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history, development and role of the criminal justice system with emphasis on major
systems of social control: the police, courts and corrections. This course is open to
students in other academic programs.
Prerequisite: Eligible for ENG 101.
Note: Also open to non-Criminal Justice majors
control, the evolution of criminal law from civil law, and the relationship between
common and statutory criminal law. Emphasis is given to the substantive aspects of
criminal law and how it differs from civil law.
Prerequisite: Eligible for ENG 101; and completion of CRJ 111.
communications within the field of criminal justice/law enforcement. The following
topics may include: verbal and non-verbal communication, stereotyping, crisis
intervention, stress awareness and management, professional relationships, ethics,
conflict resolution, and multicultural diversity.
Prerequisite: Completion of ENG 101.
treatment of victims within the criminal justice system. Current social programs such
as restitution, compensation, and victims' rights will be discussed. Special attention
will be paid to special victim groups; i.e., children, the elderly, and victims of family
violence.
ISLOs: This course supports student development of Written and Oral
Communications, Critical Thinking, and Social Responsibility.
Prerequisite: Eligible for ENG 101.
General Education Elective: Behavioral Science
Note: This course has been approved to meet the Core Curriculum General Education
Requirement.
Note: CRJ 156 may also be completed as SOC 156, for those students preferring to
receive Behavioral Science Elective credit. Credit will be granted as either SOC 156
or CRJ 156.
correctional system, with special emphasis on systems within Massachusetts, the
federal system, probation and other alternatives to incarceration and parole. It will
include an overview of the fundamental processes, trends and practices of
correctional institutions, with consideration given to topics such as: overcrowding,
violence, AIDS and other health-related issues, staffing, female offenders, and
international perspectives.
Prerequisites: Completion of CRJ 111 and ENG 101.
language. The course emphasizes planning and then creating interactive Windows
applications. Projects will include the use of dialogue boxes and toolbox objects such
as label, textbox, checkbox, listbox, command button, frame, and picturebox. The
coding of procedures and functions will incorporate standard programming
techniques such as declaring variables, implementing loops and decision constructs.
General Education Elective
Prerequisite: Eligible for ENG 101 and MAT 100.
Note: Technology/Lab fee $100.
Topics include storyline, fundamental building blocks, game play, graphics and user-
interface models. The course is for artists, programmers, gamers, designers, or
anyone wanting to know more about the technologies and skills that make up their
favorite video games. Information on how to break into the video games industry,
multiplayer/tournament gaming, and human computer interaction is also covered.
Prerequisite: Placement above, completion of, or concurrent enrollment in ENG 071.
Note: Technology/lab fee - $100
explored in concepts such as: memory, algorithms, data types, operators, simple
input/output processing, sequential processing, decision structures, repetition,
functions, arrays, and pointers. Course content will be delivered using C++
programming language.
Prerequisite: Eligible for MAT 100; and completion of CSC 101 with a C or better.
Note: Technology/lab fee - $100