Law Enforcement (LAW)

LAW 1130 — Introduction to Criminal Justice

Credit Hours: 3.00   Total Contact Hours: 3.00   Lecture Hours: 3.00  

Explores the functions and interactions of law enforcement, prosecutors, courts, and corrections. Upon course completion, the student should be able to explain the process from the point of the crime occurring through release from a correctional agency. Emphasis will be placed on the funneling process in the justice system.
Transfer: TAG.

LAW 1210 — Criminology

Credit Hours: 3.00   Total Contact Hours: 3.00   Lecture Hours: 3.00  

Studies the nature of the factors of crime, criminal behavior, and prevention. A primary emphasis will be placed on the psychological and sociological factors of the problem. Other aspects to be addressed are criminal topologies involving the street criminal in addition to the white-collar criminal and cyber criminals.
Transfer: TAG.

LAW 1660 — Ethics in Criminal Justice

Credit Hours: 3.00   Total Contact Hours: 3.00   Lecture Hours: 3.00  

Examines ethical theories and their application to current issues, controversies, and professional scenarios in law, crime, and justice. It introduces students to the foundations of the study of ethics and morality; examines prominent moral and ethical themes, conflicts, and struggles in criminology and criminal justice; and explores the conceptual and practical value of key ethical concepts, principles, and arguments.
Corequisites: COM 1110, LAW 1130.

LAW 1880 — Report Writing for Criminal Justice

Credit Hours: 3.00   Total Contact Hours: 3.00   Lecture Hours: 3.00  

Emphasizes an all-inclusive system of report writing that is characterized by following a methodical process from arrival at a crime scene to presentation in court. Course utilizes presentation of information, video, scenarios, and practical exercises. You will be taken through the report-writing process in three methodical phases. These phases are called the "crawl, walk, and run" method. Each phase builds on the knowledge gained from the previous phase.
Prerequisites: COM 1110, LAW 1130.

LAW 1980 — The Color of Justice

Credit Hours: 2.00   Total Contact Hours: 2.00   Lecture Hours: 2.00  

Examines race in the context of the criminal justice system. Emphasis on the treatment of racial minorities as victims and offenders by law enforcement, courts, and corrections.

LAW 1990 — Independent Study in LAW

Credit Hours: 0.00   Total Contact Hours: 0.00  

Assists students who wish to work independently of other students on a one to one basis with the instructor on a project entailing reading, writing, and discussion. The subject matter is set by the instructor and student and will relate to the criminal justice field.

LAW 2010 — Psychology and the Legal System

Credit Hours: 2.00   Total Contact Hours: 2.00   Lecture Hours: 2.00  

Describes the law from a psychological perspective. Students will be introduced to legally relevant science and how psychology plays a role in that science. We will be covering a multitude of topics such as psychology of crime, psychology of police, crime victims, eyewitnesses, evaluating suspects, and forensic assessments.

LAW 2020 — Criminal Law

Credit Hours: 3.00   Total Contact Hours: 3.00   Lecture Hours: 3.00  

Studies the aspects of criminal law as they relate to the law enforcement officer. Included are studies of elements and proof in crimes of frequent concern, procedural consideration of criminal law and rules of law.

LAW 2022 — Criminal Minds

Credit Hours: 3.00   Total Contact Hours: 3.00   Lecture Hours: 3.00  

Provides an understanding of criminal behavior and antisocial behavior from a psychological perspective. Contemporary research, theory, and practice concerning the psychology of crime will be explored. Students will learn about the factors associated with the onset and maintenance of antisocial and criminal behavior.

LAW 2060 — Policing in the 21st Century

Credit Hours: 3.00   Total Contact Hours: 3.00   Lecture Hours: 3.00  

Combines the theory and practical applications of police practices, drawing on the personal accounts of current and former police officers. This course covers all major areas of police field operations, including patrolling, investigations, crime mapping, community policing, hot pursuit issues, communications, gangs, and drugs.
Prerequisites: COM 1110, LAW 1130.

LAW 2080 — Criminal Evidence and Procedure

Credit Hours: 4.00   Total Contact Hours: 5.00   Lecture Hours: 3.00   Lab Hours: 2.00  

Studies the rules of evidence and criminal procedure, arrest, search and seizure, role playing with attorneys, witness testimony, kinds of evidence and admissibility of evidence in court.
Prerequisites: COM 1110, LAW 1130.

LAW 2120 — Criminal Investigation

Credit Hours: 4.00   Total Contact Hours: 5.00   Lecture Hours: 3.00   Lab Hours: 2.00  

Explores methods of investigation, report writing, crime scene search techniques, evidence documentation and collection procedures, fingerprint dusting and lifting techniques, as well as interview and interrogation styles and criminal case preparation.
Prerequisites: COM 1110.

