Consider some of the courses within the Criminal Justice curriculum:

  • CRIMJ 12: Criminology. Explanations and measurement of crime; criminal law; characteristics of criminals and victims; violent, property, white-collar, organized, and sexual crimes.
  • CRIMJ 100: Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System. Criminal justice system, including formulation of laws, extent of crime, processing and correction of offenders, victims.

  • FRNSC 100: Introduction to Forensic Science. This course is designed for students to step into the role of a criminalist who performs the scientific examination of evidence.

  • FRNSC 200: Introduction to Crime Scene Investigation. This course offers an exploration of the science, management, and investigative techniques for the field of crime scene investigation.

  • CRIMJ 210: Policing in America. This course will focus on the current status of law enforcement in the United States.
  • CRIMJ 345: Criminal Justice and the Community. Justice agencies and the community's crime prevention and participation strategies; community involvement in policy development.
  • CRIMJ 406: Sociology of Deviance. Theory and research concerning behaviors and lifestyles viewed as significant departures from a group's normative expectations.
  • CRIMJ 422: Victimization. Examines the history, how victimization is measured/studied in social sciences, public policy implications of victimization movement in U.S.
  • CRIMJ 423: Sexual and Domestic Violence. Legal, sociological, and psychological perspectives on sexual and domestic violence.
  • CRIMJ 426: Special Offender Types: Serial Murderers. Study of special offender types; relationships with criminal justice system.
  • CRIMJ 430: Alternatives to Incarceration. Control and treatment of offenders in the community, probation and parole organizations, diversion programs, innovative sentences, supervision techniques.
  • CRIMJ 439: The Politics of Terrorism. Analysis of political terrorism as a violent alternative for peaceful change and traditional warfare in the nuclear age.
  • CRIMJ 441: The Juvenile Justice System. Historical and contemporary view of the juvenile justice system. Focus on analyzing components of the system, their interactions, processing, and handling of youths.
  • CRIMJ 453: Women and the Criminal Justice System. This course focuses on the experiences of women as offenders, victims, and professionals in the criminal justice system.
  • CRIMJ 465: Ethics in Criminal Justice Ethical behavior in the criminal justice system.
  • CRIMJ 467: Law and Society. Social origins of law and legal systems; occupational careers and decision- making of legal officials; law and social change.
  • CRIMJ 482: Criminal Justice Agency Administration. Relates organizational and public policy management approaches to police, courts, and correctional institutions.
  • CRIMJ 495: Internship in Criminal Justice. Experience with a criminal justice agency coordinated through readings and discussion.

Note: Visit the course bulletin for more detailed course descriptions. Along with these specific curriculum courses, students are advised and encouraged to take sociology, psychology and political science courses.