| CRJ101 |
Introduction to Criminal Justice |
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3 cr. |
The introduction to the purpose and functions of the criminal justice system. A description of the police, courts, and corrections on the local, state, and federal levels. Emphasis on the growing problems the criminal justice system has in dealing with the ills of society using a system designed to fit the needs of Colonial America. The introduction to criminal justice is of practical concern to professional personnel involved in the system and also to all citizens who want to understand better the aim of criminal law and how the criminal justice system operates. Three lecture hours per week. CRJ major requirement.
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| CRJ200 |
The Correctional Institution |
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3 cr. |
| Course introduces the student to the historical and philosophical development of what is commonly referred to as "the correctional system". Special emphasis will be given to the structure, administration and nature of this institution regarding its social function. Topics on the inmate community, treatment programs, and prisoner rights will be discussed in depth. Three lecture hours per week. CRJ major requirement. cr. |
| CRJ202 |
Rehabilitation/Habilitation of Ex-Offender |
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3 cr. |
| This course will present a summary of the approaches to community rehabilitation and an in-depth study of Reality Therapy. This course may be beneficial to students of criminal justice, psychology, social work, nursing, political science and sociology. Three lecture hours per week. Elective for CRJ majors, Administration concentration. Free Elective. cr. |
| CRJ212 |
Principles of Probation and Parole |
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3 cr. |
| This course introduces to students the historical and conceptual development of probation and parole. There will also be in-depth analyses of probation and parole with regard to goals and objectives, methods and treatment. Three lecture hours per week. Elective for CRJ majors, Administration concentration. Free Elective cr. |
| CRJ213 |
Administration of Criminal Justice |
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3 cr. |
| Study in administration; analysis of the Criminal Justice organization internally and in relation to the external variables exercising organizational influence. Analyze policies and practices of agencies involved in the operations of the Criminal Justice process from the detection of crime, arrest of suspects, through prosecution, adjudication, sentencing and imprisonment. Relationships and interagency coordination required administratively throughout this procedure. Three lecture hours per week. CRJ major requirement. cr. |
| CRJ221 |
Mediation |
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3 cr. |
The criminal justice technique of mediation will be developed theoretically and through case study methods. Mediation involves an independent third party who acts as facilitator in the resolution of a dispute in lieu of formal judicial intervention. The third party hears both sides of the problem and helps the disputants reach a satisfactory decision about the issue at hand. Three lecture hours per week. Elective for CRJ majors, Administration concentration. Elective for Peace Studies minor. Free Elective.
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| CRJ222 |
Legal Anthropology: Adjudicating Conflict |
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3 cr. |
Primary emphasis will be on ways adversarial disputes are settled within a variety of cultures. More formal settlement procedures, cultural reactions to offenses, and examples of deviance will be included. Three lecture hours per week. Elective for CRJ majors, Administration concentration. Elective for Peace Studies minor. Free Elective.
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| CRJ230 |
Victimology |
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3 cr. |
| Interest in criminal victimization has increased dramatically over the last twenty years. There has been a great deal of research on victimization, legislation supporting victims, and victim programs and services. This course will explore the prevalence and etiology of victimization, types of victimization, the response of the criminal justice system, the response of victims’, victims’ programs and services, the Victim Rights Movement and current and pending victims’ rights legislation. Three lecture hours per week. Elective for CRJ majors, Administration concentration. Free Elective. cr. |
| CRJ240 |
Bias Crime |
V |
3 cr. |
| This course provides an overview of the issues associated with bias crime. This course focuses attention on legislative initiatives, data collection, police training and public awareness. This course also explores the role of private organizations such as the Anti- Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center in tracking the activities of hate groups such as the Ku Klux Klan and Aryan Nation. Three lecture hours per week. Administration concentration elective. cr. |
| CRJ250 |
Introduction to Criminal Investigation Procedures |
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3 cr. |
| This course is a survey course of criminal investigation procedures that will cover crime scene analysis, interview and interrogation techniques, profiling of offenders and crime patterns. The legal and scientific considerations underlying each topic will be discussed. Three lecture hours per week. Administration concentration elective. cr. |
| CRJ301 |
Community Corrections |
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3 cr. |
| This course examines community corrections which occur within the criminal justice system but outside of the traditional correctional institutions. The student will analyze the evolution, structure and function of various community correctional components such as diversion programs, halfway houses, and drug and alcohol treatment programs. Three lecture hours per week. CRJ major requirement. cr. |
| CRJ303 |
Crime and the Elderly |
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3 cr. |
This course will offer the student an opportunity to study the criminal victimization of elderly in the United States. The family as well as public and private social institutions will be analyzed for their contribution to or deterrence of the growth of elderly victimization. Three lecture hours per week. Elective for CRJ majors, Administration concentration. Free Elective.
