May 02, 2024

2018-2019 Catalog

2018-2019 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

Course Filter
Filter this list of courses using course prefix, course code, keywords or any combination.
Prefix:	Code or Number:	Keyword or Phrase:
Choose Course Prefix	Choose Course Number	Choose Keyword
Find whole word or phrase only.


Criminal Justice
	CJ 241 Introduction to Community Crime Prevention Opportunity to explore the history, philosophy, theory and application of community crime prevention programs. Students will examine research and programs in law enforcement, the courts, corrections, higher education and community-based organizations. Credits: 4 Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 244 Comparative Criminal Justice Criminal justice systems from around the world are compared and contrasted. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 245 GIS Maps and Spatial Information Introduces the cartographic principles needed to understand geographic information science. Will explore global reference and coordinate systems, maps and generalization, types of maps: reference, thematic, topographic, aerial photography and GIS. Students will be introduced to ArcMap. Assumes students have no prior knowledge about GIS. Serves as a foundation course in the Criminal Justice GIS sequence. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 252 American Courts Examination of various courts within the United States to include a review of criminal courts at both the state and federal level, civil courts, family court, juvenile courts and the U.S. Supreme Court. This course will focus on case law and the judicial branch of government. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 213 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 267 Research and Writing about Social Justice Issues Students propose, research and write an independent research project relating to the theme of the course. Themes will rotate but with a consistent social justice focus. Examples include: American Dream, Prison Narratives, The Power of Language and Media Perceptions of CJ system. Prepares students for writing longer research papers by developing strong research and synthesis skills; introduces them to APA documentation style. Intensive work on sentence style, academic vocabulary and grammar competency will be provided. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: WR 122 Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule Writing Intensive: May meet requirement, see class schedule Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 310 Professional Writing in Criminal Justice Focuses on professional writing in all branches of the criminal justice system. Students will learn to write various types of police, court and correctional reports and memoranda utilizing the rules of citation, grammar and style. Credits: 4 Writing Intensive: May meet requirement, see class schedule Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 320 Developing Homeland Security Practices Second in a series of three courses (CJ 220 , CJ 320 and CJ 420 ). Course teaches students the skills needed to develop collaborative community action plans for homeland security (i.e. natural and man-made disasters, crime and social deviance, acts of terrorism and community enhancement). Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 220 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 321 Principles of Forensic Investigations Course is designed for students studying forensic science and non-criminal justice majors. A study of the history, philosophy and theory of the use of physical evidence in the U.S. criminal justice system. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 322 Forensic Anthropology Introduces students to forensic anthropology, an applied subdiscipline of bioanthropology. Students will examine the role of the forensic anthropologist and the history of the discipline. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 323 Introduction to Crime Scene and Crash Diagramming Introduces students to crime scene and crash diagramming using computer-aided design (CAD) software. Students will learn to measure and sketch crime scenes and then reduce their notes to digital measurements using a “total station” laser device. Students will also learn to prepare their work for professional presentations and court. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 324 Advanced Crime Scene and Crash Diagramming Introduces students to the advanced techniques of crime scene and crash diagramming using computer -aided design (CAD) software. Students will learn to measure and sketch crime scenes and then digitize their measurements using a “total” laser device and then format their initial product into scaled animation. Students will also learn to prepare their animated work for professional and court presentations. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 327 Research Methods in Criminal Justice Opportunity to learn, understand and apply social research methods to issues germane to the discipline of criminal justice. Emphasis on the relationships of theory to research, measurement, research design, hypothesis testing, sampling and implications of research for social polity. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 213 Writing Intensive: May meet requirement, see class schedule Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 328 Forensic Osteology Hands-on experience in identification of complete and fragmentary human skeletal and dental remains. Topics will also include growth and development of osseous and dental structures, variation in osseous tissues and modification of these tissues through traumatic, pathologic and taphonomic factors. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 329 Archaeological Resources: Policies and Procedures Traces the history of federal and local historic preservation/cultural resource management legislation and regulations. Topics include the merging of archaeology with historic preservation, how laws are made, how archaeological resources are protected on public land and political issues involving Native American concerns. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 331 Police and Community: Policy Perspective Broad review of contemporary American crime control policies and their relationship to community needs and citizen expectations. Emphasis on the influences that politics (i.e. minority groups, advocacy groups, etc.), culture, economics and bureaucracy have on policy development. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 213 or consent of instructor Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 333 Forensic DNA Analysis Introduction to DNA analysis methods, historical and current forensic science testing and forensic anthropology research. Genetics, inheritance, DNA biochemistry are discussed and applied. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 341 Introduction to GIS Second in the GIS sequence. Focus is on the development of skills and techniques used to create, analyze and display spatial data in a geographic information system. Students will focus on spatial queries, data joins, data editing, geocoding (address matching) and analysis of raster data. Students will participate in a team project to focus on applying GIS mapping and analysis skills to evaluate existing community hazard evacuation routes and propose alternative scenarios to improve hazard evacuations. Course is cross-listed with ES 341 and GEOG 341 . Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 245 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 342 Strategic Crime Analysis with GIS Third in the GIS sequence. Focus is on specific applications for GIS in data-led policing. Students will use two software applications, ArcGIS and CrimeStat III to analyze and visualize core theories in criminology. The class will use GIS to examine early theories of: social disorganization, broken windows, environmental criminology and geographic profiling. Also focuses on statistical approaches for crime analysis using GIS, e.g., hot spot analysis, kernel density estimation, distance analysis and spatial distribution. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 341 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 351 Police Organization & Administration Organizational and management principles; the administrative process in law enforcement agencies; the relationship of theoretical administrative concepts to the practical police environment. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 213 or consent of instructor Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 352 Criminal Law Examines the sources and application of substantive criminal law. Students will learn to locate, interpret and apply municipal ordinances, state statutes, common federal law and how to find and research statutes. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 372 Social Constructions of Race Provides an anthropological perspective on how race has been used to examine variation among humans. Topics include the development of the concept of race, the role of science in upholding and abolishing racial categories, human variation through biocultural evolution and an examination of racism as part of a system of oppression in modern day life and the criminal justice system. Credits: 4 Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 403 Field Study Terms and hours to be arranged. May be repeated for up to 9 credits. Credits: 1-4 Prerequisite: Consent of instructor Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 406 Independent Studies Terms and hours to be arranged. May be repeated for up to 9 credits. Credits: 1-4 Prerequisite: Consent of instructor Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 407 Senior Capstone Seminar This course uses professional writing skills development to help students synthesize and apply concepts and theories learned from internships and or prior coursework in the criminal justice program. Through writing in this capstone course students will be required to create a final research paper at the end of the course that reflects their clear understanding of the relationship between theory and practice in criminal justice. All students are required to complete this course to graduate in criminal justice. May be repeated for up to 4 credits. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: Senior standing or consent of instructor. Writing Intensive: May meet requirement, see class schedule Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 408 Workshop Term and hours to be arranged. May be repeated for up to 9 credits. Credits: 1-12 Prerequisite: Consent of instructor Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 409 Practicum Combines hours spent working at criminal justice agencies, with students’ own identified academic goals to enhance an understanding of how criminal justice agencies function. Students learn about and are exposed to the ethical practice and professionalism inherent in their chosen practicum agency. Upon completion of practicum, students will be able to describe the role of the practicum agency, understand professional and ethical practices of criminal justice practitioners, and understand the relationship between the practicum agency and other criminal justice agencies. Students are required to complete 4 credits at 33 hours per credit, and up to 8 credits at 33 hours per credit. May be repeated for up to 8 credits. Credits: 4-8 Prerequisite: Consent of instructor Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 411 Families and Crime Examines contemporary families and their linkages to crime from a theoretical and scientific approach. Explores interactions between family life and anti-social behavior. Family factors including family structure, domestic interactions and conflict, intergenerational aspects of criminal behavior, family relationships and socialization as crime promoting or crime prevention mechanisms on members of families will be examined. Further evaluates societal structures in place for dealing with Juvenile and Adult crime and how that contributes to intergenerational and other crimes. Other important concepts to be explored will include gender, race, socioeconomic status, and violence within families as contributors to crime outcomes. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 213 , CJ 214 or consent of instructor Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 419 Crisis and Principles of Managing Risk in Community Preparedness Fifth in a series of five (CJ 220 , CJ 320 , CJ 420 and CJ 437 ). Introduces students to the strategies and skills necessary to confront community crisis and manage the associated risks that local government and their communities face. Students learn the skills needed to assist communities in becoming more effective in creating a prepared and safe community. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 420 Implementing Homeland Security Strategies Third in a series of three courses (CJ 220 , CJ 320 and CJ 420). Course teaches students how to successfully implement collaborative strategies and community action plans related to homeland security (i.e. planning for or responding to all hazardous events) from an executive or leadership perspective. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 320 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 421 Policy Analysis in Criminal Justice Introduction to the concepts and strategies of policy analysis as they apply to policies and programs within the criminal justice system or related programs of community collaborations. Course is designed to be taken in conjunction with CJ 425 . Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 213 or consent of instructor Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 422 Community Collaboration and Development Course offers opportunity to learn the logistics, mechanics and theoretical foundations behind community collaboration development. Course is multidisciplinary appropriate for anthropology, criminal justice, education, geography, history and sociology students who will work or live in communities. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 423 Management of Law Enforcement Organizations Managerial concepts, administrative principles and supervisory practices for the middle command officer. Law enforcement leadership, policy formulation and application of sound management practices. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 213 or consent of instructor Writing Intensive: May meet requirement, see class schedule Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 424 Law Enforcement Planning Planning techniques, development of criminal justice planning, identification of problem areas, causative factors, solutions and alternative strategies, using resources to effect change. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 213 or consent of instructor Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 425 Program Evaluation/Participation Building on the skills and knowledge acquired in previous courses, this course offers students the opportunity to either: conduct an analytical evaluation of a community collaboration program, or participate as an ethnographer in a community collaboration program, in one of the following areas: community policing, homeland security, crime prevention, victim assistance, sentencing or reentry, disaster preparedness or community outreach (i.e. homeless, mental illness or poverty). Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 421 and CJ 422 or consent of instructor Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 426 Fundamentals of Crime Analysis Introduction to the fundamental theories, techniques and software used in the analysis of crime. Includes terms and concepts of crime analysis, how it is used in America’s police agencies; how to perform basic analytical techniques on raw data; how tactics and strategies for crime reduction are developed and employed; and tools, techniques and products of crime analysis. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 212 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 427 Quantitative Methods in Criminal Justice Course covers the qualitative and qualitative study of crime and crime trends in relation to factors of sociological, demographic and spatial nature. Experience in utilizing public data and attitudinal surveys for the purpose of analyzing, interpreting, and presenting crime reports in a professional manner. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 213 , CJ 327 , or consent of instructor Quantitative Literacy: May meet requirement, see class schedule Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 428 Crime Problem Analysis Builds on CJ 426 /CJ 526 , introduces students to advanced techniques and software used in the general analysis of crime. Using an actual problem in criminal justice (e.g. drug trafficking, white-collar crime, sexual exploration of children, etc.), students will collect, evaluate, correlate and describe data related to the problem. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 426 /CJ 526 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 429 Tactical Crime Analysis Builds on CJ 428 /CJ 528 , introduces students to tactical crime analysis. Using advanced software and qualitative and/or quantitative models to analyze their data, students will develop a tactical plan to address an immediate crime pattern or series of crimes with the goal of devising quick response tactics (actions that could be employed in a field setting) to deter or apprehend an offender. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 428 /CJ 528 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 430 Capstone in GIS Fourth course in GIS sequence. Focus on student capstone project, a data-driven learning project that focuses on applying GIS to the fields of criminal justice, public safety, human services or resource management. Course is designed as a hybrid lecture and laboratory class. Two-hour class time each week, which will include weekly progress to share resources and problem-solve individual issues. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 342 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 431 Microsoft Office for Crime Analysis Introduces students to Microsoft Office Professional (Access, Excel, Word and PowerPoint) as an investigative tool in criminal justice applications. Students will learn to manage and analyze crime data using Microsoft Access, analyze data and perform complex calculations using Microsoft Excel, create crime bulletins and reports using Microsoft Word and prepare effective presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 433 Criminal Justice and Popular Culture Focuses on evaluating printed and electronically mass-produced works of fiction, non-fiction and other entertainment and infotainment media as they relate to crime and criminal justice in America. Will explore mass media’s fascination with crime and punishment. Will concentrate on developing a better theoretical understanding of the impact mass-media has on criminal justice discourse and policy. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 435 Gender, Crime and Justice Examines the differences in the commission of offenses and victimization by gender and addresses gender specific differences in criminality, societal reactions and criminal justice responses by gender. Credits: 4 Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule Writing Intensive: May meet requirement, see class schedule Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 436 Minorities, Crime, Social Policy and Social Control The involvement of minorities, especially African Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans, in crime and the criminal justice system. Credits: 4 Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 437 Comparative International Homeland Security Programs Will help students gain the knowledge of analytical frameworks and strategic-level homeland security policies practiced by other countries that may be applicable in the United States. Students will learn how other countries have coped with homeland security-related issues. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 438 Native Americans, Culture and the Criminal Justice System Improves student understanding of the historical realities that devastate Native Americans. Students examine the Native American experience in the criminal justice system in contemporary times and gain a greater understanding of complexities faced by Native Americans in retaining their cultural competencies while facing their inclusion in the criminal justice system. