2025-2026 Academic Catalog

AN OVERVIEW OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, TO INCLUDE POLICE, COURTS, AND CORRECTIONS AS THEY PERTAIN TO BOTH ADULTS AND JUVENILES. AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PARTICIPANTS, AND THEIR ROLES, IN ACCOMPLISHING THE MISSIONS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE ADULT CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM, BOTH IN OKLAHOMA AND ON A NATIONWIDE BASIS. THE COURSE WILL PROVIDE THE STUDENT WITH INFORMATION REGARDING THE ENTIRE FIELD OF ADULT CORRECTIONS.

THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, BOTH IN OKLAHOMA AND ON A NATIONAL BASIS. THE MAJOR AREAS EXPLORED WILL BE DIVERSION AND TREATMENT GOALS.

POLICE SYSTEMS ESTABLISHED IN AMERICA AND ABROAD, FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES, DIVISION AND SUBDIVISIONS WITH RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH. SPECIAL EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, RULES, PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS GOVERNING ARREST, SEARCH, AND SEIZURE.

DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM.

DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM.

DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM.

DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM.

THIS COURSE PROVIDES AN INTRODUCTION TO TOPICS IN NARCOTICS. TOPICS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, NARCOTICS INVESTIGATION, CURRENT DRUG TRENDS, PATROL LEVEL SURVEILLANCE, AND INTRODUCTORY NARCOTICS IDENTIFICATION.

THIS COURSE PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE PRINCIPLES, TECHNIQUES, AND APPLICATIONS OF FORENSIC SCIENCE. STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT THE ROLE OF FORENSIC SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, THE SCIENTIFIC METHODS EMPLOYED, AND THE ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS INVOLVED.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS COURSE IS TO INTRODUCE THE FIELD OF VICTIMOLOGY. AN INTERDISCIPLINARY AND CONTEXTUAL APPROACH WILL BE USED TO EXPLORE CRIMINAL VICTIMIZATION, AND CONSIDER THE ROLE OF INTRAPERSONAL, INTERPERSONAL, FAMILIAL, PEER, COMMUNITY, AND MASS MEDIA INFLUENCES. STUDENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIELD, THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM'S RESPONSES TO VICTIMIZATION, SUBAREAS OF VICTIMOLOGY, AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT.

A REVIEW OF HISTORICAL AND CURRENT THEORIES REGARDING THE CAUSES OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR. STUDY OF THE MAJOR TYPES OF CRIMINAL OFFENDERS.

THIS COURSE PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE PRINCIPLES, TECHNIQUES, AND CHALLENGES INVOLVED IN INVESTIGATING UNSOLVED CRIMINAL CASES, COMMONLY KNOWN AS COLD CASES. STUDENTS WILL LEARN THE METHODOLOGIES USED TO RE-EXAMINE OLD EVIDENCE, LEVERAGE NEW TECHNOLOGIES, AND APPLY MODERN INVESTIGATIVE STRATEGIES TO CASES THAT HAVE GONE COLD.

THIS COURSE IS AN INTRODUCTORY LOOK AT THE VARIOUS FIELDS OF STUDY AND HOW THEY ARE USED IN MODERN LAW ENFORCEMENT; A BRIEF HISTORY OF FORENSIC SCIENCE IN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES; USE OF GEOLOGY, ANTHROPOLOGY, DENTISTRY, PATHOLOGY, PSYCHIATRY, AND MANY OTHER MEDIUMS IN INVESTIGATION.

BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS OF SERIAL KILLERS AND VIOLENT CRIMINALS INVOLVES STUDYING THEIR PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR, MOTIVATIONS, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS THAT MAY CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR ACTIONS. HERE'S AN OVERVIEW OF SOME KEY ASPECTS: 1. CRIME SCENE ANALYSIS 2. VICTIMOLOGY 3. PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILING 4. BEHAVIORAL PATTERNS 5. MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS 6. PROFILING

