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3.00 Credits
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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3.00 Credits
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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3.00 Credits
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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3.00 Credits
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. Prerequisites: CRJ400 and Basic College Math Competency Requirement.
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3.00 Credits
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. Prerequisite: CRJ101.
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3.00 Credits
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. Prerequisite: CRJ101.
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3.00 Credits
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. Prerequisites: CRJ101, CSC100 and Junior or Senior year status, or permission of the Department Chairperson.
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3.00 Credits
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 mens rea, 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. CRJ major requirement. Prerequisite: CRJ101.
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3.00 Credits
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 Policy and Research concentration requirement. Administration concentration elective. Prerequisite: CRJ 101.
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3.00 Credits
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. Prerequisites: CRJ 400 and CRJ 401.
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