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This Certificate of Achievement is designed for employment in homeland security, criminal justice and positions in private security. Credits earned towards this certificate may be applied toward degree programs in Criminal Justice and Homeland Security.
Upon completion of the certificate, students will be able to:
Depending upon a student's placement or for transfer purposes, this program may have pre-requisite(s). See a pathway coordinator or student development specialist for advisement.
This course focuses on the study of law enforcement agencies, their role, function, history, and development within the field of criminal justice. This course is a pre/co-requisite for all other criminal justice courses.
College level English
or
DE 020, DE 025, ENW 040
Fall, Spring
This course provides an overview to fire protection and emergency services; career opportunities in fire protection and related fields; culture and history of emergency services; fire loss analysis; organization and function of public and private fire protection services; fire departments as part of local government; laws and regulations affecting the fire service; fire service nomenclature; specific fire protection functions; basic fire chemistry and physics; introduction to fire protection systems; introduction to fire strategy and tactics; and life safety initiatives.
DE 020 - Academic English II
DE 025 - Advanced Studies in Academic English
OR
ENW 040 - Advanced Academic ELS Writing I
Fall, Spring
This course is an introduction to the public and private sectordimensions of the theory and practice of Home Security at thenational, regional, state, and local level. An overview of theadministrative, legislative, and operational elements ofhomeland security programs and processes (including areview of homeland security history, policies, and programs) isprovided. Topics include the threat of terrorism andcountermeasures, including intelligence, investigation, andpolicy that support U.S. homeland security objectives.
College Level
Offered periodically
Course Code : CJ 102
Course Description :
This course studies the organization and function of law enforcement agencies of various sizes, communication within the agencies and with other agencies, police morals, public relations,and current trends in law enforcement ethics administration.
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : CJ 103
Course Description :
This course studies the major factors contributing to offensescommitted by juveniles and younger offenders, society’sresponse to the problem of delinquency, and how youth crime istreated. Family Court provisions and criminal procedure lawsrelating to youthful offenders are also addressed.
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : CJ 105
Course Description :
Cross listed asHLS 105 Criminal Investigation.
This course studies the techniques and procedures of criminal investigation, the methods of crime prevention, and the use and acceptance of informants and electronic surveillance. Topics include information retrieval, recognition, development, and preservation of material evidence, and interview and interrogation techniques.
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : CJ 106
Course Description :
This course helps students develop the ability to read, interpret, and apply New Jersey state and county statutes.
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : CJ 109
Course Description :
This course studies the numerous and complex factors in human relations and how they affect policing and police management. It also examines the effects of prejudices and discrimination and the implications for police in a changing and interacting society. Emphasis is also placed on attitudes and impartiality as tools necessary in gaining public support and confidence.
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : CJ 115
Course Description :
Cross listed as FS 115.
This course providestraining for dispatchers and call-takers in order to effectively direct and manage emergency medical resources. Course focuses on the Emergency Medical Dispatcher (EMD) as the first responder in obtaining information from callers, selecting the proper response protocol, dispatching resources, and providing medical instructions by telephone.
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : CJ 202
Course Description :
This course is a study of the techniques used for effectively handling social and psychological crisis, family disputes, social disorders, hostage negotiations, and suicide attempts. In addition, a detailed analysis of actual situations requiring police intervention is explored.
Prerequisites :
CJ 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : CJ 204
Course Description :
This course explores the ways in which judicial interpretation of the U.S. Constitution has created and allocated power to government actors. Using a case study approach, students will build their understanding of judicial perspectives on the operation of public safety agencies by studying major decisions of the Supreme Court and examining basic Constitutional principles controlling the exercise of governmental power. Topics covered will include the Bill of Rights, search and seizure, use of force, confessions and admissions, bail and punishment, and an introduction to the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection and due process guarantees.
Prerequisites :
CJ 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : CJ 205
Course Description :
This course allows students to gain actual job experience in criminal justice organizations in which they will have the opportunity to test their own attitudes and abilities to work with people, put classroom learning into practice, grow in selfawareness, and learn and develop helping skills. 90 hours clinical/field experience
Prerequisites :
A minimum of nine (9) credits in Criminal Justice including CJ-101 or HLS 104.
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : CJ 206
Course Description :
This course allows students to gain actual job experience in criminal justice organizations in which they will have the opportunity to test their own attitudes and abilities to work with people, put classroom learning into practice, grow in self-awareness, and learn and develop helping skills.
Prerequisites :
CJ 205 - Criminal Justice Internship I
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : CJ 207
Course Description :
This course will explore the jurisprudence, law and practice of juvenile justice in the United States. The culpability of children for criminal acts, unique criminal laws and procedures that govern the legal responses to children who break the law, and the societal responses of punishment and protection of adolescent offenders will be analyzed. Recent and significant changes in juvenile justice policy will be examined and analyzed, and located in the context of patterns and explanations of juvenile crime and the social construction of adolescence. In addition to analyses of jurisprudence, case law, and practice, the course also will examine contemporary controversies in juvenile justice and recent Supreme Court cases.
