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  • CJ 365: Diversity and the Criminal Justice System

    3.00 Credits
    Mount Mercy University

    This course explores relationships between society and the criminal justice system. Particular attention is given to both past and contemporary relationships between the criminal justice system and historically marginalized groups (e.g., based upon race and ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation). Issues of dissent and divergent perspectives on the role of the criminal justice system will be explored. The changing policies and practices of criminal justice agencies in a diverse and democratic culture will also be examined. Prerequisite: CJ 299.
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  • CJ 372: Drugs And Crime

    3.00 Credits
    Mount Mercy University

    This is a course which focuses on the relationship between legal and illegal drugs and crime. This includes an examination of different perspectives on drug use and an examination of the historical characterization of legal and illegal drugs. Students will also examine how illegal drugs, legal and illegal drug use and crime are correlated. The extent of drug use, including types of drugs and patterns of drug use within the constructs of criminal offending will also be covered in the course. Students will also learn about the enforcement of drugs and the control of drug users including correctional programs offered within the criminal justice system, specifically for drug offenders and drug users. Prerequisite: CJ 299.
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  • CJ 390: Special Topics in Criminal Justice

    3.00 Credits
    Mount Mercy University

    This course provides the opportunity for a study of a significant topic, problem, or issue in criminal justice. This course may be repeated once for credit when content varies. Prerequisite: CJ 299.
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  • CJ 410: Senior Seminar

    3.00 Credits
    Mount Mercy University

    This course is a study of select and highly contemporary criminal justice issues. The course format allows students to draw upon and integrate knowledge gained from previous courses and apply it in an area of individual, intensive research. The content will vary. Prerequisites: CJ 154, CJ 299, CJ 302.
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  • CJ 420: Victims Of Crime

    3.00 Credits
    Mount Mercy University

    This course focuses on the study of crime victims including the types, extent, patterns, and consequences of victimization. This will include an introduction to victimology and the victim right's movement. Students will learn about the role(s) of the victim in the criminal justice process and policies and programs designed to address the needs of crime victims. This will include a focus on local victim service agencies. Special attention will be paid to "special classes" of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and hate crimes. Prerequisite: CJ 299.
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  • CJ 422: Women And Crime

    3.00 Credits
    Mount Mercy University

    This course is the study of women as criminal offenders, victims of crime, and workers in the criminal justice system. The course content will include an examination of female offending patterns and explanations for those offending patterns, along with an examination of the treatment of female offenders and female crime victims by the criminal justice system. The course will also focus on women as criminal justice professionals working in law enforecement, the courts, and corrections. Prerequisite: CJ 299.
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  • CJ 426: Media And Crime

    0.00 Credits
    Mount Mercy University

    This course will focus on the interrelationships among media, crime, and the criminal justice system. Particular attention will be given to the construction of crime in the news and entertainment media, and how those constructions affect citizens' perception of the crime and the criminal justice system. Policy and legal implications of these perceptions will also be considered. Prerequisite: CJ 299.
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  • CJ 428: Internship

    3.00 - 6.00 Credits
    Mount Mercy University

    This is an academically oriented practical experience gained through supervised work assignments with various governmental and private criminal justice-related agencies. The student will have the opportunity to contrast theory and practice. The internship is open to criminal justice majors of junior or senior status and with the consent of the internship coordinator. A student may enroll in and complete a maximum of six (6) semester hours for CJ 428 although only three (3) semester hours may be counted toward the major. Applications for summer and fall semesters must be submitted to the department by February 15. Applications for winter and spring semesters must be submitted to the department by September 15. Prerequisites: CJ 112, CJ 299, junior or senior in good standing, approved application, and consent of the internship coordinator.
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  • CJ 445: Independent Study:Hours arranged

    3.00 Credits
    Mount Mercy University

    Independent study courses are specially designed by the student and the instructor. This allows criminal justice majors to pursue research and/or study of a specific area of interest in criminal justice. Prerequisite: CJ 299 and instructor permission.
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  • CO 111: Introduction to Communication Studies

    3.00 Credits
    Mount Mercy University

    Introducing Communication majors and minors to the conceptual foundations and occupational parameters of the field of communication is the aim of this class. Students will review core concepts involving the common elements and diverse forms of communication, become acquainted with the areas and methods of study in the field, and explore the range of career options for those with a college education in Communications.
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