Criminal Justice (CRJU)

CRJU 1000:   Intro. to Criminal Justice  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Philosophical and historical backgrounds, agencies, and processes of the criminal justice systems in the United States.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 1100:   Intro. to Law Enforcement  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
An examination of the history and major functions of modern law enforcement agencies and personnel. Includes substantive chronology of policing in America, police services, and importance of different police activities.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 1150:   Intro. to Homeland Security  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
The issues pertaining to the role and mission of the Department of Homeland Security and related agencies, both domestic and international.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 1200:   Introduction to Corrections  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Contemporary correctional activities and the functions performed by correctional agencies and personnel employed within the correctional system dealing with both juvenile and adult offenders.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 1550:   Law Enforcement Tactical Oper.  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
An introduction to the use of force in law enforcement to include practical application and classroom discussion.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
Course Fees:
$375.00
  
CRJU 1600:   Law Enforcement Patrol Prc.  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Comprehensive police officer survival seminar examining laws regarding use of force, civil and criminal liability, mental conditioning, post shooting trauma, dynamics of lethal force, and a range of special topics. Strenuous physical activity is included.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 2020:   Statistics in Criminal Justice  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
This course examines descriptive, inferential, and multivariate statistics employed in criminal justice research about the nature of crimes, criminals, and the criminal justice system. Basic hand style calculations are employed in the course to aid students in the proper understanding and interpretation of key statistical techniques commonly employed in the field.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 2100:   Criminal Law  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Sources of criminal law, elements of crime, parties to crime, criminal intent, corpus delicti, solicitation, conspiracy, attempt; crimes against person, property and society; defenses and privileges.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
CRJU 1000.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 2300:   Principles of Investigation  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Criminal investigation procedures, including theory of investigation, case preparation, specific techniques for selected offenses, questioning of suspects and witnesses, and problems in criminal investigation.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
CRJU 1000 or CRJU 1100.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 2700:   Juvenile Justice  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
The American system of juvenile justice, including the roles and relationships of law enforcement, courts, probation and parole, diversionary programs, service agencies, and correctional institutions.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
CRJU 1000 or CRJU 1200.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 2850:   Foundations of Terrorism  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Survey of the role of the criminal justice professional in combating terrorism in the modern world.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
CRJU 1000 or CRJU 1150.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 3000:   Ethics in Legal Studies  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Ethical values, ideals, and principles underlying the field of legal studies. Topics include theories of justice and punishment, and moral aspects of coercive control  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
CRJU 1000 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 3100:   Law Enforcement Proc. and Plcy  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Systematic study of police administration; influences of social and political factors on police processes and policy making; effects of organizational arrangements; innovations in police operations; problems of institutional maintenance and internal control.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
(CRJU 1000 or CRJU 1100) and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 3150:   Drug Abuse Enforcement & Crim.  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
The legal response to drug abuse in terms of laws, sanctions, and treatment alternatives.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
(CRJU 1000 or CRJU 1100) and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 3200:   Corr.al Treatment Strategies  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Treatment strategies employed in adult and juvenile corrections programs, focusing on classification, types of institutional programming, and community and aftercare facilities.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
(CRJU 1000 or CRJU 1200) and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 3220:   Criminal Justice Comm.s  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
A survey of major forms of communication in the field of criminal justice, including verbal and written.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
CRJU 1000 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 3240:   Theories of Criminal Behavior  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
This course provides an examination of the origins of modern criminology, followed by a survey of major theories of criminology, and concludes with a debate on contemporary criminological theories and future prospects of criminological theory. Some of the theories we will cover will focus on explaining criminality, while others will focus on crime incidents. Some of these theories will explain crimes with a focus on individual or place-level factors (micro-level), whereas others will focus on meso- and macro-level factors or a combination of factors at different levels at one point in time or in the life course of offending.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 3250:   Emergency Management and CJ  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
This course examines the issues pertaining to emergency management and the U.S. criminal justice system. The course provides an overview of the characteristics, functions, and resources of an integrated system and how various emergency management services (fire personnel, police, security, health care providers, etc.) work together in a system of resources and capabilities. Emphasis will be placed on how this system is applied to all hazards for all government levels in the U.S., across the four phases and all functions of emergency management. It includes the role of national, regional, and local services in a variety of man- made and natural disasters. This course is intended for a broad audience including personnel in public service, emergency fields, health care facilities, first responders and others having an interest in gaining a working knowledge of preparedness.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
(CRJU 1000 or CRJU 1150) and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 3300:   Hate Crimes and Enforcement  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
An examination of hate crimes, the offenders, and the impact upon victims and society. This course will explore both domestic and international hate groups and the causes and motives for such offenses.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
(CRJU 1000 or CRJU 1100) and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 3400:   Homicide & Death Investigation  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Examination of homicide investigation and tools required to bring a case to successful completion.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
(CRJU 1000 or CRJU 1100) and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 3450:   Cold Case Investigations  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
An examination of the roles played by investigators, evidence technicians, supervisors, and prosecution attorneys in the investigation of cold cases.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
(CRJU 1000 or CRJU 1100) and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 3600:   Independent Study  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Research project of extensive reading or engagement in field research under the direction of a full-time legal studies faculty member. May be selected for a maximum of 6 hours.  
