Criminal Justice

Chair: Nicholas Sewitch, Department of Criminal Justice

Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice

The Criminal Justice major is designed to provide a balanced and comprehensive overview of the nature and structure of the criminal justice system, with particular emphasis on preparation for careers in fields such as law, juvenile justice, corrections, criminal justice administration, and law enforcement. The program also provides a solid preparation for graduate study.

Student Honor Societies: Alpha Pi Sigma, Omega Theta Phi Chapter, Omicron Sigma Sigma

Bachelor of Science in Homeland Security

The Homeland Security major incorporates core homeland security competencies in the areas of counter terrorism and intelligence, emergency management, strategic planning, and collaborative partnerships. This program also prepares students for graduate study.

Thomas Carey, Specialist Professor. B.S., M.A., Long Island University; Ph.D., Saint John Fisher College.
tcarey@monmouth.edu

John Comiskey, Associate Professor (Graduate Faculty). M.S., Naval Post Graduate School, Ed.D., St. John Fisher College. Areas of interest include homeland security, intelligence nexus to local crime, and the role of local police in national intelligence.
jcomiske@monmouth.edu

Megan Forney , Assistant Professor (Graduate Faculty). B.S. Psychology, Temple University; M.A., Stockton University; Ph.D., Temple University.
mforney@monmouth.edu

Peter Liu, Professor (Graduate Faculty). B.A., M.A., Jilin University, China; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Areas of interest include research methods, criminology, comparative criminal justice systems, and criminal justice organizations administration and management. Current research projects include comparative delinquency, Chinese justice system, and environmental crime.
pliu@monmouth.edu

Brian Lockwood, Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director (Graduate Faculty). B.A., The College of New Jersey; M.A., Ph.D., Temple University. Research interests include the applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the study of offending, environmental criminology, and juvenile delinquency.
blockwoo@monmouth.edu

Laura J. Moriarty, Professor (Graduate Faculty). B.A., M.A., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., Sam Houston State University. A respected academic leader in the field of criminal justice with a focus on victim's issues, Moriarty is the author/co-author, editor/co-editor of eight scholarly books and numerous refereed academic journal articles. She is the past president of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS), and a 2013 recipient of the ACJS Founders Award for outstanding contributions to criminal justice education.
lmoriart@monmouth.edu

Nicholas Sewitch, Specialist Professor and Chair; Temporary Acting Assistant Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences. B.A., Franklin and Marshall College; J.D., Seton Hall University.
nsewitch@monmouth.edu

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CJ-101   Introduction to Criminal JusticeCredits: 3   

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

Basic constitutional limitations of criminal justice; the development of law enforcement from feudal times; law enforcement agencies; and the court system as it pertains to criminal justice and corrections.

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CJ-198   Special Topics in Criminal Justice (100 Level)Credits: 1-3   

Course Type(s): None

An intensive study of a particular subject or problem in criminal justice to be announced prior to registration. May be conducted on either a lecture-discussion or a seminar basis. If a prerequisite is required it will be announced in the course schedule.

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CJ-201   Police Role in the CommunityCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): CJ-101 or SO-101

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

Community perception of police, courts, and correction; concepts of community and public relations; community control; and problems of justice associated with racial and ethnic groups.

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CJ-204   Administration and Organization in Criminal JusticeCredits: 3   

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): None

Criminal justice application of organizational theory and principles: administrative process; organizational factors; management techniques; and budgetary practices.

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CJ-205   CorrectionsCredits: 3   

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

Current correctional theories and practices; historical development of the correctional system.

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CJ-210   Judicial AdministrationCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): CJ-101

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): None

Management of judicial processes; administrative relationships of courts with defendants, police, prosecutors, defense counsel, bail agencies, probation officers, and correctional agencies; and grand and petit jury procedures.

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CJ-211   Statistics for Criminal JusticeCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): MA-105 or a higher level Math course

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

Introduction to the basic methodological and statistical techniques used in criminal justice; introduction to statistical terminology as variables, unit of analysis, statistical significance, measurement, correlation, causation, and hypothesis testing.

