Criminal Justice - Economic Crime Investigation


Course Descriptions

CRJ 101 – Introduction to Criminal
Justice Research Methods
(1) F, S
Basic research/writing principles that
should be applied to criminal justice as a
field of study.

CRJ 103 – Introduction to Criminal Justice
(3) Y
History, theory, and structure of the
criminal justice system emphasizing substantive
and procedural criminal law;
police, prosecution, defense, courts,
institutional and community corrections;
juvenile justice subsystem.

CRJ 107 – Computer Hardware and Peripherals
(3) F, S
Introduction to computer hardware and
peripherals and other digital media used
in commission of cybercrimes. Handson
examination of devices, including
building, configuring, upgrading, troubleshooting,
diagnosis, and repair. (Two
hours lecture, two hours lab)

CRJ 212 – American Policing
(3) Y
Role of police in American society.
Topics include nature of police subculture,
professionalism, personnel selection,
unionism and operational trends.
Prerequisite: Criminal Justice 103 or
equivalent.

CRJ 221 – Issues in Juvenile Justice
(3) Y
Philosophy and methods of criminal justice
programs for the prevention and
control of youth crime. History of the
juvenile justice system, police handling
of juveniles, the juvenile court, detention,
and treatment of offenders.
Prerequisite: Criminal Justice 103 or
equivalent.

CRJ 224 – American Corrections
(3) Y
Overview of probation, jails, prisons,
and parole. Incarceration rationales,
methods of dealing with offenders, organizational
theory, inmate social systems,
and program effectiveness.

CRJ 250 – Probation/Parole and Sentencing Alternatives
(3) Y
Major theoretical and operational concepts
related to probation, parole, and
alternatives to incarceration at state and
federal levels. Prerequisite: Criminal
Justice 103.

CRJ 300 – Special Topics in Criminal Justice
(1–3) Y
Consideration of one or more contemporary
topics. Tailored by individual
instructors. Each variation may be taken
for credit. (Limit of 12 credit hours.)

CRJ 313 – Corruption and Organized Crime
(3) IR
Development of organized crime in the
United States and its impact on social,
economic, and political institutions.
Special focus on role of corruption as a
facilitator of crime. Prerequisite:
Criminal Justice 103 or equivalent.

CRJ 314 – Modern Techniques in Crime Investigation
(3) Y
Theory and practice of modern investigation
methods for public and private
sector agencies. Techniques and procedures
for evidence collection, preservation,
and presentation. Reviews investigation
resources, including crime laboratory
and databases. Prerequisite:
Criminal Justice 103 or equivalent.

CRJ 328 – Security Administration
(3) Y
Principles of administration of physical,
human, and asset security. Risk assessment,
training, emergency management,
disaster recovery, and the global aspects
of security administration. Prerequisite:
Criminal Justice 103

CRJ 333 – Information Security
(3) Y
Protection of proprietary information in
both the corporate and government sectors.
Topics include: information as a
resource, legal issues, policy formulation,
administrative and technical remedies,
and case studies.

CRJ 334 – Economic Crime Investigation
(3) Y
White collar crime in the United States.
Emphasizes investigatory techniques
related to these types of crime.
Prerequisite: Criminal Justice 103 or
equivalent.

CRJ 335 – Cybercrime Law and Investigations
(3) Y
Cybercrimes, including computer
crimes, Internet fraud, e-commerce, and
threats to the national infrastructure.
Policies, legal issues, and investigative
techniques and strategies, and implications
for investigation and enforcement
on a global scale.

CRJ 342 – Constitutional Law in the Criminal Process
(3) Y
Case study approach to theoretical and
applied knowledge of constitutional
issues affecting the criminal justice system.
Develops research and analytical
skills for further study of the
Constitution and its changing interpretation.
Prerequisite: Government and
Politics 341.

CRJ 343 – Law of Economic Crime
(3) Y
Government and judicial regulations of
financial institutions, commercial
entities, their agents, and employees in
relation to economic and business crime.
Constitutional issues in investigations by
governmental and corporate entities in
both a substantive and procedural
context.

CRJ 345 – Criminal Evidence
(3) O
Rules of evidence and trial procedures
applicable to criminal cases at the state
and federal levels. Student mock trial
experience as witness and attorney.
Prerequisite: Government and Politics
341.