1 - 3 credits  
Prerequisites
CRJU 1000 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Independent Study  
CRJU 3700:   Domestic Crimes and Family Law  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Origins of violence in the family from the administration of justice perspective, including specific types of violent interactions and abuse among family members.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
CRJU 1000 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 3760:   Elite Forces and Spec. Oper.  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
An examination of the domestic and international organizations that are used to combat terrorism. Case studies will be used to examine the employment of these forces.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
CRJU 1150 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 3990:   Soc. Just. and Cmnty. Service  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
This is a service-learning course designed to provide the student with a transformational experience through an exploration of the student's personal and social awareness.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
CRJU 1000 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
CRJU 3999A:   Special Topics  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Study of topics related to criminal justice but not addressed in other courses within the department. May be taken up to four times for credit as long as the topic focus is different each time.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
CRJU 1000 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
CRJU 4000:   Homeland Security Operations  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
An examination of government agencies that are involved in war on terrorism and discussion of weapons of mass destruction issues. Discussion of various international terrorist groups and their respoective ideologies.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
CRJU 1150 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 4100:   Criminal Procedure  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Criminal procedure prior to trial affecting law enforcement officers; search, seizure, arrest, evidence, interrogation, confession, entrapment, arraignment, indictment, grand jury, bail, preliminary examinations.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
CRJU 2100 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 4150:   Forensic Sci. & Crime Scene An  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Scientific crime detection methods; crime scene search, identification and preservation of evidence; lie detection, modus operandi; firearms identification, fingerprint identification, and related subjects.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
CRJU 2300 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 4200:   Homeland Security Law  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Examination of current domestic legal issues relating to homeland security with an emphasis on Constitutional separation of powers and First, Fifth, Fourth, Sixth, Eighth Amendment requirements, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), and the USA Patriot Act, and similar laws.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
CRJU 1150 and CRJU 2100 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 4220:   Probation, Parole & Cmnty. Cor  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Probation and parole in the criminal justice system; principles of diversion; models of programs; techniques and procedures.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
(CRJU 1000 or CRJU 1200) and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 4250:   Sex Crimes and Investigations  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Case studies of violent sex crimes, sexual perversions and sexual offenders are presented from an investigative perspective.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
(CRJU 1000 or CRJU 1100) and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 4350:   Terrorism in the 21st Century  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Exploration of incidence and threats of terrorism and an investigation of security and law enforcement measures needed to combat it. Topics such as assassination, kidnapping, hijacking, extortion, sabotage, and hostage negotiations will be discussed.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
(CRJU 1000 or CRJU 1150) and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 4440:   Law of Corrections  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
The study and analysis of prisoner rights, state and federal prisoner litigation, and the constitutional basis of these areas.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
(CRJU 1000 or CRJU 1200) and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 4450:   Comparative Crim. Just. Syss  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Comparison of international contemporary and historic justice processes, including multilanguage, multicultural, and multireligious dimensions. The course compares laws, police procedures, court practices, and correctional processes.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
(CRJU 1000 or CRJU 1100) and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 4500:   Criminal Justice Research  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
An examination of research and data analysis in the field of criminal justice.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
CRJU 1000 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 4600:   The Correctional Experience  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Broad correctional experience designed to provide the opportunity to visit correctional institutions, observe operations, and interact with correctional practitioners and confined offenders.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
(CRJU 1000 or CRJU 1200) and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 4650:   Crim. Profiling & Serial Ofndr  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Examination in criminal profiling to establish leads and detect patterns in unsolved cases and/or classify and predict the behavior patterns of repeat offenders, particularly serial murders, arsonists, rapists, and child molesters. Topics include case management, database development, typology validation, motive and pattern analysis, personality assessment, forensic demography, statistical prediction, and the ethics of provocation, interview and interrogation strategies.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
(CRJU 1000 or CRJU 1100) and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 4700:   Border Security  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
This course provides the student with an analysis of the problems that concern the protection of the borders of the United States.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