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CJ-215   Environmental SecurityCredits: 3   

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): None

The protection and security of personal, company, and public property; measures intended to safeguard against theft, damage, assault, and sabotage.

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CJ-225   Law EnforcementCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): CJ-101

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

The origin and development of law enforcement; police strategies, organizational factors, and problems.

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CJ-230   Criminal InvestigationCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): CJ-101

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): None

Introduction to the principles of criminal investigations, the rules and procedures of preliminary and follow-up investigations, the art of interrogation, recording of statements, confessions, and the collection and preservation of physical evidence at the crime scene.

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CJ-240   Professional Writing in Criminal JusticeCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): CJ-101; and EN-101 and EN-102 or permission of the instructor

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): WT

Designed to help students develop the writing skills necessary for a career in criminal justice. Completion and revision of various internal and external forms of communication that are commonly used by criminal justice professionals are entailed. Students are also helped to improve their outlining, proofreading, editing, and organizational skills to better communicate effectively in writing.

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CJ-241   CriminologyCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): CJ-101 or SO-101 or SO-102; and EN-101 and EN-102 or permission of the instructor

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): WT

Explanations of the causes of property and violent offenses. Discussion of white collar, professional and organized crime, and the problem of criminal statistics. Also listed as SO-241.

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CJ-280   Introduction to Forensic ScienceCredits: 3   

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): None

Introduction to concepts of forensic science with emphasis on the recognition, identification, individualization, and evaluation of physical evidence by applying the natural sciences to law-science matters.

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CJ-288   Cooperative Education: Criminal JusticeCredits: 3   

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): EX2

Professional work experience in a criminal justice-related position. May be repeated for credit. Departmental approval, a minimum G.P.A. of 2.00, and completion of thirty credits is required to take this course.

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CJ-298   Special Topics in Criminal Justice (200 Level)Credits: 1-3   

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

An intensive study of a particular subject or problem in criminal justice to be announced prior to registration. May be conducted on either a lecture-discussion or a seminar basis. If a prerequisite is required it will be announced in the course schedule.

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CJ-299   Independent Study in Criminal JusticeCredits: 1-3   

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

Guided readings on a topic not otherwise covered in the curriculum. Prior permission of the directing professor and department chair is required to take this course.

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CJ-301   Crime Control in the USA, Japan, and ChinaCredits: 3   

Course Type(s): BI.EL, GU

A comparative approach is used to examine formal, social control mechanisms that include law, police, courts corrections, and informal, social control mechanisms that contain values, beliefs, family, workplace, school, neighborhood, and other social organizations in three societies: the USA, Japan, and China.

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CJ-305   Criminal LawCredits: 3   

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

The nature, purposes, principles, and doctrine of modern criminal law; landmark cases; and important issues.

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CJ-313   The Pre-Trial Prosecution SystemCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): PS-101 or PS-103

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): SJL

The pre-trial prosecution process as a political system. The roles, attitudes, and strategies of those authorities who allocate values within the system are examined. Also listed as PS-313. Political Science majors should register for PS-313.

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CJ-315   Research MethodsCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): CJ-211 or MA-151, CJ-241 and EN-101 and EN-102

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): WT

Introduces students to the principles of scientific research in criminal justice and homeland security. It begins with a description of the importance of research by criminal justice and homeland security organizations and moves toward the tenets of sound research practices, including: the formulation or a research question, developing a hypothesis, collecting data, measurement, analysis, and evaluation. Special attention is devoted to practical, ethical, and political issues that can arise when conducting research. Also listed as HLS-315.

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CJ-317   Law of EvidenceCredits: 3   

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): None

The history and development of the rules of evidence, including relevancy and materiality, competency, burden of proof, direct and circumstantial, examination of witnesses, hearsay rule, unconstitutionally obtained, and presenting and collecting.

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CJ-325   Criminal ProcedureCredits: 3   

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

Examination of the criminal justice process and underlying public policy considerations.

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CJ-330   Crisis InterventionCredits: 3   

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): None

Practical everyday handling techniques for intervention in such crises as suicide, emotional disturbance, and family conflicts; theory and research pertaining to intervention in life-stress situations. Attempts to raise the student's level of empathy and interpersonal sensitivity via role playing and self-reflection.

