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  • CRM JUS 4402: Violence, Crime, and Justice

    3.00 Credits
    Temple University

    Exploration of violence in its diverse aspects as well as collective and individual questions about its nature and causes. Of particular interest are definitions of violence: when is violence criminal, when is it political? In addition to discussion of the causes of violence, emphasis will be placed on society’s response to violent acts.
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  • CRM JUS 4403: Psychology and Criminal Justice

    3.00 Credits
    Temple University

    The contribution of psychology to our understanding of various aspects of, and decisions within, the criminal justice process. The psychological implications of criminal behavior, criminal justice decision-making, jury selection, witness recall, sentencing, prisonization, and correctional treatment.
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  • CRM JUS 4501: Sexual Crimes and the Law

    3.00 Credits
    Temple University

    An exploration of the definition and nature of sexual crimes, the experiences of victims of sexual violence, and the criminal justice system and community response to sex crime offenders.
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  • CRM JUS 4901: Honors Reform Strategies in Criminal Justice

    3.00 Credits
    Temple University

    This course engages students in critical analysis of the criminal justice system and of significant innovations and proposals for reform of policies, programs and practices. Specific topics, teaching methods and materials vary by semester. The course typically runs as an Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program class in which a marriage of theoretical knowledge with practical understanding and experience is achieved by holding class inside an area prison or jail throughout the semester. Involving roughly equal numbers of Temple students and incarcerated students, these classes utilize a variety of active learning techniques and lead to production of class projects by the end of the course.
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  • CRM JUS 4902: Honors: Drugs, Crime, and Criminal Justice

    3.00 Credits
    Temple University

    This course examines the role that drugs play in the U.S. criminal justice system. Topics covered include the history of drug prohibition in the United States; the types of illegal drugs currently available in the United States; patterns, trends, and scope of illicit drug use; consideration of the relationship between drugs and crime; and manifestations and consequences of the criminal justice system response. The course includes hands-on experiential learning, including site visits to locations such as drug court and rehabilitation programs. Prerequisite:    ENGLISH 0802 or equivalent
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  • CRM JUS 4903: Honors: Psychology and Criminal Justice

    3.00 Credits
    Temple University

    The contribution of psychology to our understanding of various aspects of, and decisions within, the criminal justice process. The psychological implications of criminal behavior, criminal justice decision-making, jury selection, witness recall, sentencing, prisonization, and correctional treatment.

    Note: This is the honors version of Criminal Justice 4403.

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  • CRM JUS 4911: Honors Crime and Social Policy

    3.00 Credits
    Temple University

    This course explores the social policy implications of various perspectives on crime. Through an analysis of different criminal justice policies, reforms and recommendations, it examines the assumptions of political authorities and government decision-makers about the nature of disorder, crime and criminals in contemporary society. Policies in areas such as drugs, sexual offending, domestic violence, and child abuse will be analyzed. While this course centers on policies in the United States, it will offer a comparative perspective by discussing policy responses from other countries. Prerequisite:    Special authorization required for non-Honors students
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  • CSC+DIS 0815: Language in Society

    3.00 Credits
    Temple University

    How did language come about? How many languages are there in the world? How do people co-exist in countries where there are two or more languages? How do babies develop language? Should all immigrants take a language test when applying for citizenship? Should English become an official language of the United States? In this course we will address these and many other questions, taking linguistic facts as a point of departure and considering their implications for our society. Through discussions and hands-on projects, students will learn how to collect, analyze, and interpret language data and how to make informed decisions about language and education policies as voters and community members.

    Note: This course fulfills the Human Behavior (GB) requirement for students under GenEd and Individual & Society (IN) for students under Core.

    Students cannot receive credit for this course if they have successfully completed any of the following: ANTHRO 0815, Asian Studies 0815, Chinese 0815, English 0815, Italian 0815, PSYCH 0815, Russian 0815, Spanish 0815, or EDUC 0815.

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  • CSC+DIS 1108: Introduction to Linguistics

    3.00 Credits
    Temple University

    A survey of methods and results in the study of natural language syntax, phonology, semantics, historical change, and dialect variation. English is the primary language of investigation, but facts from other languages are introduced as appropriate.

    Note: Only one of the following two courses may be credited toward the baccalaureate degree: CSC+CSD 1108 (0108); English 2821 (0111).

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  • CSC+DIS 1596: Introduction to Human Communication

    3.00 Credits
    Temple University

    Summarizes the psychological and biological bases of communication. Compares animal vs. human communication and examines human communication across a range of modalities and contexts. Topics such as verbal vs. nonverbal communication, vocal vs. sign language, normal vs. disordered communication, language acquisition processes, and aspects of social communication are addressed.

    Note: This course is no longer offered.

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