(CRJU 1000 or CRJU 1150) and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 4900:   Criminal Justice Internship  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Internship at an approved criminal justice-related agency, requiring written reports based on the internship. May be repeated once at a different criminal justice-related agency  
3 - 6 credits  
Prerequisites
CRJU 1000 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Independent Study  
Course Fees:
$20.00
  
CRJU 4989:   Colloquium in Criminal Justice  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Intensive examination of current developments and research in an area of criminal justice, and is the capstone class for criminal justice majors.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
CRJU 1000 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 4999A:   Slctd Top. in Crim. Just. II  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Study of topics related to criminal justice but not addressed in other courses in the department. May be taken up to four times for credit as long as the topic focus is different each time.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
CRJU 1000 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
CRJU 5499A:   Current Topics in Crim. Just.  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Study of criminal justice current topics not addressed in other courses within the department. May be repeated once for credit. (6 hours total)  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 5999A:   Current Topics in Crim. Just.  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Study of criminal justice current topics not addressed in other courses within the department. May be repeated once for credit. (6 hours total)  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 6000:   Criminal Justice Admin.  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Analyzes the structures, functions, and operations of criminal justice agencies. Reviews existing organizational theory and examines the application of these theories within agencies of criminal justice. Discusses criminal justice processes occurring in organizational environments that are influenced by historical, social, political, legal, and economic factors.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 6010:   Criminal Just. Stat. Anlys.  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Reviews essential statistical analysis techniques that can be used in criminal justice and related agencies.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture, Seminar  
CRJU 6020:   Crim. Just. Research Methods  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Overview of research methods used in social science research, including research design, measurement, and data collection.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture, Seminar  
CRJU 6060:   Eth. and Hum. Subjects Res.  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
This course has been designed to study the ethical underpinnings for the proper conduct of research involving human participants. Course topics will include a brief historical review of ethics in science; a short history of how we arrived at our current system of ethical oversight in human subjects’ research; an examination of the codes, laws, and regulations that address human subjects’ research. Throughout the course, we will seek to understand ethical dimensions in scientific inquiry. We will discuss the application and integration of ethical principles in human subjects’ research – including ethics related to experimental design, participant recruitment and the consent process, management and access of scientific data, authorship and publication, the scientists’ interaction with industry, dealing with conflicts of interest, and emerging societal issues that result from new technology and scientific advances. The purpose of this course is consistent with the University of Mississippi Creed: "The University of Mississippi is a community of learning dedicated to nurturing excellence in intellectual inquiry and personal character in an open and diverse environment. As a voluntary member of this community, I believe in respect for the dignity of each person. I believe in fairness and civility. I believe in personal and professional integrity. I believe in academic honesty. I believe in academic freedom. I believe in good stewardship of our resources. I pledge to uphold these values and encourage others to follow my example." These noble tenets require thorough understanding and wisdom in application as you engage in research with human participants.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 6200:   Crim. Just. in Amer Society  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Overview of the American criminal justice system, with emphasis on theory and research on effectiveness of policies and practices in police, courts, sentencing, and corrections.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 6210:   Seminar in Law Enforcement  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Seminar examines most contemporary research on policing in the United States and internationally. Includes in-depth review of research on current issues, police strategies, and practices to prevent and address crime.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
CRJU 6220:   Seminar in Courts & Sentencing  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Overview of theory and research on courts and sentencing policies in criminal justice, including a review of the purpose, nature, and structure of courts and impacts of policy. Seminar topics may include research on charging, plea bargaining, bail decisions, juries, and sentencing decisions.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
CRJU 6230:   Seminar in Corrections  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Seminar of theory, research, and policy issues in correctional settings, including jails, prisons, and community-based corrections, such as probation and parole. Reviews theories underlying correctional policies and contemporary issues in corrections.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
CRJU 6240:   Theories of Criminal Behavior  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Provides overview of current knowledge on causes of crime. Reviews major theories of crime causation using an interdisciplinary perspective with emphasis on integration and application of knowledge to criminal justice policy and practice.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
