Criminal Justice

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CJ& 101 (Formerly CRMJ 101)
INTRODUCTION TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM (5)
Examines organization and relationships of local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, judicial and correctional systems. History and philosophy, career opportunities and qualifying requirements, terminology and constitutional limitations of the criminal justice system are studied.

CJ 103 (Formerly CRMJ 103)
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE (5)
Examines the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights as it pertains to law enforcement, the judiciary and corrections. Includes statutory law and judicial decisions governing guilt laden facts, reasonable suspicion, probable cause, arrest, search and seizure, interrogations, confessions and other constitutional safeguards.

CJ 105 (Formerly CRMJ 105)
THE POLICE FUNCTION (5)
Advanced theories, procedures and methods of police operations studied. Enhanced examination of discretionary powers. Career opportunities and trends in law enforcement are also explored. Comprehensive decision making, conflict resolution and stress management skills studied.

CJ 106 (Formerly CRMJ 106)
INTRODUCTION TO CORRECTIONAL METHODS (4)
Examines history and evolution of adult and juvenile correctional models in the state of Washington. Focus on adult and juvenile sentencing policies and guidelines in determinant and indeterminant systems. All forms of incarceration, restrictive custody, probation, parole, and in-home confinement are studied.

CJ 107 (Formerly CRMJ 107)
LEGAL ASPECTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT (5)
Overview and comparison of state and federal constitutions, focusing on articles and amendments dealing with individual rights and freedoms pertaining specifically to the criminal justice system. Studies practical application of case law regarding arrest, search and seizure, law enforcement/correctional civil liability, the rules of evidence and courtroom proceedings.

CJ 109 (Formerly CRMJ 109)
COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND RESOURCES (5)
Focus on resolving community issues and concerns via Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving (COPPS) skills and strategies. Mediation skills pertaining to conflict resolution are studied. Collaborative partnerships and positive interaction between citizens and police officers are studied.

CJ 111 (Formerly CRMJ 111)
ETHICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE (5)
Presents an in-depth analysis of the theoretical and applied association between morality and the function of the criminal justice process. Special attention is given to the unavoidable ethical, moral and legal dilemmas regularly confronted by police and correctional officers in the course of their daily duties.

CJ 112 (Formerly CRMJ 112)
CRITICAL AND CURRENT ISSUES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE (5)
Examines current issues, topics and trends in the criminal justice system. Provides general overview of criminal law through examination of capstone cases. Explores the issues of racism and bigotry as related to criminal justice practitioners. Illustrates the link between legal precedent, law enforcement officers, the courts, correctional institutions and critical social issues.

CJ 113 (Formerly CRMJ 113)
CRIME AND DELINQUENCY (5)
Juvenile deviance and theories of criminality are studied. Economic, social, and psychological impact of juvenile trends examined. Also examines the history and development of juvenile justice theories, philosophies, procedures, and institutions.

CJ 115 (Formerly CRMJ 115)
INSTITUTIONAL CORRECTIONS (4)
Examination of selected state, federal and juvenile correctional facilities and institutions throughout the state of Washington and United States. Specific attention to organized gang activity, diversity issues, inmate population and classification process. Institutional inmate management and control procedures, strategies and techniques are examined.

CJ 116 (Formerly CRMJ 116)
ALTERNATIVE SENTENCING: DIVERSION, PROBATION & COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS (4)
Community corrections, alternative sentencing, intermediate sanctions, probation, and diversion concepts studied. Focus on philosophy, history, goals and functions of community corrections. Explores technology innovations pertaining to community supervision of recidivist offenders, plea-bargain process, predicting offender risk factors and the impact of victim rights.

CJ 117 (Formerly CRMJ 117)
WASHINGTON CRIMINAL CODE: PART I (5)
Part I of a detailed examination of specific statutes that comprise the Washington Criminal Code, Title 9A, RCW. Also examines specific legal definitions and defenses to criminal accusations, and all classification of crimes as found in RCW 9A.20.

CJ 120 (Formerly CRMJ 120)
INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL/FORENSIC INVESTIGATIONS (4)
Skills and procedures required for identification, documentation, collection, preservation, and preservation of physical evidence are studied and practiced. The role of physical evidence in criminal investigations and judicial proceedings is examined. Scale diagramming of crime scenes is studied and practiced.

CJ 122 (Formerly CRMJ 122)
FORENSIC INVESTIGATION OF CHILD ABUSE (5)
Examines the abuse of children through physical or sexual violence. Forensic techniques used to systematically identify and arrest the perpetrator are studies. Stranger abduction of children examined.

CJ 126 (Formerly CRMJ 126)
FORENSIC INVESTIGATION OF HOMICIDE (3)
Forensic tactics, procedures, and techniques of homicide investigation are examined. Various tools and processes systematically employed to identify, arrest, and convict perpetrators are studied.

CJ 127 (Formerly CRMJ 127)
FORENSIC INVESTIGATION OF ARSON (5)
Examines key forms of forensic evidence found at fire scenes. Procedures used to identify, recover, preserve, and submit fire evidence to crime labs are studied. Students study fire accelerants, fire chemistry, phases of burning, indicators of fire origin, and arsonist patterns, profiles, and motives.

CJ 129 (Formerly CRMJ 129)
FORENSIC STUDY OF VIOLENCE/VICTIMIZATION (3)
Examines violent crime and victimology in American society. Factors leading to stranger violence are studied. Proactive and reactive strategies to criminal assaults, legal issues and self-defense measures identified and discusses. Programs, agencies, and advocates available to victims of violent crimes are studied.

