Law Enforcement (CJE)

Introductory survey of the historical and philosophical development of law enforcement. Overview of the purposes, functions, organization, and technical problems of the police.

This course enables forensic studies, legal studies and criminal justice students to understand and interpret the terminology that appears in medical and dental radiographs, records and peer-reviewed literature.

This course is an examination of the crime analysis process using the qualitative and quantitative study of crime and criminal justice information in combination with socio-demographic and spatial factors to apprehend criminals, prevent crime, reduce disorder, and evaluate organizational procedures. This course involves understanding GIS output in order to make predictions about geographical locations that may factor into identifying the many stakeholders affected by crime.

This course introduces students to the exciting field of latent print analysis. It will instruct the student on the many processes of developing this crucial evidence utilizing advanced physical, optical, and chemical processes. It will also give the student a keen understanding of the uniqueness and persistence of finger, palm, and bare foot print ridge detail by studying the biology, physiology, and embryology of human friction ridge skin. The student will learn how to compare this evidence to the known prints of individuals utilizing direct comparison techniques and data base searching. The student will then be tested by being placed in a moot court setting. The student will testify as an expert and defend a latent print that they have developed and then identified to an individual.

Theory, operation, evaluation of crime prevention strategies.

Interview and Interrogation is designed on the principle of kinesics and understanding various aspects of verbalizations. Students are exposed to the interview process in logical steps, each designed to understand deception and malingering, and mechanisms for counteracting.

This course introduces students to the system of photographic methods and equipment used to record material evidence during investigative and operative-search actions and for the purpose of expert examination of such evidence.

Placement with forensic studies agencies to facilitate experiential learning with practitioners. Students may elect to take 1-3 additional hours as an elective.

Students learn the skills necessary to document indoor and outdoor scenes, behaviors, and laboratory specimens with photographic theory, methods and practicum.

An in-depth study of the interaction between criminal justice agencies with the media and the community. Content will include relations with television, radio, and print, as well as public affairs officers and requirements of Freedom of Information and Florida's Sunshine laws.

Each student, under the supervision of faculty, will prepare research questions, conduct research, and author an original Master's Thesis. This Thesis must be approved by the Committee and defended in a public presentation.

The Criminal Forensic Practicum is a field experience in Human Identity analysis.

Candidates work directly with supervising faculty to conduct independent research specific to their degree concentration.