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CRM JUS 2002: Victims in Society

3.00 Credits

Temple University

This course explores the problem of victimization – both general and criminal; the types of victims involved-- direct and indirect, and individual and collective; and the harms they sustain -- financial, physical and mental. It also examines the fairness and efficacy of a wide variety of preventive and reactive ways of dealing with it -- by society in general and by the criminal justice system in particular. Emphasis is upon data sets and research studies shedding light upon the levels, correlates, dynamics, and consequences of major forms of victimization, as a basis for critical assessment of victimization theory, as well as existing and potential laws, policies, programs, practices, and technologies for reducing its incidence and impact.

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CRM JUS 2101: Introduction to Law Enforcement

3.00 Credits

Temple University

Survey of major trends and issues in law enforcement. The history and contemporary operation of police organizations, as well as the legal framework within which they operate. Police behavior and attitudes, especially as they effect discretionary decision making, and issues such as police brutality and corruption.

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CRM JUS 2201: Criminal Courts and Criminal Justice

3.00 Credits

Temple University

Comprehensive introduction to the U.S. criminal court system. Structure and administration of federal and state court systems. Focus on several significant stages in the criminal process, including decision to charge, pretrial release, preliminary hearings, the grand jury, jury trials, and sentencing. Examination of roles of the prosecutor, defense attorney, judge, and victim. Contrasts the popular image with the reality of the court system.

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CRM JUS 2301: Introduction to Corrections

3.00 Credits

Temple University

An overview of sentencing, punishment, and treatment of convicted offenders. Beginning with sentencing, the course explores the options for dealing with convicted persons, including institutional and community dispositions.

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CRM JUS 2302: Rehabilitation of the Offender

3.00 Credits

Temple University

Community and institutional correctional interventions are considered, examination of various treatments for certain kinds of offenders, problems in providing services in correctional settings, and research findings on the effectiveness of correctional interventions.

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CRM JUS 2401: Nature of Crime

3.00 Credits

Temple University

Overview of the various theories explaining crime and deviance. Emphasis on understanding the wide range of theoretical perspectives on crime and criminals, and how these theories impact criminal justice policy and treatment of offenders.

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CRM JUS 2501: Introduction to Criminal Law

3.00 Credits

Temple University

Study of the general principles of substantive criminal law. Topics include the American legal system and appellate process; nature, origin and purposes of criminal law; constitutional limits on criminal law; elements of crime - actus reus, mens rea, causation; and defenses to charges of crime. Emphasis on application of legal rules to solve hypothetical and real life legal problems.

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CRM JUS 2601: Introduction to Criminal Justice Research

3.00 Credits

Temple University

Examines different research tools used to gather empirical information on criminal justice issues. Reviews benchmarks of scientific quality, and research tools like qualitative field methods, survey research, experiments, quasi-experiments, and career research. Special attention devoted to research problems often salient when researching criminal justice topics.

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CRM JUS 2602: Criminal Justice Research and Analysis

3.00 Credits

Temple University

Introduction to basic statistical methods and their application to criminal justice data. Covers both descriptive and inferential statistics. Topics include frequency distributions, measures of central tendency and dispersion, and basic hypothesis testing.
Note: This course can be used to satisfy the university Core Quantitative Reasoning B (QB) requirement. Although it may be usable towards graduation as a major requirement or university elective, it cannot be used to satisfy any of the university GenEd requirements. See your advisor for further information.

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CRM JUS 2696: Planned Change

3.00 Credits

Temple University

Introduction to strategies and techniques of change in criminal justice. Important theories, methods of analysis, and techniques employed in changing individuals, organizations, and communities.
Note: This is our capstone writing intensive course. This course is open to criminal justice majors only. Prerequisite: CRM JUS 1001 (C050), ENGLISH 0802/0812 [ENGLISH 1002 (C050)/1012 (C051) prior to Fall 2008]

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