Social Sciences

To provide expertise to individuals seeking employment within law-related agencies.

• Enhance students employment opportunities.(may need to work on the word ¡V enhance)

To prepare students to evaluate a situation to determine if photography is needed, and determine the correct method to be applied.

• Students will be able to determine when photographic documentation is necessary.
• Students will demonstrate knowledge of:
1. basic principles of photography
2. documentation of forensic scene evidence
3. legal aspects of visual evidence
4. basics of still photography for crime scenes
5. photographic aspects of physical injuries

To prepare students to communicate using visual, written, and graphic mediums.

• Students will be able to document a forensic setting through photography.
• Students will be able to document a forensic setting through reports.
• Students will be able to document a forensic setting through sketching.

To prepare students to interact with a diverse population.

• Students will be exposed to diverse points of view.
• Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the diverse cultures and communities that comprise US society.

To prepare students to utilize the appropriate application of quantitative photographic variables.

• Students will apply quantitative knowledge to determine the appropriate technological processes associated with photographic variables.

To prepare students to demonstrate information literacy.

• Students will use traditional and contemporary information technology.
• Students will identify, access, and appropriately use authoritative sources of information.

This course provides an understanding of principles as applied to all phases of photography. It covers instruction in photo optics, camera equipment, film and paper emulsion, photographic chemicals, filters and lens attachments, lighting, composition, and exposure control.

This course gives an understanding of and a feeling for the society in which we live. The concepts and theories discussed relate to humanity, its culture and society, and to those forces that contribute to the smooth operation of this society as well as those forces that contribute to conflict and social problems. Topics include culture, socialization, stratification, population, and patterns of social organization.

This course introduces the principles and methods of physical science. It stresses the structure and properties of materials and their interactions. Careful measurement, observation, and the scientific method are covered in lecture and laboratory to develop quantitative reasoning ability. Prerequisite: An appropriate Mathematics Placement test result, or MA045 Basic Math Skills, or MA050 Introductory Mathematics.

This course introduces the basic elements of the American criminal justice system, from its legal roots and history to its most current concerns. It analyzes the criminal justice process - from arrest to trial and disposition - emphasizing the function and structure of each component. It provides an understanding of how each component responds to crime and how the key question of individual rights and public safety is addressed. Attention is given to the elements of crime, the role of the police, courts, and corrections, and to the challenges facing this system in an increasingly diverse democratic society.

This course details the basic procedures followed by law enforcement officers as they investigate crimes. Topics include questioning complainants and eyewitnesses, interrogating suspects, preparing statements, investigating crime scenes, and applicable search and seizure laws. Techniques of crime scene investigation are studied, including photography, charting, note-taking, and the handling of evidence. These techniques are applied to specific property and personal crimes. Prerequisite: CJ101 Introduction to Criminal Justice.

This introductory course provides a general understanding of the methods that forensic anthropologists use to identify human skeletal remains. It introduces the human skeleton, anthropological techniques used in forensic investigations, and how to discriminate between human and non-human remains. This course involves actual human skeletal material.

This course addresses the presentation of evidence at the time of trial,which is of paramount importance in the criminal justice system. It covers the history and philosophy of the rules and laws of evidence, including current rulings, the mechanics of admissibility, and definitions of crimes, as well as the attitudes of the court toward witnesses and the admissibility of evidence. Prerequisite: CJ101 Introduction to Criminal Justice.

This course provides advanced technical skills in photography. Topics include advertising, portrait, and industrial photography. It includes the use of 35mm, 2 1/4, and view cameras. Laboratory procedures such as densitometry, studio lighting, sheet and roll film processing, and enlarging are covered. Prerequisite: PT101 Photography 1 or GC126 Basic Photography or FA214 Photography 1.