Prerequisites :
CJ 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : CJ 208
Course Description :
This course is a study of the nature of crime, current socialproblems and their relevance to crime, and society’s approachto the rehabilitation of the criminal offender and crimeprevention, along with theories on the causes of crime anddelinquency.
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : CJ 209
Course Description :
Cross listed as PL 209 Terrorism and Political Violence
This is an introductory course in terrorism. It focuses on studyingterrorist groups and individuals, terrorist origins, goals, dynamics, ideologies, counter-terrorism, and homeland security. Work inthis course involves the examination of the structure anddynamics of terrorism in America, Europe, the Middle East, LatinAmerica, Asia, and Africa. Terrorist weapons, strategies, andtactics, hot spots from which they evolve, ways they operate andreceive funding, use of the media, and theories of counter-terrorismare all covered. The history, present, and future ofterrorism are equally emphasized.
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : CJ 210
Course Description :
This course provides the opportunity for students to exploresignificant and controversial topics in Criminal Justice and theLaw and to engage in in-depth analysis of current events andimportant legal trends. It presents an opportunity for students tofocus on special issues in criminal justice and to complete aresearch project on a topic of interest.
Prerequisites :
A minimum of nine (9) credits in Criminal Justice including CJ 101
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : CJ 214
Course Description :
Cross listed as HLS 214.
This course examines the theories, principles, and practicesof emergency management. The philosophy of comprehensiveEmergency Management is discussed with the fourattendant steps: mitigation, preparedness, response, andrecovery. In addition, legal issues involving state and federallaws affecting emergency operations are studied.
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : CJ 301
Course Description :
This course is designed to give the student a broad overview and introduction to the criminal courts system. In this course we will examine the criminal court system and processes utilized in the United States. Specifically, we will cover the different types of courts, the various actors that are involved in the court process, and the court process itself. By the conclusion of the course, students should have a basic yet expansive understanding of this system and the reasoning and processes involved.
Prerequisites :
CJ 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : CJ 302
Course Description :
This course involves an in-depth, comprehensive look at the relationship between race and crime in the United States. In disentangling the complex relationship between race and crime, this course examines both racialized ideological constructions and perceptions of crime, as well as institutional policies and practices, including seemingly race-neutral ones, which contribute to racially disparate outcomes both within and outside of the criminal justice system. In investigating criminal justice outcomes, this course takes a critical look at a number of taken-for-granted assumptions in both conventional and scholarly explanations of race and crime.
Prerequisites :
CJ 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
FS 101 - Principles of Emergency Services
HLS 104 - Introduction to Homeland Security
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : FS 101
Course Description :
This course provides an overview to fire protection and emergency services; career opportunities in fire protection and related fields; culture and history of emergency services; fire loss analysis; organization and function of public and private fire protection services; fire departments as part of local government; laws and regulations affecting the fire service; fire service nomenclature; specific fire protection functions; basic fire chemistry and physics; introduction to fire protection systems; introduction to fire strategy and tactics; and life safety initiatives.
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : FS 102
Course Description :
This course provides fundamental knowledge relating to the field of fire prevention. Topics include: history and philosophy of fire prevention, organization and operation of a fire prevention bureau, use and application of fire codes and standards, plans review, fire inspections, fire and life safety education, and fire investigation.
Prerequisites :
FS 101 - Principles of Emergency Services
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : FS 103
Course Description :
This course provides the principles of fire ground control through utilization of personnel, equipment, and extinguishing agents.
Prerequisites :
FS 101 - Principles of Emergency Services
Semesters Offered :
Offered periodically
Course Code : FS 106
Course Description :
This course studies the nature of public and private fire protection with emphasis placed on analysis of systems of fire detection, fire alarm, fire communications, water distribution networks, fire service, hydraulics, and fire suppression.
Prerequisites :
FS 101 - Principles of Emergency Services
Semesters Offered :
Offered periodically
Course Code : FS 107
Course Description :
This course covers the principles of care, maintenance, and operation of fire apparatus and pumps. These principles include pump construction and accessories, pumping techniques, power development, and transmission. Also included are driving, troubleshooting, and producing effective fire streams.
Prerequisites :
FS 101 - Principles of Emergency Services
Semesters Offered :
Offered periodically
Course Code : FS 115
Course Description :
This course provides training for dispatchers and call-takers in order to effectively direct and manage emergency medical resources. Course focuses on the Emergency Medical Dispatcher (EMD) as the first responder in obtaining information from callers, selecting the proper response protocol, dispatching resources, and providing medical instructions by telephone.
