CRIMINAL JUSTICE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
| 500-599 -- | first year graduate courses open to master's and/or doctoral students |
| 600-699 -- | second year graduate courses open to master's and/or doctoral students |
| 700-799 -- | third year graduate courses open to doctoral students and selected master's students |
| 800-899 -- | fourth year graduate courses open to doctoral students only |
CJ 533 SEMINAR IN LAW. Deals with the theory of law as a means of social control; advanced problems and issues in the use of the criminal sanction; and alternative legal means of controlling deviant conduct.
CJ 563 SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN THE JUVENILE AND YOUNG OFFENDER. Theoretical problems related to causation and prevention of deviant careers.
CJ 572 STUDIES IN PROBATION, PAROLE AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS. Techniques and procedures utilized in the supervision of adult and juvenile probationers and parolees, and other residents of community-based corrections facilities. Preparation of social history, pre-hearing, and pre-sentence investigation reports. Emphasis on practical problems confronting the probation and parole and other community-based corrections officer.
CJ 585 SERVICE DELIVERY: THE COURTS AND RELATED AGENCIES. Included in this course are the types of cases which are heard in courts, juvenile and adult, and which are likely to require referral to or service by various social agencies, e.g., rape and other sexual offenses. Court decorum and witnessing will be covered as will be the gathering of information and the writing of reports for the courts, brokering of services, referral to other agencies and continuance of relationships with these agencies.
CJ 592 SURVEY OF RESEARCH METHODS. Methods and techniques of research in the behavioral sciences. CJ 478, Introduction to Methods of Research, or its equivalent, is a prerequisite. The student who has not completed this prerequisite must take this course, without graduate credit, during the first semester of graduate study.
CJ 615 CRIMINAL JUSTICE STATISTICS LAB. Two hour (one semester credit hour) computer lab which must be taken in conjunction with CJ 685 (Statistics for Criminal Justice Research).
a name=cj630> CJ 630 THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM--AN OVERVIEW. An analysis of the criminal justice system in the United States; its functions and dysfunctions, controversial issues, and future trends.
CJ 632 HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT. Critical issues and strategic questions regarding managing human resources in criminal justice agencies. Policy areas discussed are: (1) employee influence; (2) human resource flow; (3) reward systems; and (4) work systems. Human resource management as a coherent, proactive management model.
CJ 633 PRINCIPLES OF ADMINISTRATION. The study of bureaucracy and complex organizations with strong emphasis on the concepts and practices of the organization and management of public agencies in the United States. Special consideration is given to the various philosophies, typologies, and models of administrative systems in criminal justice.
CJ 634 BASIC RESEARCH METHODS AND PLANNING RESOURCES. Methods and techniques of research and research design; conducting and assessing research in the criminal justice agency management environment; translation of research findings to policy; informational resources readily available to the agency manager. Designed to prepare students to gather decision-relevant information.
CJ 635 PROBLEMS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT. Problems and alternative solutions in criminal justice management. The case study method and current readings provide an admixture of practical and educational experiences intended to foster and disseminate new ideas for management strategies, especially as this is impacted by leadership styles, human resources, and the environment.
CJ 636 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE MANAGEMENT. Techniques of data processing with emphasis upon utilization and application to criminal justice information management. Prerequisite: CJ 634.
CJ 637 DIRECTED MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. This course is designed to provide the student with an opportunity to demonstrate under faculty supervision the ability to engage in a problem solving management project as a demonstration of skill in administration techniques.
CJ 638 GROUP DYNAMICS. The focus of this course is to analyze the behavior of individuals in groups and group processes within social and organizational contexts. The group dynamics of personnel development, employee morale, practitioner-client relationships, and institutional decision making will be explored as they relate to functioning within the criminal justice system. Prerequisite: CJ 436 or CJ 470 or consent of the instructor.
CJ 639 POLICE IN SOCIETY. An examination of the evolution of police in modern society with a special emphasis given to the role police play in contemporary society. Current research examining the function of the police will be examined.
CJ 660 SEMINAR IN DEVIANT BEHAVIOR. Analysis of the psychological, psychoanalytic and sociological factors involved in delinquent and criminal behavior. Means of prevention, control and treatment.
CJ 661 SOCIAL POLICY. Evaluation of the legal, social, economic, philosophic, and controversial issues of governmental programs, administered by federal, state, local units of government, and the client systems served.
CJ 665 COMMUNITY RELATIONS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE. Community relations in the criminal justice system, primary emphasis on police and community relations, with interdisciplinary dimensions, issue-related discussions and field studies.
CJ 666 SEMINAR IN THE REHABILITATION AND RESOCIALIZATION PROCESS. The rehabilitation and resocialization process is examined to determine its functions, dysfunctions, and possibilities of improvement.
CJ 667 STUDIES IN CRIMINOLOGICAL THEORY. Examination of classical and recent theory formulations and analytical models in criminology.
CJ 670 INTERNSHIP IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE. A minimum of three months in an approved criminal justice setting. Designed to provide the graduate student with an opportunity to synthesize theory and practice. Prerequisite: consent of the Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs, College of Criminal Justice. Credit to be arranged.
CJ 672 SEMINAR IN CRIMINOLOGY AND CORRECTIONS. Theory and problems in Criminology and Corrections. One or more term papers evidencing qualities of scholarship will be required.
CJ 682 PLANNING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. Examination of the interactive process of planning and financial management. An emphasis upon this process as a system of organizational development, with Planning Program Budgeting as the visible product. Comparisons of levels of planning, distinguishing between operational and managerial plans. Historical derivations are made of current budgeting modes in the public sector, including application of forms of zero-based and programmatic budgets to criminal justice agencies. The political context of criminal justice planning/budgeting as relevant to preparation, presentation, executive and legislative approval, execution, and audit.
