Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice: Curriculum

Learn about probation, jails, prisons, and parole. You'll also examine methods of dealing with offenders, organizational theory, incarceration rationales, inmate social systems and correction program effectiveness.

Learn how evidence is used and understood differently in the practice of criminal justice versus the study of it. You'll examine the purpose, role, uses, sources, and credibility of evidence in practice and theory. Consider what evidence is and is not, the types of questions for which evidence is needed, and the complementary roles of evidence and logic in answering criminal justice questions. Learn how to be a critical consumer of criminal justice claims and how evidence is used in criminological research.

This examination of white-collar crime in the United States emphasizes investigatory techniques related to these types of crime.

Prerequisite: CRJ 103 or equivalent

Gain an understanding of how to apply statistical methods to management and economics. Learn about descriptive statistics, probability, normal curve, sampling, confidence, and regression.

Prerequisites: Completion of mathematics and computer requirements in component one of core.

Students may not also take Psychology/Sociology 211 or Mathematics 112 for credit toward Core Goal 4: Quantitative Reasoning.

Explore the various fields of psychology including human development, learning and memory, and sensation and perception. You'll also examine psychopathology and psychotherapy, physiology and behavior, social psychology, psychological testing, motivation, and emotion.

Gain field experience by joining the staff of a criminal justice agency under co-supervision of school faculty and agency personnel. Your hands-on field experience will be combined with weekly readings, online discussions, and writing assignments designed to pair theory with professional practice.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor

Explore the typology of economic crime and the related theories, causation, and victimization.

During this overview of terrorism and counterterrorism in global and domestic contexts, you'll be introduced to evolving definitions and models of terrorism, its causes, key events, and countermeasures. You'll examine the origins, structure, and activities of terrorism, as well as the sociocultural environments that lead to terrorism.

Examine and gain an understanding of the technology, laws, regulations, ethics, and procedures necessary for conducting computer network investigations.

Prerequisite: CRJ 333

Explore major theories of public policy making, mechanics of the process, methods of examining policy impacts, and how criminal studies policy can affect and be affected by research.

Prerequisites: CRJ 103 and CRJ 384

During this overview of terrorism and counterterrorism in global and domestic contexts, you'll be introduced to evolving definitions and models of terrorism, its causes, key events, and countermeasures. You'll examine the origins, structure, and activities of terrorism, as well as the sociocultural environments that lead to terrorism.

In this overview of the emergency management response cycle, you'll explore planning, response, recovery, and mitigation. You'll be introduced to FEMA operations, the Incident Command System and the National Incident Management System.

Learn the principles of privacy relating to non-public personal information and proprietary business or government information. You'll examine policy issues and best practices, as well as legal, regulatory, and business controls.

Prerequisites: CRJ 103 or permission of instructor

Examine the role of police in American society. You'll explore the nature of police subculture, professionalism, personnel selection, unionism, and operational trends.

Explore topics ranging from computer crimes and e-commerce to internet fraud and threats to the national infrastructure. You'll analyze policies, legal issues, and investigative techniques and strategies, as well as implications for investigation and enforcement on a global scale.

Understand the government and judicial regulations designed to address economic crime, and how they impact financial institutions, commercial entities, their agents, and employees. You'll also look at constitutional issues in investigations by governmental and corporate entities in both a substantive and procedural context.

Learn about criminal law as a process for dispute settlement and maintenance of order by the state. You'll focus on legal reasoning, legal process, and necessity to maintain historical continuity and doctrinal consistency.

Examine people, events, and issues of the civil rights struggle in the United States. You'll explore the impact on democratization and social change in American society and the formation of public policy.

Explore the interrelationships among religious, national, and racial minority groups and their dominant majorities in America through a sociological lens. You'll then compare these relationships to similar groups in other countries.

You'll gain an overview of the principles and problems of administering government agencies, including the nature of bureaucracy, bureaucratic politics, inter-governmental relations, and organization theory. You'll also examine decision-making, leadership, personnel management, budgeting, regulation, program implementation, ethics, and accountability.

Explore the ethical issues at the intersection of contemporary politics, science, and culture. Examine how technological changes have affected our perception of human beings.

Examine crime as a form of deviant behavior and its relationship to social values and social structure. You'll also explore types of criminal behavior, theories of treatment and control, correctional methods, and the administration of criminal justice.

A comprehensive look at the history of white-collar crime, including definitions and categories, trends, theories, and policies. You'll also study offenders, victims, and societal reactions to corporate crime and other forms of white-collar crime.

Prerequisite: CRJ 103

Understand the government and judicial regulations designed to address economic crime, and how they impact financial institutions, commercial entities, their agents, and employees. You'll also look at constitutional issues in investigations by governmental and corporate entities in both a substantive and procedural context.