Criminal Justice

This course is designed to increase the understanding of the criminal judicial process in the United States. It includes a study of the functioning of courts and the courtroom workgroup, including judicial decision-making and the impact of court decisions on the justice system.

This course offers an introduction to the study of crime and crime control. Theories of criminal behavior from multiple disciplines including sociology, psychology, social psychology, anthropology, theology, economics and philosophy are explored, critiqued, compared and contrasted. The application of these theories in response to ethical issues, law enforcement, courts, law, general policy implications, research and current social issues are explored.

This course is a combined Criminal Law and Judicial Process course where students will conduct an analysis of the criminal justice system, focusing on criminal law, roles and function of police, the criminal justice process, the court system, and offenders while also learning information about the purpose and structure of the local, state, and federal court system and the process for adjudicating cases.

This course is an analysis of the criminal justice system, focusing on criminal law, roles and functions of police, the criminal justice process and criminal procedure, the court system, and offenders.

This course explores management strategies that have been employed in criminal justice agencies. It provides a historical and contemporary focus on management in criminal justice organizations. 

This course will present the fundamentals of ethical behavior as it relates to the American criminal justice system. Classical and contemporary ethical theories will be applied to the discussion of such issues as discretion, corruption, use of force, racism, deception, professionalism, and the nature and meaning of justice.

This course offers the student the opportunity to develop a scholarly research paper which establishes the student’s understanding of a subject relevant to the students' study in criminal justice. The course includes the preparation of a study plan, research and the production of a final research paper, and the presentation of the paper to the course instructor and an audience.

This course critically examines race, gender, class, religion, and other diversity topics within the U.S. criminal justice system. Topics of emphasis include the importance of diversity issues in the development, organization, and operation of the criminal justice system.

This course allows for an intensive examination of a selected topic in the field of criminal justice.  Topics will be announced at the time of offering.  Course may be taken more than once when different topics are offered.  Topics could include:  Immigration and Criminal Justice; Drugs and Criminal Justice; Trial Practice; International Terrorism; Emergency Preparedness; etc.

CRJ 481 is the first in a two-course practicum sequence providing cadet-designated students the opportunity to work full-time in a Criminal Justice agency. This course allows students to apply concepts they are learning in the classroom to full-time professional experience through college-approved employers. 

CRJ 482 is the second in a two-course practicum sequence providing cadet-designated students the opportunity to work full-time in a Criminal Justice agency. This course allows students to apply concepts they are learning in the classroom to full-time professional experience through college-approved employers. 

This course provides Criminal Justice Students in their Junior or Senior Year an opportunity to conduct specific, in-depth research in an area of their choice or to examine a specific area of Criminal Justice under the guidance of a faculty member.   

This course provides Criminal Justice Students in their Junior or Senior Year an opportunity to conduct specific, in-depth research in an area of their choice or to examine a specific area of Criminal Justice under the guidance of a faculty member.   

This course provides experiential learning that allows students to integrate classroom knowledge with criminal justice practices in an agency, firm, research setting, or organizational setting approved by the course's instructor. The student will be supervised by the course instructor and/or the hosting agency's internship supervisor. Internship students will engage in various fieldwork activities within the agency while recording their experiences in a field journal. All students will produce a course paper or scholarly research paper that establishes the student's understanding of a subject relevant to the students' study in criminal justice.