An overview of the criminal justice management function and the administrative processes and principles found within criminal justice organizations. Topics include leadership, ethics and values, criminal justice management techniques, organizational behavior, legal issues for employees, and managing a diverse workplace. Topics include values and ethics, policies and procedures, legal issues for employees, human resources, leadership, and power and influence. The essentials of personnel management and fundamentals of supervision are examined as applied to the administration of criminal justice agencies. Topics include supervisory principles, discipline, motivation, training, recruitment and interviewing.
Students study the theory and application of criminal investigation beyond the crime scene.
Course includes consideration of development of information sources, identification by witnesses, interviews and interrogation, admissions, and case preparation. Focuses on the practical application of photography to problems of investigation, court identification, proof identification and court exhibits. Techniques of locating and identifying evidence also included. An evaluation of evidence and proof with regard to kind, degree, admissibility, competence, and weight. Techniques of discovering and identifying physical evidence are examined.