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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the various aspects of the corrections system. The historical development of corrections is discussed, along with the goals of criminal sentencing, jails, prisons, alternative sentencing, prisoner rights, rehabilitation, and parole and probation. Fall
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3.00 Credits
This course is intended to acquaint students with theory, approaches and processes inherent in the juvenile justice system in the United States. Additionally, this course examines juvenile gangs and their activities. Spring
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4.00 Credits
(4 cr hrs) This course is an examination of the methodological foundations of the social sciences with an emphasis in criminal justice. Students are introduced to the logic and technique of empirical inquiry, the nature of social facts, the operationalization of concepts, the construction of hypotheses, research designs including questionnaires, interviews, experiments, observations, and evaluation, organization and analysis of data; graph and table construction and interpretation, common problems associated with social science research and research ethics. Prerequisites: PSYC 280. Fall
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3.00 Credits
This course is an in-depth analysis of the criminal justice system including justice administration theory, research, and policy. This course is designed to give students the educational and professional skills they will need to become criminal justice practitioners. Additionally, this course is designed to equip graduates who choose to pursue master's, doctoral, and law degrees with a solid foundation in criminal justice. Prerequisite: CRIM 105. Fall
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3.00 Credits
This course is an examination of the role and treatment of women and minorities as offenders, victims, and professionals in the criminal justice system. Prerequisite: Minimum 12 hours Criminal Justice Courses. Fall
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
The senior seminar is a capstone requiring the student to use theoretical perspectives from criminology or practical criminal justice issues to formulate a related research topic pertaining to the study of crime, criminality, responses to crime and criminality, or other issues substantively related to the study of criminal justice. The student will develop an original research project using concepts, theories, and skills developed in previous classes. Prerequisite: CRIM 105, PSYC 280, CRIM 380 and Senior status. Spring
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3.00 - 12.00 Credits
An internship is a supervised work experience with selected law firms, law enforcement agencies, correctional agencies, or nonprofit organizations, designed to give students actual experience in a particular area of criminal justice.(Open only to Criminal Justice majors with approval of the advisor). Spring
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3.00 Credits
The course includes a study of both microeconomics and macroeconomics. Topics which will be covered are inflation, unemployment, economic growth, supply and demand, individual choice, and market structures. Co-requisite: E 200 Lab, 1 credit hour.
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3.00 Credits
Theories of income, wealth distribution, employment, economic philosophies and structures, monetary policy, fiscal policy, price level economic growth and development are topics covered in this class. Fall
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3.00 Credits
This course addresses the effects of economic forces on businesses and individuals; resource allocation, income generation and flow, competitive structures and government regulation. Spring
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