The following Spring 2015 courses are available and run January 20 th May 16 th. Please note, MCJ courses are 5000-6999. CRJU 3251-E01 Crime and Media Online Course This course surveys the relationships between mass media, crime, offenders, victims and criminal justice. It explores how the criminal justice system is portrayed in the media and the influence of these portrayals on society, public policy, and the criminal justice system Instructor: Kenneth Mentor has taught at the university level for over 20 years, including 15 years online. As an experienced online educator, with research interests related to online learning, he has played key roles in the planning and development of several web-based degree programs. Dr. Mentor earned his J.D. and Ph.D. in Social Science at Syracuse University. His master s degree in Psychology was awarded by Central Michigan University, which he also attended as an undergraduate.
CRJU 3540, Crime & Delinquency Prevention Monday/Wednesday 2:00 3:15PM This course provides students with an overview of issues related to crime and delinquency prevention, both from criminological and criminal justice points of view. Crime prevention programs that encompass both the individual and community levels are examined. Responses to juvenile offenders-ranging from prevention and diversion to institutional corrections and after care are explored in context of youth policy generally. Instructor: Eric Poole has his M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology from Washington State University. Prior to joining SPA, he taught at Auburn University. Dr. Poole served as SPA's interim dean for the 1995-96 academic years. Currently, he teaches in the Criminal Justice Program and is a nationally-respected scholar in the fields of corrections, criminology, evaluation research, and juvenile justice. CRJU 4150, Sex Offenders and Offenses Online Course This course will explore historical and current practices of the criminal justice system to address sex offenders and offenses. Topics include the history of sexual abuse, etiology of offenders, victims issues, juvenile sex offenders, risk assessments, and treatment/supervision approaches. Instructor: Wesley Jennings is an Adjunct Instructor at the University of Colorado Denver. He has a Ph.D. in criminology and over 10 years experience in teaching a variety of criminology and criminal justice courses. CRJU 4430, Law and Society Monday/Wednesday 3:30 4:45PM This course introduces students to the scholarly study of law. Students will become familiar with social science perspectives of the law, legal institutions, the legal process and the impact of law on behavior, with particular emphasis on the study of criminal behavior and the criminal justice process in American society. Additional topics include theories of law and legality, comparative legal systems, lawyers, judges and juries and the use of social science in the courts. Instructor: Eric Poole has his M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology from Washington State University. Prior to joining SPA, he taught at Auburn University. Dr. Poole served as SPA's interim dean for the 1995-96 academic years. Currently, he teaches in the Criminal Justice
Program and is a nationally-respected scholar in the fields of corrections, criminology, evaluation research, and juvenile justice. CRJU 4600-E01 Environmental Crime Online Environmental Crime and Justice will look at the disproportionate benefits and burdens of environmental profits (e.g., open spaces, clean air and water, etc.) and contamination (which results from behaviors that include, but are not limited to crime), as well as the implications of these disparities on certain areas, particularly communities of color and indigenous communities. The role of the government, the private sector, non-profit organizations, and the environmental justice movement in creating, perpetuating, and minimizing environmental crime and its disparities will be examined, with part of the focus being on theories within critical criminology that address issues of environmental crime injustices. The nature of environmental offenders and victims will be explored. Policies and programs that have been organized to address environmental crime and other injustices and their effects (e.g., quality of life, birth defects, childhood asthma, lead poisoning, cancer, etc.) will be reviewed, including responses by the criminal justice system to environmental crime. Students will examine critically the consistencies and inconsistencies in institutionalized mechanisms that