Criminology (Crim)
2. Administration of Justice (3)
Purpose, function, and history of agencies dealing with administration of
justice; survey of criminal procedures; organization of law enforcement
agencies at federal, state, and local levels; organization and functions
of courts; probation, parole, and pardons; penology and prison administration;
purpose and function of victim services. (CAN AJ 2)
4. Police Operations (3)
Open only to criminology majors. Basic theories, objectives, and activities
of police patrol and field operations.
10. Problems of Crime, Victims, and Justice (3)
An integrated approach to the study of contemporary criminal justice problems
that affect society and the individual throughout his or her life. Volunteer
or field assignments are required.
20. Criminal Law (3)
Introduction to the case method of studying criminal law, theory, concept,
and philosophy of substantive law and criminal offenses; analysis of court
decisions and opinions through case method. (CAN AJ 4)
31. Interpersonal and Community Relations (3)
The relationship of the criminal justice system and the community; nature
and causes of complex problems in people to people relations in criminal
justice.
50. Statistical and Computer
Applications in Criminal Justice (4)
Statistical and computer applications as they relate to criminological research
and policy. Emphasis on descriptive and inferential statistical methods
for the analysis of data and the application of appropriate computer statistical
packages and other specialized computer programs for criminal justice. (3
lecture, 2 lab hours) (Computer lab fee, $15)
73. Criminal Justice Communications (3)
The fundamentals of gathering and organizing data and writing reports in
the criminal justice system, including victim services.
100. Criminology (3)
Theories of criminal behavior; sociological factors; organized crime; professional
criminals; selected types of social deviants and criminal offenders. General
Education CAPSTONE Cluster course.
102. Criminal Justice Organization and Management (3)
]Fundamentals of organization/management theory, principles, and processes
relating to the operation and functioning of the criminal justice system,
including victim services agencies.
108. Directed Policing (3; max total 12)
Open only to criminology majors. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
and sponsoring agency. Supervised field experience in police work for interpreting
theories developed in parallel criminology courses. Purchase of uniform
required. Approved for SP grading. CR/NC grading only. (Minimum of 6 field
hours per unit.)
109. Comparative Systems of Criminal Justice (3)
Study of selected criminal justice systems in other jurisdictions; examination
of the organization; administration and operations of criminal justice agencies
in the United States, Europe, the United Kingdom, and Asia.
112. Professionalism in Criminal Justice (3)
Professionalism in criminal justice including formal and informal control,
political activity, use of discretion, conflict of interest, rights of clients,
and other current topics.
113. Forensic Science (3)
Open only to criminology majors. Advanced study of scientific crime investigation,
identification, and detection methods.
117. Criminal Legal Process (3)
Prerequisite: Crim 20. Specific emphasis on the laws of arrest, search and
seizure, interrogation and confession, procedure prior to and during trial,
postconviction procedures, limitations on criminal prosecutions and juvenile
proceedings.
118. Individual Rights in the Criminal Justice System (3)
Prerequisite: Crim 20. Examines specific issues relative to the rights of
individuals in substantive design of our criminal justice system. Deals
with the development and protection of rights; surveys common abuses in
the criminal justice system and their causes.
120. Juvenile Delinquency (3)
The problem of juvenile delinquency; portrait of delinquency; causal factors;
agencies of justice; treatment process; programs for control and prevention.
General Education CAPSTONE Cluster course.
126. Women and Violence: Public Policy and the Law (3)
(See W S 126.)
127. Advanced Criminal Legal Process (3)
Prerequisite: Crim 117 or 118. Advanced problems in arrest, search, seizure,
interrogation, and prosecution. The law of evidence, including problems
of relevancy, hearsay, opinion, privilege, and scientific evidence. Juvenile
law and procedure from detention to disposition.
133. Correctional Institutions (3)
Examination of institutional philosophy, theory, function, and practice;
historical and systems approach to incarceration; contemporary prison facilities;
socio-psychological effects of incarceration; inmates and staff; institutional
programs; parole; rights of the confined; institutional issues; future of
corrections.
