Criminal Justice

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Reviews court systems and procedures from criminal violation to final disposition. Covers six primary functional areas of administration of justice and reviews principles of federal, state, criminal, and civil laws as they apply to and affect law enforcement.

F, W, Sp, Su

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Covers the development and conceptualization of crime, including historical perspective, social and legal defi nitions, and classifi cations. Includes an overview of criminology, research, data gathering, and analysis. Introduces major theoretical perspectives on the nature of crime, criminals, and victimization. Identifies current trends and patterns of crime typologies as well as societal and institutional responses.

F, W, Sp, Su

3 class hrs/wk, 3cr.

Reviews the juvenile justice system, including juvenile court processes and procedures from criminal violation to final disposition. Identifies juvenile justice administrative functions and reviews the principles of federal, state, and local statutes as they apply to and aff ect the juvenile off ender.

F, Sp

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Introduces the history and philosophy of law enforcement and the administration of justice. Provides a preview of a professional career in law enforcement and how an agency functions in relation to public relations and professional and political ethics.

F

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Introduces the nature and purpose of patrol activities. Examines routine and emergency procedures and types of patrol. Focuses on force continuum, officer survival, arrest procedures, field interviews, and ethics. Explores methods of safely responding to various calls and individuals. Includes scenarios on occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens. Covers equipment, technology, and vehicle operation. Identifies gangs, drug-use indicators, threat groups, and responses to civil disturbances. Emphasizes report document, courtroom testimony, and police tactical communications.

W

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Offers a practical, learner-friendly Spanish language course for law enforcement students and personnel. Emphasizes offi cer safety, increased community safety, enhanced job performance, and protection from legal liability. Requires no prior knowledge of Spanish. Coursework in CJ110 or CJ112 recommended unless already have prior practical experience as a cadet, reserve, or certifi ed law enforcement officer.

Offered as needed.

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Introduces the corrections process, including historical development through contemporary issues. Reviews the history, current practices, and future considerations of corrections. Identifi es the subcomponents of corrections; variations in correctional institutions, levels of custody, administrative practices, correctional staff roles and responsibilities, institutional policies, procedures, and programs. Covers changing inmate demographics, special needs inmates, safety and security concerns, and current issues.

F

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Introduces the basic philosophies, principles, and functions of parole, probation, and community corrections. Focuses on the role of community corrections in the administration of justice, community corrections options, techniques and training issues, and current challenges and pressures impacting corrections options.

F, W, Sp, Su

1 class hr/wk, 1 cr.

Focuses on the proper forms and processes for conducting searches of persons such as staff , volunteers, contractors, and visitors; living, common access, and work areas; and vehicles.

F, Sp

1 class hr/wk, 1 cr.

Covers practical techniques for the transportation, restraint, and escorting of inmates within a facility or in the general public. Reviews management concepts for the classification and risk criteria factors for inmates that determine custody level. Includes the importance of the safety, security, and orderly operation of facilities, and the safety and welfare of staff and the general public.

F, Sp

1 class hr/wk, 1 cr.

Focuses on understanding and supervising youthful and adult off enders in confi nement by developing an awareness of the dynamics, basic behaviors, and interpersonal interactions commonly found among off enders exhibiting these serious mental disorders: anxiety, dissociative, mood, personality, psychotic (schizophrenia), and mental retardation.

W

2 class hrs/wk, 2 cr.

Presents a suicide prevention and intervention practice-dominated course designed to help individuals, criminal justice, juvenile, and social service caregivers recognize and review risk, and to intervene to prevent the immediate risk of suicide.

F, Sp

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Provides the student a historical review of issues and scenarios related to officer survival and provides insight from the lessons learned. Introduces the mistakes in decision making, personal distancing, or threat assessment of a suspect and/or offender. Provides a brief review of cases where officers were killed in the line of duty. Also describes the survival mindset, confrontations, and new intervention pathways, as well as the courageous spirit.

Offered as needed.

1 class hr/wk, 1 cr.

Introduces personality disorders as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM). Addresses errors in thinking which are uniquely present in criminal behavior. Reviews the foundational work of Yochelson and Samenow on the criminal mind.

F

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Introduces a historical perspective on unarmed private security, types of personnel, and physical and procedural controls. Covers types of security, such as computer, industrial, retail, commercial, institutional, and specialized security. Includes future development and needs of private security.

Sp

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Provides an introduction to ethical and boundary issues that confront workers in the juvenile justice system. Increases the capacity for the identification and analyses of issues and the development of positions relative to the issues. Focuses on more diffi cult ethical and boundary issues prevalent in juvenile justice today.

