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Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor's Degree or equiv. international education

Credit Hours

60 Hours

Course Duration

1 Year (Self-Paced)

Courses Offered

10

Criminal Justice and Society

This course focuses on the implications for society and the criminal justice system. Some distinctive chapters that address issues of drug abuse, crime, and criminal justice.

Crime Management

This course is known for its thoroughness, accessibility, and practicality. By focusing on both the "hows" and "whys" of management techniques, it equips you with the skills and knowledge to effectively deal with the issues they will face in today's field.

Investigation Management

This course presents crime detection as a dynamic field relying heavily on the past experiences of investigators as well as recent practical and technological innovations. It explores the many external variables that can influence the investigator's success and the specific methods of crime detection and prosecution of law available today.

Psychology of Different People

This course continues the story of psychology with added research and enhanced content from the most dynamic areas of the field—cognition, gender and diversity studies, neuroscience and more, while at the same time using the most effective teaching approaches and learning tools.

Current Issues in Criminal Justice

This course introduces you to major issues in the field of Criminal Justice and helps you understand how they fit within the context of crime and justice.

Research Methods in Criminal Justice

Research in criminal justice is based on the research methods available in criminal justice. This course discusses the Emphasis on the practical application of basic research practices to law enforcement and corrections problems. 

Juvenile Justice

Explores the history of the juvenile court, juvenile court structure, legislation, case law, and the adjudication process. Special topics include the constitutional rights of juveniles, police and youth, immaturity and Highlights important and emerging policy issues.

Juvenile Law

This course explores the history of the juvenile court, juvenile court structure, legislation, case law, and the adjudication process. Special topics in this course include the constitutional rights of juveniles, police and youth, immaturity and Highlights important and emerging policy issues.

Juvenile Justice and Ethics

This course provides an overview of the current ethical issues concerning Juvenile Justice System. This course examines the nature, extent, and causes of juvenile Ethics. It is structured to focus on the development of the juvenile justice system and the theoretical explanations of the ethical issues.

Juvenile Delinquency

This course offers an intensive study of the nature and extent of juvenile delinquency. It addresses the nature of youth crime and how to reduce the amount of juvenile delinquency. The course gives you a greater understanding of the juvenile justice system including the psychological approaches to reduce juvenile crime.

Cost of Attendance

Tuition Fee Breakdown Cost
MASTERS DEGREE $27,000
Medical Insurance $0.00
Personal Expenses $0.00
Study Materials $0.00
Food Cost $0.00
Total Tuition Fee $27,000
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Criminal Justice and Society

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    An introduction to drug use and abuse.
    History of drug use and drug legislation.
    Theoretical perspectives on drug use and abuse.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The major stimulants: cocaine and amphetamines.
    The major narcotics: opium, morphine, and heroin.
    Lsd and other hallucinogens.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Marijuana
    Depressants and inhalants.
    Anabolic steroids and drug abuse in sports.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Alcohol: social beverage/social drug.
    Chronic alcohol abuse and alcoholism.
    Nicotine and tobacco.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Drugs and crime.
    Drugs and the criminal justice system.
    Drug policy: prevention, education, and treatment.

Crime management

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Probation and parole in criminal justice.
    Juvenile court and juvenile justice.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Juvenile probation, institutions, and aftercare.
    Probation and the courts: history and administration.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Sentencing and the presentence investigation -psi-.
    American prisons and community-based corrections.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Parole and the indeterminate sentence.
    Parole administration and services.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Rehabilitation: theory and practice.
    Probation and parole officers.
    Probation and parole supervision.
    Special problems and programs in probation and parole.
    Intermediate punishments.
    Probation and parole in the twenty-first century.

Investigation management

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Criminal investigation: an overview.
    The preliminary investigation.
    Documenting the crime scene.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Search and seizure.
    Identification of criminal suspects.
    The criminal intelligence function.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Undercover and surveillance operations.
    Making an arrest.
    Interviews and interrogation.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Development and management of informants.
    Wrongful death.
    Robbery.
    Assault and related offenses.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Sex offenses.
    Child abuse and neglect.
    Burglary.
    Larceny-theft.
    Motor vehicle theft.
    Arson and bombings.
    Drug offenses.
    White-collar crime.
    Preparation for court.