Cross-listed as CJ 115 Emergency Medical Dispatch.
Prerequisites :
CJ 114 - Public Safety Telecommunications
FS 114 - Public Safety Telecommunications
Semesters Offered :
Offered periodically
Course Code : FS 201
Course Description :
This course introduces the student to the organization and management of a fire and emergency services department and the relationship of government agencies to the fire service. Emphasis is placed on fire and emergency services, ethics, and leadership from the perspective of the company officer.
Prerequisites :
FS 101 - Principles of Emergency Services
Semesters Offered :
Offered periodically
Course Code : FS 202
Course Description :
This course comprehensively studies the physical, chemical, and toxicological characteristics of hazardous materials. It includes the basic methods of recognition and identification based upon the chemical and physical properties of hazardous materials; basic safety procedures when utilizing specific types of protective clothing and equipment; and basic tactical information relating to scene management.
Cross-listed asHLS 202 Hazardous Materials.
Prerequisites :
CJ 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
OR
FS 101 - Principles of Emergency Services
OR
HLS 104 - Introduction to Homeland Security
Semesters Offered :
Offered periodically
Course Code : FS 204
Course Description :
This course provides the components of building construction related to firefighter and life safety. The elements of construction and design of structures are shown to be key factors when inspecting buildings, pre-planning fire operations, and operating at emergencies.
Prerequisites :
FS 101 - Principles of Emergency Services
Semesters Offered :
Offered periodically
Course Code : FS 205
Course Description :
This in-depth course defines successful methods for conducting fire investigations. Specific topics include basic chemistry of fire, point of origin, fire cause (both accidental and incendiary), motivation of the fire setter, fire scene investigations, evidence collection, photography, follow-up investigation, and court testimony.
Prerequisites :
FS 101 - Principles of Emergency Services
Semesters Offered :
Offered periodically
Course Code : FS 206
Course Description :
This course provides a foundation of theoretical knowledge in order to understand the principles of the use of water in fire protection and to apply hydraulic principles to analyze and to solve water supply problems.
Prerequisites :
FS 101 - Principles of Emergency Services
MA 101 - College Mathematics I
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : FS 210
Course Description :
This course is a comprehensive review of the current problems affecting the fire service with particular emphasis placed on resource allocation, planning, and fiscal constraints. The Capstone Experience requires the student to author and present a scholarly research paper on a topic covered in this course.
Prerequisites :
A minimum of 40 credit hours must be successfully completed from the Fire Science Technology Program prior to enrolling in this course.
Semesters Offered :
Offered periodically
Course Code : HLS 104
Course Description :
This course is an introduction to the public and private sectordimensions of the theory and practice of Home Security at thenational, regional, state, and local level. An overview of theadministrative, legislative, and operational elements ofhomeland security programs and processes (including areview of homeland security history, policies, and programs) isprovided. Topics include the threat of terrorism andcountermeasures, including intelligence, investigation, andpolicy that support U.S. homeland security objectives.
Prerequisites :
College Level
Semesters Offered :
Offered periodically
Course Code : HLS 105
Course Description :
This course studies the techniques and procedures of criminal investigation, the methods of crime prevention, and the use and acceptance of informants and electronic surveillance. Topics include information retrieval, recognition, development, and preservation of material evidence, and interview and interrogation techniques.
Semesters Offered :
Offered periodically
Course Code : HLS 202
Course Description :
This course comprehensively studies the physical, chemical, and toxicological characteristics of hazardous materials. It includes the basic methods of recognition and identification based upon the chemical and physical properties of hazardous materials; basic safety procedures when utilizing specific types of protective clothing and equipment; and basic tactical information relating to scene management.
Prerequisites :
CJ 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
OR
FS 101 - Principles of Emergency Services
OR
HLS 104 - Introduction to Homeland Security
Semesters Offered :
Offered periodically
Course Code : HLS 210
Course Description :
This course provides the opportunity for students to explore significant and controversial topics regarding terrorism and homeland security and to engage in in-depth analyses of current events and important trends in terrorism and Homeland Security. It presents an opportunity for students to focus on special issues such as terrorism and the internet, homeland security, interrogating the CIA, and prosecuting the terrorist. Students will be required to complete a research project on a topic of interest.
Prerequisites :
A minimum of forty (40) credits must be successfully completed from the Homeland Security Program
Semesters Offered :
Offered periodically
Course Code : HLS 214
Course Description :
his course examines the theories, principles, and practices of emergency management.
The philosophy of comprehensive Emergency Management will be discussed with the four attendant steps:
mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. In addition, legal issues involving state and federal laws
affecting emergency operations will be studied.
Prerequisites :
CJ 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
OR
CJ 105 - Investigative Function
OR
FS 101 - Principles of Emergency Services
Semesters Offered :
Spring
Any college-level course
