Course
Catalog The
entire program is 36 credits or 9 courses. Learners
will take two courses (8 credits) per semester.
The program will be completed in 18 months. Learners
can begin the program anytime.
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Forensic Behavioral Analysis
(MET CJ 725)
This course will examine the development of individual criminality and criminal careers, social group processes in criminal activity, varieties of criminal behavior including violent, sexual and predatory crime, mental disorders, psychopathy and crime, victims and victimization, offender profiling, and forensic criminal investigation. The course will also explore the contribution of psychology to our contemporary understanding of crime and the criminal justice processes through the application of psychological theory in investigation of crime and the efficacy of the criminal justice system.
Criminology
(MET CJ 602 OL)
This course explores
criminal deviant behavior and the major methods
of social and institutional control. You will
evaluate the effectiveness of different methods,
resultant organizational structures, and implications
for policy change. Selected issues are deviant
behavior, definition of deviance related to social
conditions, and other topics. (4 credits)
Victimology
(MET CJ 625 OL)
The purpose of this
course is to introduce the student to the discipline
of victimology, an emerging area of specialization
in the field of criminology. Emphasis will focus
on crime victims and their plight, the relation-ships
between crime victims and other social groups
and institutions, such as the media, business,
politicians, special interest groups, and social
movements. The issues of Justice and Redress from
the perspective of the victim as well as general
society will be stressed. An overview of victim
prevention programs and victim assistance programs
will be presented. Topics such as the Restorative
Justice Model, Victim Repayment, and Victim/Offender
Mediation will be included in the course content.
While the course follows an interdisciplinary
approach and is designed for general interest
and appeal, it has particular relevance for students
drawn from disciplinary interests in the fields
of criminal justice, psychology, sociology, education,
health care administration, and political science.
(4 credits)
Youth
Crime Problems
(MET CJ 631 OL)
This course is an
analysis of policy issues concerning juvenile
justice and youth crime. This course undertakes
the scope and nature of youth crimes and the young
offender. Also the Juvenile justice procedures,
programs, and institutional roles will be examined.
The Youth Crime Problems course considers delinquency
prevention programs, violent offenders, dispositional
alternatives, and crimes against youth. (4 credits)
White
Collar Crime
(MET CJ 632 OL)
This course will
examine the nature and extent of corporate and
white-collar crime. This will include the detection,
the deterrence, and the criminal liability sanctions.
It will also look at social and legal changes
related to corporate illegality. Case materials
address securities fraud, money “laundering,”
professional deviance, political corruption, and
other topics. We will look at policy responses
including RICO and other laws, regulations, and
court processing. (4 credits)
Terrorism
(MET CJ 650 OL)
This course is an
overview of Terrorism. Students in this course
are exposed to the emergence of modern terrorism
from several different areas of the world. The
course provides a working knowledge and comprehension
of terrorism. Students will develop an understanding
of the terrorism philosophy and how the history
of terrorism has influenced subsequent movements.
Elements of the criminological perspective of
terrorism will be explored. This course takes
a critical look at terrorism from the viewpoints
of various experts in the field of counter terrorism.
Through research and examination of the perspectives
offered, students explore terrorism and irregular
warfare in the 21st century. (4 credits)
Crime
and Punishment: A Conceptual and Ethical Inquiry
(MET CJ 701 OL)
A Conceptual and
Ethical Inquiry This course will assess the ways
that American society understands and responds
to crime. You will also investigate acts regarded
as criminal, as well as why they are so regarded,
through an analysis of the ideas of harm and danger
to society.
(4 credits)
Analytical
Methods
(MET CJ 702 OL)
Use and analysis
of quantitative data in public policy development
and planning. Basic skills of organization and
presentation of numerical information. Introduction
to descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing,
correlation, and regression; computer use. Math
review. (4 credits)
Research
Methods
(MET CJ 703 OL)
The Research Methods
course examines research techniques useful for
urban policy research. The emphasis is on survey
research techniques, including sampling, survey
organization, questionnaire development, and interviewing.
Participant observation techniques, field data
collection and analysis will be used to collect
and understand findings. (4 credits)
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