Psychology of different people

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introducing social psychology
    Methodology: how social psychologists do research
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Social cognition: how we think aout the social world
    Social perception: how we come to understand other people
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Self-knowledge: how we come to understand ourselves and nsp;
    The need to justify our actions
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Attitudes and attitude change: influencing thoughts and feelings and nsp;
    Conformity: influencing ehavior
    Group processes: influence in social groups and nsp;
    Interpersonal attraction: from first impressions to close relationships
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Prosocial ehavior: why do people help?
    Aggression: why we hurt other people
    Prejudice: causes and cures
    
    Social psychology and health
    Social psychology and the law

Current Issues in Criminal Justice

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Recruitment and selection
    Training the police
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Developing the professional policing model
    New policing philosophies and strategies
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    The police organization
    Police field work
    Measuring police performance
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Police misconduct
    Police accountability: internal mechanisms
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Police accountability: external mechanisms
    Technology and the police
    Next steps and challenges for police

Research Methods in Criminal Justice

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to criminal justice research methods: theory and method.
    Ethics in criminal justice research.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Research design: the experimental model and its variations.
    An introduction to alternative data-gathering strategies and the special case of uniform crime reports.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Sampling and survey research: questionnaires.
    Survey research: interviews and telephone surveys.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Participant observation and case studies.
    Unobtrusive measures, secondary analysis, and the uses of official statistics.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Validity, reliability, and triangulated strategies.
    Scaling and index construction.
    Policy analysis and evaluation research.
    Data management: coding, tabulation, and simple data presentation.
    Data analysis: a user and #39;s guide to statistics.

Juvenile Justice

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Delinquency and the juvenile justice system.
    Theoretical explanations of delinquency.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The external environment.
    Gangs.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Police and the juvenile offender.
    The courts and juvenile justice.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Diversion.
    Community-based sanctions and juvenile institutions.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Goals and effectiveness of the juvenile justice system.
    Organization, bureaucracy, and systems.
    Decision making.
    Inter-group relations and conflict.
    Power and politics in juvenile justice.
    The executives.
    Juvenile justice: an overview and assessment.

Juvenile Law

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    An introduction to juvenile justice in the united states
    Measuring delinquency: types of offenders and trends
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Theories of delinquency
    An overview of the juvenile justice system
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    The legal rights of juveniles
    Juveniles and the police
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Intake and preadjudicatory processing
    Prosecutorial decision making in juvenile justice
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Classification and preliminary treatment: waivers and other alternatives
    The adjudicatory process: dispositional alternatives
    Nominal sanctions: warnings, diversion, and alternative dispute resolution
    Juvenile probation and intermediate punishments
    Juvenile corrections: custodial sanctions and parole

Juvenile Justice and Ethics

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Explaining delinquency.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Patterns of delinquency.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Theories of delinquency: bio-psychological explanations.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Sociological theories of delinquency.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Schools and delinquent behavior.
    Families and delinquency.
    Peers, gangs, and delinquency.
    Females and delinquency.
    Race, ethnicity, class, and delinquency.
    The police and juveniles.
    Juvenile court process.
    Juvenile corrections.
    Preventing delinquency.
    Community response to delinquency.
    The future of juvenile justice.

Juvenile Delinquency

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Juvenile delinquency: the act, actor, and audience.
    A sociological overview: society, norms, conformity, and deviant behavior.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The dimensions of the delinquency problem.
    Biological explanations of juvenile delinquency.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Psychogenic explanations of juvenile delinquency.
    Sociological explanations of delinquency: social strain and cultural transmission theories.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Sociological explanations of juvenile delinquency: social learning and social control theories.
    Sociological explanations of juvenile delinquency: labeling and radical theories.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The future for causal explanations of delinquency: the ongoing process of theory-building.
    The family and juvenile delinquency.
    Schools and delinquency.
    The youth subculture.
    Juvenile gangs and delinquent behavior.
    Juveniles and the police.
    Juvenile courts.
    Juvenile corrections.
    Treatment and prevention strategies.
    Rethinking the delinquency problem.
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