CJE 430: Criminal Justice Internship. A supervised placement in a criminal justice agency which enables students to obtain practical experience in a criminal justice setting. Prerequisites: CJE 215 and CJE 330 or consent of instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.
CJE 433: Research Methods in Criminal Justice. An in-depth research effort. To include an introduction to basic logic, knowledge and skills of research design and methodology. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.
CJE 434: Statistics for Criminal Justice. This course serves as an introduction to the use of statistics as a method of describing and analyzing data from research in Criminal Justice with an emphasis on applied methods. Prerequisites: CJE/SOW 433 and MAT 111 or MAT 115 or MAT 200. Credit: 3 semester hours.
CJE 495: Special Topics in Criminal Justice: Police Operations. This course examines many types of police operations, including but not limited to criminal patrol and traffic enforcement by law enforcement agencies. It takes a more in-depth look into policing and focuses on the proactive methods law enforcement agencies employ to prevent crimes through patrol and the creation of a deterrent effect through traffic enforcement. Prerequisite: CJE 101 & CJE 320 or Consent of Instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.
CJE 495: Special Topics in Criminal Justice: Electronic Crimes. This course examines electronic crime, prevention, and its impact on law enforcement and society. Electronic crimes include illicit attacks on personal computers, computer systems, individuals, and cyber terrorism among others. This course also includes the examination of social media platforms used in committing crime. Prerequisite: CJE 101 or Consent of Instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.
CJE 495: Special Topics in Criminal Justice: Criminal Justice Reform. This course focuses on reforming the shortcomings currently present within the Criminal Justice system. Issues such as reducing prison populations, establishing equity in sentencing, decriminalization, police reform and juvenile justice reform will be examined. Prerequisite: CJE 101 or Consent of Instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.
CJE 495: Special Topics: Crime Prevention. This course provides exposure to crime prevention strategies employed throughout the criminal justice system. Criminological theories and concepts associated with crime prevention will be examined relating to practical application. Topics under examination include Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) which focuses on the effective use of the physical environment and tactical design to reduce crime or the fear of crime. Prerequisite: CJE 101 or Consent of Instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.
CJE 495: Special Topics in Criminal Justice: Restorative Justice. Moving beyond the traditional victim-perpetrator model of harm, restorative justice promotes the idea of harm as a violation of relationships. In this foundational course, students will explore the historical and cross-cultural aspects of social sanctions and discuss an alternative theory to punishment and justice based on restorative values and principles. Students will examine the concept of harm and review various restorative practices designed to resolve harm, such as restorative dialogue and consensus building. Prerequisite: CJE 101 or Consent of Instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.
CLE 299: Portfolio Development. Required course for all students seeking credit through assessment of educationally valid life experiences. Instructs students in developing documented portfolio of non-sponsored, prior experiential learning. Graded Pass/Fail. Prerequisites: ENG 101, MAT 111, and consent of instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.
COE 291: Cooperative Education I. Work experience opportunity in a field related to student's academic interests.
Graded Pass/Fail except for internship required for major. Prerequisites: 30 semester credit hours of course work and consent of advisor. (Hours arranged). Credit: 312 semester hours.