Master's Degree (MCJ) in Investigation

Eligibility Details

Bachelor's Degree or equiv. international education

Credit Hours

60 total credit hours

Total Courses

10 courses

Program Duration

1 Year (Self-Paced)

Program Fee

$27,000

COURSES OFFERED

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  • Courses Code

  • Courses Name

  • Credit Hours

  • CJ-244

  • Crime Management (CJ-244)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • CJ-353

  • Psychology Of Different People (CJ-353)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • CJ-449

  • Current Issues In Criminal Justice (CJ-449)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • CJ-720

  • Comparative Criminal Justice Systems (CJ-720)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • CJ-846

  • Laws And Criminal Procedures (CJ-846)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • INV-293

  • Computer Forensics (INV-293)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • CSI-618

  • Advanced Concepts In Criminal Evidence (CSI-618)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • INV-752

  • Criminal Investigation (INV-752)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • INV-771

  • Cases In Crime Scene Analysis (INV-771)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • CSI-834

  • Criminal Law And Procedure (CSI-834)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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Crime Management (CJ-244)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Probation And Parole In Criminal Justice  
     Juvenile Court And Juvenile Justice                           
     Evolution Of Probation  
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Probation And The Courts: History And Administration  
     Sentencing And The Persistence Investigation (Psi)  
     American Prisons And Community-Based Corrections  
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Parole And The Indeterminate Sentence  
     Parole Administration And Services  
     The Philosophical Theories Of Punishment  
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Probation And Parole Officers  
     Probation And Parole Supervision  
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Probation Programs  
     The Intermediate Punishments  
     Probation And Parole In The Twenty-First Century  

Psychology Of Different People (CJ-353)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Introducing Social Psychology  
     Methodology: How Social Psychologists Do Research  
     Social Cognition: How We Think About The Social World  
     Social Perception: How We Come To Understand Other People  
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Self Knowledge: How We Come To Understand Ourselves  
     The Need To Justify Our Actions: Costs And Benefits Of Dissonance Reduction
     Attitudes And Attitude Change: Influencing Thoughts And Feelings  
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Conformity: Influencing Behavior  
     Group Processes: Influence In Social Groups  
     Interpersonal Attraction: From First Impressions To Close Relationships  
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Pro-Social Behavior: Why Do People Help?  
     Aggression: Why Do We Hurt Other People? Can We Prevent It?  
     Prejudice: Causes And Cures
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Making A Difference With Social Psychology: Attaining A Sustainable Future  
     Social Psychology And Health  
     Social Psychology And The Law  

Current Issues In Criminal Justice (CJ-449)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Recruitment And Selection  
     Training The Police  
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Development Of The Professional Policing Model  
     New Policing Philosophies And Strategies  
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Police Organization  
     Police Field Work  
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Measuring Police Performance  
     Police Misconduct  
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Police Accountability: Internal And External Mechanisms  
     Technology And The Police  
     Next Steps And Challenges For Police  

Comparative Criminal Justice Systems (CJ-720)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     An International Perspective  
     Crime, Transnational Crime And Justice  
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     An American Perspective On Criminal Law  
     Legal Traditions  
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Substantive Law And Procedural Law In The Four Legal Traditions  
     An International Perspective On Policing  
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     An International Perspective On Courts  
     An International Perspective On Corrections  
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     An International Perspective On Juvenile Justice  
     Japan: Examples Of Effectiveness And Borrowing  

Laws And Criminal Procedures (CJ-846)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Fourth Amendment Standards: Probable Cause To Search, Warrants And Exceptions  
     The Concept Of Stop And Frisk  
     Arrest And Seizure Of The Person  
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Fourth Amendment Searches And Seizures: Houses, Persons, Motor Vehicles And Effects  
     Special Problem Searches: Administrative, Inventory, School, Airport, And Work Searches  
     Principles Of The Exclusionary Rule: Remedies And Exceptions To Constitutional Violations  
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Miranda Warnings And Practice  
     Confession And The Privilege Against Self-Incrimination     
     Identification Procedures: Constitutional Considerations  
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Decision To Prosecute: Indictment Or Information  
     Plea Bargaining And Guilty Pleas: Constitutional Standards  
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Pretrial Criminal Procedure: Preliminary Hearing, Bail, Right To Counsel, Speedy Trial, Double Jeopardy, And Collateral Estoppel  
     The Trial: Constitutional Rights And Trial Practice:  Jury Trial, Right To Counsel,  Due Process, And Equal Protection  
     Appellate Practice And Other Post Trial Remedies  

