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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CRJU 500, which may be taken concurrently; and CRJU 510 This course focuses on statistical data analysis in relation to research in crime and criminal justice. Topics covered include the most important data analysis techniques in social and criminal justice research the assumptions underlying various statistical techniques, and how to interpret quantitative data analysis. Students will learn to carry out their own data analysis.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CRJU 500, which may be taken concurrently; and CRJU 504 and CRJU 505 This course provides an overview and analysis of major ethical and policy issues related to crime and criminal justice. Students will examine various ethical issues including those related to policing, the death penalty and criminal courts and law. The course will also cover criminal justice policy.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CRJU 500, which may be taken concurrently This course draws on research in complex organizations to analyze the structure, functions and operations of criminal justice agencies, including the police, courts and corrections. Students will gain an understanding of administration in criminal justice organizations.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CRJU 500, which may be taken concurrently; and CRJU 504 and CRJU 505; or consent of instructor This course conducts a comprehensive examination of crime prevention programs in the United States. In addition to the analysis of program features (e.g., assumptions, concepts, process, outcomes, evaluation), students will also review the social and political climates surrounding crime prevention programs. Because these initiatives are wide-ranging and often occur outside of the criminal justice system, students will learn about crime prevention programs based in the following venues: the family, the school, the community, and in job training and placement programs.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CRJU 500, which may be taken concurrently; and CRJU 504 and CRJU 505; or consent of instructor This course examines the etiology of hate crime, its characteristics and the social ecology that nurtures its existence and persistence. In addition to focusing on the crime itself, the course analyzes hate groups, the dynamics of the hate movement as well as the processes of recruitment, affiliation and disaffiliation.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CRJU 500, which may be taken concurrently This course provides an overview of violence and crime in society. The course focuses on the causes of violent crime and examines violence from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CRJU 500, which may be taken concurrently This course provides an overview of the causes of domestic violence and the criminal justice system’s response to domestic violence. Topics covered include psychological, sociological and feminist theories of domestic violence; the nature of domestic violence in a patriarchal society; resources available for victims of domestic violence; and the efficacy of various approaches to reducing domestic violence.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CRJU 500, which may be taken concurrently This course provides an overview of women and the criminal justice system. Topics covered include women as offenders, victims, and criminal justice professionals; theories of women and crime; and the treatment of female offenders by criminal justice agencies.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CRJU 500, which may be taken concurrently This course examines crime, justice and criminal justice systems in comparative perspective. Topics covered include multinational crime; the relationships between socioeconomic development and crime; and different approaches to law enforcement, criminal procedure and law, juvenile justice and corrections. The course will draw on United Nations criminal justice surveys and other cross-national data sources.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a comparative overview of the development of police forces, the organization of the police in various societies and the nature of policing in industrial societies.
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