CJC 101      Introduction To Criminal Justice
This introductory overview course is designed to familiarize students with the three main components of the adult criminal justice system: police, courts, and corrections. The course will investigate the viewpoints of offenders, victims, social scientists, the general public, and workers in the system on diverse issues of social control, criminal behavior, treatment and punishment.
Credits: 3 hours
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CJC 101P      Introduction To Criminal Justice
This introductory overview course is designed to familiarize students with the three main components of the adult criminal justice system: police, courts, and corrections. The course will investigate the viewpoints of offenders, victims, and social scientists, the general public, and workers in the system on diverse issues of social control, criminal behavior, treatment and punishment.
Credits: 3 hours
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CJC 250      Introduction To Policing
A comparison of law enforcement and peace-keeping functions of the police provides a basic theme for the course, with examination of several topics related to police accomplishing these functions. Some of the topics covered include police discretion, police professionalism, the police officer as a bureaucratic agent, and police-community relations.
Credits: 3 hours
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CJC 260      Principles & Practices of Criminal Courts
The course examines the American criminal judicial system, including the history, philosophy, and changing nature of criminal courts. The activities of lawyers, judges, and related professionals are emphasized, and current topics involving the criminal court are discussed.
Credits: 3 hours
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CJC 265      Delinquency And Juvenile Justice
This course focuses on the nature, extent and theoretical explanations of delinquency and the history and philosophy behind the juvenile justice system in terms of the roles played by law enforcement, juvenile courts, and corrections. Juvenile groups such as status offenders, delinquents, gang members, victims, and juveniles adjudicated as adult criminals will also be examined.
Credits: 3 hours
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CJC 270      Principles Of Corrections
This course explores adult institutional and community-based corrections in the United States. Major areas examined include the evolution of corrections, the process of correctional reform, adult offenders and prison culture, treatment and rehabilitation of offenders, intermediate sanctions, and correctional workers.
Credits: 3 hours
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CJC 300      Structural Theories Of Crime
The impact of sociodemographic, geographic, economic, political variables and sex roles in the occurrence and distribution of crime.
Credits: 3 hours
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CJC 315      Crime, Criminals And Victims
This course addresses the study of crime, criminals and victims. It examines the relationship between victims and offenders. Special treatment is given to criminological as well as victimological theories. A segment of the course will address the sporadic nature of juvenile crime. The course will examine viable strategies to reduce levels of victimization. In the final analysis the course will offer crime prevention strategies.
Credits: 3 hours
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CJC 316      Race, Class and Justice
This course examines the intersection of race and class as it relates to crime and justice. Specifically, the course focuses on race and class in relation to criminological theory and the application of justice system practices and policies.
Credits: 3 hours
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CJC 317      Policies Of Drug Use And Control
Utilizing both historical and contemporary information, this course provides an assessment of the ""drug problem"" in the U.S. and policies of control developed in response to the problem. Drug use criminalization, legalization, medical treatment, and prevention strategies and related issues are considered in regard to scientific knowledge related to the patterns, causes, and impact of substance abuse. Also offered as SOCIOL 317. Offered annually.
Credits: 3 hours
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CJC 319      Theoretical Criminology
A comprehensive examination of the major criminology theories, their philosophical assumptions, and the socio-historical context in which they were articulated. Also offered as SOCIOL 319.
Credits: 3 hours
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CJC 320      The Supreme Court And The Criminal Process
Course examines recent Supreme Court decisions on the constitutional aspects of the administration of justice. Topics include the nationalization of the Bill of Rights and jurisdiction with an emphasis on problems involving the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and 14th Amendments.
Credits: 3 hours
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CJC 350      Social Deviance
The dominant sociological perspectives on deviance will be discussed with special attention given to the processes that define behavior and persons as deviant and the impact of such definitions on social relationships and identity. Also offered as Sociology 320.
Credits: 3 hours
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CJC 351      Policing In The Community
The purpose of this class is to introduce the student to police operations and the effectiveness of different police programs. The material discussed in class focuses on empirical evaluations of police effectiveness, and the role of the police in today's society. This class is divided into four broad areas: the nature and effectiveness of patrol; criminal investigations; special operations including crackdowns, responses to domestic assaults, and hot spot policing; and the latest crime prevention strategies, such as community oriented policing and problem solving.
Credits: 3 hours
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CJC 353      Ethical And Controversial Issues In Policing
This course covers various ethical and controversial issues confronting law enforcement agencies and examines ethical dilemmas involved in police decision-making with an emphasis on current controversial issues. Topics to be addressed include police misconduct; stop and frisk practices; search and seizure; racial profiling; use of excessive and deadly force; and vehicle pursuits.
Credits: 3 hours
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CJC 355      Crime And Public Policy
This course addresses how society has responded to the crime problem during changing social, historical, political and economic contexts. Special attention will be given to how society has reacted to crime (with liberal treatment and rehabilitation or conservative punitive approaches) from the 1920's to the present.
Credits: 3 hours
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CJC 355P      Crime And Public Policy
This course addresses how society has responded to the crime problem during changing social, historical, political and economic contexts. Special attention will be given to how society has reacted to crime (with liberal treatment and rehabilitation or conservative punitive approaches) from the 1920's to the present.
Credits: 3 hours
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CJC 360      Criminal Behavior Systems
A first-hand account of typologies drawn from empirical studies of professional criminals, organized crime, white-collar offenders, political criminals and street-level offenders such as the burglar, thief, murderer, drug dealer, rapist, or armed robber.
Credits: 3 hours
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CJC 363      Introduction To Statistics In Sociology/Criminal Justice
A first course in the statistical analysis of quantitative data. Course emphasizes descriptive statistics, probability theory, parameter estimation, bivariate hypothesis testing, and computer applications. Prerequisites: MATH 110, MATH 116 or an equivalent. Offered: Fall
Credits: 3 hours
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CJC 371      Community Corrections
This course will examine intermediate sanctions in the United States, such as probation, halfway houses, boot camps, among others. Specifically, the origin and proliferation of the use of corrections in the community will be explored in depth. The effectiveness of several major community correctional strategies will be explored through a review of the research literature base. Several issues will be highlighted including (but not limited to ) ethical constraints, political problems, and treatment effectiveness in light of the use of community sanctions. Offered: One time every other year
Credits: 3 hours
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