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	Department of Criminal Justice \| UNC Charlotte
		Components of the criminal justice system are reviewed and their interrelatedness assessed; law enforcement, corrections and courts discussed; studies of the functions of the system reviewed.
		Specific topics include an analysis of the characteristics of crime victims, victim reporting and non-reporting patterns, treatment of victims by the various segments of the criminal justice system, victim assistance programs and the issue of compensation and/or restitution for victims of crime.
		Topics include: historical and legal perspectives, theories of causation, empirical evidence, and practical policy implications in the areas of rape, child sexual abuse and incest, domestic violence, child pornography, sexual harassment, nuisance and dangerous sexual obsessions, and serial killing.
	www.criminaljustice.uncc.edu /course.htm (1385 words)

	Criminal Clinic - Clinical Program - S.J. Quinney College of Law - University of Utah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Criminal Clinic is designed to give third-year law students exposure to the criminal justice system, basic competence as criminal law practitioners and an opportunity to reflect on ways of improving the criminal process.
		Topics for discussion are outlined and readings to prepare for the class are in the Criminal Process Materials, available for purchase in the Copy Center.
		You will be introduced to all aspects of the criminal process, including investigation and charging; defense interview, case assessment and release; arraignment and preliminary hearing; pretrial motions; discovery and investigation; negotiation planning, dynamics and ethics; plea bargaining and sentencing; trial preparation; jury selection; trial practice; and sentencing, post-trial motions and appellate considerations.
	www.law.utah.edu /academic/clinic/criminal.asp (3457 words)

	About the Criminal Justice Program
		The career choices for criminal justice majors are diverse and can include work in corrections, probation, the court system, local, state and federal law enforcement agencies such as the FBI and the Justice Department.
		Criminal Justice majors may elect to pursue either a Bachelor of Arts degree, which is recommended for students considering postgraduate, professional or academic study, or a Bachelor of Science degree, which is generally career-oriented.
		Topics include the hearsay rule and its exceptions, the opinion evidence rule, character and reputation evidence, direct and cross examination of witnesses, burden of proof and presumptions, identification evidence, and other pertinent rules of evidence.
	www.lincoln.edu /criminaljustice/cjprogram.htm (1418 words)

	Criminal Law
		Criminal lawyers must be skilled in dealing with clients, police officers, witnesses, and jurors; their practice, more than most others, is in the courtroom, in the station house, and even in the street.
		Topics to be explored will include: the prosecutorial decision to charge; defense representation (e.g., conflicts, compensation); grand jury practice and privileges; immunity and plea negotiating; discovery; pre-trial motions practice; prosecutorial and defense misconduct; selected trial issues; and sentencing.
		This case study will be used as an aid to explaining both the basics of computer crimes and cybercrime investigations, as a means of illustrating many of the problems and difficult issues that exist in cybercrime and its enforcement, and as a vehicle to address the core three questions of this course.
	www.law.columbia.edu /llm_jsd/grad_studies/courses/Criminal_Law (2736 words)

	UNCW CAS: Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice - Criminal Justice
		Introduction to Criminal Justice (3) Study of criminal law and the criminal justice system in the U.S. Emphasis on structure and function of police, courts and corrections.
		Topics include definition of juvenile delinquency, philosophy and procedures of the juvenile justice system, correctional treatment of juveniles, and prevention and intervention strategies.
		Topics include: definition of crime; elements of major crimes; criminal responsibility; defenses to criminal charges; constitutional and statutory procedures regarding arrest, search and seizure, interrogation and suspect identification.
	www.uncwil.edu /soccrj/crj-courselist.html (737 words)

	Criminal Law
		Topics include charging decisions and prosecutorial discretion, discovery, pre-trial motions, plea negotiations, the rights of the defendant at trial, jury selection, the role of the jury, sentencing, appeal and post-conviction relief.
		Substantive criminal law is a basic law school course and is covered on all bar exams.
		Samples of the topics covered include competency of witnesses, direct and cross-examination of witnesses, the rule against hearsay and its exceptions, expert and lay opinion testimony, privileged communications, relevancy, procedural considerations, burden of proof and objections.
	law.lclark.edu /dept/lawac/criminal_law.html (594 words)

	Criminal Justice
		Topics addressed include law enforcement jurisdiction and field operations, patrol procedures, organization of law enforcement agencies, selection and socialization of police officers, and current issues related to law enforcement.
		A variety of topics are covered, including principles of organizing and operating police agencies, leadership, policy formulation, and human resource management along with traditional management functions such as planning and budgeting.
		This course offers an introductory analysis of the criminal law and the development and philosophy of the criminal law, criminal law as a social force, definitions and concepts, constitutional principles and the classification of crimes in relation to criminal justice administration.
	www.socc.edu /catalog/course_descript/criminal_justice.html (1777 words)

