Mar 18, 2026  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CJS 1280 - Narcotics Identification and Enforcement


Credits: 1

This course provides a detailed overview of narcotics and drugs of abuse including history, identification, effects on the body, mind and behavior, as well as addiction and dependence. Current drug trends, including the legalization of marijuana and its effects, the opioid crisis, and the increased presence of transnational criminal organizations in the supply and trafficking of drugs into the United States will be examined. The evolving response of society and the criminal justice system including applicable law and enforcement tactics will also be explored.

Prerequisite: None
Prerequisite/Corequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Previous CJS* 128