CRJU 6250:   Criminal Justice Theory  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Insight into/appreciation of the origins of theories and how theories work, the extent to which theories are grounded in human experience and serve human interest. May be repeated, with a different topic, once for up to 6 hours of credit.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 6300:   Seminar in Homeland Security  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Examines security theories, research, and practice related to the administration of security operations. Reviews topics such as risk assessment, risk prevention, and protection of assets, with particular emphasis on the role of criminal justice and security systems.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture, Seminar  
CRJU 6310:   Seminar in Emergency Mgmt.  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
The course will analyze the duties and responsibilities of the emergency manager and the role of federal, state, and local government in the emergency management process, and its relationship to the criminal justice system.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture, Seminar  
CRJU 6320:   Sem in Extremism and Terrorism  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Examination of underlying ideologies, history, reasons, and causes of extremism and terrorism, including both domestic and international, and counterterrorism strategies.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture, Seminar  
CRJU 6340:   Emergency Response Mgmt Plcy &  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Reviews risk assessment and mitigation for effective emergency management policy planning and response.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
CRJU 6360:   Critical Infrastructure Sec.  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Review of U.S. counterterrorism policies and practices for the security of U.S. major critical infrastructures, including transportation and border security.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture, Seminar  
CRJU 6410:   Transnational Crime  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Analyzes the effects of globalization, international and transnational crime, and recent trends and developments in criminal justice from an international and transnational perspective.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture, Seminar  
CRJU 6420:   Cybercrime and Cyber Security  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Overview of current issues surrounding the technical, social, and legal aspects of cybercrime and security from a policy perspective. Includes review of concepts and issues of cybercrime and cybersecurity, such as security issues in computer systems, networks, and applications.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
CRJU 6430:   Legal Issues in Criminal Just.  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Examination of current issues in criminal justice relating to law and policy. May be repeated, with a different topic, once for up to 6 hours of credit.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 6450:   Crim. and Intelligence Anlys.  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
An examination of the discipline of criminal analysis and its application to complex criminal investigations.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture/Lab  
CRJU 6490:   Independent Study  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
This course is designed to enhance both writing and research skills of graduate students and to develop student expertise in a specific subject area. May be repeated once for credit.  
1 - 3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture, Seminar  
CRJU 6520:   Comparative CJ Syss & Policy  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
This course is designed for students to learn about the similarities and differences regarding the criminal justice system’s structure, policy, and practices throughout the world. Specifically, this course offers a comprehensive analysis as it compares the various criminal justice systems in more than 30 countries.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 6590:   Data Management & Data Science  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
This course is designed to prepare students with the knowledge and skills necessary for curating and managing data relevant for criminological and criminal justice research. Specifically, the course devotes attention to determining research questions, acquiring data, cleaning and coding data, exploring data to discover patterns and distributions, working with missing data, managing large datasets to prepare for analysis, and how to effectively present data.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 6600:   Operational and Staff Planning  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
An examination of the process of problem identification, analysis, resource assessment, course action development and solution implementation through use of staff.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 6610:   CJ Plcy and Program Evaluation  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Reviews methods of evaluating criminal justice policies and practices.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
CRJU 6620:   Emer Mgmt & Hm.l& Sec Plcy Eva  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Reviews concepts and techniques of program evaluation and policy analysis for emergency management and homeland security.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
CRJU 6640:   GIS and Crime Mapping Analysis  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Reviews technical and analytical skills used in crime mapping and applications of crime mapping tools.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
CRJU 6670:   Qualitative Res. Des. & Anlys.  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Designed to help students develop advanced skills in qualitative research.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 6680:   Analytic Writing  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
This graduate-level course is designed to help students develop advanced skills in analytic writing, specifically focused on quantitative research analysis. Through a series of reading assignments, writing exercises, and practical applications, students will learn how to write clear, concise, and persuasive research analyses that effectively communicate the results of quantitative research to a variety of audiences.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 6690:   Big Data Analytics  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
This course will cover a series of important big data-related concepts, problems and their solutions, and applications. Specifically, we will introduce key terms and concepts related to big data used in quantitative research, discuss data mining, assess methods and challenges to putting together and managing big data, review big data mathematical and conceptual frameworks, and explore big data visualization and analysis applications.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 6700:   Intelligence and Homeland Sec.  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Advanced course on intelligence and counterintelligence aspects of homeland security as they relate to domestic security, emergency, preparedness, technology policy, and timely intelligence for improved policymaking.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 6710:   Comm.s for Criminal Just. Lead  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