	Law School - Syracuse University
		Topics include the history of the American medical profession, ethical theory, procreative autonomy, distribution and allocation of medical services, death and dying, organ transplants, and the values and interests that inform the decision-making process on these matters.
		Besides studying the basic building blocks of the system and the forces that are leading either to its breakdown or its transformation (or both), students engage in a seven-week simulation in group negotiation, research and drafting of multilateral treaties to resolve some contemporary transnational problems.
		Topics to be addressed include Euro-American colonization, the sources of American power over Indian affairs, the scope of tribal governmental powers recognized by America law, the powers of states within Indian country, the trust responsibility, gaming and economic development, and decolonization.
	www.law.syr.edu /academics/course_list2.asp?cat=40 (6563 words)

	Site Contents at the free Online Encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /index_187.html (142 words)

	General Education Online Classes
		Emphasis is placed on basic biological chemistry, cell structure and function, metabolism and energy transformation, genetics, evolution, classification, and other related topics.
		Topics include history, structure, functions, and philosophy of the criminal justice system and their relationship to life in our society.
		Topics include an overview of the juvenile justice system, treatment and prevention programs, special areas and laws unique to juveniles, and other related topics.
	online.stanly.edu /genEd_class_list.htm (1119 words)

	Salem Press
		Clear, comprehensible and authoritative treatment of all aspects of criminal justice with emphasis on the public perception of justice in the media.
		Criminal Justice is a new, three-volume reference set covering the most important aspects of criminal justice in the United States.
		Who they are, what motivates them, the impact of their criminal activity on society and the criminals themselves.
	salempress.com /Store/samples/criminal_justice/criminal_justice.htm (752 words)

	Criminal Investigation
		Understand the historical evolution of the criminal investigative process and the development of forensic science, and to discuss the importance of legal influences on the development of criminal investigation.
		Appreciate the importance of criminal investigation to the criminal justice system as a whole, know what constitutes a successful criminal investigation, and explain and contrast deductive and inductive reasoning.
		List and define the three major phases of a criminal investigation, explain the importance of physical evidence, and understand the complexities and difficulties surrounding the use of interview and interrogation.
	www.lincoln.edu /criminaljustice/sylci.htm (650 words)

	List of basic criminal justice topics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For a more comprehensive list, see the List of criminal justice topics.
		Law enforcement (police), courts, and corrections are the primary agencies charged with these responsibilities.
		See the general list of legal topics regarding any legal topics outside of the area of criminal justice.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_basic_criminal_justice_topics (427 words)

	Law Enforcement Course Descriptions
		Topics include trigonometry functions, vector diagramming, momentum basics and 360-degree momentum, translational and rotational analysis, derivation of equations, legal issues and court testimony.
		Topics include tire failure analysis, photography and videography, seatbelt investigations, airbags, report writing, visibility issues, pedestrian impact, motorcycles, bus and large truck issues, speed from crash, energy equations, autopsies and injury identification.
		List orally or in writing the definition of deadly and dangerous weapons as described in NYS Penal Law Section Article 10 and 265.00.
	www.monroecc.edu /depts/pstc/lecrsdesc.htm (3226 words)

	Criminal Justice Dept.- Undergraduate Concentrations
		Before you meet with your advisor, print out a Criminal Justice Advising Sheet for your catalog and fill out the courses you have taken and are taking.
		Basic course in the American correctional system; study of the history of corrections, philosophy of punishment and correction, correctional institutions, programs, and services, and contemporary issues and problems.
		Examines the history and consequences of mind-altering drugs, and criminal behavior as it is affected by drugs, the legal response to substance abuse, treatment and prevention of substance abuse.
	www.marshall.edu /criminal-justice/ugrad/ugrad-con.html (1475 words)

	Research Topics
		Choosing a topic for your final research paper is a very important process, and you may find yourself going through many twists and turns before you end up with a topic with which you're happy.
		Because you are choosing a topic for a research project, you should not automatically choose something about which you already know, in the hopes that this will reduce the amount of work that you have to do.
		These topics are prohibited because they have been debated for a long time, and it is rare that new points of view and analyses are added to the conversation.
	www.instruction.greenriver.edu /bahl/E112/topics.htm (2204 words)

	Department of Justice, State of Oregon - Criminal Justice
		The Criminal Justice Division was created within the Department of Justice in 1974 to address the need for coordination in the law enforcement community.
		The District Attorney Assistance Program was established in 1969 to assist Oregon's District Attorneys and their deputies in criminal cases and matters relating to prosecution and law enforcement in their respective counties.
		Conduct comprehensive factual studies of organized criminal activity in Oregon, outlining existing state and local policies and procedures with respect to organized crime and formulating and proposing such changes in those policies and procedures as the Department may deem appropriate.
	www.doj.state.or.us /about/criminal.shtml (600 words)

