In addition, students will be exposed to the evaluation of prevention, control, and treatment programs. Emphasis is placed on the effects on criminal behavior, the legal response to the problem, and the treatment and prevention of abuse. The course provides an overview of the study of victims and the process, etiology, and consequences of victimization. Special attention is paid to the types of victims, theories of victimization, and the victim's treatment within the criminal justice system. In addition, the course examines the role of victims in crime, their decisions to report crimes and help prosecute offenders, victim assistance, and victim compensation.
Special emphasis is on sexual battery and domestic violence.
This course provides a comprehensive examination of the American law enforcement system at the federal, state, and local levels. These include preservation of constitutional rights and community relations. Additionally, students review the social, legal, economic, and political elements that effect law enforcement. This course examines the theory, operation, and evaluation of crime prevention as a function of the criminal justice system. Students examine a variety of crime prevention techniques, including crime prevention through environmental design.