are set up, either intentionally or more subtly, to create, reinforce, or minimize environmental crimes and injustices. Biography: Sheila Huss is a senior instructor of Criminology and Criminal Justice in the School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver. Sheila received her Ph.D. in Public Affairs from the University of Colorado Denver. She has taught numerous courses, including Environmental Crime and Justice; Criminological Theory; Research Methods; Introduction to Criminal Justice; and Race, Social Structure, and Crime. Her research primarily focuses on environmental justice and theory. In 2010, Sheila received the International Technical Rescue Symposium Best Conference Paper Award, and in 2014, her dissertation received honorable mention for best dissertation in the School of Public Affairs at UC Denver. CRJU 5325 Qualitative Methods for Criminal Justice Tuesdays 5-7:45pm Focuses on qualitative methods applicable to research in the field of criminal justice. The primary focus is on ethnographic approaches employing such fieldwork techniques as observation, participant observation, interviews, content analysis, life histories and case studies Instructor: Mary Dodge earned her Ph.D. in 1997 in criminology, law and society from the School of Social Ecology at the University of California, Irvine. She received her B.A. and M.A. in psychology from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Her articles have appeared in Courts and Justice, Contemporary Issues in Criminology, International Journal of the Sociology of Law, The Prison Journal, Police Quarterly, Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, and the Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime. She and Gilbert Geis co-edited the book Lessons of Criminology and share authorship on the book Stealing
Dreams: A Fertility Clinic Scandal. She also authored the book Women and White-Collar Crime. CRJU 5450-001 Law of All Hazards Management Weekend Intensive (you must attend all six dates) Fr 4:30PM - 8:30PM 02/06, Sa 9:00AM - 6:00PM 02/07, Fr 4:30PM - 9:00PM 03/06, Sa 9:00AM - 6:00PM 03/07 Fr 4:30PM - 9:00PM 04/03, Sa 9:00AM - 6:00PM 04/04 This course conveys knowledge of the statutes, regulations and court decisions governing the management of hazards by governmental agencies. It covers local, state and federal agencies as they mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from naturally, accidentally and intentionally caused disasters. Instructor: Lloyd Burton Professor Burton holds undergraduate degrees in Government (Prescott College) and Conservation of Natural Resources (UC-Berkeley); an M.A. in Cultural Geography with a Regional Planning emphasis (San Francisco State University); and the Ph.D. in Jurisprudence and Social Policy from the School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley. He co-directs the M.P.A. program concentration in Environmental Policy, Management, and Law; and also teaches in the M.P.A. program concentration in Emergency Management and Homeland Security. He is the founder and managing co-host of The Jurisprudence of Disasters, a collaborative research network established under the auspices of the Law and Society Association. Much of his current research centers on the interface between environmental management and disaster management, in contexts such as wildfires in the Wildlands/Urban Interface in states of the Mountain West, and hazardous infrastructure in urban settings. CRJU 6600-001, Anatomy of a Criminal Trial Tuesdays 6:30 9:15PM This course will explore the workings of the criminal courts by examining the roles of the participants, trial procedures and common legal issues that arise at trial. Students will participate in conducting portions of mock trials in order to gain a deeper understanding of some of the realities of trial and the strategic decisions made by attorneys in our criminal courts. Instructor: Richard Gleason has been a practicing attorney in Denver for 30 years. After earning his B.S. in Business Administration from Colorado State University, he practiced as a Certified Public Accountant for a Big Four national accounting firm. Upon completing law school at the University of Denver, he worked as a city attorney for the cities of Littleton and Glendale. He is currently in private practice. Mr. Gleason has tried over 100 cases to juries, both criminal and civil, in addition to numerous trials decided by judges. He has argued appeals before the Colorado Supreme Court and Colorado Court of Appeals. He has been a lecturer at UCD for the past four years.