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 440 Community Crime Prevention Studies Multidisciplinary approach to theoretical foundations of issues related to crimes committed in the community and theoretical orientations of various community crime prevention strategies and the implications associated with social policies. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 213 or consent of instructor Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule Writing Intensive: May meet requirement, see class schedule Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 441 Forensic Archaeology and Taphonomy Introduction to forensic archaeology or the application of archaeological methods to the resolution of medicolegal issues. Students learn and apply search and recovery techniques. Also introduced to forensic taphonomy or the subfield of forensic anthropology. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: ANTH 322 and CJ 328 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 442 Readings in Forensic Anthropology Designed to meet students’ special interests in an area of forensic anthropology. Students will be assigned readings, conduct literary research and present on a variety of special topics within forensic anthropology. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: ANTH 322 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 444 Restorative Justice Compared: Exploring International Systems Promotes understanding of restorative justice and its principles in a cross-cultural context by exploring the use of restorative justice as a tool within several international justice systems. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 449 Youth Gangs in American Society Examines the emergence and proliferation of youth gangs in American society, with an emphasis on theory, policy analysis and social, community and individual impacts. Examines intervention and prevention strategies, employing a systems approach that requires community, agency and institutional collaboration development. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 450 Criminology A description and analysis of types of crimes, types of criminals and the major theories of crime causation. An examination of past and present incidence rates of crimes; the socioeconomic, cultural and psychological variables related to criminal behavior; and a review of possible solutions to the crime problem. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 213 or consent of instructor Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 451 Youth, Crime and Society Offers a review of the nature, distribution and explanations of youth crime, with particular attention given to the historical context of youth crime and the topic of youth gangs. Gender, race, political and official responses to youth crime will be emphasized. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 213 or consent of instructor Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule Writing Intensive: May meet requirement, see class schedule Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 452 Criminal Procedure The concepts of due process and application of the Bill of Rights in criminal law are examined in the light of U.S. Supreme Court decisions. State and federal procedural law is reviewed as well as relevant new legislation. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 213 and CJ 252 or consent of instructor Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 453 Corrections Considers the evolution of punishment, corrections theories, survey of prison development and administration; education, labor and rehabilitation processes; social groups in the prison community. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 213 or consent of instructor Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 454 Parole and Probation History of parole and probation; review of contemporary parole and probation theories, practices, processes and research; the future of parole and probation. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 213 or consent of instructor Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 455 Correctional Casework and Counseling History, development and contemporary practices, theories and techniques of juvenile and adult correctional casework, counseling and treatment. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 213 or consent of instructor Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 456 Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice A study of contemporary issues in criminal justice. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: Consent of instructor Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 457 Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change Equips students in the theory, research and practice of Motivational Interviewing (MI) in the correctional system. Course will place equal emphasis on understanding MI and learning how to do MI. Course will consist of a community of practice around skill-based MI clinics where the instructor will demonstrate the methods of MI and then have students practice them. Through training, normative feedback and coaching, students will gain and increase their proficiency in MI. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 459 Victimology Overview of key research areas in victimology. Students will achieve a critical understanding and appreciation of the development and current state of victimology theory, measurement and empirical results that can be used to inform victims’ services and crime prevention. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 213 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 461 Youth Immigration and Crime This course will provide an overview of sociological and criminological theories that either support or reject a link between criminality and immigration, especially as it relates to different generation of immigrants and their children. More importantly, it will provide an in depth overview of empirical evidence to assess this claim. The wealth of available evidence suggests that, although there are generational differences among immigrant groups, the link between immigration and crime is little more than a persistent myth and that the children of immigrants are actually less crime prone than their native counterparts. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 213 or consent of instructor Writing Intensive: May meet requirement, see class schedule Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 463 Topics on Juvenile Issues Focuses on contemporary juvenile issues (such as child abuse) and other current issues and trends that involve the juvenile, family, school, social agencies and the court. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: Upper division standing Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 523 Management of Law Enforcement Organizations Managerial concepts, administrative principles and supervisory practices for the middle command officer. Law enforcement leadership, policy formulation and application of sound management practices. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 213 or consent of instructor Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 524 Law Enforcement Planning Planning techniques, development of criminal justice planning, identification of problem areas, causative factors, solutions and alternative strategies, using resources to effect change. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 213 or consent of instructor Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 526 Fundamentals of Crime Analysis Introduction to the fundamental theories, techniques and software used in the analysis of crime. Includes terms and concepts of crime analysis, how it is used in America’s police agencies; how to perform basic analytical techniques on raw data; how tactics and strategies for crime reduction are developed and employed; and tools, techniques and products of crime analysis. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 213 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 528 Crime Problem Analysis Builds on CJ 426 /CJ 526 , introduces students to advanced techniques and software used in the general analysis of crime. Using an actual problem in criminal justice (e.g. drug trafficking, white-collar crime, sexual exploration of children, etc.), students will collect, evaluate, correlate and describe data related to the problem. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 426 /CJ 526 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 529 Tactical Crime Analysis Builds on CJ 428 /CJ 528 , introduces students to tactical crime analysis. Using advanced software and qualitative and/or quantitative models to analyze their data, students will develop a tactical plan to address an immediate crime pattern or series of crimes with the goal of devising quick response tactics (actions that could be employed in a field setting) to deter or apprehend an offender. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 428 /CJ 528 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 531 Microsoft Office for Crime Analysis Introduces students to Microsoft Office Professional (Access, Excel, Word and PowerPoint) as an investigative tool in criminal justice applications. Students will learn to manage and analyze crime data using Microsoft Access, analyze data and perform complex calculations using Microsoft Excel, create crime bulletins and reports using Microsoft Word and prepare effective presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 533 Criminal Justice and Popular Culture Focuses on evaluating printed and electronically mass-produced works of fiction, non-fiction and other entertainment and infotainment media as they relate to crime and criminal justice in America. Will explore mass media’s fascination with crime and punishment. Will concentrate on developing a better theoretical understanding of the impact mass-media has on criminal justice discourse and policy. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 535 Gender, Crime and Justice Examines the differences in the commission of offenses and victimization by gender and addresses gender specific differences in criminality, societal reactions and criminal justice responses by gender. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 536 Minorities, Crime, Social Policy and Social Control The involvement of minorities, especially African Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans, in crime and the criminal justice system. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 540 Community Crime Prevention Studies Multidisciplinary approach to theoretical foundations of issues related to crimes committed in the community and theoretical orientations of various community crime prevention strategies and the implications associated with social policies. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 213 or consent of instructor Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 550 Criminology A description and analysis of types of crimes, types of criminals and the major theories of crime causation. An examination of past and present incidence rates of crimes; the socioeconomic, cultural and psychological variables related to criminal behavior; and a review of possible solutions to the crime problem. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 213 or consent of instructor Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 551 Youth, Crime and Society Offers a review of the nature, distribution and explanations of youth crime, with particular attention given to the historical context of youth crime and the topic of youth gangs. Gender, race, political and official responses to youth crime will be emphasized. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 213 or consent of instructor Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 552 Criminal Procedure The concepts of due process and application of the Bill of Rights in criminal law are examined in the light of U.S. Supreme Court decisions. State and federal procedural law is reviewed as well as relevant new legislation. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 213 and CJ 252 or consent of instructor Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 554 Parole and Probation History of parole and probation; review of contemporary parole and probation theories, practices, processes and research; the future of parole and probation. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 213 or consent of instructor Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 555 Correctional Casework and Counseling History, development and contemporary practices, theories and techniques of juvenile and adult correctional casework, counseling and treatment. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 213 or consent of instructor Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 563 Topics on Juvenile Issues Focuses on contemporary juvenile issues (such as child abuse) and other current issues and trends that involve the juvenile, family, school, social agencies and the court. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 603 Thesis/Professional Project Terms and hours to be arranged. Eligible for the RP grade option. Credits: 1-9 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 606 Special Individual Studies Term and hours to be arranged. Credits: 1-15 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 608 Workshop Term and hours to be arranged. Credits: 1-15 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 609 Practicum Term and hours to be arranged. Students must obtain signature from community service supervisor before registration. Credits: 1-12 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 612 Research in Criminal Justice Course examines research techniques and methods necessary for a comprehensive understanding of crime, criminal justice and their relationship to policy construction and implementation. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 617 Criminal Justice Administration and Organizational Behavior Review of theories of organization and administration, the application of these theories to criminal justice system organizations; review of research on criminal justice administration and organization. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 618 Theory of Criminal Law Development and application of criminal law in America. Focus on a variety of issues germane to the history and implementation of criminal law. Course will address philosophical, sociological, psychological and biological contributions to criminal law and the implications of these contributions on social policies will be explored. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 619 Ethics and Leadership in Criminal Justice Organizations Course examines major theories of leadership and ethics relevant to criminal justice and social service institutions. Emphasis is placed on leadership and its relationship to ethics. Various models of leadership and research relevant to the criminal justice setting are discussed. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 620 Offender Treatment Exploration of various offender treatment programs. Students will examine the theoretical foundation for those programs, as well as the social, economic and political implications associated with adult and juvenile offender treatment programs. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 621 Human Resource Management in Criminal Justice Students will explore the recruiting, selection, training, assignment, discipline and promotion of personnel in criminal justice. Emphasis is on the philosophy, theory and practice of human resource management in the contemporary public safety agency. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 622 Strategic Planning in Criminal Justice Students will explore the development and design of strategic planning to provide the competence to develop a strategic plan for a criminal justice agency. Strategic planning will be contrasted to tactical planning and intuitive planning. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 623 Program Evaluation in Criminal Justice Examines the field of Program Evaluation. Brief history and review of those activities essential for assessing a criminal justice or social intervention program from five perspectives: (1) need for a program; (2) program design; (3) program implementation and service delivery; (4) program impact or outcome; (5) program efficiency. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 624 Applied Research in Criminal Justice The course is designed to shepherd students through the process of planning and conducting an applied research project. Students will identify a research question, develop a conceptual framework, conduct their research and then report their findings as they describe, analyze and/or compare the outcome or effectiveness of a social intervention program, agency policy, or public law based on its stated goals or objectives. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 623 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 625 Research Writing in Criminal Justice, Capstone Part III Part III of the Capstone coursework series is designed to enhance students’ professional writing by producing a final, polished draft of their capstone project that represents the culmination of their Master’s Degree work. Additionally, they will create summaries of the implications of their project for both specialized and general audiences in formats appropriate to either an academic or a workplace setting. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 624 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 627 Quantitative Methods in Social Science This is a graduate level course that aims to provide an understanding of the concepts of probability, common distributions, statistical methods and analyses of data. Students will master a software package and learn how to interpret and present ideas from their fields of study using these acquired statistical technological skills. Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CJ 612 or consent of instructor Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 653 Advanced Theories and Models in Corrections Explores the modern era of corrections. Examines the massive increase in prisons and incarceration rates driving the past several decades. Students will be required to critically analyze past and current prison and post-prison practices. Students will be required to develop corrections models that would serve as “best practice” solutions to problems and/or inconsistencies in previous and current models of corrections. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 656 Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice A study of contemporary issues in criminal justice. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	CJ 660 Advanced Theories and Research in Crime and Delinquency Graduate students will have an opportunity to explore advanced applications of theory and social research methodologies. Students will be required to develop and apply critical analysis of a variety of theoretical and methodological applications within the realm of criminal justice and the broader study of crime. Credits: 4 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
Communication Studies
	COM 111 Principles of Public Speaking Instruction and practice in applying the principles of invention, organization, language and delivery with a focus on the development of skill and confidence in formal public communication. Credits: 3 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	COM 112 Interpersonal Communication Practical, theoretically grounded approaches to developing relational communication skills in a variety of contexts ranging from romantic relationships to friendships to on-the-job communication. Credits: 3 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	COM 199 Special Studies Terms and hours to be arranged. May be repeated for up to 15 credits. Credits: 1-15 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	COM 211 Introduction to Mass Communication Introduction to the study of mass communication through the critical engagement and examination of issues relating to the mass communication industry, media production, content and effects. Credits: 3 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024
	COM 212 Advertising and Society Examines advertising as an economic force and as a form of cultural representation. Students will use a critical/cultural approach to examine the economic, political and cultural forces that have impacted the evolution of advertising from the 19th to the 21st century, paying particular attention to how advertising has become a litmus for cultural attitudes and ideologies. Credits: 3 Check course availability in Winter 2024 Check course availability in Spring 2024