F, W, Sp, Su

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Provides a historical overview of the legal rights of juveniles, including landmark Supreme Court cases that applied constitutional protections to juveniles. Covers the requirements and responsibilities of professionals in the juvenile justice system. Introduces the Oregon Juvenile Code and statutory guidelines for operating the Oregon Youth Authority.

W

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Discusses the role of criminal justice practitioners in maintaining community relations, networking, and multi-disciplinary approaches to crimes of family violence. Examines the role expectations of involved agencies and covers “red flag” behaviors and detection of family-related crimes and their patterns of escalation.

F

3 class hr/wk, 3 cr.

Introduces an overview of the techniques and approaches to crisis intervention for entry-level criminal justice professionals. Covers initial intervention, defusing and assessment, resolution and/or referral with emphasis on safety. Includes personal eff ectiveness, recognition of threat levels, voluntary compliance, verbal and non-verbal communication, active listening, and mediation.

F, W, Sp

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Introduces the historical development of childhood and the legal concepts of delinquency. Studies crime and delinquency rates and typologies focusing on data variations impacted by age, sex, race/ ethnicity, socio-economic and educational status, urbanization, and other key factors as independent variables. Introduces major theoretical perspectives and their application in the study of juvenile delinquency. Covers key concepts affecting juvenile victimization.

F, W, Sp, Su

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Introduces the civil rights of citizens related to religion, ethnicity, culture, race, gender, age, disability, and sexual preference. Explores the legal and societal responsibilities of criminal justice professionals to the protection of those rights in the course of public safety duties. Involves creative, critical, and solution-oriented thinking throughout the course.

Prerequisite: Current enrollment in Criminal Justice program with personal history clearance or consent of instructor.

Sp

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Traces the criminal justice system’s historic and current response to crime victims. Provides a comprehensive overview of the off ender-victim relationship, while addressing victim support policies and programs. Presents a realistic approach to understanding the process of victimization and the broad range of coping mechanisms that victims employ to deal with their particular experience.

F

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Covers historical development of criminalistics. Introduces current basic techniques and components involved in major persons-related crime scene investigations. Includes skills necessary to process the scene. Identifi es specialized procedures and technology used to identify, profi le, locate, and apprehend off enders. Covers interviewing/ interrogation techniques. Stresses importance of fi eld notes and case documentation. Emphasizes escalation-cycling patterns of serious off enders. Includes factual case studies.

Focuses on qualities of a successful investigator. Examines development of confi dentially reliable informants.

F, W, Sp

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Introduces basic techniques and components involved in major property-related crime scene investigations. Includes skills necessary to process scene. Identifies specialized procedures/technology used to identify, locate, and recover stolen property. Covers methods to identify and apprehend individuals. Emphasizes correlation between property crimes and drug use. Includes preparation of and current trends in cyber, terrorism, identity, and narcotics investigations.

Sp

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Provides the necessary information to become a knowledgeable and successful writer of narrative police reports, documenting both original crimes and follow-up investigations. Utilizes a specialized format to meet diff erent types of investigative activities, e.g., crime scene processing, interviews with suspects and witnesses, undercover operations, and the execution of search warrants. Re-emphasizes basic writing skills and spelling accuracy related to criminal justice terminology. CJ110 or CJ112 recommended.

W

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Surveys the administrative practices of criminal justice agencies with special emphasis on law enforcement. Covers administration in the public services area, including organizational theory and management, personnel management, and policy and procedures formulation.

Sp

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Focuses on becoming a knowledgeable interviewer and interrogator. Introduces REID Interview and FBI PERSPECTIVE techniques. Includes brief review of constitutional constraints and professional ethics specifi c to interviewing and/or interrogation of suspects, witnesses, complainants, and victims. Covers interview and interrogation objectives, preparation, approaches, and technical aids. Presents the importance of listening and documentation. Includes practical scenarios/role playing.

W

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Introduces the origin and structure of commonlaw crimes, case decisions, and the development of statutory crimes. Reviews the amendments of the constitution that protect citizens during criminal inquiries; introduces the elements of a crime and the types of affi rmative defenses presented at a criminal proceeding. Provides distinctions between criminal and civil law, criminal court procedures, criminal law case reading, federal and state law, and selected Oregon criminal code sections.

