This survey course examines the various components of the criminal justice system, including law enforcement, courts, and corrections. Students will be introduced to various criminal justice agencies and career possibilities.

Designed to examine the philosophical and historical background of law enforcement in the United States. Addresses constitutional limitations on law enforcement, objectives of law enforcement, and processes of law enforcement.

This course addresses the evolution of current functioning of the American criminal court system. Students are exposed to court administration, court procedures, and the state and federal court system.

An introduction to the processes and strategies involved in legal research. Students will develop an understanding of the sources of legal information and judgment in selecting appropriate sources and formats for specific projects.

A survey of the historical development of the systems of punishment and rehabilitation. Analysis of the reasons for incarceration of offenders.

Lower level specialized courses of contemporary interest.

Lower level specialized courses of contemporary interest.

Lower level specialized courses of contemporary interest.

Lower level specialized courses of contemporary interest.

This course provides an analysis of the theories of organization and the administration of criminal justice agencies, including management styles, techniques of leadership, and decision-making.

Pre-req: CJ 200.

Logic of social research methods, survey research, methods of evaluation, sampling, and the contrast between qualitative and quantitative CJ research.

Pre-req: CJ 200 with a minimum grade of D.

This course exposes students to crime scene processing techniques and technology, criminal investigation procedures, sources of information, interrogation, victim and witness interviewing, legal issues in criminal investigations.

Pre-req: CJ 211 with a minimum grade of D.

History and development of criminal law, elements of a crime; parties to a crime, types of offenses.

Pre-req: CJ 200 with a minimum grade of D.

Admissibility of evidence and confessions, recent civil rights decisions, reconciling individual rights and community interest in law and order.

Pre-req: CJ 200.

A survey of the process--the police, the courts, and corrections--through which the juvenile delinquent passes.

Pre-req: CJ 200 with a minimum grade of D.

Organization of systems of after-care treatment of juvenile and adult offenders released under probation and parole.

Pre-req: CJ 231 with a minimum grade of D.

Examines the theories, treatment strategies and the role of the correctional counselor. Special emphasis is given to the topics of classification, development of treatment plans and principles of effective intervention.

Pre-req: CJ 231 with a minimum grade of D.

Examines the history and consequences of mind-altering drugs, and criminal behavior as it is affected by drugs, the legal response to substance abuse, treatment and prevention of substance abuse.

Examines victims of crime, the process and consequences of victimization. Also covered are victims' rights and services available for victims and victim compensation.

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.

Pre-req: CJ 200 with a minimum grade of D.

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 and research receive greater emphasis than historical development.

Pre-req: CJ 200 with a minimum grade of D.

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.

Pre-req: CJ 200 with a minimum grade of D.

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

Pre-req: CJ 200.

Functions and activities of police agencies. Police department organizations, responsibilities of upper level administrators. Current administrative experimentation on law enforcement agencies.

Pre-req: CJ 211.

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.

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.

Pre-req: CJ 200 with a minimum grade of D.

A critical examination of the popular cutlure presentation of crime, offenders, victims, and the criminal justice process.

Pre-req: CJ 200 with a minimum grade of D.

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 writings; examinations, compentency and privilege of witnesses.

Pre-req: CJ 200.

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.

Pre-req: CJ 200 with a minimum grade of D.

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

Pre-req: CJ 231.

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. CJ majors only.

Pre-req: CJ 200 with a minimum grade of D.

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.

Pre-req: CJ 200 with a minimum grade of D.

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.

Pre-req: CJ 200.

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 ageny (police, probation, courts, jails) to observe and participate in its operation. Grading is CR/NC only.

Capstone course. Integrates and applies material learned in the program of study. Serves as a culminating experience in which students demonstrate what they have learned in the classroom.

Pre-req: (CJ 200 with a minimum grade of D and CJ 302 with a minimum grade of D and CJ 404 with a minimum grade of D).