This course provides students with a foundational understanding of how the American criminal justice system operates. Students will examine the types of behavior widely deem
- Subject
- CJU
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026
- Source
- suffolk.smartcatalogiq.com
27 courses with the subject CJU, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
This course provides students with a foundational understanding of how the American criminal justice system operates. Students will examine the types of behavior widely deem
Students will explore factors that attract, repel, and displace crime, explaining why community crimelevels vary. The course will also examine the influent
An investigation of the emergence, organization, and structure of police systems. The course focuses on the conditions
Considers the problems surrounding the legal definition and handling of juveniles who confront the lawas offenders, clients, and victims. Attention is devoted to the study of the special le
A sociological exploration of coercive and incapacitative responses to crime. Attention
This course will analyze the cultural meanings associated with concepts of "good" and "bad" byexamining the social construction of gender and the influence of social forces in defin
In recent years, public attention to victims of crime has grown enormously. The reasons for this are complex. They include the effects of political organizing by crime victims; increased media
This course provides an overview of youth gangs and their sociological underpinnings, which are rooted in poverty and racism. Topical area
The course covers common pathways through the justice system and its major decision-making points,starting with investigation and arrest and moving through pre-
Who and what is deviant? How shall the society respond? The course examines a range of deviance th
Examines the mechanisms through which U.S. social institutions, particularly schools, facilitate youth involvement in t
Examines the complex relationships between women and crime today. This focus includes women as criminal offenders; women as victims of cri
This course offers students an overview of terrorism and its impact on society. It explores the nature of terrorism, its ro
Provides an overview of several different types of justice systems around the world, including the U.S. The overall goals of the co
Examines racial disparities throughout the American criminal justice system, including those created through po
Incarcerated and criminalized Americans suffer from extraordinarily high rates of physical and mental illnesses
Explores a specialty area in criminal justice. Topic varies semester to
Focuses on the many forms of violence against women, with particular attention to child sexual abuse, rape, and violence and abuse in intimate
Introduces students to the principles of restorative justice and to examine the programs, practices and policies within schools, juvenile justice and the adult criminal justice s
The question Why is there crime? lies at the heart of this course. This class will address what we mean by crime, who gets to define what crime is, how crime can be explained and
This course examines crime and place. Students will use Geographic Information Syste
Examines the relationship between crime, business activity, and technol
Offers an intersectional analysis of the historical and contemporary relationships between substance use, criminal justice, and social forces, as well as legislative eff
Students in this capstone criminal justice course will synthesize knowledge garnered in this class as well as previous criminal j
Students are provided with the opportunity to apply academic learning in a supervised internship consistent with their personal
Students are provided with the opportunity to apply academic learning in a supervised internship consistent with their personal caree
Members of the department hold special meetings with students and direct
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