Examines ethical issues and moral dilemmas faced by criminal justice professionals. Traditional ethical theories and practices designed to foster public trust in the criminal justice system are examined and applied.

Examination of hacking, piracy, cyber stalking, cyber bullying, identity theft, and other cybercrimes through the lens of various criminological theories with an emphasis on research methodology and criminal justice policy.

A critical analysis of the major criminological theories and their empirical foundations. Current theory an research receive greater emphasis than historical development.

Examines factors surrounding women and the criminal justice system from a theoretical and practical perspective. Explores feminist ideologies, plus women as victims, offenders, and professionals in the justice system.

Examines the impact and relationship of race, ethnicity, and social class within the criminal justice system.

This course studies the functions and activities of police agencies, including police department organizations and responsibilities of police administrators. Current administrative and management techniques and theories are also explored.

Critical analysis of rural crime and the criminological sub-field of rural criminology. Examines the economic, racial, and cultural conditions in rural America which reproduce exploitive economies and overall destructive behaviors.

This course provides students with a working knowledge of the history of terrorism, the current status of terrorist groups, terrorism tactics, and methods to counteract terrorism.

Focuses on theories of criminal justice decision-making and decision points across the criminal justice system. Topics include the decision to report crime, police decisions, jury decisions, and sentencing decisions.

A critical examination of the popular culture presentations of crime, offenders, victims, and the criminal justice processes.

This course takes a comprehensive approach to studying the facets of homeland security, the complexity of homeland security and terrorism, defeating terrorists, and Homeland Security's response to terrorist threats.

Leading rules and principles of exclusion and selection; burden of proof, nature and effect of presumptions; proof of authenticity and contents of writing; examinations competency and privilege of witnesses.

Students will identify and define criminal acts committed with computers or directed toward computer systems, electronic search and seizure and electronic evidence.

This course examines various theories of civil liability that relate to Criminal Justice professionals, the civil justice system, and preventing and defending civil liability claims.

Presentation of the practice of qualitative research including the philosophical underpinnings of qualitative research, research questions and design, ethics, and data analysis.

Explores theoretical, methodological, and practical approaches about environmental crime from a critical lens.

Objectives of correctional institutions; records; personnel, program development, security; educational programs.

This course focuses on the legal response to child abuse, domestic violence, and elder abuse. Examines dynamics of abusive relationships, the effects of victimization, and current research on these issues.

Selection, training and staffing of a security force; security devices available, techniques of internal security; ground security; security techniques applicable to personnel selection; legal problems.

This course examines theory, operation, and evaluation of crime prevention as a function of the criminal justice system. Techniques for crime prevention are analyzed from various orientations, including environmental design.

This course provides a critical examination of the processes and procedures used by police, prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, and corrections agents which may potentially produce errors or "miscarriages" of justice.

A study of special interest criminal justice topics under the supervision of a qualified faculty member.

A study of special interest criminal justice topics under the supervision of a qualified faculty member.

A study of special interest criminal justice topics under the supervision of a qualified faculty member.

A study of special interest criminal justice topics under the supervision of a qualified faculty member.

This course permits the student to undertake supervised research (field or library) in any area where there is no appropriate course.

This course permits the student to undertake supervised research (field or library) in any area where there is no appropriate course.

This course permits the student to undertake supervised research (field or library) in any area where there is no appropriate course.

This course permits the student to undertake supervised research (field or library) in any area where there is no appropriate course.

The placement of an individual into a criminal justice agency (police, probation, courts, jails) to observe and participate in its operation. Grading is CR/NC.

A forum to acquaint students, faculty and guests with each others' research and experiences in dealing with criminal justice issues.

Course is designed to provide the student already familiar with the basic concepts of criminological theory the opportunity to examine in depth a selected set of theories.

A review of contemporary legislation and court decisions relating to its impact on the justice system, justice officials, and members of society.

Elements of scientific research; interaction between research and theory; use of data processing resources.

Principles of statistical techniques with emphasis upon their application in the Criminal Justice system. (PR: Undergraduate statistics course and permission)

Pre-req: CJ 655 with a minimum grade of C.

The preparation of a written report on a research problem or field study in Criminal Justice. (PR: CJ 655 and Permission)

Pre-req: CJ 655.

A culminating experience where students will apply knowledge and skills learned in their program of study to create, in collaboration with an agency or organization in the field, an original, scholarly work that addresses a current issue of concern.

Pre-req: CJ 601 and CJ 604 and CJ 655 and CJ 656.