Computer Forensics (INV-293)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Forensic Evidence And Crime Investigation
     Computer Forensics And Digital Detective Work
     Tools, Environments, Equipment, And Certifications
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Policies And Procedures
     Data, Pda, And Cell Phone Forensics
     Operating Systems And Data Transmission Basics For Digital Investigations
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Investigating Windows, Linux, And Graphics Files
     E-Mail And Webmail Forensics
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Internet And Network Forensics And Intrusion Detection
     Tracking Down Those Who Intend To Do Harm On A Large Scale
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Fraud And Forensic Accounting Investigation
     Federal Rules And Criminal Codes
     Ethical And Professional Responsibility In Testimony

Advanced Concepts In Criminal Evidence (CSI-618)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Introduction
     The American Criminal Court System
     Forms Of Evidence
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Doctrine Of Justification
     The Exclusion Of Evidence
     Warrantless Arrests And Searches
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Confessions And The 5th Amendment
     Witnesses Competency, Credibility And Impeachment
     Examination Of Witnesses
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Hearsay
     Privileged Communications
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Documentary And Scientific Evidence
     Cyber-Evidence Demonstrative Evidence

Criminal Investigation (INV-752)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Identifying And Evaluating Crime Control
     Crime Control Perspectives
     Traditional Policing
     Proactive, Directed Patrol, And Other Advancements
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Community Involvement In Policing
     Prosecutors And Crime Control
     Crime Control Through Legislation
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Crime Control In The Courts And Beyond
     Sentencing
     Probation, Parole, And Intermediate Sanctions
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Rehabilitation, Treatment, And Job Training
     Individual, Family, And Household Crime Control
     Crime Control In The Community And In Schools
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Reducing Criminal Opportunities Through Environmental Manipulation
     Juvenile Crime Control
     Putting It All Together, Explaining Crime Trends

Cases In Crime Scene Analysis (INV-771)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Preparation And Initial Steps
     Equipment And Supplies  
     Arrival At The Scene
     Notes And Forms  
     Photography
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Crime Scene Drawings    
     Fingerprints  
     Pattern Evidence  
     Types Of Property Crime  
     Fire And Explosion Investigations  
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Blood And Body Fluids
     Sexual Assault
     Elder, Child, And Spousal Abuse And Neglect  
     Death Investigation: General Considerations
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Forensic Anthropology And Archaeology  
     Forensic Odontology  
     Forensic Entomology  
     Injury And Wound Patterns
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Bloodstain Pattern Analysis  
     Natural, Accidental, And Undetermined Deaths
     Suicide  
     Homicide  

Criminal Law And Procedure (CSI-834)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Fundamentals Of Criminal Law And Procedure    
     Organization Of The Criminal Justice System
     Constitutional Limitations On The Prohibition Of Criminal Conduct  
     Elements Of Crimes And Parties To Crimes  
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Inchoate Offenses  
     Offenses Against Persons    
     Crimes Against Property  
     Offenses Against Public Morality  
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Alcohol And Drug Offenses
     White-Collar And Organized Crime
     Offenses Against Public Health And The Environment  
     Offenses Against Public Order, Safety, And National Security  
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Offenses Against Justice And Public Administration  
     Criminal Responsibility And Defenses
     Search And Seizure  
     Arrest, Interrogation And Identification Procedures  
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Pretrial Process  
     The Criminal Trial
     Sentencing And Punishment  
     Appeal And Post-Conviction Relief
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