Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus · Courses
CRIM
31 courses with the subject CRIM, 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.
None Restriction: Criminology majors or criminology minors or department permission. Description: Introduces the ï¬eld of criminology through the examination of historical data, statistical information, theories of criminal causation, social control of behavior, development of laws, evaluation of criminal justice system policies, procedures, and trends. Emphasizes terminology of the field, an awareness of the methods of inquiry utilized in the ï¬eld, and examination of personal attitudes and values regarding crime and responses to crime. Cross-Listed: No
None Restriction: None Description: Provides an understanding of the discipline of criminology through an examination of its theories, basic assumptions, and definitions. Cross-Listed: No
None Restriction: None Description: Introduces the discipline of criminology through an examination of the nature and quality of law and crime. Explores topics such as criminological theory, measures of crime, social justice, and criminal justice legitimacy. Recognizes the impact of various crime control policies across different segments of the U.S. population. Cross-Listed: No
CRIM 110Beyond Reasonable Doubt in Public Speaking3
None Description: Focuses on essential communication skills for professionals in the criminal justice field. Applies relevant tactics to speak to varied audiences in an ethical, organized, truthful, and engaging manner. Incorporates research, preparation, and delivery of speeches that explore situations, audiences, perspectives, and outcomes to meet professional expectations and standards in the field.
None Restriction: None Description: Examines the intersection of true crime and media, focusing on how cases are portrayed, sensationalized, and consumed from the perspective of the victim, the offender, and the criminal justice system. Explores what makes true crime popular. Cross-Listed: No
CRIM 101 or CRIM 102 or departmental permission Description: A study of the history and sources of criminal law coupled with an analysis of the substantive elements of specific crimes.
CRIM 215Survey of Courts and the Criminal Justice System3
CRIM 101 or CRIM 102 or departmental permission Description: States and emphasizes the role of corrections in the social control of human behavior. Includes the history of corrections, classic and contemporary thought about the role of corrections in the criminal justice system, and a survey of correctional methods and alternatives with an emphasis on the use of incarceration.
CRIM 235Survey of Juvenile Justice and Juvenile Law3
CRIM 101 or CRIM 102 or departmental permission Description: Provides an understanding of the juvenile justice system and the various cases and legislative initiatives that have affected juvenile justice policy, in addition to examining the evolution of the juvenile justice system and the transformation of the current issues in juvenile justice in the United States. Attention is also focused on juvenile justice policies and procedures in other countries.
CRIM 101 or CRIM 102 or departmental permission Description: The evolution and development of the modern legal system. Topics include civil, criminal, and administration law, the legal profession, legal systems in American society, and the law as one of many instruments of social control and social change.
None Restriction: None Description: Develops effective writing adaptability based on audience, context, and professional requirements in the criminal justice system. Enhances individual writing processes and skills to be used in practice. Accesses writings by others and artificial intelligence programs to gain best practices and effective communication tactics within the field. Cross-Listed: No
CRIM 101 or CRIM 102 or departmental permission Description: Offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 281 are offered primarily for lower-level undergraduate students.
CRIM 298SOAR into Criminology and Criminal Justice1
none Description: Explores academic, research, and professional opportunities available within the fields of criminology and criminal justice. Develops skills associated with professionalism and career-readiness. Appraises potential graduate study and career paths in criminology and related fields.
N/A Restriction: N/A Description: An introduction to the basic criminological research methods designed to prepare the student to understand and participate in quantitative and qualitative research. Cross-Listed: No
CRIM 101 or CRIM 102 Description: Examines the scope of cybercrime and its impact on today’s system of criminal justice. Includes cybercrime and the Bill of Rights, computer-based economic crime, electronic commerce, ethical challenges, and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Includes an analysis of the legal considerations facing law enforcement and cybersecurity professionals who deal with the problem of discovering, investigating, and prosecuting cybercrime.
CRIM 101 or CRIM 102 Description: An introduction to various topics and issues relating to white-collar crime. Theories and measurements of white-collar, corporate, organizational, occupational, workplace, and organized crimes are presented and compared. Prevention, legal issues, and control strategies are presented.
CRIM 101 or CRIM 102 Description: Introduces the developing area of criminological solutions to environmental problems. Issues addressed include the nature of environmental offenders and victims, the variety of approaches to achieving environmental justice, and criminal justice solutions to specific environmental problems.
CRIM 101 or CRIM 102 Description: Introduces the leading theories and research in the area of violent criminal behavior and victimization. A special emphasis is on patterns of violent offending and victimization over time, victim-offender relationships, and the experience of victims in the criminal justice system. Addresses major violent crimes including murder, rape, robbery, and assault.
CRIM 391Substance Use and Abuse in Criminal Justice3
none Restriction: none Description: Current Catalog Description: A study of substance use and abuse confronting American society. Alcohol and drug use and abuse education, philosophy, physiological effects, and education, philosophy, physiological effects, and social aspects are examined in terms of control measures and public safety. Cross-Listed: No
CRIM 101 or CRIM 102 or departmental permission Description: Examines various crime and delinquency prevention policies and programs. Topics include the historical development of crime and delinquency prevention methods, theoretical applications to prevention efforts, and research findings on program effectiveness. The importance of research design in evaluating prevention programs also is considered.
CRIM 101 , CRIM 102 , junior standing Description: A review and critical analysis of the major criminological theories beginning with the Classical School; psychological, sociological, economic, biological, and political theories of crime and its causes are included.
CRIM 101 , CRIM 102 , junior standing Description: An examination of the nature and extent of crime in modern western society. Emphasizes issues selected from, but not limited to, emerging patterns of violence, organized crime, white-collar crime, victimless crime, corruption, and those crime control strategies deemed appropriate in a democracy.
CRIM 403Dilemmas in Criminology and Criminal Justice3
CRIM 101 , CRIM 102 , junior standing Description: An overview of prominent ethical issues facing professionals in criminology and criminal justice, with an emphasis on encouraging individual students to explore their own ethical and moral systems and how they make ethical/moral decisions. Primarily discussion/seminar oriented.
CRIM 410Race, Ethnicity, Social Structure, and Crime3
CRIM 101 , CRIM 102 Description: Introduces the art of thinking critically about the social construction of race, ethnicity, and social class in crime and crime control, with special focus on the United States.
CRIM 101 or CRIM 102 Description: A study of the nature and extent of women’s crime, theories of female criminality, processing of women offenders through the criminal justice system, the response of police and court officials to women as victims of crime, and opportunities for women as employees in criminal justice agencies.
CRIM 101 , CRIM 102 , 12cr from CRIM courses, 2.5 overall GPA, and junior standing Description: A structured field placement designed to broaden the educational experience through observation and participation in work assignments in government or private sectors. Six credits can be applied to the major requirements.
Source: Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
