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FRNS 5673 Intelligence for Forensic Investigators Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and faculty advisor.

FRNS 5743 Seminar in Forensic Psychology Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor.

Description: Provides an overview on the U.S. Intelligence Community, domestic intelligence, and information sharing processes. The courses also provides researchers an opportunity to explore open source intelligence as well as use unclassified U.S. reporting databases. Finally, researchers are provided the opportunity to investigate recent terrorist bombing events in additional to domestic and international terrorist literature. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Forensic Sciences

Description: Capstone seminar course for all subspecialty tracks in forensic psychology. Builds upon prior coursework to prepare student for comprehensive final examinations in area of specialization and provide a theoretical background suitable for research leading to publication, presentation, or a thesis or dissertation. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Forensic Sciences FRNS 5753 Criminal Profiling Prerequisites: Current graduate student status or approval of instructor. Description: Combines various academic disciplines toward a behavioral examination of the violent criminal offender. By examining the crime scene from a behavioral perspective, the psychodynamics of the offender, the sociological environmental forces, and the social psychological dimensions of the victim-offender interactions are combined for a more holistic understanding of the violent offender. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Forensic Sciences FRNS 5813 Building Construction and Fire/Explosion Forensic Examination Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and faculty advisor. Description: Provides an introduction to building construction. It will focus on the importance of building construction as applied to fire and explosion investigations. Topics will include: structural mechanics, building construction concepts, properties of building materials, building and fire codes, fire and explosion behavior as it relates to building construction, fire protection features, various building types, as well as structural collapse and safety considerations. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Forensic Sciences

FRNS 5713 Forensic Psychology Prerequisites: Consent of faculty.

Description: Introduction to the relationship between the disciplines of law and psychology via examination and contrast of the issues at the interface of both disciplines. Various legal terminology that calls for psychological input; legal and ethical responsibilities of forensic psychologists, criminal behavior, punishment and deterrence, violence and mental illness, competency to stand trial, the insanity defense, eyewitness testimony, the death penalty, and polygraph testing. Exploration of the role of legal and mental health systems in social control, impact of psychological knowledge on functioning of the legal system. Examination of psychological topics and paradigms relevant to study of particular legal subsystems or topics. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Forensic Sciences

FRNS 5723 Advanced Forensic Psychology Prerequisites: FRNS 5013 & FRNS 5713.

Description: Expands on topics covered in FRNS 5713. Covers function of the mental health professional in criminal cases, nature and impact of mental illness on individual life and freedom, reasons behind crimes, gender differences in the criminal justice system, and laws pertinent for mental health professionals. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Forensic Sciences FRNS 5733 Forensic Victimology Prerequisites: FRNS 5013 or permission of instructor. Description: Introduction to victimology, emphasizing victims' issues within the justice system and in medico-legal investigations. Explores impact of crime on victim; correlation between types of victims; crime and offender categories; risk factors; victim-offender and victim-society relationships; the role of victimologist as a researcher and consultant; influences of media, law enforcement, advocacy groups, businesses, and social movements. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Forensic Sciences

FRNS 5823 Forensic Examination of Fire Protection Systems Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and faculty advisor.

Description: Teaches the basic components and functions of building fire protection systems such as fire alarms and suppression systems. An emphasis will be placed on how these systems can impact the spread of a fire and how information from these systems can be used to assist with an origin and cause investigations. Common modes of system failures will also be covered. This is a self-paced three- (3) credit course. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Forensic Sciences