CRJU 6600-002, Intelligence Writing and Briefing Thursdays 5:00 7:45PM This course is intended to provide students with the foundation to succeed as writers and presenters of intelligence analysis. Using the Intelligence Cycle as a basis, this class explores the nature of the intelligence analysis processes: why we think the way we do, and the many analytical, perceptual, and cognitive pitfalls to conducting intelligence analysis. Focusing on the unique challenges presented by conducting analysis in this environment, students will examine tools to overcome them and prepare finished intelligence products and present executive level briefings on current homeland security issues. Through interactive lecture, exercises, presentations, simulations, and required research, this course aims to provide an overview of intelligence analysis and provide the skills and tools to effectively communicate the results to consumers both in writing and verbally. Instructor: Nikki Sutton has worked al-qa`ida and related terrorism issues since joining the Intelligence Community (IC) in 2003 after obtaining her Master s degree in International Security Studies from the University of Denver. She served for four years as a counterterrorism (CT) analyst in CIA s Counterterrorism Center where she focused primarily on the activities of al-qaida and its associates in the West and on European CT policies and capabilities. In 2007 Ms. Sutton joined the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) where she further developed her al-qa`ida expertise by studying and assessing the group s status, activities, and allies in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. She also served as a daily briefer to the Deputy Assistant to the President for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council between late 2009 and mid-2010, which afforded her a unique perspective on the breadth of CT issues senior policymakers face each day. Upon completion of this assignment, Ms. Sutton served as a manager of her peers covering al-qa`ida and associated issues in the Middle East. She served at her most recent post in Denver, Colorado as NCTC Representative to the Central Mountain Region from January 2011 through September 2014 where she focused on fostering greater interagency collaboration and information-sharing between NCTC and its partners in the domestic field. CRJU 6600-D01, International Terrorism Thursdays 6:30 9:15PM at Denver South Campus (Wildlife Experience, Parker) The course will examine the definition of terrorism, and how the definition shapes a nation s approach to the problem. We will explore how terrorists operate, and investigate the function and utility of their actions. The principles of international and domestic law as they apply to terrorism will be reviewed, as will the means by which terrorists fund their activities. The course will assess the moral aspects of terrorism and counter terrorism, and will examine the potential for terrorist groups to acquire and use Weapons of Mass Destruction. Finally, the course will review counter terrorism strategies, and hypothesize how terrorist groups might end. Instructor: Joseph Airey was a Supervisory Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation (Retired) for 22 years, specializing in matters involving terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. He currently serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado Denver and at the George C.
Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch, Germany. Mr. Airey has a Master of Criminal Justice Degree from the University of Colorado Denver, and a Master of Global Studies from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. Mr. Airey has published articles on sporting event security and international terrorism. CRJU 6600-E01 Federal Criminal Justice Systems Online To many Americans, the federal criminal justice system is known only through books, movies and TV. Many, including criminal justice students, don't fully understand the esoteric functions of our federal law enforcement, courts and prison systems spread throughout the United States and its Territories. Come explore the inter-workings and career possibilities of this unique system that impacts the lives of so many, both within the Unites States and beyond our borders. Instructor: Daniel Burke is a 2003 graduate of the MCJ program and returned to UCD in 2010 after teaching in the Criminal Justice Department at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Dan has been a federal criminal investigator since 1997, serving as a special agent and supervisory special agent in the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Department of Homeland Security in Texas, Colorado and California. Dan teaches classes related to law enforcement, specializing in federal law enforcement. CRJU 6600-E02 Rehabilitation Best Practices Online This course is designed to help current and future criminal justice professionals and administrators understand what evidence based practices are in corrections; what we know about why people commit crimes and what we can do to help them change the dynamic risk factors (criminogenic needs) identified by the research. We will take a close look groundbreaking work done by Don Andrews and James Bonta in understanding why people commit crime and why they recidivate. We will also look at what works in helping people change criminogenic behaviors and how to develop practices and programs based on the strong emerging science and research available today. Instructor: Gregory Brown has been working in the corrections field for over 25 years as an alcohol/drug evaluation specialist, a probation officer supervising domestic violence offenders and as a specialized sex offender supervision officer. For the over seven years, he has been the Chief Probation Officer for the 20th Judicial District in Boulder Colorado. His
department has over 3600 adults and 200 juveniles under supervision on any given day and a staff of approximately 65 professionals. Greg has his Bachelor s Degree in Sociology from the University of Colorado in Boulder and Master s Degree in Criminal Justice Administration from the University of Colorado at Denver. Greg is also a Certified Computer Examiner through the International Society of Forensic Computer Examiners. He is the lead probation instructor for the U.S. Department of Justice s SMART (Sex Offender-Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering and Tracking) office and the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Greg has also worked with the National Judicial College training judges. In addition to teaching at the collegiate level for the past 7 years, Greg trains probation/parole and law enforcement in field computer forensics and computer monitoring. Greg is a trainer and consultant with the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC) and the American Probation and Parole Association.