Criminal Justice Courses
CRJ 185 Introduction to the Criminal Justice System (3) s
Overview of the criminal justice system, examining key roles, goals, and issues. Relationships among the administration of justice, police, and correctional services as organizations which express the will of society toward crime and delinquency. Graded ABCDD->N.
CRJ 289 Selected Topics in the Criminal Justice Process PR: CRJ 185 (3) s
Examination of an area of the criminal justice system not dealt with in detail in other courses. May be taken more than once if no topic is repeated. CRJ majors may only use 3 credits toward their program.
CRJ 380 Criminal Law PR: CRJ 185 (3) s
Nature and application of criminal law in the American criminal justice system. The laws of arrest, search and seizure, and other constitutional dilemmas in criminal law.
CRJ 381 Youth Gangs in American Society PR: CRJ 185 (3) s
The "evolution" of youth gangs from the pre-American Revolution period through today. Focus on theory and policy analysis; consideration of effects of race, gender, and social class. Critical analysis of theoretical explanations of youth gangs and their members; policies and legal intervention strategies used to control this social phenomenon.
CRJ 384 Comparative Criminal Justice System PR: CRJ 185 (3) s
Comparison of the U.S. criminal justice with selected criminal justice systems in other countries, in historical, economic, social and political context. Variations in criminal classifications, crime data collection and reporting, social control and punishment approaches, criminal courts, and globalization of crime and criminal justice; applicable international laws; human rights issues.
CRJ 385 Elite Deviance PR: CRJ 185 (3) s
Crimes of the rich and powerful, and the attempts of society to control these crimes. Fraud, employee theft, computer crime, crimes committed by corporations and by government, and attempts by citizens, the courts, and the criminal justice system to curtail crimes of the powerful.
CRJ 386 Punishment and Social Control PR: CRJ 185 (3) s
Characterization of different forms of punishment and types of social control, including penal punishment and therapeutic control. The development of punishment within the broader contexts of historial, social, and economic forces; the relationship between social disorder, political instability, and social control.
CRJ 388 Introduction to Corrections PR: CRJ 185, SOC 382 or 384, at least junior standing; or consent of instructor. (3) s
Historical development of correctional services including jails, detention, juvenile and adult probation, diversion, training schools, prisons, parole and aftercare. Analysis of roles, goals, organization and issues in each service. Also listed as SWK 388.
CRJ 389 Correctional Practice PR: SWK 200, CRJ/SWK 388, at least junior standing; or consent of instructor. (3) s
Analysis of social work skills and concepts in corrections. Emphasis on professional role, values, classification, assessment and treatment planning in correctional settings. Also listed as SWK 389.
CRJ 391 Directed Reading/Research in Criminal Justice PR: Consent of instructor, at least junior standing. (1-3)
Directed reading or research study by qualified students under instructor's supervision. By special assignment only.
CRJ 430 Processing Offenders PR: CRJ 185 (3) s
Processing of adult and juvenile offenders from the origin of laws through arrest, trial, and the carrying out of assigned punishments. Primary interest directed towards discussion of points of controversy in the processing of offenders.
CRJ 432 Policing Contemporary Society PR: CRJ 185. (3) s
Administrative and operational aspects of modern policing such as organization and development of police, recruitment practices, socialization processes, and community relations (including community policing). Political and economic nature of policing as the foundation for critical review of policy and societal issues related to policing. Also listed as PUB 432.
CRJ 450 Senior Seminar in Criminal Justice PR: Senior standing and consent of instructor. Open only to students with concentrations in criminal justice. (3) s
Intensive review of major theoretical and substantive debates within Criminal Justice, with the goal of demonstrating working knowledge of the discipline and relationships between theory, methods, and substantive areas of research. Students write a final paper integrating undergraduate educational experiences and solidifying foundations upon which to pursue graduate training in Criminal Justice or other social sciences.
CRJ 496 Honors Thesis I PR: Consent of program coordinator. Open only to Honors Program Students in criminal justice. (4)
Credit and grade for CRJ 496 is not given until successful completion of CRJ 497. Also listed as HON 495.
CRJ 497 Honors Thesis II PR: Prior or current election of CRJ 496 and consent of program coordinator. Open only to Honors Program students in criminal justice. (4) Also listed as HON 496.