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Criminal Justice

  • CRJU C700 Theories of Criminal Behavior 3 cr. hrs.
    An intensive overview of the major etiological theories of crime as they relate to contemporary crime control and correctional models with special emphasis on criminal justice applications. Linkages between current paradigms of criminal behavior and current developments in criminal justice policy will be explored.
  • CRJU C705 Seminar in Criminal Justice 3 cr. hrs.
    Any of several different courses can be offered including security administration, premises liability and crime prevention, corrections, international terrorism, and deviant behavior.
  • CRJU C710 Research and Statistical Methods 3 cr. hrs.
    The course examines research methods commonly used in the social and behavioral sciences, including survey, field, and experimental research designs. Advanced inferential statistical procedures for data analysis are covered using SPSS. Computer application and data bases are employed.
  • CRJU C718 Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration I 3 cr. hrs.
    Planning and financial management in criminal justice organizations. Topics include funding sources of local, state, and federal governments, request and use of grants (public and private), planning and preparation of budgets, public relations, and the political context of criminal justice planning and budgeting.
  • CRJU C720 Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration II 3 cr. hrs.
    Current topics in the management and administration of criminal justice systems. A case approach examining topics such as community policing, community policing as a part of community government, zero tolerance, race, and ethnic conflict in the criminal justice system.
  • CRJU C800 Selected Problems in Criminal Justice 3 cr. hrs.
    This course examines current topics and issues related to the field of criminal justice.
  • CRJU C805 Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation 3 cr. hrs.
    The application of social science research methods to effective policy making and evaluation. Topics include conceptual, methodological, bureaucratic, political, and organizational factors in the evaluation process as well as specific program evaluation research techniques.
  • CRJU C850 Seminar in Criminology 3 cr. hrs.
    This seminar examines advanced subjects in the discipline of criminology including crime measurement and analysis, crime and victim typologies, white collar and organized crime, etc.
  • CRJU C893 Directed Readings in Criminal Justice 3 cr. hrs.
    This seminar allows students to study specialized works in the field by reading and analyzing both classical and contemporary works.
  • CRJU C900 Master’s Research and Practicum 3 cr. hrs.
    This capstone course consists of directed research in criminal justice under the guidance of a graduate faculty member. The student must complete a practicum report demonstrating mastery of professional skills in one of the following:
    1. Write a 5,000- to 10,000-word research paper written in a research journal format. This is an original research piece that may be based on quantitative data or it may be a comprehensive review of the literature;
    2. Write an acceptable grant proposal following, for example, National Institute of Justice guidelines;
    3. Write an evaluation of a criminal justice policy or program; or,
    4. Develop a security assessment and plan for a corporation or a facility, such as an airport or sports facility. This option is primarily for those individuals coming from the private justice sector.

Updated August 20, 2005