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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the history, purpose and functioning of adult and juvenile probation and parole as well as other aspects of community-based supervision. Outcome: Students will be able to articulate the organizational structure of community corrections programs, the roles community corrections play in the criminal justice system, and the effectiveness and challenges facing community corrections agencies.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides students with an understanding of the role communication plays in conflict and conflict resolution within the field of criminal justice Outcome: Students will be able to effectively identify the nature and characteristics of conflict situations within the field of criminal justice and identify effective means by which the conflict can be resolved through effective communication.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines how notions of crime and punishment have evolved between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries (with the early modern period serving as a backdrop). Outcome: Students will be able to draw conclusions on what precisely caused the shifts in punishment, with attention to such things as the professionalization of the judiciary, industrialization and urbanization, the American Civil War, and Constitutional changes. Students will also gain an understanding of sociological and anthropological approaches to this topic.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the conflict between the utilitarian rationale of punishment and deterrence and the deontological rationale of punishment as retribution. Outcome: Students will be able to articulate and identify the primary philosophical arguments for and against various governmental and societal approaches to achieve social order.
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3.00 Credits
This course offers an introduction to the concepts of organized crime, its development in America, with particular emphasis on its growth in Illinois, and how the justice system has responded to organized crime. Outcome: Students will be able to articulate the extent and nature of organized crime, how these criminal activities relate to other forms of criminal behavior, and the effectiveness of the justice system¿s response to this problem.
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3.00 Credits
The course examines the emergence of street gangs in American society with a view toward understanding their structure, characteristics, purpose and activities, and reviews and evaluates prevention and control strategies. Outcome: Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the causes of street gangs, the methods used to control street gangs, and the impact of street gang activity on society and the criminal justice system.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an overview of corruption and criminal behavior in social institutions, particularly business and government, and examines the historical context, reasons, societal costs and implications, and response of the justice system to these crimes. Outcome: Students will be able to describe the extent and nature of white collar crime, articulate how it is different from and similar to ¿traditional¿ crimes in terms of its causes and costs, and describe how these crimes have been viewed by society and the justice system.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a comprehensive examination of the organization and functions of the criminal and juvenile justice systems/agencies in Cook County ¿ the largest jurisdiction of its kind in the U.S. Outcome: Students will be able to describe the organization, functioning, and challenges facing the justice system and agencies within Cook County, and discuss how this system relates to criminal justice agencies at the state and federal level.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: senior standing and completion of nine CRMJ courses. This course synthesizes and integrates the knowledge gained through previous criminal justice courses and applies this knowledge in a sophisticated way to various case studies, current issues, and events so that students understand the principles, theories, and complexity of criminal justice policy and practice in the United States. Outcome: Through this course, students will be able to effectively apply all that they have learned throughout their criminal justice courses and apply them to demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of criminal justice practice and policy.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the problems posed by the abuse of drugs in the United States. Outcome: Students will be able to describe the major drugs of abuse, their origins, patterns of use and abuse, how they are legally and socially viewed, and the effectiveness of efforts to control the supply and demand on drugs.
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