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CJ-332   Advanced Police AdministrationCredits: 3   

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): None

Advanced supervisory and managerial practices, analysis of policy formulation, decision-making, budgeting, planning, and innovative administrative procedures.

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CJ-335   Juvenile JusticeCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): CJ-101 or SO-101 or SO-102

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

Introduction to the area of juvenile justice; the juvenile court; a review of juvenile justice procedures; the interaction of police and juveniles; dispositional alternatives; and delinquency prevention programs.

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CJ-340   The American Penal SystemCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): CJ-205

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

History, philosophy, and organizational structure of the correctional system in the United States, including issues of race, gender, and morality.

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CJ-341   Occupational CrimeCredits: 3   

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): None

Economic and fiscal implications of white-collar and blue-collar crime; definitions, explanations, control strategies, enforcement techniques, and the role of the criminal justice system.

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CJ-350   Ethical Issues in Criminal JusticeCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): CJ-101, and EN-101 and EN-102 or permission of the instructor

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

Explore various ethical issues inherent in policing, courts, and correctional work. Address ethical standards in social-science research and political correctness.

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CJ-351   Sentencing PracticesCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): CJ-101 and CJ-205

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): None

History, philosophy, and rationale behind past and present sentencing schemes: the indeterminate and determinate sentences; the death penalty; and non-custodial sentences.

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CJ-359   Crime Prevention and ControlCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): 6 credits in Sociology or 6 credits in Criminal Justice

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): None

Problems in the definition of crime; crime prevention as a social movement; and review and evaluation of major models of crime prevention and control.

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CJ-360   Comparative Criminal Justice SystemsCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): CJ-101

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): None

Comparison of selected foreign justice systems with that of the United States.

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CJ-362   Community-Based CorrectionsCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): CJ-101 or SW-105, and CJ-205

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): None

Methods for dealing with the offender in the community; probation, parole, residential treatment, restitution, and the evaluation of each.

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CJ-365   Forensic PathologyCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): CJ-280

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): None

Introduction to the concepts of forensic pathology with an emphasis on the recognition and interpretation of diseases and injuries in the human body that is the basis for medico legal investigations.

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CJ-370   Institutional Treatment of the OffenderCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): CJ-205, and either CJ-101 or SW-105

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): None

Strategies employed in providing treatment and support services to the inmate; physical, psychological, and social environmental factors.

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CJ-375   Internship in Criminal JusticeCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): CJ-101 or HLS-101, EN-101, EN-102, and permission of the instructor

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): CJHLS, EX1, WT

Provides practical experiences in the administration of criminal justice and homeland security through assignments to criminal justice and homeland security agencies under the joint-supervision of agency officials and Monmouth University instructors. Course assignments include a resume and cover letter application for an internship; journaling of real-world professional experiences; and the evaluation of criminal justice/homeland security policies and practices.

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CJ-380   Forensic PsychologyCredits: 3   

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

Criminal personalities in relationship to specific crimes; exposure to techniques of interviewing and interrogating these criminals.

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CJ-384   Crime Scene InvestigationCredits: 3   

Term Offered: Fall Term

Course Type(s): None

Understanding the nature of crime scene investigation and the basic principles necessary for a successful investigative outcome.

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CJ-386   Technology CrimeCredits: 3   

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): None

Understanding the nature of technology crimes in terms of criminal investigation and collection of electronic evidence.

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CJ-387   Arson and Bomb InvestigationCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): CJ-280

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): None

Introduction to concepts of arson/bomb investigation with emphasis on reconstruction origin and cause analysis.

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CJ-388   Cooperative Education: Criminal JusticeCredits: 3   

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): EX2

Professional work experience in a criminal justice-related position. May be repeated for credit. Departmental approval, a minimum G.P.A. of 2.00, and completion of thirty credits is required to take this course.

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CJ-390   Forensic Science ICredits: 4   

Course Type(s): None

Designed to explain the concepts of recognition, identification, individualization, and evaluation of physical evidence by application of basic scientific principles used in the practice of forensic science.

