Classes in CCJS
| CCJS100 | Introduction to Criminal Justice (3 credits) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Formerly CJUS 100. Introduction to the administration of criminal justice in a democratic society, with emphasis on the theoretical and historical development of law enforcement. The principles of organization and administration for law enforcement; functions and specific activities; planning and research; public relations; personnel and training; inspection and control; direction; policy formulation. There will be an online component that will account for the third hour. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| CCJS100H | (PermReq)Introduction to Criminal Justice (3 credits) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Formerly CJUS 100. For general honors students only. There will be an online component that will account for the third hour. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| CCJS105 | Introduction to Criminology (3 credits) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Formerly CRIM 220. Criminal behavior and the methods of its study; causation; typologies of criminal acts and offenders; punishment, correction and incapacitation; prevention of crime. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| CCJS200 | (PermReq)Statistics for Criminology and Criminal Justice (3 credits) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: CCJS100 or CCJS105, and MATH111 with a grade of C or higher. Introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics, graphical techniques, and the computer analysis of criminology and criminal justice data. Basic procedures of hypothesis testing, correlation and regression analysis, and the analysis of continuous and binary dependent variables. Emphasis upon the examination of research problems and issues in criminology and criminal justice. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| CCJS230 | (PermReq)Criminal Law in Action (3 credits) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: CCJS100. Law as one of the methods of social control. Criminal law: its nature, sources and types; theories and historical developments. Behavioral and legal aspects of criminal acts. Classification and analysis of selected criminal offenses. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| CCJS234 | (PermReq)Law of Criminal Investigation (3 credits) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: CCJS100 and CCJS230. General principles and theories of criminal procedure. Due process. Arrest, search and seizure. Recent developments. Study and evaluation of evidence and proof. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| CCJS300 | (PermReq)Criminological and Criminal Justice Research Methods (3 credits) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: CCJS100 and CCJS105; and one of the following: CCJS200 or SOCY201 or PSYC200 or ECON321 or BMGT230. Introduction to the formulation of research questions covering crime and justice, research designs, data collection, and interpretation and reporting in criminological and justice-system settings. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| CCJS320 | (PermReq)Introduction to Criminalistics (3 credits) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: CCJS100 and CCJS230. An introduction to modern methods used in the detection, investigation and solution of crimes. Practical analysis of evidence in a crime laboratory, including fingerprints and other impressions, firearms ID and ballistics, hairs and fibers, document examination, and use of polygraph. An introduction to modern methods used in the detection, investigation and solution of crimes. Practical analysis of evidence in a crime laboratory, including fingerprints and other impressions, firearms ID and ballistics, hairs and fibers, document examination, and use of polygraph. Students will be separated into lab groups on Mondays and Wednesdays between 6 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. Students intending to take this course will need to leave these days and times available. Actual meeting days may vary. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| CCJS330 | (PermReq)Contemporary Criminological Issues (3 credits) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: CCJS100 and CCJS105. Topics may include career criminals, prison overcrowding, prediction, ecological studies of crimes, family and delinquency, entrepreneurship in criminal justice and criminology, and similar criminological problems. There are four times during the semester that section 0101 will meet at 4:00 PM for guest lectures. In planning a schedule, please consider that the 1:00 PM section will be required to attend the 4:00 PM lectures as outlined in the syllabus. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| CCJS331 | (PermReq)Contemporary Legal Policy Issues (3 credits) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: CCJS100, CCJS230, and CCJS234. In-depth examination of selected topics. Criminal responsibility. Socio-legal policy alternatives with regard to deviance. Law enforcement procedures for civil law and similar legal problems. Admissibility of evidence. Representation. Indigent's right to counsel. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| CCJS340 | (PermReq)Concepts of Law Enforcement Administration (3 credits) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: CCJS100 or equivalent. An introduction to concepts of organization and management as these relate to law enforcement. Principles of structure, process, policy and procedure, communication and authority, division of work and organizational controls. Human element in the organization. Informal interaction and bureaucracy. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| CCJS350 | (PermReq)Juvenile Delinquency (3 credits) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: CCJS105. Juvenile delinquency in relation to the general problem of crime; analysis of factors underlying juvenile delinquency; treatment and prevention; organization and social responsibility of law enforcement. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| CCJS352 | (PermReq)Drugs and Crime (3 credits) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: CCJS100. An analysis of the role of criminal justice in the control of drug use and abuse. