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CJ 3000: Domestic Terrorism and Hate Crime
3.00 Credits
Fitchburg State University
3 cr. 3 hrs From the Ku Klux Klan to Timothy McVeigh, a few Americans have sought to achieve their ends through violent action. This course introduces students to the variety of extremist groups within the United States and examines their history, nature, extent and dangerousness. It also explores hate crime, a relatively new responsibility of the criminal justice system. We will look at the social construction of hate crime and issues concerning its enforcement. B Prerequisite: CJ 2000
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CJ 3050: International Terrorism
3.00 Credits
Fitchburg State University
3 cr. 3 hrs. This course applies an interdisciplinary approach to identify the contexts, origins, causes, patterns, trends, and explanations of international terrorism. Students will study terrorist organizations, their structure, financing, agenda, objectives, methodology, international links and use of technology. They will also study anti-terrorist measures, state-sponsored terrorism and emergency management as it affects terrorist incidents. Prerequisite: CJ 2000
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CJ 3100: Organized Crime and Youth Gangs
3.00 Credits
Fitchburg State University
3 cr. 3 hrs. This course offers an overview of the nature and extent of organized crime, as well as the impact of organized crime on U.S. society, both in terms of economy and politics. The course also takes up contemporary youth gangs in the United States, concluding with policies and programs addressing gangs, including law enforcement and prevention and intervention efforts. B Prerequisite: CJ 2000 148 College Catalog
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CJ 3130: Criminal Justice Research Methods
3.00 Credits
Fitchburg State University
3 cr. 3 hrs This course provides students with an understanding of how researchers use scientific methods to frame and explore issues important in criminal justice. The course focuses on methods of measuring crime, data collection, research design, sampling and probability, survey and questionnaire design, methods of observation and written communication of results. Q Prerequisites: CJ 2000 and MATH 1700
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CJ 3140: Criminal Justice Data Analysis
3.00 Credits
Fitchburg State University
3 cr. 3 hrs. This course explores the ways in which researchers use data analysis in criminal justice research. The course focuses on methods of analyzing crime, using secondary data such as the Uniform Crime Reports, National Crime Victimization Surveys, NIBRS and other frequently-used datasets. The student is introduced to computer software packages, such as SPSS, to analyze data. Students will evaluate critically several studies, including their design, analysis of data and conclusions. Q Prerequisites: CJ 2000 and MATH 1700
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CJ 3200: White Collar and Corporate Crime
3.00 Credits
Fitchburg State University
3 cr. 3 hrs. This course introduces students to a variety of topics and issues in the area of white-collar and corporate crime. It examines and contrasts the treatment corporate and white-collar offending by the criminal justice and regulatory justice systems. It looks at definitional issues, the nature and extent of white-collar crimes, crime types, case studies and the etiology of offending. B Prerequisite: CJ 2000
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CJ 3215: Community Policing
3.00 Credits
Fitchburg State University
3 cr. 3 hrs. This advanced course in policing takes an in-depth look at the philosophy, history, and practice of community policing and other contemporary policing strategies, such as problem-oriented policing and COMPSTAT; critically examines research findings regarding the effectiveness of contemporary strategies compared with traditional strategies; and places each major policing strategy into its context within the overall picture of modern American policing. Prerequisites: CJ 2000 and CJ 2050
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CJ 3300: Community Based Corrections
3.00 Credits
Fitchburg State University
3 cr. 3 hr. This course examines the philosophy of community-based corrections from historical, legal, social and psychological perspectives. The essence of probation and parole and their administration are considered in conjunction with criminal justice issues and practices that affect the court's decision to allow community sanctions and supervision in lieu of incarceration. Contemporary trends and alternatives to traditional supervision are explored as well. A supervised practicum (20 hours per semester) is encouraged. Prerequisite: CJ 2000
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CJ 3333: Crime on Television
3.00 Credits
Fitchburg State University
3 cr. 3 hrs. Ordinary Americans get much of their information about crime and the criminal justice system from mass media. Unfortunately, this information is full of distortions, leading to policies that themselves are based on these distortions that have very little chance of accomplishing their purposes. This course is designed to help students identify these distortions and their consequences, compare and contrast the public image and reality of crime, and consider the implications of these findings for criminal justice policy and practice. Prerequisite: CJ 2000
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CJ 3525: Comparative Justice Systems
3.00 Credits
Fitchburg State University
3 cr. 3 hrs. This course will focus on a comparative study of criminal justice systems in other nations with special reference to their structure, laws, procedures and processes. The course will also examine crime committed in other cultures and how criminals are punished and/or rehabilitated. B, I Prerequisite: CJ 2000
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