College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 2015-2016 Catalog

203 This course covers the basic skills and explores the personality traits that contribute to conducting successful interviews. It covers detection of deception in verbal communications, nonverbal behavior and written statements. In addition, the course contrasts interviewing and interrogation and covers the seven steps comprising effective interrogations. CJI 0620 Executive Leadership (6 credits) This comprehensive course is designed to “bridge theory and practice” of leadership in the criminal justice and public safety environments. Particular emphasis is placed on three areas of leadership: management and leadership, organizational change and strategic management, and leadership during critical incidents and emergency response. Specifically, this course will cover topics such as leadership theory, practices, traits and skills; organizational behavior; performance management; decision making and problem solving; leadership and personality types; dealing with and initiating organizational change; developing strategic plans, developing and justifying budgets; planning and engaging in labor relations; crisis and emergency operations; critical incident stress management, conflict management; group dynamics; trauma; psychological effects of crises; and crisis response in the context of natural and manmade disasters. Students are exposed to an innovative approach to learning by providing them with both in class and online delivery of subject matter. In-class lectures, in-class and online discussions, and analyses of case studies will provide each student with the opportunity for understanding and applying theory to a real-world setting. (Prerequisites: ELC 0020, ELC 0030, ELC 0040). CJI 0621 Political and Public Policy Basis of Emergency Management (3 credits) This course is an examination of the political and public policy environment in which Emergency Planning and Management is practiced. It examines the political dynamics of emergency management, and analyzes governmental decision-making before, during, and after disasters. Students learn how political factors play a role in all phases of emergency management. Students also analyze various disaster policy studies for lessons learned. CJI 0622 Preventing Juvenile Delinquency (3 credits) The course will provide students with up-to-date research on prevention in the area of juvenile delinquency ---what programs exist, what works and what does not work based on research evidence. The course will address the history of the juvenile justice system focusing on the policies and programs undertaken currently as well as those of the past. Varying views on juvenile violence will be covered including the epidemic and the non- epidemic views. Juvenile offender careers involving entry, continuation in and exit from these careers will be dealt with using developmental theories of delinquency. A review of effective and not so effective prevention programs will be presented. In the weekly discussions, the instructor will incorporate her research and administrative experience in the area of prevention and the challenges prevention presents as an alternative perspective within criminal justice. In addition to readings from the main text, the course will incorporate supplemental readings in the area of cost benefit analysis. It is partly due to the impact of cost benefit analyses that prevention as a policy approach has emerged as a hot-button issue. CJI 0623 Sociological Dynamics of Youth Gangs (3 credits) This course is designed to introduce students to the cultural and structural components of gang activity and will present a comprehensive review of all the critical elements relevant to the growing phenomenon of gang life. It will provide an overview of criminal street gangs and explore its impact on our society. The course will be delimited by the introduction of the topics: history of gangs, typology, theoretical explanations, causations,