LAW 2200 — Juvenile Delinquency

Credit Hours: 3.00   Total Contact Hours: 3.00   Lecture Hours: 3.00  

Explores the sociological analysis of the delinquency situation in the United States, with specific attention to theoretical perspectives and causal interpretations. Examination of numerous factors on delinquent behavior and on the production of a delinquent personality, patterns of delinquent behavior, institutional efforts at control and treatment and legal methods of dealing with delinquents.

LAW 2250 — Terrorism, Intelligence and Homeland Security

Credit Hours: 3.00   Total Contact Hours: 3.00   Lecture Hours: 3.00  

Introduces domestic and foreign terrorism and international responses. Drawing on current research, it provides a balanced approach to understanding the issues we face as a nation, including securing the country from threats while still safeguarding civil and personal liberties. Simultaneously historical and contemporary, this course interrelates terrorism, intelligence, and homeland security by focusing on people, ideas, organizations, and movements as well as new issues in the field.
Prerequisites: COM 1110, LAW 1130.

LAW 2400 — Cyber Crime and Cyber Terrorism

Credit Hours: 2.00   Total Contact Hours: 2.00   Lecture Hours: 2.00  

Introduces computer crime through an examination of the crime and those individuals committing it, as well as the specific laws, investigative techniques, and criminological theories applicable to computer crime.
Prerequisites: LAW 1130, LAW 2250.

LAW 2730 — Criminal Justice Practicum  

Credit Hours: 2.00   Total Contact Hours: 2.00   Lecture Hours: 1.00   Lab Hours: 1.00  

Demonstrates theoretical knowledge and applies it to practical real world scenarios through on- the- job training under the direction of local criminal justice officials. Students are to complete a total of 210 hours.
Prerequisites: LAW 1660.

LAW 2800 — Basic Police Academy

Credit Hours: 22.00   Total Contact Hours: 40.00   Lecture Hours: 40.00  

Provides certification for those aspiring to be police officers. This academy will be conducted in accordance with the rules established by the Ohio Peace Officers Training Council and the training curriculum of the Ohio Peace Officers Training Academy. Requirements include: Minimum age 21, physical from a physician to participate in strenuous training and activities, no felony record, crimes of violence, OVI, crimes of theft, excessive bad driving record, or domestic violence convictions. Valid driver's license required. Must be fingerprinted and record checked through BCI&I and FBI. This course is graded S/U.
Prerequisites: Minimum 21 years of age by the end of the academy.

LAW 2810 — Basic Policy Academy I

Credit Hours: 11.00   Total Contact Hours: 20.00   Lecture Hours: 20.00  

Trains students for the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy. Completion of Part I and Part II comply with statutory requirements as defined by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Council. This course is graded S/U.
Prerequisites: Minimum 21 years of age by the end of the academy.

LAW 2820 — Basic Policy Academy II

Credit Hours: 11.00   Total Contact Hours: 20.00   Lecture Hours: 20.00  

Trains students for the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy. Completing of Part I and Part II comply with statutory requirements as defined by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Council. This course is graded S/U.
Prerequisites: Minimum 21 years of age by end of the academy and completion of Police Academy I (LAW 2810).

LAW 2900 — Basic Police Academy

Credit Hours: 30.00   Total Contact Hours: 30.01   Lecture Hours: 27.33   Lab Hours: 2.68  

Provides certification for those aspiring to be police officers. This academy will be conducted in accordance with the rules established by the Ohio Peace Officers Training Council and the training curriculum of the Ohio Peace Officers Training Academy. Requirements include: Minimum age 21, physical from a physician to participate in strenuous training and activities, no felony record, crimes of violence, OVI, crimes of theft, excessive bad driving record, or domestic violence convictions. Valid driver's license required. Must be fingerprinted and record checked through BCI&I and FBI. This course is graded S/U.

LAW 2910 — Basic Police Academy I

Credit Hours: 15.00   Total Contact Hours: 15.01   Lecture Hours: 13.67   Lab Hours: 1.34  

Trains students in the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy. Completion of Part I and Part II comply with statutory requirements as defined by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Council. This course is graded S/U.

LAW 2920 — Basic Police Academy II

Credit Hours: 15.00   Total Contact Hours: 15.01   Lecture Hours: 13.67   Lab Hours: 1.34  

Provides certification for those aspiring to be police officers. This academy will be conducted in accordance with the rules established by the Ohio Peace Officers Training Council and the training curriculum of the Ohio Peace Officers Training Academy. Requirements include: Minimum age 21, physical from a physician to participate in strenuous training and activities, no felony record, crimes of violence, OVI, crimes of theft, excessive bad driving record, or domestic violence convictions. Valid driver's license required. Must be fingerprinted and record checked through BCI&I and FBI. This course is graded S/U.
Prerequisites: LAW 2910.