134. Criminal Justice Counseling (4)
An overview of counseling modalities and counseling techniques in criminal
justice, including practical experience in problem identification, listening,
empathy, goal-setting, confrontation, scenario-building, and action strategies.
(3 lecture, 3 lab hours)
135. Issues and Trends in Community Corrections (3)
Examination of community-based corrections issues and trends; alternatives
to incarceration; offender diversion; restitution; community treatment facilities;
probation; parole.
136T. Topics in Criminology
(1-3; max total 12 if no topic repeated)
Analysis of selected areas of criminology; deviant behavior; institutional
and non-institutional treatment; corrections; administration and management;
law enforcement; criminalistics.
140. Family Violence (3)
Typology and history of family abuse, including: legal guidelines; treatment
approaches; emotional abuse; sexual abuse; spousal abuse; elderly abuse;
and child abuse as a criminogenic factor.
141. Alcohol, Drugs, and Criminality (3)
Drug and alcohol related criminal behavior and the response of the criminal
justice system.
153. Psychology of Crime (3)
Psychological bases of crime; motivation, alcoholism, economic and cultural
pressures; forms of crime; criminal careers; psychology and the criminal
justice system. General Education CAPSTONE Cluster course.
160T. Topics in Crimes
(1-3; max total 12 if no topic repeated)
Intensive focus on particular crime categories, e.g., political, corruption,
terrorism; corporate, computer, white collar, fraud, embezzlement; homicide,
assassination, mass murder, sex crimes, violence, assault, rape, mayhem;
property, burglary, robbery, piracy, professional pickpocketing, swindling,
safe-cracking; organized; arson; and environmental.
170. Research Methods in Criminal Justice (3)
Must be taken no later than the first semester of the student's junior year.
Research methodology; use of library resources; preparation and handling
of materials in criminology; written report required.
174. Ethnic and Gender Issues in Victim Services (3)
Prerequisite: Crim 175 and 176 . Culturally specific responses to victimization;
use of peers and community as support; prejudice, discrimination, and other
special problems experienced by women and various ethnic and racial minority
groups in obtaining services from victim services agencies and the criminal
justice system.
175. Victimology (3)
Introduction to victimology, with special emphasis on family violence, sexual
assault, restitution, compensation, culpability, victim services, victim
rights, vulnerability, victim surveys, and the international victimology
movement.
176. Victim Services (3)
Overview of community services dealing with victims, including social welfare
services, crisis centers, medical services, criminal justice, and others.
This course focuses on the role of a victim service agency as a new subsystem,
with special emphasis on services.
177. Legal Policy in Victim Services (3)
Prerequisite: Crim 175. Graduating criminology seniors have first priority;
other students may receive priority status by permission of instructor.
Analysis of legislation and specific legal policies regarding victim services.
Victim rights, the process of changing attitudes, and current laws will
be a major focus.
180. Internship in Law Enforcement
(1-12; max total 12)
Open only to criminology majors. Prerequisites: Crim 4, permission of instructor
and sponsoring agency. Graduating criminology seniors have first priority;
other students may receive priority status by permission of instructor.
Relates the student's classroom studies with occupational and professional
experiences. Weekly conference with field supervisor. Transfer students
should be aware that 12-unit total must include units previously earned;
check with departmental adviser. Approved for SP grading. CR/NC grading
only. (Minimum of 3 field hours per unit.)
181. Internship in Corrections (1-12; max total 12)
Open only to criminology majors. Prerequisites: Crim 130, permission of
instructor and sponsoring agency. Graduating criminology seniors have first
priority; other students may receive priority status by permission of instructor.
Relates the student's classroom studies with occupational and professional
experiences. Weekly conference with field supervisor. Transfer students
should be aware that 12-unit total must include units previously earned;
check with departmental adviser. Approved for SP grading. CR/NC grading
only. (Minimum of 3 field hours per unit.)
