College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Catalog 2016

179 strategic management is on “fundamental decisions.” Strategic management is about shaping the mission and goals of an organization. Strategic management focuses on the future of an organization by trying to define the opportunities to act and the barriers to action that prevent us from achieving a desired future state. The goal of the process is to implement a program and complete a set of tasks, not to produce a plan (hence the shift in terminology from strategic planning to strategic management). Prerequisite: CJI 6420. CJI 6510 Psychopharmacology of Illicit and Licit Drugs (3 Credits) This course reviews the physical and psychodynamic effects of legal and illegal drugs. Mental disorders, symptom otology, assessment measures for addicts and dual diagnosis, along with a thorough examination of the DSM-IV. CJI 6520 Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment in the Criminal Justice System (3 Credits) This course will examine treatment and intervention approaches that are effective with the offenders in correctional settings. Such topics to be introduced are drug and alcohol treatment in correctional institutions, treatment modalities, principles of the therapeutic communities, characteristics and traits of the offender and issues related to the transition into the community. CJI 6530 Substance Abuse Treatment in the Community (3 Credits) This course will examine various models of community-based programs for the individual who has a substance abuse disorder and is in the criminal justice system. It will focus on research regarding factors of recidivism, treatment matching, and case management, relapse prevention techniques, setting treatment goals and resources in the community. CJI 6540 Cultural Factors in Treatment Associated with Substance Abuse Issues and the Criminal Justice System (3 Credits) This course will introduce students to cultural and racial identity development, The impact that class, race, ethnicity and sexual orientation have on court disposition, sentencing and the correctional process, culturally specific treatment techniques, racial and sexual dynamics in institutional settings and in community programs, including knowledge of cross-cultural interviewing skills. CJI 6550 Special Topics in Substance Abuse and the Criminal Justice System (3 Credits). (Replaces HSHJ 6560) This course is designed to give the student an opportunity to research a specific topic related to substance abuse services and the Criminal Justice System. Students are expected to work in an independent fashion and engage in in-depth research through the use of various sources. Such sources may include journal articles, books, online resources, and other scholarly works as deemed appropriate by the instructor. Students will receive guidance from the instructor regarding topic selection, along with scope and focus of the required paper. CJI 6610 Human Factors (3 Credits) This course presents communication theories relevant to conflict resolution as well as theories about understanding, analyzing, and managing conflict. The course focuses on the human and emotional aspects of conflict, and includes the influence of gender and culture. This course is pragmatic as well as theoretical, and presents communication and conflict resolution models in a practice-based approach. CJI 6620 Critical Incidents Response (3 Credits) This course will provide an in-depth analysis and understanding of intergroup and intra-group dynamics associated with the organizational response to critical incidents such as hostage/barricade management, terrorism, kidnapping, natural and other disasters, and tactical operations, which comprises the negotiations team, the tactical team, and the on-scene commander, as well as coordination of efforts with government, organizations, and the community. Topics include: intergroup and intragroup conflict intervention and communication strategies, negotiation, tactical, and command protocols, hostage/barricade resolution continuum options, and case studies. CJI 6621 Foundations and Development of Conflict Resolution & Peace Studies This course outlines the substantive themes, history, origins, contexts, and philosophical foundations of conflict resolution, healing, peacemaking, and problem solving. Students will examine levels of interventions and processes in the field of conflict resolution. Offered all trimesters. CJI 6630 Conflict and Crisis Management Theory and Practice (3 Credits) This course is an overview of the theories of conflict and crisis management and the intervention models and protocols used. Conflict and crisis management will be explored among and between individuals and groups, organizations, communities, and governments around the globe. Topics will include the management of violent conflicts, such as kidnapping, hostage-barricade and terrorist acts, homeland security, and the response to natural disasters. There will be interactive exercises as well as a case study approach used. CJI 6631 Anthropology, Peace & Conflict There is an increasing recognition of the value of the anthropological perspective to the field of conflict analysis and resolution. The anthropological method provides rich ethnographical detail that can be used to investigate core dynamics of disputing and peacemaking and elucidate how these processes can play out in diverse context. This course will explore the social dynamics of disputing and undertake detailed examinations of