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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: SOCI 101 or CRIM 210. A study of crime, delinquency, and the mechanisms of social control. Cross-listed under Sociology. (Sociology = Parent)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CRIM 210. A study of the historical development of the criminal justice system and a critical examination of contemporary theories and practices utilized to achieve justice.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: COIN 209 (or higher) and CRIM 210. A study of research methods used in the discipline of criminal justice. Topics of study include; scientific method, causation and validity, research designs, measurement, operationalization, data collection, sampling, ethics and research, survey research, field research, secondary data analysis, evaluation research, policy analysis and data management using SPSS.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: CRIM 210, 374, 376, 378, 401, and 402. An examination of ethical and moral philosophies and various ethical dilemmas faced by law enforcement, judicial, and correctional personnel. The class serves as the capstone course for the Criminal Justice Department.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: POLI 201 or CRIM 210. Examination of the establishment of the Supreme Court’s power of judicial review, the scope and limits of the powers of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches of the national government, and the relationship of the national government to the states. Will count as a major or minor elective in Criminal Justice. Cross-listed under Political Science. (Political Science = Parent)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: POLI 201 or CRIM 210. Analysis of the judicial interpretation of the Bill of Rights emphasizing the First Amendment: the establishment and free exercise of religion, the freedom of speech, press, and assembly; and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment: equal protection of racial, sexual, political and economic groups. Cross-listed under Political Science. (Political Science = Parent)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CRIM 210. A study of cultural and governmental philosophy relating to society’s response to juvenile crime and behavior, including an analysis of typical juvenile justice systems in the United States.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CRIM 210. A study of the governmental philosophy relating to correctional methods centered in and involving the offender’s community, and an examination of the origins, goals, methods, and effectiveness of existing community-based correctional systems and practices.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CRIM 210. A study of the interaction between law enforcement agencies and the communities which they serve, including an analysis of community perceptions of police, police perceptions of the community, public relations and sensitivity awareness, and techniques and policies best adapted to healthy police/community relations.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75, and a minimum GPA of 2.75 in the Criminal Justice major or minor. Applicants must have completed a minimum of 61 semester hours, to include CRIM 210 and 374. All internships must be approved by the department chairperson. This course requires 112 hours of supervised participation in a criminal justice agency. Arrangements for assignments, work hours, and working conditions must meet with the mutual satisfaction of the student, the supervising professor, the department chairperson, and the agency. Grading is on a pass/fail basis. This course may only be taken by students pursuing a Criminal Justice major or minor, unless special permission is granted by the department chairperson. Only three credit hours of internship credit may be applied to a major or minor in Criminal Justice. Any student registering for a second internship will register using course number 470, and the earned credit will count as general elective only.
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