CJ 130 (Formerly CRMJ 130)
FORENSIC INVESTIGATION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SPOUSAL ABUSE (3)
Course focuses on the epidemic of spousal and domestic violence in our society, as well as the most commonly employed evidence discovery, collection, and preservation techniques. Includes a comprehensive discussion of intervention tactics and strategies.

CJ 131 (Formerly CRMJ 131)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (3)
Students learn about job requirements and opportunities. Students learn to research employment opportunities, create a targeted resume, complete employment applications, and professionally promote themselves in an employment interview. Students learn about continuing education opportunities and professional associations for emergency dispatchers.

CJ 132 (Formerly CRMJ 132)
COMPUTER-AIDED DISPATCH (3)
Students learn to receive, dispatch, and document incidents using a computer-aided dispatch system. Students are also introduced to PC's, Windows, mapping, and word processing software applications.

CJ133 (Formerly CRMJ 133)
EMERGENCY RADIO PROCEDURES (5)
Students learn radio dispatching techniques, terminology, guidelines and protocol used by law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical agencies. Students build skills using dispatch consoles, phones, and radios to simulate emergency dispatching, in a lab environment.

CJ 134 (Formerly CRMJ 134)
E-911 CRISIS INTERVENTION (2)
Students learn techniques to successfully handle crisis incidents. Students become familiar with societal issues leading to crisis, such as domestic violence, sexual assault, mental illness, and alcohol and other drug abuse. Students gain understanding of the increased risk to field personnel in each of these crisis situations.

CJ 135 (Formerly CRMJ 135)
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS MATHEMATICS (1)
Students learn concepts of elapsed time, speed and distance relevant to response time, mapping and related applied mathematics. Students review mathematical concepts in preparation for civil service and other employment entrance exams.

CJ 136 (Formerly CRMJ 136)
EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCH (5)
Students earn Industrial First Aid, Health Care Provider CPR, and King County Emergency Medical Dispatch certification. Students learn techniques and procedures necessary to efficiently receive medical-related calls and dispatch advanced life support and basic life support units. Students learn to utilize private medical resources in lieu of public emergency medical services, when it is most cost-effective and appropriate to do so

CJ 137 (Formerly CRMJ 137)
EMERGENCY CALL RECEIVER TRAINING (5)
Students learn basic customer service skills, non-emergency call receiving techniques, and outside phone resources. Students develop multi-tasking skills be receiving multiple phone request for public safety responses, non-emergency class for service, business calls for information and citizen complaints. Students learn map reading and local geography. Students gain an understanding of the enhanced 911 system.

CJ 138 (Formerly CRMJ 138)
FIRE COMMUNICATIONS (4)
Students learn fire service terminology and concepts. Students learn procedures and techniques to efficiently receive and dispatch fire service apparatus and personnel with utmost care to ensure the safety of field personnel and citizens.

CJ 139 (Formerly CRMJ 139)
POLICY COMMUNICATIONS (6)
Students learn law enforcement terminology, concepts and tactics. Students learn procedures and techniques to efficiently receive and dispatch law enforcement units and personnel with utmost care to ensure the safety of field personnel and citizens. Students earn ACCESS Level II state certification.

CJ 140 (Formerly CRMJ 140)
STRESS MANAGEMENT & INTERPERSONAL SKILLS (2)
Students learn human relations skills, including building and maintaining workplace relationships, understanding and appreciating diversity in the workplace and community, and interpersonal relations. Students learn methods of identifying and reducing job stress through healthy lifestyle choices, time management and other techniques.

CJ 141 (Formerly CRMJ 141)
PRACTICUM  (2)
Students learn about field operations through on site observation at communication centers, police stations, fire stations, corrections facilities and private ambulance companies. Students also learn by observation as riders with paramedics, law enforcement officers, and firefighters/EMTs. Additional field observations may occur at trauma centers or air support units.

CJ 150
INTRODUCTION TO SECURITY MANAGEMENT
Provides overview of principles and issues involved in security procedures and management. Examine challenges in industrial security management. Information acquisition, loss prevention, asset protection are examined

CJ 151
SECURITY MANAGEMENT I (5)
Provides overview of legal and ethical issues in security management. Students examine personnel law; constitutional rights; legal liability of security professionals, and ethical standards. Prerequisite: CJ 150

CJ 152
SECURITY MANAGEMENT II (5)
Students examine the application of security techniques to the protection of assets. Security programs and countermeasures are studied. Problems in security management, bank security; campus security; hospital security; military security are analyzed. Prerequisite: CJ 150 and CJ 151

CJ 223 (Formerly CRMJ 223)
ADVANCED FORENSIC FELONY INVESTIGATIONS (3)
Practical application of basic and advanced forensic investigation techniques and processes for felony crimes examined. Process, procedures and technology associated with the identification, collection, preservation, comparison and analysis of physical evidence and trace evidence are examined, studied and practiced.

CJ 224 (Formerly CRMJ 224)
CRIMINAL INTERVIEWS & INTERROGATIONS (4)
Examines and practices the basic and intermediate skills required for effective criminal and forensic interviews and interrogations. Students will study, practice, role-play, and evaluate the techniques used to elicit factual information from victims, witnesses and suspects in the course of criminal investigations.

CJ 225 (Formerly CRMJ 225)
ADVANCED CRIME SCENE TECHNOLOGY (3)
Basic and intermediate skills and procedures related to discovery, enhancement, collection and preservation of physical and trace evidence studied and practiced. Conventional fingerprint, bloodstain/blood-spatter and impression recovery techniques examined. Relevant constitutional, case, and statue law studied.

CJ 228 (Formerly CRMJ 228)
CRIME SCENE PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO (4)
Practical application of basic crime scene photography methods and techniques for criminal investigations studied. Skills designed to capture the details of automobile accidents, misdemeanor, and felony crime scenes are discussed and practiced.



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