This course is intended to address communication in the criminal justice system. Specific focus and attention will be devoted to criminal justice practitioners in their day-to-day communications in general and interactions with the public, styles of communication, report writing, and communicating with diverse populations.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 6720:   Conflict Resolution & Decision  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
This course is intended to provide an overview of how to engage in effective conflict resolution tactics and improve communications with victims, witnesses, subjects, and other members of the public from a criminal justice perspective. Specific focus and attention will be devoted to identifying and mastering emotions, mastering the story, promoting positive behavior, achieving rapport, controlling your response, and taking perspective.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 6730:   Crim. Just. Evid.-Based Decisi  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
This course is intended to address criminal justice policies, and the methods of evaluation that can increase the accountability of the criminal justice system and its actors and promote effective crime prevention strategies. Specific focus on mass incarceration, sex offender laws, supermax prisons, faith-based prisoner reentry programs, transfer of juveniles to adult court, domestic violence mandatory arrest laws, drug courts, gun laws, community policing, private prisons, etc.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 6740:   Budgeting & Finance  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
This course is intended to examine financial decision making in criminal justice agencies. Specific focus and attention will be devoted to human decision making, capital budgeting decisions, concept of risk, time value of money, discounting, rate of return, and profitability/index method.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 6750:   Topics in Jdcl. Administration  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Examination of current problems and practice trends in the administration of the judicial process from the perspective of state/local officials charged with making the legal system work.  
3 credits  
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Lecture  
CRJU 6760:   Principles of Leadership  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
This course is intended to investigate decision-making processes in criminal justice agencies as it pertains to leadership. Specific focus and attention will be recruitment, training, continuing education requirements, performance evaluation, fair employment practices, termination, and allocation of personnel.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 6780:   Soc. Contexts in Crim. Just.  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
This course examines how social, cultural, and community contexts shape the practices, policies, and decision-making of criminal justice organizations. Attention is given to group dynamics, communication, and social interaction within justice settings, as well as to the challenges and opportunities of working with varied populations that come into contact with criminal justice agencies. Students will analyze how broader social forces influence training, policy development, and professional practice in the field.  
3 credits  
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Lecture  
CRJU 6800:   Personnel Management  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
This course is intended to provide an in-depth exploration into key management and policy issues facing public personnel management. Specific focus and attention will be devoted to gender and sexuality, health care, unions, a multigenerational workforce, remote working, pension systems, affirmative action, and social equity.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 6810:   Law & Public Policy  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
This course is designed to prepare students with the knowledge and skills required for an informed analysis of law and public policy through a justice system lens. Specifically, the course devotes attention to the conceptual and analytic frameworks for understanding law, politics, and public policy. In addition, the course emphasizes the ability of students to develop and convey clear and concise legal and public policy critiques and analysis.  
3 credits  
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Lecture  
CRJU 6820:   Intro to EBPR  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
CJ 682 is a fully online course that provides an overview of evidence- based policing and reform with a focus on the evidence-based movement as a scientific and social method. The goals of this course are to provide learners with a foundational knowledge about various evidence-based strategies and tactics in policing and the relevant theoretical perspectives that inform these evidence-based strategies and tactics.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 6830:   Innovation & Ref. in Policing  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
CJ 683 is a fully online course that offers an in-depth examination of innovative approaches, practices, and strategies in policing as well as an evaluation of their effectiveness. The goals of this course are for learners to recognize and appreciate areas for innovation and reform in the field of policing with attention to evidence-based best practices.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 6840:   Police & Cmnty. Partnerships  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
CJ 684 is a fully online course that explores the relationships between the police and the community from a historical perspective and traces the evolution of police-community relations up to the current landscape. The goals of this course are for learners to develop an understanding of the history of police-community relations and to become aware of more recent efforts and strategies for the police to effectively engage with communities they serve to improve public safety and increase perceptions of legitimacy and procedural justice.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 6860:   Ethics & Crim Justice Poliy  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
This course examines ethical frameworks and their application to criminal justice policymaking. Students analyze real-world dilemmas in policing, courts, and corrections, and consider strategies for promoting fairness, accountability, and justice in policy design and practice.  
