Criminal Justice Courses

CJ
505
Hours
3
Gender & Crime

No description available.

CJ
506
Hours
3
Terrorism

An analysis of selected areas of terrorism, counter-terrorism, and homeland security with an emphasis on parallels between terrorism and crime.

CJ
520
Hours
3
Seminar Law Enforcement

Analysis of selected areas of law enforcement. Emphasis is on currently developing trends.

CJ
540
Hours
3
Sem Juvenile Delinquency

The nature and extent of delinquency; competing explanatory models and theories. Evaluation of control and treatment modalities.

CJ
550
Hours
3
Sem Courts Social Policy

Examination of the American legal system from a political science and socio-legal perspective. Seminar covers the "rights revolution," the process of dispute settlement, judicial decision making, public opinion and the courts, and the United States Supreme Court.

CJ
570
Hours
3
Sem Correction Policy

Examines the historical and contemporary policy trends in institutional and community corrections.

CJ
581
Hours
3
Applic Statistics In CJ

An evaluation of specific statistical methods for quantitative and nonquantitative analyses, concentrating on proper applications and interpretations in criminal justice settings.

CJ
584
Hours
3
Criminological Theory

Examination of classical, neoclassical, positive, and social-defense theories of criminality and their interrelation with the broader problems of crime control. Offered spring semester.

CJ
586
Hours
3
Research In Cj Process

Prepares the student to develop and to implement basic research designs. Offered fall semester.

CJ
590
Hours
3
Special Topics

Offers an opportunity for faculty and students to explore in depth topics of contemporary interest that are not generally covered in the standard courses. Course content will vary from section to section.

CJ
592
Hours
1-6
Independent Study

Research under faculty supervision in any area of interest to the student. Content may not relate to thesis or policy and practice project.

CJ
599
Hours
1-9
Thesis Research

Research may be directed by any member of the faculty who accepts responsibility for supervising the thesis.