Department: CJ Criminal Justice

Code Name Description
CJ0SG Online Criminal Justice Orientation No Description Set
CJ130 Introduction to Criminal Justice An overview of the philosophical, historical and operational aspects of the justice system in the United States.
CJ180 Introduction to Homeland Security Students will study the components of federal, state, and local homeland security agencies and the relationships between these agencies and the private sector. Particular attention will be placed on policy, plans, and procedures for disaster prepara...
CJ1XX Criminal Justice 100 Level Elective No Description Set
CJ200 Criminal Investigation Provides the student with an opportunity to study the technical, theoretical and legal aspects of criminal investigation.
CJ227 Corrections in the United States This course is an overview of the process and institutions involved in the supervision, treatment, control, and incarceration of those individuals who have been adjudicated and sentenced by the court. Corrections in the United States encompasses a v...
CJ235 Courts and Justice Affords the student a concentrated study of the functions, operations and decision-making process of the American court system.
CJ242 Criminology This course surveys, and critically appraises, various theories of crime causation, including an examination of classical, biological, psychological, and sociological perspectives on the etiology of crime. CJ/SOC credit.
CJ244 Juvenile Delinquency A course planned to aid the student in the examination of juvenile delinquency as a social problem from the perspectives of control prevention and rehabilitation. Delinquency will be viewed as to definition, genesis and extent. The social institution...
CJ250 Ethics in Criminal Justice This course will analyze ethical behavior and provide criminal justice practitioners with decision-making skills to enhance the practitioner duty performance and the public interest. The focus will be on making moral, rational, and responsible decisi...
CJ250HN Honors: Ethics in Criminal Justice This course will analyze ethical behavior and provide criminal justice practitioners with decision-making skills to enhance the practitioner duty performance and the public interest. The focus will be on making moral, rational, and responsible decisi...
CJ266 The Constitution & Criminal Procedure Examination of the area of law balances governmental power and individual rights. Issues that address balancing controlling crime with due process rights include search and seizure, detention and arrest, interrogation, trial rights and sentences.
CJ270 Policing in the United States Study of the role behavior and life of the line officer within the police subculture and within society. Topics examined are the influence of coercive power, role behavior, subcultural influences, and personal issues relating to loyalty, stress, hea...
CJ275 Gangs and Cults Examines the historical and contemporary issue of gangs and cults in United States and focuses on gang and cult recruitment, subculture, beliefs, activities, signs, and symbols. CJ/SOC credit.
CJ295 Research Methods in Criminal Justice This course provides an introduction to research methods in criminal justice and other social sciences. Course topics include: conceptual issues in research, models of empirical research, research approaches, and research results analysis. As part...
CJ2XX CJ 200 Level Elective No Description Set
CJ307 Victimology Victimology is the study of the role of the victim in criminology and the criminal justice system. Areas to be investigated include the relationship between victims and their criminal offenders, societies' responses to the victims, the victim's role...
CJ331 Topics in Criminal Justice A seminar open to criminal justice majors/minors which will provide an opportunity to explore, in-depth,topics pertinent to or impacting on the field of criminal justice. This may include critical observations of historical, contemporary or future i...
CJ332 Terrorism This course will look at what terrorism is and what a terrorist group is. This course will also examine theories explaining terrorist behavior and how economics, race, religion and other factors influence terrorism and motivate terrorist groups. The...
CJ344 Youth & the Justice System This course provides an in-depth examination of the juvenile justice system including the history and development of the juvenile court system, an examination of the impact of race, gender, and socio-economic status with regards to the determination...
CJ362 Criminal Law This course is an examination of the criminal law and certain crimes. This course will look at the definition and comparison of criminal law with other areas of law, the purposes of punishment, and the history and development of criminal law in weste...
CJ365 Correctional Administration This course provides the student with the context of corrections history and with the goals and philosophies of the correctional system. The student will examine correctional administration and management using contemporary theory, research, an...
CJ390 Data Analysis & Reporting This course introduces students to basic data analytic techniques primarily using SPSS, including variable construction, descriptive statistics, bivariate analysis, mean comparisons, and regression. Students will also learn how to effectively report...
CJ395 Advanced Research in Criminal Justice This course is a continuation of CJ 295. This course will further a student's knowledge and experiences in the area of criminal justice research. The goal of this course is to equip students with the tools necessary to design and conduct a full and...
CJ3XX CJ 300 Level Elective No Description Set
CJ403 Field Experience/Instruction-CJ Provides an opportunity for CJ majors to observe and experience the criminal justice system in action. The student selects from a variety of agencies or organizations willing to offer this opportunity and, with the help and guidance of the field coo...
CJ415 Advanced Criminology and Profiling Advanced Criminology and Profiling is a case study approach to applying theory to the practice of criminology. The case histories of some infamous and not-so-infamous criminals will be examined for the purpose of applying criminological theory. Stu...
CJ425 Legal Use of Evidence This course will provide the student with an overview of the Federal rules of evidence applicable in investigatory and testimonial situations. The student will explore, through applied and experiential learning, practical knowledge of issues encounte...
CJ432 Emergency Management This course will introduce students to homeland security and emergency management protocols, natural disaster management, and the network of government, business, and non-profit resources. The course will also discuss policies and processes involved...
CJ440 Criminal Justice Policy This course will provide students with the skills necessary to analyze, evaluate, and critique criminal justice policies found at the local, state, and federal levels of the criminal justice system. The course will focus on a practical approach to t...
CJ465 Restorative Justice In this course, the student will explore restorative justice as a new model within the criminal justice system. The student will develop a critical mindfulness to the healing wants and needs of victims and communities impacted by criminal condu...
CJ498 Independent Study No Description Set
CJ499 Directed Research This course is a continuation of CJ 295. This course will further a student's knowledge and experiences in the area of criminal justice research. In addition to critically evaluating current literature, students will be required to design, conduct, a...
CJ4XX CJ 400 Level Elective No Description Set
CJ510 Constitutional and Legal Issues In Criminal Justice ?Students will explore the legal issues within the criminal justice system, focusing on the various component parts which include constitutional law, criminal procedure, judicial policy making, law as social control, civil liability, and controversia...
CJ520 Seminar in Criminology In-depth examination of major theoretical perspectives of crime and deviance. Students will examine the evolution and empirical status of traditional to contemporary theories of criminal behavior, with a focus on the historical context of each theory...
CJ530 Critical Issues in Criminal Justice Students will explore classical and recent literature in criminal justice focused on various critical issues confronting the criminal justice system. Students will study the trends, contemporary topics, and reform movements currently prominent in the...
CJ540 Ethics and Justice ?This course examines the ethical issues relevant to the administration of criminal justice. The origins of ethical standards, the effect of these standards on the administration of justice, and issues of ethical leadership will be addressed. Emphasi...
CJ560 Criminal Justice Policy In this course, students will explore the principles and techniques of policy design and evaluation, including model designs, planning, and implementation as it relates to the social issues, community-oriented standards and norms, and community servi...
CJELCT Criminal Justice Elective No Description Set