DIGITAL AGE CRIME AND JUSTICE   [Archived Catalog]
2016-2017 Johnstown Campus Catalog
   

JAC 0726 - DIGITAL AGE CRIME AND JUSTICE


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is designed to introduce students to the impact of technology and science on the criminal justice system. It includes an overview of the use of technology to commit crimes like fraud, money laundering, identity and other theft, and child pornography, as well as a focus on technology in protecting the public (crime mapping, locating and tracking illicit activities, detecting weapons, explosives, and contraband, etc.), And science and technology in confirming the guilty and protecting the innocent (DNA analysis, biometrics, processing digital evidence, etc.).
Academic Career: UGRD
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis


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