AN IN-DEPTH STUDY OF OKLAHOMA'S SUBSTANTIVE AND PROCEDURAL CRIMINAL LAWS RELATED TO THE REGULATION OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THE FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS USED WITHIN THE FIELD OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE BOTH QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES, FOCUSING ON HOW THESE APPROACHES ARE APPLIED TO STUDY CRIME, CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR, AND THE FUNCTIONING OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. TOPICS INCLUDE BASIC RESEARCH DESIGN, DATA COLLECTION TECHNIQUES SUCH AS SURVEYS AND INTERVIEWS, AND AN INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL ANALYSIS. BY THE END OF THE

RURAL CRIMINOLOGY IS A FIELD WITHIN CRIMINOLOGY THAT ACKNOWLEDGES THE IMPACT OF RURALITY AND COMMUNITY SIZE ON THE INCIDENCE OF CRIME, TYPE OF CRIME, AND RESOURCES TO RESPOND TO CRIME. IN THIS COURSE, CRIMINOLOGICAL THEORY WILL BE APPLIED TO RURAL AREAS TO EXPLAIN HOW SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ECONOMIC FORCES INFLUENCE CRIME IN RURAL AREAS OF THE UNITED STATES.

FOCUS ON CONTEMPORARY ISSUES CONCERNING THE PHILOSOPHY, MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES. THE SCOPE AND DIRECTION OF THIS COURSE IS DETERMINED BY THE INSTRUCTOR.

ALL PUBLIC & PRIVATE RESOURCES ARE REVIEWED PERTAINING TO EFFECTIVELY TREATING THE OFFENDERS' UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR IN THE COMMUNITY RATHER THAN IN PRISON. THE IMPACT OF COMMUNITY TREATMENT CENTERS, GROUP HOMES, & HALFWAY HOUSES ON THE INDIVIDUAL & THE COMMUNITY, THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, & FAMILY THERAPIES ON THE OFFENDER ARE EXAMINED.

THIS COURSE PROVIDES AN IN-DEPTH OVERVIEW, ANALYSIS, AND PRACTICE OF THE FOURTH AMENDMENT AND CURRENT SEARCH AND SEIZURE LAW. IN THIS COURSE STUDENTS WILL LEARN TECHNIQUES TO WRITE STRONG WARRANT AFFIDAVITS, TECHNIQUES OF SEARCH WARRANT EXECUTION, AND IMPROVE UPON ANY EXISTING SKILLS IN SEARCH AND SEIZURE.

DIGITAL FORENSICS COURSES PROVIDE THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE ON IDENTIFYING, COLLECTING, PRESERVING, ANALYZING, AND PRESENTING DIGITAL EVIDENCE FROM VARIOUS DIGITAL DEVICES AND SOURCES. HERE ARE SOME KEY ASPECTS TYPICALLY COVERED IN DIGITAL FORENSICS COURSES: COURSE OVERVIEW . INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL FORENSICS PRINCIPLES, METHODOLOGIES, AND LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS . UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF A DIGITAL FORENSIC EXAMINER AND INVESTIGATOR . FORENSIC ACQUISITION AND PRESERVATION OF DIGITAL

FOCUSES ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR MANAGERS OF FORENSIC ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING EXAMINATION OF LEADERSHIP AND ETHICS THEORIES, APPLICATION TO THEORIES TO PROBLEMS IN FORENSIC SETTINGS, TASKS AND RELATIONAL SKILLS FOR DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE TEAMS AND GROUPS WITHIN AN ETHICAL FRAMEWORK.

A SURVEY OF A CRIMINOLOGICAL VIEW OF SERIAL MURDER. THIS COURSE EXAMINES THE EXTENT, CAUSES, AND SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SERIAL HOMICIDE. WE WILL EXAMINE THEORIES OF CRIME, VICTIMOLOGY, AND DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF SERIAL HOMICIDE. THIS COURSE WILL ANALYZE METHODS LAW ENFORCEMENT USE TO INVESTIGATE SERIAL HOMICIDE.

A COMPARATIVE SURVEY AND ANALYSIS OF ADMINISTRATIVE PHILOSOPHY, PROBLEMS, PROCEDURES, ORGANIZATIONS, CONTEMPORARY HUMAN RESOURCES TRENDS (IE., RECRUITMENT, SELECTION, A.D.A., E.E.O.C., AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, DIVERSITY) FOR EFFECTIVE AGENCY ORGANIZATION. CONSIDERS ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS RELATING TO OPERATIONS AND PERSONNEL.