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| CRJ311 |
Federal Law Enforcement Systems |
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3 cr. |
| The organization and responsibility of federal law enforcement agencies, jurisdiction, personnel, laboratory resources of the federal agencies. Three lecture hours per week. Elective for CRJ majors, Administration concentration. Free Elective. cr. |
| CRJ330 |
Police Studies: Analysis and Research |
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3 cr. |
| Police administration, organization and management will be studied in the context of current theory and research. Issues of police leadership, communication, professionalism, decision-making and jobrelated stress will be explored. Three lecture hours per week. CRJ major requirement. cr. |
| CRJ335 |
Regulatory Enforcement |
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3 cr. |
| This course will introduce the student to the concepts of regulatory enforcement and enforcement organizations in theory and practice. Building on the notion of enforcement of law as a police practice, different enforcement agencies will be presented and compared. Additionally, the concept of discretion will be introduced and its use and impact will be analyzed. Three lecture hours per week. Elective for CRJ majors, Administration concentration. Free Elective. cr. |
| CRJ340 |
Community Issues in Criminal Justice |
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3 cr. |
| Discussion of the problems of crime as it confronts the American community and methods by which resolutions may occur. Three lecture hours per week. Elective for CRJ majors, Administration concentration. Free Elective. cr. |
| CRJ350 |
Introduction to Courts |
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3 cr. |
| This course is designed to provide the student with an understanding of the major structures and functions of courts in the American criminal justice system. The course will analyze the formal and informal structure of the federal, state and local courts system. Three lecture hours per week. Elective for CRJ majors, minors, and Administration concentration. cr. |
| CRJ355 |
White-Collar Crime |
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3 cr. |
This course will move beyond criminology’s micro-level analysis of crimes in the streets to a macro-level analysis of crimes in corporate suites. The course will provide students with a comprehensive introduction to three types of "white collar crime." (1) corporate crime; (2) occupational crime; and (3) political crime. Three lecture hours per week. Administration Elective for CRJ majors, Administration concentration. Free Elective.
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| CRJ360 |
Racial Minorities, Crime, and Criminal Justice |
V |
3 cr. |
This course examines racial minorities, crime and social policy in a flexible forum of discussions that evaluate criminal statistics and race; trends and issues in measuring racial involvement in crime; race and American laws; racial minorities and law enforcement; race and the criminal courts; capital punishment and race; race and the corrections system. Three lecture hours per week.
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| CRJ365 |
Women and the Criminal Justice System |
V |
3 cr. |
This course will examine the roles and behaviors of women as offenders, victims and professionals in the criminal justice system. Various theoretical perspectives and research studies, historical and contemporary, will be presented on female criminality and victimization. The criminal justice system’s official processing and treatment of females and its response to women’s needs and rights will be explored. Discussion will include policy implications and legal reforms. Elective for CRJ majors, Administration concentration. Free Elective.
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| CRJ400 |
Criminal Justice Research I: Research Methods |
W |
3 cr. |
This course will outline the research process and will utilize criminological studies to illustrate research methods. The following will be examined: problem formulation involving topic selection, literature review, definition and operationalization of concepts, and construction of hypotheses; design of research strategy including examination of descriptive, exploratory, experimental, cross-sectional and longitudinal studies; data collection techniques; data management and analysis; and presentation of findings. The integration and application of theory, research and policy will be discussed. Three lecture hours per week. CRJ major requirement.