3 credits  
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Seminar  
CRJU 6880:   Police Technology & Policy  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
CJ 688 is a fully online course that centers on reviewing the technological advancements in policing and on assessing the utilization and effectiveness of these technological advancements. The goals of this course are for learners to familiarize themselves with the types of technology that have been and are being used in policing, what works and what doesn’t, and how the implementation of these technological advancements accompanies and/or affects policy.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 6900:   App. Crim. Just. Grad Projec  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
The applied criminal justice graduate project is a degree culmination alternative to the traditional thesis. Students must develop and complete a research-informed original project under the supervision of a graduate faculty adviser. Students must complete 6 credits of CJ 690. Z grade  
3 credits  
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Internship  
CRJU 6996A:   Criminal Justice Capstone 1  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
This is the first course in the two-course sequence for the Criminal Justice Capstone degree culmination requirement. In the capstone, students will review, research, and evaluate a criminal justice, emergency management, or homeland security problem, policy, or program. In this first course, students will identify a targeted problem to investigate, gather and evaluate research evidence, and develop a project proposal in preparation for writing their completed capstone paper in the subsequent capstone course.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
min grade of B- in CRJU 6000 and CRJU 6010 and CRJU 6020 and CRJU 6240.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 6996B:   Criminal Justice Capstone 2  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Students review, research, and evaluate a criminal justice, emergency management, or homeland security problem, policy, or program.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
min grade of B- in CRJU 6996A.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 6997A:   Thesis  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Research thesis in criminal justice, emergency management, and homeland security. Z grade  
1 - 6 credits  
Prerequisites
min grade of C in CRJU 6000 and CRJU 6010 and CRJU 6020.  
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Thesis  
CRJU 6999A:   Spec. Topics in Criminal Just.  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Course content varies to cover current research on issues, problems, or controversies in criminal justice. May be repeated up to 12 hours.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
CRJU 6999B:   Special Topics in HSEM  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Course content varies to cover current research on issues, problems, or controversies in emergency management or homeland security.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 6999C:   ST in CJ Stats & Research  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Reviews use and application of relevant statistical tools that can be used in criminal justice and related agencies. Course topic will vary.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 6999D:   Special Topics in CJ Ldrshp.  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
This course is intended to address various aspects of ethical organizational behavior at the individual, group, and organizational level. Specific focus and attention will be devoted to topics such as information in the media, sexual harassment, cultural appropriation, and how to practice ethical problem-solving.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 7010:   Proseminar in CJ Plcy Studies  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
This course considers important issues for doctoral students in criminal justice, including criminal justice as a discipline, women in criminal justice, writing and publishing, attendance at professional meetings, teaching, postdoctoral employment, and ethics in criminal justice.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 7020:   Advanced Crim. Just. Stat.s  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
This course provides an introduction to quantitative approaches to data analysis from descriptive and inferential perspectives. Students will be exposed to key foundational elements of quantitative analyses necessary to develop proficiencies to become consumers of and contributors of research. Students will learn to select appropriate statistical procedures, calculate statistics, and interpret statistical tests and graphics. Advanced statistical applications are also covered.  
3 credits  
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Lecture  
CRJU 7030:   Adv. Crim. Thry & Plcy  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
Social context has given rise to various theoretical developments in the explanation of criminal behavior. Throughout this course, you will examine the evolution and empirical status of traditional to contemporary theories of criminal behavior, with a focus on the historical context of each theory. In addition, you understand the impact of theory on prevailing crime control policies in different historical eras.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 7040:   Advanced Crim. Just. Plcy St.  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
This course explores the process of policy making in the justice system, including the process of policy making, implementation and development. This class will examine the goals and values underlying justice policy, the socio-political context of crime problems and the impacts and implications of criminal justice policies. The course will also provide an overview of best practices for formulating and evaluating criminal justice policy.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 7050:   Advanced CJ Research Methods  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
This is a course on advanced research design. It will cover many of the core competencies that you will employ if you design a research project and collect the data for it. Major themes in this course will include (1) design, (2) measurement, (3) modes of data collection, and (4) special issues in research administration.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 7490:   Independent Study  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
This course is designed to enhance the writing and research skills of doctoral students and to develop student expertise in a specific subject area. It may be repeated for credit. Adviser approval required for 1-6 credits.  
1 - 6 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CRJU 7998A:   Dissertation  
Criminal Justice Legal Stud  
This course is designed to focus on the completion of the dissertation (students must take a minimum of 18 credit hours of CJ 797). It may be repeated for credit. Adviser approval required for 1-9 credits. Z graded.  
1 - 9 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Dissertation