19 courses with the subject CJ, 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.
Study of the major criminal justice institutions in American society, including the law, law enforcement, courts, sentencing and corrections. Both theoretical and practical problems and issues in research, planning, and policy formation. Fall.
The nature and extent of crime and delinquency. Major sociological and non-sociological theories of crime causation; policy implications for criminal and juvenile justice systems. Spring.
This course examines various perspectives on justice, fairness, equality, discretion of professional duties, and civic responsibilities from the Greek classical period through the modern use of applied ethics today. Every aspect of the criminal justice system involves the application of the law, ethical issues, and decisions that affect the lives of individuals in society. Professionals in the criminal justice system have authority to enforce the laws, regulate the courts, and to potentially deprive suspects and offenders of their liberty. Such authority and discretion often raise serious moral and ethical issues; therefore, students must understand the weight of their professional responsibilities in the criminal justice field.
Guided development of individual or team research projects, with class discussion of problem formulation, research design, analysis of data, and research reporting. Spring.
This is an upper-level course to the study of violence. It addresses social sources of violence and processes related to violence such as the subjective experience of violence, the ways people remember violence, and how the media represents violence. It will consider a full range of violence from the mundane to the extreme. Spring as needed.
The nature and extent of crime and delinquency. Major sociological and non-sociological theories of crime causation; policy implications for criminal and juvenile justice systems. Spring.
Study of the juvenile justice system, its history and organization. Policy implications of major delinquency theories. Juvenile courts and juvenile agencies, including delinquency prevention efforts. Major issues in research, planning, and policy formation. Fall, even-numbered years.
An introduction to the study of law enforcement, its history and organization. Recruitment and selection, procedural issues, police deviance and its control, community policing, and hazards of police work. Spring, even-numbered years.
Traditional and technical approaches used by law enforcement investigators; techniques of observation and interrogation; collection, preservation, and interpretation of physical evidence; capabilities and limitations of scientific techniques. Spring.
Introduction to the study of societal treatment of individual offenders, including the history and philosophy of punishment and treatment systems, sentencing, imprisonment, probation and parole, restitution, and other alternatives to imprisonment. Theoretical , practical, and ethical issues. Spring.
(3 to 15 credits) Internship with a criminal justice or juvenile justice agency. Placement options include federal, state, and/or private law enforcement, security, legal (defense/prosecution), or corrections agencies. Academic project required.
(3 to 15 credits) Internship with a criminal justice or juvenile justice agency. Placement options include federal, state, and/or private law enforcement, security, legal (defense/prosecution), or corrections agencies. Academic project required. TBA.
This is an upper-level course to the study of violence. It addresses social sources of violence and processes related to violence such as the subjective experience of violence, the ways people remember violence, and how the media represents violence. It will consider a full range of violence from the mundane to the extreme. Spring as needed.
This course will cover major findings in theory, research and methods in cross-cultural comparative criminology. It will present findings from the research on global crime and investigate the ways in which scholars are studying the intersection between globalization and crime. This course is an advanced criminology course and is designed for juniors and seniors in sociology or criminal justice. As needed.
Guided development of individual research projects, with class discussion and assignments for the application of major research methods that involves criminal justice issues.
In-depth treatment of a topic. Emphasis on readings and discussion. As needed.
In-depth treatment of a topic. Emphasis on readings and discussion. As needed.
Source: Saint Francis University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
