|
Justice Studies Undergraduate Level Courses
| JUS 100: Workshop in Justice Studies (1-3) |
| This is a variable (1-3) hour topics course meant to facilitate the delivery of course credit attached to training programs and other continuing education sessions deemed to be of sufficient academic rigor as to justify the offering of academic credit. |
| Prerequisites: none |
| JUS 101: Introduction to Criminal Justice (3) |
| This 3-hour course is a survey of the management and control of crime and criminal offenders through the criminal justice systems. |
| Prerequisites: none |
| JUS 200: Criminology (3) |
| This 3-hour course involves a survey of the causes and effects of criminality and of the means taken to cope with criminal behavior. Emphasis on the social context of crime, with special attention given to economic and political factors. |
| Prerequisites: JUS 101 |
| JUS 225: Justice in the Information Age (3) |
| This 3-hour course is designed to familiarize the student with information age technologies that influence the justice system. The course will focus on the management of those technologies, specifically in the area of information networking. Emphasis will be placed on providing students with a working knowledge of how information age technologies will condition their future role and responsibilities as justice system employees. |
| Prerequisites: JUS 101 |
| JUS 245: Introduction to Private Security/Crime Prevention (3) |
| The student will receive an understanding of proactive factors impacting security planning. The difference between proactive and reactive involvement is key to the student’s comparison of public and private sectors and means of controlling crime, such as arrest, rehabilitation, anticipation of risk through management. Uses of qualitative and quantitative data in the management decision making process will emphasize the importance of documentation in reduction of criminal opportunity. |
| Prerequisites: JUS 101 or permission |
| JUS 250: Administration of Justice Systems (3) |
| This 3-hour course provides an analysis of administrative theory and practice as it relates to justice agencies. Emphasis will be placed on organization and function. Law enforcement, corrections, and the courts will be viewed both from a systems approach, as well as individual components of the larger justice system. |
| Prerequisites: JUS 101 or permission |
| JUS 300: Criminal Justice Research (3) |
| This 3-hour course is meant to provide the justice studies student with an introductory level of understanding of criminal justice research methods and the latest criminal justice research. |
| Prerequisites: JUS 101, JUS 200 |
| JUS 305: Corporate Crime and Deviance (3) |
| This 3-hour course will provide an examination and analysis of views regarding the phenomena of organized crime and efforts to control it. Attention will be paid to criminal organizations, including but not limited to government agencies, corporations, and corrupt individuals. |
| Prerequisites: permission |
| JUS 310: Comparative Justice Systems (3) |
| This 3-hour course examines the operation of contemporary criminal justice systems under various cultural contexts. Of particular concern will be social, economic, political, and ideological forces which have impacted the various justice systems in place in the world today. Potential areas of conflict and cooperation between and amongh systems will be examined. |
| Prerequisites: SOC 140, JUS 101, or permission |
| JUS 320: Police Systems and Practices (3) |
| This 3-hour course provides an examination of current social, legal, and organizational issues in contemporary law enforcement. Included are current issues, including but not limited to, demographics of police forces, psychological testing of officers, civic accountability, discretionary behavior, and use of deadly force. |
| Prerequisites: JUS 101, JUS 200 |
| JUS 325: Law Enforcement in the Community (3) |
| This 3-hour course will provide an examination and analysis of law enforcement responses to crime, including the differences between urban, rural, and suburban areas. Special attention will be given to gender and racial concerns, as well as theory and practices in the contemporary community policing model. |
| Prerequisites: JUS 101, JUS 320, or permission |
| JUS 331: Criminal Law (3) |
| This 3-hour course provides an examination of criminal law and procedure with an emphasis on history, classification, problematic systems elements, and the practice of criminal defense and prosecution. The course also presents an analysis of procedures related to due process and other constitutional guarantees. |
| Prerequisites: JUS 101, JUS 200 |
| JUS 335: Civil Liability (3) |
| This 3-hour course provides an examination and analysis of the growing importance of issues related to civil liability as it pertains to the criminal system. Of paramount importance will be an understanding of the Civil Rights Act and the effects of Title 42 provisions on the contemporary justice system and its personnel. Special attention will be paid to the historical development of civil liability parameters as they exist. |
| Prerequisites: JUS 101 or permission |
| JUS 341: Corrections (3) |
| This 3-hour course examines the treatment of criminal offenders in America: prisons, recidivism, state and federal penal systems, state and federal probation and parole agencies, and duties of correctional personnel. |
| Prerequisites: JUS 101, JUS 200 |
| JUS 345: Community Corrections (3) |
| This 3-hour course will provide a review of probation, parole, and community corrections. Topics discussed will be individual histories and organizational structures, the nature and effects of the process by which offenders are handled, as well as the dynamics and trends toward change in the three areas. A singular, systematic perspective will be used for purposes of comparison as well as thematic discussions about probation, parole, and community corrections. |
| Prerequisites: JUS 101 |
| JUS 350: Drugs and Society (3) |
| Drugs and society is an empiric and pedagogic education course on the fundamental exploration of all aspects of the drug and alcohol abuse issue. This includes but is not limited to: the impact of drugs on our society; history; the physical effects of drugs on the body; policy implications of drugs; the criminal justice system response; the effects, treatment and prevention of abuse; theories of use and drug law enforcement. Emphasis is placed on the interdisciplinary and forensic use of knowledge from the medical and social sciences. Video, practical demonstrations, role-playing and guest speakers facilitate in further promoting critical and independent thinking. |