	Justice Studies manuscript style (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Topic selection is discussed below, and you will definitely want to discuss the feasibility of any topic other than the guided ones with your instructor, or alternatively, you can extract some topic from readings in your textbook, your instructor's online lecture notes, or the names of the lecture notes themselves.
		This is somewhat of a problem in criminal justice since there are lots of newsworthy and controversial things in our field that one is easily inclined to give some practical advice or personal opinion about.
		For most topics, the cause is always something from a perspective or approach (you are writing from the biological perspective, the psychological perspective, or the sociological perspective), and the effect is always something that involves behavior, or things people do with their bodies (like engage in crime).
	faculty.ncwc.edu /toconnor/jqstyle.htm (4680 words)

	Internet Fraud
		Enforcement actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission and criminal prosecutions indicate that criminals are using two basic methods for trying to manipulate securities markets for their personal profit.
		Because criminal fraud schemes on the Internet, such as major investment or credit card frauds, can be initiated and concluded in a matter of days or even hours, traditional methods of investigating fraud schemes will no longer suffice.
		Criminals have been known to send messages in which they pretend to be (for example) a systems administrator or Internet service provider representative in order to persuade people online that they should disclose valuable personal data.
	www.usdoj.gov /criminal/fraud (4612 words)

	University of Houston Downtown Library: Juvenile Justice Web Sites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		If you do not know where to start, choose the topical index or use the search option in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.
		Topics include prison and jail administration, budgeting, contract services, facilities, offender management, offender services, personnel, reentry, special offenders, statistics, and much more.
		Basic statistics on juvenile offenders and victims from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Programs.
	www.uhd.edu /library/websites/juvenilejustice.html (807 words)

	Criminal Justice Surveys, Programs, and Censuses
		The Criminal Justice Statistics Branch conducts reimbursable projects for the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP).
		As the data collection agent, we collect data on a range of topics including prison and jail inmate movements, juvenile delinquents and the facilities in which they reside, and sentencing patterns of convicted felons, just to name a few.
		The Criminal Justice Statistics Branch conducted the first census of local jails in 1970 in response to congressional interest in prison and jail overcrowding.
	www.census.gov /govs/www/cj.html (1123 words)

	Salem Press
		Each of the 625 alphabetically arranged articles begins with a definition of the subject and quick summaries of the criminal justice issues involved and the subject's significance.
		Entries on Films and criminal justice, Television courtroom programs, Television crime dramas, and so forth address this head-on, while other entries refer to offenders and victims who have caught the public eye (Laci Peterson in Missing Persons, Brian David Mitchell in Competency to stand trial, Jenna Bush in Equal protection under the law).
		Excellent access to articles and their content is provided through a variety of methods, including a list of topics by category, an index of court cases, a personages index, and a subject index.
	salempress.com /Store/reviews/booklist_criminal_justice.htm (347 words)

	Identity Theft and Identity Fraud (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		While the victim and his wife spent more than four years and more than $15,000 of their own money to restore their credit and reputation, the criminal served a brief sentence for making a false statement to procure a firearm, but made no restitution to his victim for any of the harm he had caused.
		In public places, for example, criminals may engage in "shoulder surfing" watching you from a nearby location as you punch in your telephone calling card number or credit card number or listen in on your conversation if you give your credit-card number over the telephone to a hotel or rental car company.
		The Department of Justice prosecutes cases of identity theft and fraud under a variety of federal statutes.
	www.usdoj.gov /criminal/fraud/idtheft.html (2708 words)

	Criminal Law
		Criminal law is mostly a federal matter and other than procedural differences, things don't change that much from province to province; in other words, the information will at least serve as a good primer.
		As a basic introduction, you can't do better that Janet Drysdale's online book called Criminal Law, a wonderful, comprehensive (and free!) plain language text on Canadian criminal law.
		In some of the legal education centres, there may be brochure type articles which will not contain the level of information listed above in the articles collection, but may nonetheless be of some assistance in basic situations.
	www.duhaime.org /Criminal (374 words)

	Criminal Justice Mega-Sites, the Best of CJ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Indiana University's List of CJ Resources on the Net A rather lengthy list of resources maintained by a library subject specialist at Indiana-Bloomington.
		Justice Quarterly, Journal of Criminal Justice Education, and ACJS Today House organs of ACJS.
		You subscribe to mailing lists by sending e-mail commands to the computer where the list is located (called a listserv or majordomo).
	faculty.ncwc.edu /toconnor/linklist.htm (3549 words)

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