182. Internship in Victimology (1-12; max total 12)
Prerequisites: Crim 175 and 176, permission of instructor and sponsoring
agency. Graduating criminology seniors have first priority; other students
may receive priority status by permission of instructor. Relates the student's
classroom studies with occupational and professional experiences. Weekly
conference with field supervisor. Transfer students should be aware that
12-unit total must include units previously earned; check with departmental
adviser. Approved for SP grading. CR/NC grading only. (Minimum of 3 field
hours per unit.)
190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study. Approved for SP grading.
(See Course Numbering System.)
Criminology (Crim)
200. Research Methods in Criminology (3)
Prerequisite: Crim 170. Methods and techniques of research in criminology;
research designs and models; statistical techniques; preparation and critique
of a research paper.
201. History of Western Criminological Thought (3)
Prerequisite: Crim 100. An historical approach to criminological theory
in Western civilization. Special treatment of the theoretical underpinnings
of contemporary United States criminological thought. Detailed analysis
of major 18th, 19th, and early 20th century Occidental thought.
202. Law and Society (3)
Prerequisite: Crim 117 or 118. Development of law and legal systems; social
organization of law in society; roles; functions of law, including social
control, change, and conflict resolution.
203. Criminal Justice Administration (3)
Prerequisite: Crim 102. A comprehensive assessment of the historical evolution
of the criminal justice system, including current status and future growth
organization/management theory and practice relating to criminal justice;
individual research.
220. Seminar in Group Therapy in Criminal Justice Agencies (3)
Prerequisites: Crim 200, 201, 202, and 203. The theory and practice of group
therapy in criminal justice agencies. Use of transactional analysis concepts
in describing group interactions.
221. Seminar in Family Counseling in Criminal Justice Agencies (3)
Prerequisites: Crim 200, 201, 202, and 203. The theory and practice of family
counseling in criminal justice agencies.
252. Seminar in Criminal Justice Personnel Administration (3)
Prerequisites: Crim 200, 201, 202, and 203. The historical development of
modern personnel theory and practice in criminal justice agencies; manpower,
merit concepts, concepts of man and work, classification, training and compensation,
collective bargaining, and organizational communication.
255. Seminar in Criminal Justice Labor Relations (3)
Prerequisites: Crim 200, 201, 202, and 203. The historical development of
labor relations theory and practice in criminal justice agencies; legislation,
court decisions, collective bargaining agreements, arbitration awards and
fact-finding, and administrative law decisions.
270T. Problems in Criminology
(1-6; max total 12 if no topic repeated)
Prerequisites: Crim 200, 201, 202, and 203. Special problems in law enforcement
or corrections; individual research in laboratory, library, or fieldwork;
formal written reports. Weekly conference with instructor.
281. Supervised Professional Experience (1-6; max total 6)
Open only to criminology majors. Prerequisite: permission of instructor
and selected agency. Supervised professional experience in law enforcement
or correctional work. Approved for SP grading. CR/NC grading only.
290. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study. Approved for SP grading.
292. Readings in Criminology (1-3; max total 3)
Prerequisites: permission of instructor and chair, Criminology Graduate
Committee. Individually directed readings in an area of special concern
to the student's graduate program; appropriate written reports and evaluation
required, individual student conferences. Approved for SP grading.
298. Project (2-4; max total 4)
Prerequisites: Crim 200, 201, 202, and 203. See Criteria for Thesis and
Project. Preparation and completion of a project demonstrating a significant
undertaking such as implementing a program, evaluating an ongoing program,
developing pilot studies of innovative ideas or implementing organizational
change in the field of criminology, and submission of a written abstract.
Approved for SP grading.
299. Thesis (2-4; max total 4)
Prerequisites: Crim 200, 201, 202, and 203. See Criteria for Thesis and
Project. Preparation, completion, and submission of an acceptable thesis
for the master's degree. Approved for SP grading.
(See Course Numbering System.)
Criminology (Crim)
302. Topics in Criminology (1-3)
May be repeated for credit provided different fields are covered. Prerequisite:
permission of instructor. Selected areas in the organization, administration,
and management of agencies engaged in the administration of justice; the
police function; prosecution of criminal offenses; the correctional process,
deviant behavior.