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CRJS 321: Criminal Evidence This course provides a thorough study of the evidence rules, with specific emphasis on the application of these rules in preparing and presenting evidence. This includes a discussion of the history and approach to the study of evidence; proof by evidence and substitutes; general admissibility tests, including relevancy and materiality; opinion and expert testimony, and hearsay rule; evidence by way of witness testimony, documents, scientific and real evidence; and exclusion of evidence on constitutional grounds. For better understanding of the evidence rules, judicial decisions are cited and some are included in Part II of the required text. This is a Criminal Justice upper level Elective course. Recommended but not required: CRJS 110, 320, 315 3 credits CRJS 322: Correctional Counseling and Case Management An examination of strategies for affecting offender behavior change by correctional counseling and case management in both institutional and community based settings. Emphasis will be on functional and contemporary approaches. CRJS elective. Prerequisite: CRJS 201 3 credits CRJS 324: Issues in Criminal Justice This course will examine the nature and extent of crime in society. It will emphasize issues selected from, but not limited to, crime prevention/crime control, emerging patterns of offending and incarceration, and the globalization of crime. Primarily discussion/seminar oriented. 3 credits CRJS 325: Culture Diversity in Criminal Justice This course analyzes various issues related to the intersections of gender, race, class, crime and the administration of justice in the United States and other countries. The course focuses on overt, institutional, and subtle racism; gender and class bias; and structural discrimination as well as the relationship of all of these phenomena to social justice. The course examines critically cases that illustrate how gender, race and class influence participation in crime and how the criminal justice system processes members of groups who experience discrimination on the basis of their gender, race and/or class. 3 credits CRJS 326: White Collar, Occupational, and Organized Crime The focus of this course is crime committed in professional organized and other occupational settings. The emphasis will be on current research and case histories, and will include material on etiology and law enforcement. CRJS elective. Prerequisites for Criminal Justice majors: CRJS 110, 240 3 credits CRJS 327: Gangs in Society This course will examine contemporary gangs, gang life and law enforcement efforts to study and coordinate the community's response to them. A wide variety of topics and issues will be covered, including: female gangs and ganging, ethnic diversity, economic, neighborhood, and school gang behavior; gun and drug relationships, and research methods used in the study of gangs. There will also be discussions on recruiting, gang identification, gang slang, graffiti, and major national gangs. 3 credits CRJS 328: Drugs of Abuse The U.S. has the highest rate of drug abuse of any industrialized country in the world. This course is designed to provide the student with a broad understanding and insight into drug use and abuse with American society and its impact upon society in general. Students will gain an understanding on current trends in drug use, specifically the types of drugs on the American market today and how they are used and abused. The primary focus will be on how the criminal justice system attempts to deal with the nation’s drug problem. The course will focus on the drug themselves, interdiction, drug enforcement policy, drug courts and drug abuse treatment. 3 credits CRJS 330: The Juvenile Justice System This course will provide an overview of our juvenile justice system. Students will review the