control (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: CJC 1010 or permission of instructor

This course is a study of the nature and causes of delinquency and crime, criminal personality and societal processes. This course includes an introduction to the topological analysis of juvenile delinquency and an examination of the concepts of prevention, control and prediction.

CJC 3400-3 Criminal Behavior and Criminal Careers (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: CJC 3350

The characteristics of criminal behavior, including biological, psychological, social, and cultural links to deviant and antisocial behavior are studied. This course examines criminal self-conceptions, criminal personality and serial criminals.

CJC 3410-3 Criminal Justice and the Social Structure (3 + 0)

Prerequisites: CJC 1100

This course examines criminal justice systems in relation to social power, class structure, ecological patterns, subcultural developments, and processes of change in the community and in the criminal justice structure. Culture is examined in order to comprehend the interaction between subcultures in the larger society, as well as develop an understanding of cultural competence. The course evaluates the ambivalence in the social processes of law enforcement, courts and corrections, and the problems of professionalization.

CJC 3450-3 Behavior Development (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: CJC 3400

Basic behavior modification principles and techniques for professionals, probation officers and correctional workers are studied. The course includes a study of critical ethical and legal issues.

CJC 3500-3 Criminal Investigation (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: CJC 1010 and CJC 1100

This course includes a detailed inquiry into the processes, procedures and qualifications needed to conduct, record, report and manage a criminal investigation. The use of forensic science and other technical assistance is examined as support for other procedures. The differing environment of the public and private sectors is explored.

CJC 3510-3 Drug Abuse: Legal Issues and Treatment (3 + 0)

Prerequisites: junior or senior standing or permission of instructor

An intensive study of the legal problems of illicit drug trafficking, control of drug abuse, and alternative approaches. Emphasis on major judicial decisions and administrative procedures used by criminal and civil authorities, the behavior of the addict, the impact of international conventions, and prognosis for future criminal justice system responses.

CJC 3700-3 Civil Law for Criminal Justice Administration (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: junior or senior standing

This course provides students with fundamental concepts of civil law as reflected in the law of civil procedure and civil law court system. The course addresses areas of civil liability for criminal justice practitioners and allows students to examine public purposes of the law and to develop theories of civil liability.

CJC 3710-3

(WMS 3310) Women and the Law (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: WMS 1001 or permission of instructor

Examination of women's legal rights under the U.S. legal system and Colorado law. Deals with family law, Equal Employment Opportunity Acts, housing, credit and finance, welfare, social security, abortion, prostitution, rape, and the ERA. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CJC or WMS. 

CJC 3720-3

(CHS 3200) Chicanos and the Law (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: CHS 1000 or CJC 1010 or permission of instructor and satisfaction of all General Studies Level I course requirements

The course offers the student a complex understanding of the laws, the legal system, and how they relate to individual Chicanos and Chicano community rights. The dynamics of difference, cultural conflict with respect to race, and issues concerning ethnicity will be examined. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CJC or CHS.

(Multicultural)

CJC 3850-3 Corporate Security Management (3 + 0)

Prerequisites: CJC 1010, CJC 2010

An in-depth examination of the role, techniques, and strategies of corporate security management; the role of management; OSHA regulations; and institutional security.

CJC 4050-2-3 Criminal Justice Professional Seminar (Variable Title) (2-3 + 0)

Prerequisite: permission of department chair or senior standing

A variable titled course focusing on the synthesis of concepts and skills present in the criminal justice system. Designed to provide the criminal justice professional theories and their application to criminal justice policy implementations. May be repeated under different titles.

CJC 4100-3 Advanced Jurisprudence (3 + 0)

Prerequisites: senior standing

This course analyzes the nature of justice and law within the context of time and culture. It is designed to allow students to examine the function of law and the impact of social values.

CJC 4300-3 The American Correctional System (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: CJC 1100

This course is a study of the history and development of the American system of corrections and detentions. It includes a study of the issues of custody, discipline, treatment, and prison programs for reformation and re-education. Alternatives to incarceration are identified and analyzed.

CJC 4310-3 Correctional Law (3 + 0)

Prerequisites: senior standing

Constitutional rights and limitation of rights of criminal offenders in the correctional setting are analyzed. The effects of court rulings on correctional administrators, staff, agencies, and operations are discussed and reviewed.

CJC 4400-3 Criminal Justice Planning, Policy Analysis, Evaluation and Budgeting Systems (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: CJC 3200 or senior standing

A comprehensive examination of the planning processes within the criminal justice system; the methodologies of program evaluation; the tools and techniques of policy analysis and formulation and fiscal management within criminal justice agencies; preparation of budget documents; and management of the politics of the budget process are studied and evaluated.

CJC 4410-3 Contemporary Police Administration (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: senior standing

This course is a study of contemporary police management practices. The organizational approach to community policing is examined. A case study of a community policing orientated police department is analyzed. An in-depth study of a department's philosophy, personnel policies, organizational structure, and other practices is completed.

CJC 4420-5 Practicum in Corrections (3 + 4)

Prerequisite: permission of instructor

This course is a study of programs and practices of agencies in the correctional system. Students are supervised while performing relevant tasks at correctional agencies to further develop their skills.

CJC 4430-3 Comparative Criminal Justice (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: CJC 1010 or permission of instructor

This course includes a survey of worldwide criminal justice philosophies, systems and practices, and an examination of contemporary studies of criminal justice organizations and legal systems in major and emerging nations.

CJC 4610-3 Current Problems in Criminal Justice Administration (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: junior or senior standing

This course examines criminal justice practices, processes, and philosophies that affect agency strategies.

CJC 4650-3 Ethics for the Criminal Justice Professional (3 + 0)

Prerequisites: senior standing

This course is an in-depth analysis of ethical issues which confront the criminal justice professional. It includes an examination of the issues of covert surveillance, regulation of morals, equity and fairness, "blowing the whistle," and the public interest versus private freedom. (Senior Experience)

CJC 4670-5 Research Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration (3 + 4)

Prerequisite: senior standing (must be arranged during junior year)

The application of research methods to the criminal justice administrative process; the tools, techniques, and methods of research; and writing the research report.

CJC 4750-3 Crime Prevention and Loss Reduction (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: CJC 1010, CJC 2010, or permission of instructor

An in-depth analysis of the concept, techniques, and strategies of crime prevention and loss reduction, with emphasis upon the selection and implementation of comprehensive prevention systems and loss-reduction strategies.