CJ 685 STATISTICS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESEARCH. Principles of advanced statistical techniques with emphasis upon their application in the criminal justice system and related areas. Prerequisite: CJ 488 or equivalent or consent of instructor.
CJ 692 PROGRAM EVALUATION FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE MANAGEMENT. Principles and techniques of program evaluation including models and case studies. (Previously CJ 792 Seminar in Program Evaluation).
CJ 693 SPECIAL TOPICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE. Designed to give the graduate student academic flexibility. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: consent of the Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs of the College and of the instructor directing the readings.
*CJ 696 LEGAL ASPECTS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE MANAGEMENT. An overview of the legal issues commonly facing managers in criminal justice agencies. Particular emphasis is placed on public employment law including the hiring, promoting, disciplining and discharging of employees, fair employment practices, and agency and administrator civil liability. Both state and federal statutory and case law are examined.
CJ 698 THESIS PRACTICUM. Overview of research strategies; principles of research writing; and procedures for initiating, executing and completing a Thesis. Preparation and approval of a Prospectus. (Preliminary planning for the Thesis should begin during the first semester of graduate work; the student should enroll in CJ 698 after he/she has completed 12 semester hours of graduate work.)
CJ 699 THESIS. The completion and defense of the Thesis. (The student must be registered in 699 the semester in which he/she receives his/her master's degree.)
CJ 712 ADVANCED STATISTICS LAB. Two hour (one semester credit hour) computer lab which must be taken in conjunction with CJ 762 (Advanced Statistics).
CJ 730 SEMINAR IN ADMINISTRATION AND ORGANIZATION. An examination of organizational thought with application to criminal justice. Analysis of the developmental state of organizational theory, including historical derivations and the implications of various theoretical bases for organizational functioning.
CJ 733 PROSEMINAR IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE ISSUES. The course is designed to give doctoral students a current, thorough, and comprehensive review of the criminal justice system--focusing on how the system functions in theory and practice, current future needs and trends. Students are required to submit extensive critiques and to participate in panel discussions.
CJ 734 SEMINAR IN AMERICAN POLICING. The course includes the philosophy and role of American policing, politics of policing, managing police organizations, police-community relations, police operational and administrative practices, police research, police executive development and emergent issues and problems in policing.
CJ 736 SEMINAR IN CORRECTIONS. In-depth examination of the various issues and problems in corrections as they relate to administration and management. A variety of problems is explored, including the philosophical justification for prisons, personnel management, sentencing and its implications, community-based corrections, rehabilitation, judicial intervention, and correctional reform.
CJ 737 CRIMINOLOGICAL THEORY. Intensive overview of each of the major criminological perspectives and examination of the social, political and intellectual milieu within which each arose. Beginning with 18th and 19th century theories, the course largely focuses on sociological constructions of criminality and includes a treatment of values and domain assumptions implicit in theory construction.
CJ 738 SEMINAR IN THE AMERICAN JUDICIARY. Role and structure of prosecution, public defense, and the courts in the United States jurisprudence with emphasis upon criminal law, and problems in the administration of justice.
CJ 760 ADVANCED SEMINAR IN CRIMINOLOGICAL THEORY. Principles and theories of criminal behavior including models and case studies.
CJ 762 ADVANCED STATISTICS. A study of methods used in analyzing multiple dependent variable problems. Techniques covered include Principal Components, Principal Axes, Multiple Group, Diagonal, Image Analysis, Discriminant Function, and Canonical Correlation.
CJ 770 SPECIALIZED READINGS. Directed readings designed to give the student flexibility in developing an area of specialization. Prerequisites: Consent of the Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs of the College and of the instructor directing the readings.
CJ 773 RESEARCH INTERNSHIP. Required of all doctoral students. Supervised training including special applications in information acquisition, storage, retrieval, analysis, and display in criminal justice.
CJ 776 HISTORY OF SOCIAL THOUGHT. Social thought in historical perspective as a basis for theoretical development. Included will be how the ancient civilizations dealt with social organization, contract, education, criminal sanction, religion, status of women, and social change. The social thought of the major Greek philosophers will be covered along with their contributions to knowledge building. Individual philosophers, particularly those of Western Europe, will be covered. Emphasis will be given to the development of the scientific method and to the import of social thought development for continuing theory building.
CJ 780 SEMINAR ON THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. Advanced seminar concerned with aspects of law which are relevant to and essential for a better understanding of the criminal justice system and its related processes.
J 787 RESEARCH DESIGN. Philosophy of science; the relationship of sampling theory to statistical theory; studies in causation; non-experimental research; data systems and modern data processing techniques. Prerequisites: CJ 592 and consent of instructor.
CJ 788 SOCIAL CONTROL. A seminar which focuses on the creation and application of law, the activities of deviance control agencies, and the concept of deterrence.
CJ 789 SEMINAR IN STATISTICAL ANALYSIS. Statistical theory of inference, analysis of variance and sampling designs as employed in social research, problems of linear and non-linear joining distributions, estimation in regression analysis, analysis of covariance designs, and configurational analysis.
CJ 793 COMPUTER BASED DATA ANALYSIS. Techniques of electronic data processing with emphasis on utilization and application of these techniques to management and research.
CJ 794 FOCUSED TOPICS IN RESEARCH. Survey methods and techniques for achieving interpretable results in social research. Includes experimental, quasiexperimental and unobtrusive measures. Prerequisite: CJ 488 or equivalent.
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