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CJ-391   Forensic Science IICredits: 4   

Prerequisite(s): CJ-390

Course Type(s): None

Designed to explain the concepts of recognition, identification, individualization, and evaluation of physical evidence, such as blood and semen, firearms, gunshot residue, fire debris, and explosions, in the context of real-world situations.

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CJ-398   Special Topics in Criminal Justice (300 Level)Credits: 1-3   

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

An intensive study of a particular subject or problem in criminal justice to be announced prior to registration. May be conducted on either a lecture-discussion or a seminar basis. If a prerequisite is required it will be announced in the course schedule.

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CJ-399   Independent Study Criminal JusticeCredits: 1-3   

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): None

Guided readings on a topic not otherwise covered in the curriculum. Prior permission of the directing professor and department chair is required to take this course.

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CJ-401   Special Problems in Law EnforcementCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): 9 credits in Criminal Justice

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): None

Special problems that are not encountered in normal daily activities of police departments, including riots and emergency service functions, such as fire scenes, lost children, and crime prevention.

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CJ-402   Field Research in Criminal JusticeCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): 18 credits in Criminal Justice and permission of the coordinator

Course Type(s): None

Study, research, and specific projects in criminal justice under the supervision of a Criminal Justice faculty member; a written report is required.

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CJ-480   Criminal Justice Research ProjectCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): CJ-315, Junior or Senior standing, and permission of the instructor and department chair

Course Type(s): None

Active participation in a research project chosen by and currently being pursued by the faculty sponsor. Student activities may include but are not limited to: literature search, data collection, data analysis, and preparation of a manuscript.

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CJ-488   Cooperative Education: Criminal JusticeCredits: 3   

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): EX2

Professional work experience in a criminal justice-related position. Departmental approval, a minimum G.P.A. of 2.00, and completion of thirty credits is required to take this course.

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CJ-489   Internship in Criminal Justice IICredits: 1-3   

Course Type(s): EX1

Directed individual study of Criminal Justice in areas of special interest. Junior standing or higher is required to take this course. Departmental approval is required to take this course.

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CJ-490   Seminar in Criminal JusticeCredits: 4   

Prerequisite(s): CJ-315 and Senior standing in Criminal Justice

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): CJHLS

Selected topics in criminal justice; presentation and discussion of a research paper. Homeland Security majors should register for HLS-490.

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CJ-498   Special Topics in Criminal Justice (400 Level)Credits: 1-3   

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): None

An intensive study of a particular subject or problem in criminal justice to be announced prior to registration. May be conducted on either a lecture-discussion or a seminar basis. If a prerequisite is required it will be announced in the course schedule.

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CJ-499   Independent Study in Criminal JusticeCredits: 1-3   

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

Guided readings on a topic not otherwise covered in the curriculum. Senior standing, a minimum G.P.A. of 2.50 and prior permission of the directing professor and department chair is required to take this course.

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HLS-101   Introduction to Homeland SecurityCredits: 3   

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

Introduction to the fundamental components of homeland security. The course examines historic events that shaped homeland security policy and practice, as well as providing students with an understanding of the interdisciplinary, interagency, interjurisdictional, and all-hazards nature of homeland security. Homeland security hazards include adversarial/human caused threats (terrorism, crime), natural threats (hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, storms), and technological/accidental threats (industrial/transportation). Homeland security policies and practices endeavor to prevent, mitigate, respond to, and help the Nation recover from all hazards.

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HLS-199   Independent Study in Homeland SecurityCredits: 3   

Term Offered: Summer Term

Course Type(s): None

Independent study on a Homeland Security topic not substantially treated in a regular course. Prior permission of the directing professor and department chair is required to register for this course.

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HLS-235   GIS Applications in Homeland SecurityCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): GIS-224

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

Introduces students to the basic theories in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Provides students with a hands-on practical approach to analyze homeland security related data. Students will develop a skill set to map homeland security data and perform spatial analytical tasks. Also listed as GIS-235.

