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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CRJU 101 and 110. Exploration of theories of crime and crime control policies. Political, social, and economic contexts are used to explore the ecology of criminal behavior. Criminological theories are traced through history by focusing on connections to biology, psychology, and sociology. Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 404. Letter grade only (A-F).
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: CRJU 101, 110, and 304 (may be taken concurrently). An introduction to basic techniques in criminal justice research, including report writing, components of research design models, sampling techniques, data collection techniques, questionnaire construction, interview techniques, and participant observation. Focus on bridging the gaps between theory, research, and justice policy. Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 480. Letter grade only (A-F).
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CRJU 101 and 110. Descriptive and inferential statistics covering univariate, bivariate, and multivariate statistical techniques. Focus on probability theory, significance testing, inferential statistics used for quantitative data analysis by criminal justice researchers and administrators. Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 303. Letter grade only (A-F). Includes laboratory using statistical software packages. (Lecture 3 hours, laboratory workshop 2 hours)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: CRJU 302 and 303. Identifies and explores ethics and values in the criminal justices system, paying special attention to issues of social inequality. Discusses remedial strategies and behavior relating to unethical behavior from an individual and group perspective. Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 305. Letter grade only (A-F).
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: CRJU 101, 110, and 301. Analysis of the historical development of criminal law and the underlying principles used to interpret it. Focuses on statutory construction and case law deconstruction of the elements and defenses to major crimes, and the public policy implications of these interpretations. Letter grade only (A-F).
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: CRJU 101, 110, and 301. A study of criminal procedures mandated by the U.S. Constitution emphasizing searches and seizures under the Fourth Amendment; interrogations and confessions under the Fifth Amendment; the Sixth Amendment right to counsel; and due process under the Fourteenth Amendment. Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 451. Letter grade only (A-F).
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3.00 Credits
Study of basic principles of criminal investigation. Analysis of investigative techniques; patterns and modus operandi; interviewing and interrogation strategies; collection and management of evidence; surveillance; and crime scene investigation. Theories, philosophies, and concepts related to suppression of crime are covered.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: CRJU 101, 110, and 304. Advances an ecological approach to the study of victimology. Theories and history shaping the bio-psycho-social and environmental characteristics of crime and violent victimization are examined with emphasis on their intersection with issues of race, gender, class, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 373.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: CRJU 301 and 304. Explores variability in the perpetration, apprehension, prosecution, and punishment of crime, as well as criminal victimization, by race, class, gender, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Focuses on patterns of over-representation and critically evaluates the major explanations for this phenomenon.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: CRJU 101, 110, and 304. An examination of criminal justice systems around the world and related transnational crime issues. Political, social, and economic environments are studied in relation to varying criminological practices. Includes the role of international law, international criminal courts, the UN, and Interpol. Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 484.
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