Page: 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 … Forward 10 -> 28

Contract All Courses | Print this page.

Print this Page

Course Descriptions

CJ 241 Introduction to Community Crime Prevention

CJ 244 Comparative Criminal Justice

CJ 245 GIS Maps and Spatial Information

CJ 252 American Courts

CJ 267 Research and Writing about Social Justice Issues

CJ 310 Professional Writing in Criminal Justice

CJ 320 Developing Homeland Security Practices

CJ 321 Principles of Forensic Investigations

CJ 322 Forensic Anthropology

CJ 323 Introduction to Crime Scene and Crash Diagramming

CJ 324 Advanced Crime Scene and Crash Diagramming

CJ 327 Research Methods in Criminal Justice

CJ 328 Forensic Osteology

CJ 329 Archaeological Resources: Policies and Procedures

CJ 331 Police and Community: Policy Perspective

CJ 333 Forensic DNA Analysis

CJ 341 Introduction to GIS

CJ 342 Strategic Crime Analysis with GIS

CJ 351 Police Organization & Administration

CJ 352 Criminal Law

CJ 372 Social Constructions of Race

CJ 403 Field Study

CJ 406 Independent Studies

CJ 407 Senior Capstone Seminar

CJ 408 Workshop

CJ 409 Practicum

CJ 411 Families and Crime

CJ 419 Crisis and Principles of Managing Risk in Community Preparedness

CJ 420 Implementing Homeland Security Strategies

CJ 421 Policy Analysis in Criminal Justice

CJ 422 Community Collaboration and Development

CJ 423 Management of Law Enforcement Organizations

CJ 424 Law Enforcement Planning

CJ 425 Program Evaluation/Participation

CJ 426 Fundamentals of Crime Analysis

CJ 427 Quantitative Methods in Criminal Justice

CJ 428 Crime Problem Analysis

CJ 429 Tactical Crime Analysis

CJ 430 Capstone in GIS

CJ 431 Microsoft Office for Crime Analysis

CJ 433 Criminal Justice and Popular Culture

CJ 435 Gender, Crime and Justice

CJ 436 Minorities, Crime, Social Policy and Social Control

CJ 437 Comparative International Homeland Security Programs

CJ 438 Native Americans, Culture and the Criminal Justice System

CJ 440 Community Crime Prevention Studies

CJ 441 Forensic Archaeology and Taphonomy

CJ 442 Readings in Forensic Anthropology

CJ 444 Restorative Justice Compared: Exploring International Systems

CJ 449 Youth Gangs in American Society

CJ 450 Criminology

CJ 451 Youth, Crime and Society

CJ 452 Criminal Procedure

CJ 453 Corrections

CJ 454 Parole and Probation

CJ 455 Correctional Casework and Counseling

CJ 456 Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice

CJ 457 Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change

CJ 459 Victimology

CJ 461 Youth Immigration and Crime

CJ 463 Topics on Juvenile Issues

CJ 523 Management of Law Enforcement Organizations

CJ 524 Law Enforcement Planning

CJ 526 Fundamentals of Crime Analysis

CJ 528 Crime Problem Analysis

CJ 529 Tactical Crime Analysis

CJ 531 Microsoft Office for Crime Analysis

CJ 533 Criminal Justice and Popular Culture

CJ 535 Gender, Crime and Justice

CJ 536 Minorities, Crime, Social Policy and Social Control

CJ 540 Community Crime Prevention Studies

CJ 550 Criminology

CJ 551 Youth, Crime and Society

CJ 552 Criminal Procedure

CJ 554 Parole and Probation

CJ 555 Correctional Casework and Counseling

CJ 563 Topics on Juvenile Issues

CJ 603 Thesis/Professional Project

CJ 606 Special Individual Studies