Homeland Security

Through a variety of writing projects requiring competence in clear, correct, and effective English, students use inferential and critical skills in the process of composing documented essays. Extensive reading materials serve as structural models and as the bases for discussion and for the writing of essays involving response, analysis, and synthesis.

Examines both the substantive and procedural criminal law with a special focus on the administration of justice. Particular attention will be given to the role of the police, courts and correctional systems and how each separate entity must function with the framework of Constitutional law. Special emphasis will be on New Jersey statutory law and court rules.

This course is an introductory course in which scientific principles will be applied to the methods used to investigate and solve crimes. The course will focus on the principles and methods utilized in the traditional sciences of biology, chemistry and physics. The scientific techniques used to collect and analyze evidence will be covered.

The nature and sources of criminal law, incidences and trends of criminology, relationship of culture and social systems to criminology, biological, psychological and sociological theories of criminology.

This course provides an introduction to the basic concepts and principles of contemporary security and the dynamic and diverse nature of this challenging field. A focus of this course is on the relationships between national security, law enforcement and the private sector as well as the need for these groups to work in concert to mitigate or prevent security incidents.

A study of the basic theories, methods, and problems of ethics and morality. Students will apply ethical principles and problem solving models to examples taken from everyday life.

This course examines human relationships in society, analyzes concepts of culture, socialization, values, norms, deviance, stratification and causes and effects of inequalities.

The organization, powers and procedures of the United States national government are presented along with such topics as the role of political parties, electorate behavior and interest groups as a continuing process of United States politics.

Provides a psychological basis for the understanding of human behavior. A survey of fundamentals that are necessary for subsequent psychology courses. Topics include but are not limited to: learning, motivation, cognition, personality, abnormal behavior, development and social psychology.

This course is designed to provide students an understanding of the broad array of emergency management issues. Covered are the basic characteristics, functions, and resources of an integrated system and how various emergency management services (fire personnel, police, security, healthcare providers etc.) work together in a system of resources and capabilities. Included is the integrated role of national, regional and local services in a variety of disasters.

This course focuses on the management and mitigation of risk in security settings. Critical incident response, risk assessment, the development of security surveys, identifying risks and offering solutions will be emphasized. These concepts will be applied to three major domains of the security industry: national, corporate, and cyber security.

Physical/Health Education Elective

An introduction to the study of social problems in American society. The sociological perspective is used to understand causes, effects, policies and proposed solutions. Emphasis is given to social problems related to stratification and inequality of social groups and institutions.

This course explores critical issues related to public safety administration and an understanding of the laws, programs, agencies, and institutions involved in the provision of public safety. Managers in public safety agencies and institutions deal with several challenges arising from environmental and natural disasters to the nature and operation of correctional institutions. Responsibilities of managers in these institutions include the development and administration of mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery programs to address these challenges. In addition, issues related to community resilience, social, economic and political vulnerabilities, and ethical responses to risk management need to be considered and understood by public managers engaged in the provision of safety to communities. The course addresses these and other issues within the context of disaster management, homeland security, criminal justice administration, and fire/emergency management.

This course provides an overview of the United States intelligence community, Intelligence-led policing, the National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan, and the Intelligence Cycle. Topics include the intelligence process including the collection, analysis, strategy, consumers, and impacts on local, state, tribal, and federal authorities.

This course introduces crime investigation and detection including basic and practical methods, technologies, and processes. Historical, fundamental, and practical theories of crime detection and sound criminal investigations are covered through scientific and behavior-related principles.

Examines the principal methods by which United States Supreme Court Justices give meaning to Constitutional provisions in the context of individual cases. Particular attention paid to the fundamental importance of a full and coherent understanding of the principles, precedents and problems of America’s democratic system.