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HLS-245   Strategic Security ManagementCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): HLS-101

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

Analysis of the post-September 11, 2001 strategic security environment. The course focuses on threat and vulnerability assessments, and the use of data to drive security strategy. Students will assess and evaluate current and evolving business practices to protect private sector and government architecture and critical infrastructure assets. The course explores current and evolving security technology, techniques, procedures, and risk-based resource allocation of personnel and security-technologies.

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HLS-285   Domestic and International TerrorismCredits: 3   

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

Provides students with an in-depth examination of terrorism and its implications for society. Examines terrorist ideologies, motivations, goals, strategies, and tactics. Focuses on issues related to the operational and organizational dynamics of terrorist organizations, state and political terrorism, religious-motivated terrorism, domestic terrorism, the relationship between the media and terrorism, terrorist tactics and targeting, and counter-terrorism methodologies.

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HLS-286   Principles of Emergency ManagementCredits: 3   

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

Introduces students to the background components and systems involved in the management of disasters and other emergencies. Focusing on the United States, the course will illustrate current practices, strategies and key players involved in emergency management.

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HLS-287   Theoretical Approaches to Homeland SecurityCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): HLS-101, HLS-285, HLS-286, EN-101, and EN-102

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): WT

Examines the various theories that describe, explain, predict, and judge the causes of terrorism and crime, as well as the behaviors associated with natural, technological/ accidental, and adversarial/human caused disasters. Topical issues include terrorism, transnational crime, extreme weather, and emergent threats including climate, economic, energy, environmental, food, human, technology, and water security.

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HLS-298   Special Topics in Homeland SecurityCredits: 3   

Term Offered: Fall Term

Course Type(s): None

An intensive study of a particular subject or problem in Homeland Security to be announced prior to registration. May be conducted on either a lecture-discussion or a seminar basis. If a prerequisite is required it will be announced in the course schedule.

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HLS-299   Introduction to Homeland SecurityCredits: 3   

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

Independent study on a Homeland Security topic not substantially treated in a regular course. Prior permission of the directing professor and department chair is required to register for this course.

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HLS-301   Homeland Security IntelligenceCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): EN-101, EN-102, and HLS-101

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): WT

Examines the role of intelligence in homeland security policy and practice. The course focuses on the duties and responsibilities of intelligence collectors, analysts, and policy makers in the intelligence cycle. Topical issues include intelligence policy, law and ethics; threat and vulnerability assessments; and interagency information-sharing processes.

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HLS-302   Advanced Homeland Security IntelligenceCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): HLS-301

Term Offered: Summer Term

Course Type(s): None

Examines the role of strategic intelligence in homeland security policy and practice. The course focuses on intelligence methodologies that bring a broad range of information to bear on difficult strategic questions, select that information which is most significant, and then tailor the information for decision makers. The course will examine recent terrorist attacks and other events with strategic implications as well as projected future threats.

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HLS-303   Open Source IntelligenceCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): HLS-301

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): None

Open source intelligence is publically available information including academic and trade publications, court documents, news sources, business websites, and social networks, forums, and blogs that are collected, evaluated, and disseminated in a timely manner for the purposes of addressing specific intelligence requirements. The course examines the rapidly evolving open-source information landscape and the implications for U.S. homeland security. Students will apply the tenets of open-source intelligence to current homeland security issues.

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HLS-310   Transport SecurityCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): HLS-101

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

Examines transportation security issues in the homeland security era. The course examines topics associated with the security of aircraft, airports, bridges, roadways, seaports, vehicles, trains, train stations, vessels, tunnels, waterways, and utilities (cable lines, telephone lines, pipelines, and powerlines), as well as border security, hazardous material risks, intermodal transportation, and supply chain resilience. The course also examines technological solutions employed to enhance transportation security.

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HLS-315   Homeland Security Research MethodsCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): CJ-211 or MA-151, EN-101 and EN-102

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): WT

Introduces students to the principles of scientific research in criminal justice. It begins with a description of the importance of research by criminal justice and homeland security organizations and moves toward the tenets of sound research practices, including: the formulation or a research question, developing a hypothesis, collecting data, measurement, analysis, and evaluation. Special attention is devoted to practical, ethical, and political issues that can arise when conducting research. Also listed as CJ-315.

