Criminal Justice Courses

This course includes an overview of the functions and responsibilities of agencies involved in the administration of justice to include police organizations, court systems, correctional systems, and juvenile justice agencies.

This course covers the development of criminal law in the U.S. & reviews the basic elements of specific criminal offenses, criminal defenses, and various legal principles upon which criminal law is established are reviewed. This course is designed to familiarize the criminal justice student with criminal law in general and in South Carolina in particular.

This course covers the analysis of the historical development of the U.S. Constitution and the relationship of rights contained therein to the State and the individual. The application of the Bill of Rights to federal and state systems is examined.

This course is a study of the various theories of criminal causation and control, the identification of criminal typologies and the reaction of society to crime and criminals.

This course is a study of the organization, administration, and management of law enforcement agencies.

This course is a study of proper investigative and crime lab documentation through focused observational and writing skills. Effective techniques in the development of a criminal case file are examined, as well as the ethical and legal pitfalls encountered through poorly written documentation.

This course includes a survey of the sociological, biological, and psychological theories involved in juvenile delinquency, modern trends in prevention, and treatment.

This course is an advanced study of pattern types, classification filing sequence, searching and referencing. Additionally, coursework will include an introduction to Automated Fingerprint Identification (AFIS).

This course introduces the basic elements of fingerprint technology and techniques including the history and meaning of fingerprints, pattern types and classifiction filing sequence, searching and referencing.

This course is an introduction to the use of X-rays as an investigative tool in cases associated with injury and trauma such as battered child syndrome. The course will be an examination of the role that X-rays play in analysis of evidence and in support of courtroom testimony.

This course is an introduction to the value of latent fingerprint evidence, the various conditions that affect the development and recovery of latent fingerprints, and the optimum methods of processing items of evidence found in crime scenes.

This course includes a basic, practical approach to fingerprint classification, identification, and filing system for the police officer, investigator, or beginning fingerprint technician.

This course covers an introduction to investigative techniques which stress the examination of questioned documents, fingerprint techniques, polygraph examinations, firearms' identifications, pathology, toxicology, ballistics, and clandestine operations.

This course is designed to introduce students to procedures for photographic documentation of crime scenes and physical evidence, including preparation of court exhibits and in-court presentations.

This course is the study of advanced photography procedures and methodologies used in the documentation of crime scenes and forensic evidence to encompass the use of forensic light sources, digital imaging and the preparation and presentation of courtroom exhibits.

This course examines the application and use of enhancement techniques, procedures and equipment, including the variety of powders used for the development of latent print evidence. Coursework is applied to different environments found in the field at crime scenes and in the crime lab.

This course introduces students to securing, documenting and processing a large geographical crime scene. Topics include implementation of an effective incident command system, obtaining necessary resources, & overcoming unexpected obstacles associated with investigating a large geographical event.

This course is a study of the situational procedures and techniques necessary in defusing situations identified as crises.

This course is an overview of the law-making function of the courts, the growth of common law, the structure and organization of the courts, court processes and procedures involved in criminal and civil cases, and the question of reform for the administration of justice.

This course is a study of the importance of two-way communication between the criminal justice system and the community to foster a working relationship to control crime. A variety of topics are studied, including citizen involvement in crime prevention and police officer interpersonal relations.

This course provides a study of the fundamental concepts of footwear and tire imprint evidence as related to forensic science, proper photographic recording, casting, and imprint identification.

This course examines the principles and techniques used to establish the parameters in bullet trajectory and bloodstain pattern analysis as they relate to crime scene reconstruction.

This course is designed to introduce students to the proper collection and preservation of biological evidence used to connect the crime scene with a suspect. The need for precise collection records and use of established methods that are required for crime scene sample analysis.

This course is an overview of the elements involved in death investigations to include crime scene evaluation and documentation, comprehension of forensic evidence, investigative strategies and case and courtroom presentations.

This course is an introduction to the theoretical foundations and scientific principles of bloodstain pattern analysis in the investigation of crimes of violence, including the properties, flight characteristics and bloodstain patterns, documentation and investigative significance of bloodstains.

This course is a study of the fundamentals of interviewing witnesses and interrogating suspects. Different methods of conducting crime scene searches and methods used in investigating various crimes are studied in the course.

This course examines the problem of crime involving computers and the strategies used for identification, investigation and prosecution.

This course is the study of practical, hands-on instruction in methodology and policies for the identification, interpretation, collection, packaging, preservation, and chain of custody of crime scenes and evidence taken from the crime scenes.

This course studies established rules of evidence from arrest to release in the administration of criminal justice. The course focuses on the relationship between evidence and criminal procedure. The course will examine the path that evidence takes from arrest through presentation in court including the rules of evidence, examination of evidence, examination of witnesses, articles and exhibits, opinion evidence, and jury process and verdict.

This course provides an overview of the problem of terrorism and homeland security efforts by drawing on several disciplines. An emphasis is placed on problems and countermeasures within an "all-hazards" approach to protecting people and assets.

This course provides an in-depth view of modern border and transportation security. Specific topics include security for seaports, ships, aircraft, trains, trucks, pipelines, buses, and other types of transportation, as well as a study of the technology needed to for terrorist and weapon detection.

This course is an introduction to aspects of the correctional function in criminal justice, including organization, process, procedure, and clients incarcerated and on conditional release.

This course examines intelligence analysis and its relationship to the security management of terrorist attacks, man-made disasters and natural disasters. Topics will also include the related vulnerabilities of our national defense and private sectors.

This course includes a study of new trends in criminal justice. This course through an internship of 135 clock hours, a portfolio development and presentation allows the criminal justice student to demonstrate effective skills and competencies based on the courses successfully completed for the Associate in Applied Science in Criminal Justice. The course is a second-year course limited to those students who are completing the Associate in Applied Science in Criminal Justice, and is one of the final courses the criminal justice student attempts. Instructor of Record or Department Chair permission required.

This course examines the application of development and enhancement techniques through the use of forensic chemicals and related equipment including iodine fuming, Silver Nitrate, and other regents, to develop latent fingerprints and other impressions on physical evidence from crime scenes.