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Course Criteria
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
3 credits each semester. Prerequisite: CRJS 215S or permission of the instructor. A study of selected topics designed for nonmajors or for elective credit within a major. These courses will appear in the course schedule, and will be more fully described in information distributed to all academic advisors.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
3 credits each semester. Prerequisite: CRJS 215S or permission of the instructor. A study of selected topics designed for nonmajors or for elective credit within a major. These courses will appear in the course schedule, and will be more fully described in information distributed to all academic advisors.
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0.00 - 12.00 Credits
No course description available.
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3.00 Credits
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: CRJS 201S or SOC 201S or permission of instructor. Examines a variety of forms of violence from suicide, child abuse, rape and family violence, terrorism, torture, death squads and the death penalty and hate violence. Explores the circumstances, rationalizations, patterns, explanations and effects on survivors.
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3.00 Credits
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: 6 hours in the social science perspective or SOC 201S or CRJS 215S or permission of the instructor. This child-centered course examines the interaction of adults in violent conflict with the world of children, children?s experience of violence and its meaning in the lives of children. Topics include: valuing children, violence toward children in culture, families, and schools; child physical and sexual abuse and neglect; gangs, violent communities and children and war. The effects of childhood experiences of violence, children?s coping with violence, and alternatives to violence are also developed. (cross-listed with SOC 403).
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3.00 Credits
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: CRJS 215S or 222 or permission of the instructor. Methods and programs which attempt to correct the behaviors of juvenile delinquents and adult criminal offenders are explored. Treatment strategies employed in both community and institutional settings are examined. Techniques of classification and the role of the correctional worker are also discussed.
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3.00 Credits
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: CRJS 222 or permission of the instructor. An overview of the role of all of the actors in the American courtroom, the interaction of these actors and the effect of social forces on their behavior. Includes prosecutor, plaintiff and defense lawyers, judges, juries, eye witnesses, expert witnesses, and court staff.
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3.00 Credits
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: CRJS 222 or permission of the instructor. A review of the literature, law and practical materials that cover the American jury system from the creation of the master list through the verdict. Includes history, social context and jury selection.
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3.00 Credits
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: CRJS 215S or 222 or permission of the instructor. A critical exploration of media portrayals of crime and criminal justice. News and entertainment genres are examined. Connections between crime, culture, politics, society and individual behavior, and the mass media receive special attention.
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3.00 Credits
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: SOC 201S or CRJS 215S or permission of the instructor. A study of various definitions and forms of deviant behavior, theoretical explanations of causes of deviant behavior, and the impact of deviant behavior on society and the individual. (cross-listed with SOC 421/521)
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