| Prerequisites: JUS 101 or permission |
| JUS 355: Criminal Investigation (3) |
| This course promotes familiarity with the duties and responsibilities of the investigator in respect to crimes of person and property. A secondary goal is to provide an understanding of the laws governing investigative practices and operations as well as the elements of case building for prosecution of criminal offenses. |
| Prerequisites: to be determined |
| JUS 360: Social Justice: Policy & Action (3) |
| (course description pending) |
| Prerequisites: JUS 101, JUS 320, or permission |
| JUS 365: Juvenile Delinquency (3) |
| This 3-hour course provides a survey of approaches, both theoretical and applied, to juvenile delinquency. Special emphasis given to causes and effects of delinquency. Practical components include the examination of criminal justice systems and the related careers available in the juvenile delinquency field. |
| Prerequisites: JUS 101, JUS 200 |
| JUS 370: Terrorism and Hate Crimes (3) |
| This course provides objective analysis and evaluation of terrorism, hate and sex crimes. Typologies and motivations are examined from historical roots to contemporary events. Integration of these crimes are further used to survey existing theories of crime and deviance. |
| Prerequisites: to be determined |
| JUS 375: Criminal Profiling (3) |
| Criminal Profiling is an empiric and pedagogic education course on the fundamental exploration of all aspects of the multi-faceted field of behavioral evidence analysis, commonly referred to as criminal profiling. Emphasis is placed on the interdisciplinary and forensic use of knowledge from the medical and social sciences. Video, practical demonstrations, role-playing and guest speakers facilitate in further promoting critical and independent thinking. |
| Prerequisites: JUS 101 or permission |
| JUS 380: Topics in Justice Studies (3) |
| These 3-hour courses are meant to provide the student with knowledge related to a subject not normally covered in the justice studies curriculum. |
| Prerequisites: JUS 101 or permission |
| JUS 385: Victimology (3) |
| (course description pending) |
| Prerequisites: JUS 101 or permission |
| JUS 390: Sex Crimes (3) |
| (course description pending) |
| Prerequisites: JUS 101 or permission |
| JUS 405: Jail Operations (3) |
| (course description pending) |
| Prerequisites: JUS 101 or permission |
| JUS 400: Advanced Seminar in Justice Studies (3) |
| This 3-hour capstone seminar provides for the analysis, evaluation, and summation of the justice studies issues of importance to the student. Theory and research evaluation will be of particular attention. This course will provide a socratic forum for the discussion of knowledge acquired in the core curriculum and related course work.It is designed to be integrative and analytically critical of the student's previous learning experiences. |
| Prerequisites: completion of core curriculum, senior standing, and permission |
Justice Studies Graduate Level Courses
| JUS 600: Internship in Criminal Justice (1-3) |
| This 1-hour to 3-hour course experience involves a minimum of 150 contact hours in a position that affords the student the opportunity to learn practical applications in a law enforcement, correctional, or court service type of setting. |
| Prerequisites: junior, senior, or graduate standing or permission |
| JUS 605: Workplace Violence (3) |
| This 3-hour course will focus on crime within the various workplaces and not on crimes committed in public places. Factors involved in developing criminal profiles are emphasized in the student’s gaining an appreciation of victimology, including the correlation of management practices and the use of policy in reducing violence. Leadership and organizational dynamics will be seen to have a direct impact on risk factors and reasons why employees report or do not report harassment, physical attacks or verbal abuse. Potential proactive solutions will be addressed. |
| Prerequisites: junior, senior, or graduate standing or permission |
| JUS 610: Criminal Justice Organizational Structures (3) |
| This 3-credit hour seminar provides for the analysis, evaluation and summation of issues relevant to the fundamental operation of criminal justice organizational entities. The police, corrections, and courts will be viewed from a systems perspective, as part of an integrated whole. |
| Prerequisites: junior, senior, or graduate standing or permission |
| JUS 615: Contemporary Criminological Theory (3) |
| This 3-credit hour seminar provides for the exploration of contempory theories of human behavior of both a criminal and deviant nature. Behavioral explanations will be examined from both a positivist and classical framework. Significant attention will be paid to theoretical integration of topics and issues from several disciplines. This interdisciplinary orientation makes the course ideal for the Master of Liberal Studies student. |
| Prerequisites: junior, senior, or graduate standing or permission |
| JUS 620: Advanced Criminal Justice Research Methods (3) |
| Study of quantitative research methodology in justice studies. Emphasizing experimental and quasi-experimental design, this course focuses on designing the experiment, collecting the data and interpreting the results. |
| Prerequisites: junior, senior, or graduate standing or permission |
| JUS 670: Independent Study in Justice Studies (1-3) |
| This 1 to 3-hour course includes reading and/or research programs to fit the individual needs of advanced undergraduate and graduate students in the social sciences. Topics are chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor. |
| Prerequisites: junior, senior, or graduate status or permission |
| JUS 675: Seminar in Justice Studies (3) |
| This 3-hour course contains topics designed for upper-division and graduate students to reflect advanced study in a justice studies core area, or to examine, in an advanced sitting, an issue or topic of relevance to justice studies and its tangent fields. |
| Prerequisites: junior, senior, or graduate status or permission |
Last modified January 1, 2006
|