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HLS-320   Critical Infrastructure SecurityCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): HLS-101

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

Introduces students to the identification and protection of the Nation's sixteen critical infrastructure sectors, and their roles in homeland security. The course examines the roles of government and the private sector in identifying, mitigating, and protecting critical infrastructure from all-hazards. The course focuses on risk-based implementation of protective measures and practices.

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HLS-335   Advanced Geographic Information Systems and Homeland SecurityCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): HLS-235 or GIS-235

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): None

Students will build upon the skills and information learned in HLS-235 Geographical Information Systems and Homeland Security to demonstrate advanced techniques in the analysis of spatial data to help the homeland security enterprise prevent, mitigate, respond to, and recover from intentional, natural, and accidental threats. Also listed as GIS-335.

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HLS-375   Homeland Security InternshipCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): CJ-101 or HLS-101, EN-101, EN-102 and permission of the instructor

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): CJHLS, EX1, WT

Provides practical experiences in the administration of criminal justice and homeland security through assignments to criminal justice and homeland security agencies under the joint-supervision of agency officials and Monmouth University instructors. Course assignments include a resume and cover letter application for an internship; journaling of real-world professional experiences; and the evaluation of criminal justice/homeland security policies and practices.

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HLS-385   Cyber SecurityCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): HLS-101

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

The internet and cyber technologies have created unparalleled opportunities for commerce, education, entertainment, and public discourse. Accompanying these opportunities are unprecedented criminal and terrorist threats. This course examines security issues related to securing the cyber space including information infrastructure maintenance, information assurance, continuity planning, cybercrime, cyber terrorism, privacy, and emerging technologies.

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HLS-386   Emergency Management PlanningCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): HLS-286

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): CJHLS

This course provides students with a comprehensive overview of emergency management planning. The course examines the multifaceted inter-agency participatory processes inherent to emergency management planning and provides students with the opportunity to develop emergency operations plans with fellow students. Topical issues include the four phases of emergency management, continuity of operations planning (COOP), hazard vulnerability assessment, and business continuity.

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HLS-387   Emergency Management Table-Top ExercisesCredits: 3   

Prerequisite(s): HLS-286

Term Offered: Fall Term

Course Type(s): CJHLS

This course provides a comprehensive overview of emergency management scenario and exercises planning. The course focuses on the National Preparedness System and stakeholder preparedness. Topical issues include table-top exercises, field-exercises, computer generated simulations, assessment, preparedness, core capabilities, and media relations.

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HLS-398   Special Topics in Homeland SecurityCredits: 1-3   

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

An intensive study of a particular subject or problem in homeland security to be announced prior to registration. May be conducted on either a lecture-discussion or a seminar basis. If a prerequisite is required it will be announced in the course schedule.

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HLS-399   Independent Study in Homeland SecurityCredits: 3   

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

Independent study on a Homeland Security topic not substantially treated in a regular course. Prior permission of the directing professor and department chair is required to take this course.

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HLS-489   Internship in Homeland SecurityCredits: 3   

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): EX1

Supervised practical experience in homeland security. Repeatable for credit. Junior standing, departmental approval, and placement are required to register for this course.

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HLS-490   Senior Research Project in Homeland SecurityCredits: 4   

Prerequisite(s): CJ-315 or HLS-315 and Senior standing

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): CJHLS

Provide the student with an opportunity to complete a senior thesis in the area of homeland security. By exploring and analyzing the practical as well as theoretical problems, the student will be able to recommend changes with homeland security based upon empirical study. Criminal Justice majors should register for CJ-490.

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HLS-498   Special Topics in Homeland SecurityCredits: 1-3   

Prerequisite(s): HLS-385 or CS-104

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

An intensive study of a particular subject or problem in homeland security to be announced prior to registration. May be conducted on either a lecture-discussion or a seminar basis.

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HLS-499   Independent Study in Homeland SecurityCredits: 3   

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

Independent study on a Homeland Security topic not substantially treated in a regular course. Prior permission of the directing professor and department chair is required to register for this course.