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Criminology/Criminal Justice

Courses in criminology/criminal justice (designated CCJS) may be applied as appropriate, for example, toward:

• the general education requirement in the behavioral and social sciences (Note: Only CCJS 105, 350, 360, 432, 453, 454, and 461 apply);
• a major in criminal justice;
• a major in social sciences;
• a minor in criminal justice or sociology; and
• electives.

Students who previously received credit for courses in the disciplines of criminology (courses designated CRIM) or criminal justice (courses designated CJUS) may not receive credit for comparable courses designated CCJS.

Prerequisite: CCJS 100 or CCJS 105. An introduction to modern methods used in detecting, investigating, and solving crimes. The practical analysis of evidence in a criminal investigation laboratory is covered. Topics include photography, fingerprints, and other impressions; ballistics, documents and handwriting, glass, and hair; drug analysis; and lie detection. Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: CCJS 320 or CJUS 320.

(Fulfills the general education requirement in behavioral and social sciences.) Prerequisite: CCJS 100 or CCJS 105. An examination of juvenile delinquency in relation to the general problem of crime. Topics include factors underlying juvenile delinquency, prevention of criminal acts by youths, and the treatment of delinquents. Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: CCJS 350 or CRIM 450.

Prerequisite: CCJS 100 or CCJS 105. An interdisciplinary exploration of criminal justice. Topics include theories of the causes of crime; requisites of criminal liability; defenses; the rights guaranteed by the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution; undercover investigation; special issues in juvenile justice; and the highly controversial issues of capital punishment and victimization. Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: BEHS 351 or CCJS 351.

Prerequisite: CCJS 100 or CCJS 105. An analysis of the role of criminal justice in controlling the use and abuse of drugs. Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: CCJS 352 or CJUS 352.

(Fulfills the general education requirement in behavioral and social sciences.) Prerequisite: CCJS 100 or CCJS 105. An overview of the history and theory of victimology in which patterns of victimization are analyzed, with emphasis on types of victims and of crimes. The interaction between victims of crime and the system of criminal justice is considered in terms of the role of the victim and the services that the victim is offered. Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: CCJS 360 or CRIM 360.

Prerequisite: CCJS 100 or CCJS 105. A historical and theoretical study of the role and treatment of racial/ethnic minorities in the criminal justice system.

Prerequisite: CCJS 100 or CCJS 105. An examination of criminal courts in the United States at all levels. Topics include the roles of judges, prosecutors, defenders, clerks, and court administrators and the nature of their jobs; problems of administration, as well as those facing courts and prosecutors; and reform. Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: CCJS 400 or CJUS 400.

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Last updated: 17 July 2008