INTRODUCTION TO THE FUNDAMENTALS OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION, INCLUDING THEORY AND HISTORY, CONDUCT AT CRIME SCENES, COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF EVIDENCE.

ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS INCLUDING FORENSIC EXAMINATIONS OF CRIME SCENES AND TRACE EVIDENCE. POLICE RESPONSES TO CRIME WILL INCLUDE FINGERPRINT LIFTING AND PRESERVATION OF EVIDENCE, AS WELL AS METHODS OF IDENTIFYING PERPETRATORS.

DIGITAL FORENSICS COURSES PROVIDE THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE ON IDENTIFYING, COLLECTING, PRESERVING, ANALYZING, AND PRESENTING DIGITAL EVIDENCE FROM VARIOUS DIGITAL DEVICES AND SOURCES. KEY ASPECTS COVERED IN THIS COURSE INCLUDES INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL FORENSICS PRINCIPLES, METHODOLOGIES, AND LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS, UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF A DIGITAL FORENSIC EXAMINER AND INVESTIGATOR, AND FORENSIC ACQUISITION AND PRESERVATION OF DIGITAL EVIDENCE.

AN IN DEPTH STUDY OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL BASIS FOR LAW IN THE U.S. THE COURSE WILL EXAMINE THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE JUDICIAL PROCESS AND CONSTITUTIONAL LAW TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE PRACTICE. SPECIAL EMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED ON CASE DECISIONS.

THIS COURSE FOCUSES ON TRIBAL CRIME DATA COLLECTION, CRIME TRENDS, AND OTHER CRITICAL JUSTICE ISSUES IN INDIAN COUNTRY. TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE INCLUDE THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMPLEXITIES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LEGAL JURISDICTION, VICTIMIZATION, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE INDIAN COUNTRY.

THIS COURSE IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE COUNCIL ON LAW ENFORCEMENT EDUCATION AND TRAINING (CLEET) REQUIREMENTS, AND IS CONSTRUCTED SPECIFICALLY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. THE FOCUS OF THIS COURSE IS TO PREPARE FOR AND TO CONDUCT INTERVIEWS AND INTERROGATIONS INCORPORATING NON-VERBAL KINETICS (BODY LANGUAGE) TECHNIQUES, GRAMMATICAL CLUES TO INDICATE DECEPTION, VERBAL BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS, AND EVASIVE VERBAL RESPONSES DURING INTERVIEWS AND INTERROGATIONS.

EACH STUDENT IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A TOTAL OF TWELVE HOURS (USUALLY ONE SEMESTER) OF FIELD TRAINING CONSISTING OF FULL-TIME WORK IN AN APPROVED SETTING. UNDER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS MAY BE APPROVED.

EACH STUDENT IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A TOTAL OF TWELVE HOURS (USUALLY ONE SEMESTER) OF FIELD TRAINING CONSISTING OF FULL-TIME WORK IN AN APPROVED SETTING. UNDER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS MAY BE APPROVED.

EACH STUDENT IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A TOTAL OF TWELVE HOURS (USUALLY ONE SEMESTER) OF FIELD TRAINING CONSISTING OF FULL-TIME WORK IN AN APPROVED SETTING. UNDER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS MAY BE APPROVED.

EACH STUDENT IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A TOTAL OF TWELVE HOURS (USUALLY ONE SEMESTER) OF FIELD TRAINING CONSISTING OF FULL-TIME WORK IN AN APPROVED SETTING. UNDER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS MAY BE APPROVED.

DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM.

DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM.

DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM.

DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM.

AN OVERVIEW OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION CONCENTRATING PRIMARILY ON ISSUES WHICH ARE UNIQUE TO THE VARIOUS CRIMINAL JUSTICE AREAS. THE CLASS WILL FOCUS ON INTERDEPARTMENTAL AND INTRADEPARTMENTAL FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO HELP THE STUDENT UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF POLITICAL AND LEGAL DECISIONS ON THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. EMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED ON THE STUDENT'S UNDERSTANDING OF HOW AGENCIES WITHIN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM CAN FUNCTION WITHIN A LEGAL POLITICAL CLIMATE.

THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THIS COURSE WILL BE ON INDIVIDUAL AND AGENCY LIABILITY. THE COURSE WILL INCLUDE ISSUES IN THE SCOPE AND BREADTH OF LIABILITY, CONFINEMENT, AND DISCUSSION OF WAYS TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL AND AGENCY PROTECTION FROM LIABILITY.

THE FOCUS OF THIS COURSE IS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF EFFECTIVE INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES. THE STUDENT WILL BE FAMILIARIZED WITH VARIOUS TYPES OF REPORTS AND DOCUMENTATION NECESSARY IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. ALL MAJOR ASPECTS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE WILL BE COVERED. THE COURSE WILL PROVIDE THE FRAMEWORK FOR ALL OTHER REQUIRED COURSES.

THIS COURSE EXAMINES CRIME PREVENTION AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO A REACTIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE OPERATIONS. IT REVIEWS CURRENT THEORIES OF, AND LEADING RESEARCH ON, THE MAIN APPROACHES TO PREVENTING CRIME, INCLUDING DEVELOPMENTAL, SITUATIONAL, AND COMMUNITY PREVENTION. A SPECIAL FOCUS IS PLACED ON ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND POLICIES.

EXAMINATION OF CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY THEORETICAL EXPLANATIONS OF CRIME FROM MULTIPLE CRIMINOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES INCLUDING CLASSICAL, BIOLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES. ANALYSIS OF CRIME PATTERNS AND CRIME CORRELATES AND SUBSTANTIVE FOCUS ON THE APPLICATION OF SUCH THEORIES TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES, COMMUNITY, AND SOCIETY.

THIS COURSE PROVIDES STRUCTURED EXPERIENCES IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION. THE STUDENT WILL BE DIRECTED TOWARDS THE INTEGRATION AND APPLICATION OF DECISION MAKING, EVALUATION AND SUPERVISORY SKILLS.

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON SELECTED PROBLEM OR SPECIAL TOPIC.

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON SELECTED PROBLEM OR SPECIAL TOPIC.

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON SELECTED PROBLEM OR SPECIAL TOPIC.

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON SELECTED PROBLEM OR SPECIAL TOPIC.

EACH STUDENT IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A TOTAL OF TWELVE HOURS (USUALLY ONE SEMESTER) OF FIELD TRAINING CONSISTING OF FULL-TIME WORK IN AN APPROVED SETTING. UNDER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS MAY BE APPROVED.

AN OVERVIEW OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, TO INCLUDE POLICE, COURTS, AND CORRECTIONS AS THEY PERTAIN TO BOTH ADULTS AND JUVENILES. AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PARTICIPANTS, AND THEIR ROLES, IN ACCOMPLISHING THE MISSIONS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

A REVIEW OF HISTORICAL AND CURRENT THEORIES REGARDING THE CAUSE OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR. STUDY OF THE MAJOR TYPES OF CRIMINAL OFFENDERS.

A SENIOR LEVEL COURSE DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE STUDENT'S KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING TREATMENT MODALITIES WITHIN JUVENILE SETTINGS. EMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED ON THE STUDENTS ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING THE WHOLE REALM OF JUVENILE PROGRAMS AND SEEING HOW EACH FIT WITHIN THE OVERALL STRUCTURE.

INTRODUCTION TO THE FUNDAMENTALS OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION, INCLUDING THEORY AND HISTORY, CONDUCT AT CRIME SCENES, COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF EVIDENCE.

STUDY OF THE CURRENT MAJOR CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS BEING UTILIZED TO CHANGE ADULT CRIMINALS' BEHAVIOR. ALSO, HOW THE VARIOUS CORRECTIONAL SETTINGS HAVE A SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE PROGRAMS.

EACH STUDENT IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A TOTAL OF TWELVE HOURS (USUALLY ONE SEMESTER) OF FIELD TRAINING CONSISTING OF FULL-TIME WORK IN AN APPROVED SETTING. UNDER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS MAY BE APPROVED.