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| CRJ401 |
Criminal Justice Research II: Statistics |
Q |
3 cr. |
| This is part two of a two-semester sequence integrating research methods and statistical analysis. Basic descriptive statistics, including measures of association and regression analysis will be taught. The course will introduce the student to reading and interpreting computer output, allowing them to analyze criminal justice data sets and draw general conclusions. Three lecture hours per week. CRJ major requirement. cr. |
| CRJ402 |
Drugs and Crime |
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3 cr. |
| This upper-level seminar will examine the effect that drugs, both legal and illegal, have on the criminal justice system. Critical analysis and in-class discussion will be the format used to address issues such as the effect of the "war on drugs", the decriminalization debate, the relationship between drugs and violence, and the impact of drugs on individual users. Elective for Criminal Justice majors, Administration concentration. Free Elective. cr. |
| CRJ410 |
Comparative Legal Systems |
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3 cr. |
| This course introduces students to the complex issues involved in comparing the various legal systems around the world today. Particular attention will be focused on the main legal families in terms of the structure and sources of their various laws and against the historical background in which these laws were formed. Three lecture hours per week. CRJ major requirement. cr. |
| CRJ431 |
Technology and the Criminal Justice System |
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3 cr. |
| This upper-level seminar analyzes the influence of technological innovations on the functioning of criminal justice institutions, including the police, courts and corrections. Students will learn how the accelerated pace of technological change has affected both dayto- day operations and long-range programming priorities. The legal and ethical implications of these changes will also be addressed. Three lecture hours per week. CRJ Technology and Research concentration requirement. Administration concentration elective. Free Elective. cr. |
| CRJ432 |
Criminal Law |
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3 cr. |
| The historical background of criminal law: its nature, purpose and development from common law to contemporary statutory and case law will be studied. The general principles of criminal liability will be presented: the act or omission, the mensrea, criminal responsibility, defense and justification. Laws pertaining to offenses against persons, property, public order and public morals will be examined. Discussion will include commercial, white-collar and organized crime. Three lecture hours per week. Criminal Justice major requirement. cr. |
| CRJ435 |
Ethics in Criminal Justice Decision Making |
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3 cr. |
| An analysis of the moral and philosophical dilemmas which criminal justice policymaking and field personnel at all levels face while carrying out their daily responsibilities. The impact of moral concerns on practical decision making is a primary focus, and specific topics are drawn from all phases and agencies of criminal justice processing, including law enforcement, the courts and corrections. Attention also focuses on the tradeoffs involved in resolving moral dilemmas as they impact the criminal justice system, along with an overview of how future developments in the field will affect both evolving conceptions of morality and optimal problem resolution strategies. CRJ Research concentration requirement. Administration concentration elective. cr. |
| CRJ480 |
Proseminar: Applied Statistics in Criminal Justice |
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3 cr. |
| This course focuses on preparing Criminal Justice students for advanced quantitative research in Criminal Justice and its practical application. Using multivariate analysis, this course examines techniques used to explore relationships between variables that are important in criminal justice research. The course familiarizes students with computerized data handling and analysis. Students will learn SPSS, and possibly other statistical programs, coding issues, and data download and acquisition. CRJ Research concentration requirement. cr. |
| CRJ520 |
Internship in Criminal Justice |
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3 cr. |
The internship affords students the opportunity to translate theory into practice, to apply and gain knowledge, and to experience directly the operations and functions of a Criminal Justice agency. This fieldwork may assist students in clarifying their career goals and exploring future employment opportunities. Interns must be available eight to ten hours per week for fieldwork and regular meetings with the Chairperson. Open only to CRJ Seniors.
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| CRJ530 |
Directed Study in Criminal Justice |
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3 cr. |
An individualized program involving study in depth of some aspect of Criminal Justice management or research, under direction of the Criminal Justice faculty. Research papers required. Students must present a proposal for approval and subsequently defend the research paper at a meeting with the Criminal Justice Committee. Open only to CRJ Seniors.
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| CRJ550 |
Seminar in Criminal Justice |
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3 cr. |
Summation, analysis, and evaluation of concepts, data and perceptions of the total Criminal Justice system. Integration of theory, research, and policy. Three lecture hours per week. Open only to CRJ Seniors.
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