F, Sp

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Analyzes a specifi c off ender type, the serial killer. Includes historical perspective, motives, and killer phases. Emphasizes the methodology of profi ling, crime scene analysis, and modus operandi as developed by the FBI Investigative Support Unit to assist law enforcement. Covers victimologies, VICAP, and Oregon H.I.T.S. systems. Uses individual case studies.

Sp

1 class hr/wk, 1 cr.

Provides specialized training regarding child abductions and missing children. Includes victimology, motives, custodial vs. non-custodial, kidnap murder, cult murder, “grooming” techniques, crime scene indicators, and forensic evidence. Introduces notification and training systems including National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), Amber Alert Plan, FBI’s Child Abduction and Serial Murder Investigative Resource Center (CASMIRC), Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (VICAP), K-9 usage, and A Child is Missing (ACIM) Plan. Emphasizes the fi rst four hours investigative tasks.

W

2 class hrs/wk, 2 cr.

Provides information regarding stalking and related behaviors. Covers types of stalkers, current antistalking statutes, and personal and professional security measures. Emphasizes the necessity of documenting and reporting this crime. Describes prohibited behavior, threat levels, and the eff ects of stalking on victims. Discusses current trends in cyberstalking, including the use of electronic communication devices such as the Internet, e-mail, cell phones, fax machines, and pagers.

F

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Presents an intensive study and analysis of the U.S. Constitution and court decisions that interpret the Constitution. Studies court decisions that determine the admissibility of evidence in criminal cases and aff ect police procedures. Considers the criminal procedure process with an emphasis on the role of law enforcement in this process.

F, W, Sp, Su

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Introduces the historical and contemporary aspects of juvenile corrections. Identifi es and explores the philosophy, functions, and goals of the juvenile justice system. Emphasizes the role of law enforcement, the courts, community-based corrections, and custodial facilities. Includes an overview of the ongoing debate concerning rehabilitation versus punishment philosophies in the juvenile justice system, especially as it relates to safety/security issues and public concerns.

W, Sp

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Presents an overview of casework in corrections settings. Includes introduction to behavior modifi cation theories and methods, contemporary counseling methods, assessment processes, and the development of officer-client relations. Emphasizes observation skills, perception issues, information gathering, interpersonal communication skills, and interviewing strategies and techniques as part of corrections casework.

F, Sp

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Studies current trends, programs, and philosophies regarding addiction, treatment options, assessment processes, and related behavioral issues for youthful offenders specifi cally in correctional settings and in post-conviction supervision.

W, Sp

4 class hr/wk, 4 cr.

Introduces philosophies and ethics for public safety leadership.

Focuses on core values, ethics, and decision making. Explores developing a personal leadership philosophy. Includes defi ning the difference between leadership and management, and completing self-assessments in an eff ort to gain insight into personal leadership styles and characteristics.

Offered as needed.

4 class hr/wk, 4 cr.

Explores the various roles of leadership as they relate to being a team builder, delegator, confl ict resolution facilitator, coach, and mentor.

Focuses on gaining an understanding of communication processes, empowerment, and leading in a diverse environment. Explores various theories of leadership including situational leadership, transformational leadership, and servant leadership.

Offered as needed.

4 class hr/wk, 4 cr.

Explores the leadership process and the leaderfollower relationship within an organizational setting. Covers the infl uence of organizational culture, values, and societal issues on leadership eff ectiveness. Introduces the concepts of learning organizations, organizational health, defenses, and change. Examines how a leader moves an organization from vision to action.

Offered as needed.

4 class hr/wk, 4 cr.

Correlates the personal core values and characteristics to ethical decisions and behaviors. Explores ethical and principle-centered leadership, including ethical systems, dilemmas, and decision making. Examines the challenges and develops strategies for leading in public safety organizations serving diverse and dynamic communities.

Offered as needed.

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Introduces the theories and practices of punishment. Includes processes devised and practiced for the repression and prevention of crime. Covers a historical overview of society’s choices of punishment, the evolutionary process of punishment reform in the United States, and the continual dilemma of balancing the punishment of off enders and the expectation of rehabilitation.

F, W

2 class hrs/wk, 2 cr.

Presents specialized training opportunities for students, municipal and county reserves, and cadets who anticipate applying for full-time employment in the criminal justice fi eld. Reviews basic Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) certifi cation requirements, as well as preparatory steps to be successful in passing oral board interviews and initial phases of a multiassessment process. Covers stress, voice control, behaviors, appearance, attitude, and dress. Students are photographed, videotaped, and participate in a competitive oral board scored by professionals in the fi eld of law enforcement, corrections, and parole and probation.

Sp

See CWE—Cooperative Work Experience.