CRJ 347 – Fraud Prevention and Detection Technologies
(3) Y
Types of proactive technology programs
and tools used to prevent and detect the
occurrence of fraud in face-to-face
transactions, e-commerce and e-business.
Includes development and implementation
of business models for production
of prevention and detection
products and techniques.

CRJ 351 – Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
(3) Y
Design, operation, and legal basis for
systems of justice in other countries.
Governmental, political, demographic,
and economic factors in past and current
trends in the adjudication of
offenders. Cross-cultural analysis of
causes of crime and systems of justice.
Prerequisite: Criminal Justice 103.

CRJ 355 – Cybercrime Investigations and Forensics I
(3) F
Study of intrusion detection methodologies,
tools and approaches to incident
response. Introduction to computer
forensic principles, including operating
system concepts, registry structures, file
system concepts, boot process, and file
operations. Introduction to forensic
tools.

CRJ 356 – Cybercrime Investigations and Forensics II
(3) S
Examination of digital information
retrieval methods. Extensive exercises
for search, recovery, imaging, analysis,
and preservation of evidence on disk
drives and other storage media.
Advanced topics such as disk geometry
and analysis of UNIX systems. (Two
hours lecture, two hours lab)

CRJ 362 – Information System Threats, Attacks and Defenses
(3) Y
Overview of methods and motives of
cybersecurity incident perpetrators, and
the countermeasures employed to
organizations and agencies to prevent
and detect those incidences. Discussion
of ethical obligations of security professionals.

CRJ 382 – Administrative Issues in Criminal Justice
(3) IR
Issues in the organization and management
of criminal justice agencies,
including police departments, prosecutors’
offices, courts, jails, prisons, and
community corrections.

CRJ 435 – Computer Forensics
(3) Y
Root methods, forensic tools and procedures
used in analysis of digital evidence
in computer hardware, software and
peripherals. Rules applicable to
extraction and preservation of data and
digital evidence. Prerequisite: Computer
Science 303.

CRJ 438 – System Vulnerability Assessments
(3) Y
Study of threats to information systems
and process for performance of audits,
assessments, penetration tests, and
architecture reviews. Use of tools for
such studies and practical experience in
conducting assessments and preparing
reports.

CRJ 441 – Applied Legal Research and Communication
(3) Y
Develops analytical and practical skills
appropriate for those desiring to work in
the legal field. Case analysis, legal bibliography,
legal research, preparation of
legal memoranda and appellate briefs.
Moot court experience is provided.
Prerequisite: Government and Politics
341 or permission of instructor.

CRJ 455 – Cyber Crime Investigations and Forensics III
(3) F
Theory and techniques for tracking
attackers across the Internet. Practical
exercises from case studies of Internetbased
crimes. (Two hours lecture, two
hours lab)

CRJ 461 – Senior Seminar
(3) Y
Selected topics of current interest.
Emphasizes critical analysis of current
research literature and development of
action projects by seminar members.
Integrates previous learning as a capstone
experience. Prerequisite: permission
of instructor.

CRJ 470 – Internship
(6–15) S,U
Participation on staff of criminal justice
agency under co-supervision of faculty
and agency personnel. Field experience,
periodic conferences and seminars,
written and reading assignments
designed to combine theory and professional
practice. Prerequisite: permission
of instructor.

CRJ 477 – Summer Study Abroad in China/South Korea
(6) IR
Comparative study of culture, society,
and criminal justice systems in South
Korea, China, and USA. Students will
visit metropolitan police headquarters,
courts, prisons and interact with the
appropriate professionals in those facilities.

CRJ 490 – Independent Study
(1–6) IR
Exploration of criminal justice problems
in depth. Individual independent study
on plan submitted by the student.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.


Note: The figure in parentheses following the title of the course indicates the credit hours per term. Courses that extend through two terms are shown as follows: (3, 3). Courses that are one term only are shown by: (3). Courses with variable credit are shown with the range of credit available, for example: (1-6).

Letters appearing after course credit hours in this section are explained as follows:
S=Spring
IR=irregularly
F=Fall
U=Summer Session
Y=at least once each academic year Check schedule for Winter Session
O=every other year

The College reserves the right to cancel any course if registration does not justify continuance and to make changes in curricula at any time.