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Graduate
Course Descriptions
600.
Criminal
Justice System and the Urban Community
(3)
An overview study of the process and components of
the criminal justice system as it operates within
the context of the contemporary urban community.
Typically urban phenomena, such as overburdened
court calendars, crowded and explosive jail
conditions, pervasive citizen fear of crime,
minority relations and crime, understaffed police
departments and other issues will be
surveyed.
605.
Utilization
of Research in Criminal
Justice
(3)
Introduces the students to the logic and skills of
social scientific research and to the effective use
of criminal justice information sources. Provides
the student with research methodology as a means of
conducting graduate level criminal justice
research. Emphasizes problems, hypotheses,
operational definitions, models of research
designs, data gathering strategies, levels of
measurement, data processing and analysis, research
proposal writing, and evaluation research. Intended
for students with no previous training in social
science research methods. Group projects on
criminal justice related data required.
606.
Crime
in a Global Context
(3)
Crime in a global context will be examined
through an investigation of transnational crimes.
Such crimes to be examined include the illegal
traffic of drugs, arms and human body parts,
environmental crimes, espionage, hate crime,
genocide, human rights violation, crimes against
the peace and security of mankind, etc. In
addition, international proceedings, conventions,
and traits for dealing with such crimes will be
examined, as will relevant current
issues.
610.
The
Criminal Justice
Professional
(3)
Explores the nature of criminal justice as an
emerging profession and of the many roles of the
criminal justice professional manager, educator,
and change agent. Ethical problems and influences
will be examined. The potential of an educated
criminal justice professional to impact crime and
to affect change are examined.
611.
Graduate
Seminar in Criminal
Justice
(3)
Advanced seminar, which focuses on selected
issues and problems confronting the various
components of the criminal justice system. Topics
covered within this course (or sections thereof may
change each term.
615.
Theory
and Practice of Police
Administration
(3)
An examination of the conceptual foundations
and historical antecedents of contemporary law
enforcement theory and practice. The writing of
prominent figures in the development of American
police administration will be surveyed and
analyzed.
620.
Operational
Strategies in Police
Administration
(3)
Critically explores the operational methods
employed in American police agencies. Problems
addressed will include allocation and distribution
of resources, patrol alternatives and management or
criminal investigations.
625.
Contemporary
Corrections
(3)
A broad analysis of the major structures and
scope of the American Corrections System. The
various elements of corrections including
probation, parole jail, prison, community
corrections and other alternatives to incarceration
will be discussed on both the adult and juvenile
levels. Selected current reforms issues and
problems will be discussed along with
cross-cultural references.
630.
The
Judicial System
(3)
Explores critical issues facing the courts on the
federal, state and local levels. Contemporary
problems encountered in the administration of the
courts will be surveyed to help assess current
operational methods.
635.
Seminar
of Probation and Parole
(3)
Studies contemporary theories and practices of
supervising non-institutionalized offenders. Issues
to be surveyed include alternative strategies,
caseload management, prediction of success, and
interagency cooperation.
640.
The
Juvenile Justice System
(3)
A critical evaluation of the Juvenile Justice
System, the goals and processes within the system
and how they operate in the management, control and
treatment of children adjudicated as juveniles. The
nature and extent of juvenile offenses, theories
and selected cross-cultural systems will be
discussed.
645.
The
Nature of Crime
(3)
Studies the scope, distribution and pattern of
crime, including an examination of various measures
of criminal activity. Biological, political,
cultural, psychological and sociological theories
of crime causation will be evaluated.
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