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| CCJS360 | (PermReq)Victimology (3 credits) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: CCJS105. Overview of the history and theory of victimology. Analysis of victimization patterns with special emphasis on types of victims and crimes. The interaction between victims of crime and the criminal justice system with respect to the role of the victim and the services offered to the victim. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| CCJS388H | (PermReq)Independent Reading Course in Criminology and Criminal Justice (3 credits) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Permission only. For department Honors Students only. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| CCJS389H | (PermReq)Independent Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice (3 credits) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| For Department Honors Students Only. This course will meet in LEF 2220C. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| CCJS399C | (PermReq)Independent Study in Criminology and Criminal Justice:Leading Constitutional Cases Dealing With the Field of Corrections (3 credits) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Not open to students who have completed CCJS288C "Contemporary Case Law" | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| CCJS432 | (PermReq)Law of Corrections (3 credits) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: CCJS100, CCJS105, CCJS230, and CCJS300. A review of the law of criminal corrections from sentencing to final release or release on parole. Probation, punishments, special treatments for special offenders, parole and pardon, and the prisoner's civil rights are also examined. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| CCJS451 | (PermReq)Crime and Delinquency Prevention (3 credits) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: CCJS105 or CCJS350 or permission of department; and CCJS300. Methods and programs in prevention of crime and delinquency. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| CCJS452 | (PermReq)Treatment of Criminals and Delinquents (3 credits) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: CCJS105 or CCJS350 or permission of department; and CCJS300. Processes and methods used to modify criminal and delinquent behavior. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| CCJS454 | (PermReq)Contemporary Criminological Theory (3 credits) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: CCJS105; and CCJS300; and CCJS350. Brief historical overview of criminological theory up to the 50's. Deviance. Labeling. Typologies. Most recent research in criminalistic subcultures and middle class delinquency. Recent proposals for "decriminalization". | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| CCJS498B | (PermReq)Selected Topics in Criminology and Criminal Justice:Controversies and New Directions in Crimminal Justice (3 credits) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: CCJS 100, CCJS 105, CCJS 200 and CCJS 300. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| CCJS498O | (PermReq)Selected Topics in Criminology and Criminal Justice:Overview of Federal Law Enforcement Agencies (3 credits) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: CCJS 100 and CCJS 340 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| CCJS498Z | (PermReq)Selected Topics in Criminology and Criminal Justice:Security Administration (3 credits) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites CCJS100 and CCJS340. Formerly CCJS498S. Students cannot re cieve credit for both CCJS 498S and CCJS 498Z. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| CCJS600 | Criminal Justice (3 credits) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: admission to the graduate program in criminal justice or permission of department. Formerly CJUS 600. Current concept of criminal justice in relationship to other concepts in the field. Historical perspective. Criminal justice and social control. Operational implications. Systemic aspects. Issues of evaluation. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| CCJS602 | Courts and Sentencing (3 credits) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and theory on prosecution, plea-bargaining, sentencing principles and guidelines, and sentencing policies in practice. Mandatory minimum sentencing, "three strikes" laws, race, gender and class disparities, general and specific deterrent effects of sentencing, restitution and restorative justice, diversion and sentencing to treatment. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| CCJS620 | Fundamentals of Criminological Research (3 credits) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit will be granted for only one of the following: CCJS498D or CCJS620. Formerly CCJS 498D. Designed to help criminology students understand and apply three important components of statistics: decriptive statistics (including probability theory), fundamentals of statistical inference, and regression analysis. Course assumes familiarity with basic descriptive statistics. The emphasis of the classes on descriptive statistics is the calculation and interpretation of summary statistical measures for describing raw data. Covers the basic rules of probability and different probabilistic processes that could describe criminal activity. The sessions on fundamentals of statistical inferences are designed to provide background for executing and interpreting hypothesis tests and confidence intervals. The latter portion of the course focuses on regession analysis. Uses the statistical software, Stata. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| CCJS710 | Advanced Research Methods in Criminology (3 credits) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: approved doctoral level statistics course. Formerly CRIM 710. Application of advanced research methods and data analysis strategies to criminological and criminal justice problems. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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