636 College of Social & Behavioral Sciences CJ 3600 - Criminal Justice Statistics Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Summer [Full Sem] An introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics and data analysis for use in criminal justice and the social sciences. Prerequisite: WSU Math Competency. CJ 4000 - Critical Legal Studies Credits: (3) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem] Critical Legal Studies comprehends the development and application of the criminal law and criminal justice institutions in the United States from a critical perspective. The course begins with a short review of slavery and race, civil rights and civil liberties, and the transformation of legal thought in America. Readings provide a perspective for how the criminal law and justice system are used to bolster the lives of the affluent classes while remaining oblivious or acting as a detriment to the lives of disadvantaged, under- represented and marginalized members of society. The course concludes with readings that provide an understanding for the meaning of justice, the role of the law in fostering a more just society, and the legal tools available to the advocate of social change to propose changes through legal reform. CJ 4065 - Law and Society Credits: (3) This course explores how law operates in society and how society influences the nature of the law. Topics may include the role of race in law, legal consciousness, efficacy of legal action, and the nature of the legal profession. Students may take either POLS 4065 or CJ 4065, but may not take both CJ 4110 - Physical Methods in Forensic Science Credits: (4) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Physical methods for evidence analysis including microscopy, pattern based physical evidence (firearms, footwear, etc.) pattern recovery and analysis and statistical foundations for pattern comparison. Prerequisite: CJ 2340, CJ 3120 and either CHEM 1120 or CHEM 1220; or instructor approval. CJ 4115 - Friction Ridge Analysis Credits: (4) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem] Legal and scientific methodology behind identification, analysis and comparison of finger and palm prints including computer database methodology. 3 hours lecture, 1 hour lab. Prerequisite: CJ 2340, CJ 3120 and either CHEM 1120 or CHEM 1220; or instructor approval. CJ 4116 - Friction Ridge Development Credits: (4) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Basic and applied scientific theory and practice behind the detection, development, recovery and preservation of latent finger and palm prints. 3 hours lecture, 3 hour lab. Prerequisite: CJ 4115. CJ 4125 - Advanced Methods in Forensic Science Credits: (4) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem] Selected topics in forensic instrumentation, trace evidence, pattern evidence, biological and chemical analysis, research methods and data analysis, and senior assessment. 3 hours lecture, 3 hour lab. Prerequisite: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in all CJ Core Forensic Science Courses; or instructor approval. CJ 4165 - Constitutional Rights Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] This course critically examines Amendments to the United States Constitution related to criminal justice issues including the 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, and 14th amendments. It examines citizen's rights and criminal justice agent's responsibility and liability in connection with those rights. CJ 4200 - Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Critically examines selected criminal justice ethical issues such as capital punishment, official corruption, use of deadly force, discretion and deception by the police. Prerequisite: CJ 1010. CJ 4300 - History of Law Enforcement Credits: (3) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem] An introduction to the history of America's law enforcement organizations, stressing the development, community issues, and organizational designs. The early leaders in policing and the early crime problems in America will be discussed and studied. From slave patrols prior to the Civil War to the U.S. Marshals of the old west, police development issues will be presented. CJ 4700 - International Criminal Justice Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Compares United States criminal justice system with other Weber State University 2015-2016 Catalog