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83 courses with the subject CRJS, 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.

CRJS 215SIntroduction to Criminology3

(Meets Human Behavior)

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 222The Criminal Justice System3

3 PSYC 201S Introduction to Psychology 3 3 Credit Hours 15

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 226SHonors: Introduction to Criminology ()3

Open only to students in the Honors College. Special honors section of CRJS 215S. 847 CRJS - Criminal Justice

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 262Law and the Criminal Justice3

3 System 3 Credit Hours 16 15 Spring Information Literacy and Research 3 Nature of Science II 4 3 Language and Culture IV 3

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 300/400-level elective3

3 SOC-300/400-level elective 3 15 SOC/CRJS cross-listed 300/400-level elective 3

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 310Cybercriminology: Foundations3

CYSE/CRJS 406 Cyber Law 3

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 316Juvenile Delinquency ()3

A study of juvenile misbehavior in the contemporary community, its nature, extent, treatment, and control, including juvenile court procedure and philosophy.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: CRJS 215S or SOC 201S or permission of instructor

CRJS 317Correctional Institutions ()3

Examines the history of prisons and jails, their formal and informal organization, their effects on individuals, and issues and philosophies of penal reform.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: CRJS 215S or CRJS 222 or permission of the instructor

CRJS 318Probation, Parole and Community-Based Corrections (3

Subject: CRJS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 319Public and Private Security ()3

The organization of security systems in public and private agencies and institutions.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: CRJS 215S or permission of the instructor

CRJS 320Law and Social Control ()3

Examines the creation, use and effectiveness of formal and informal mechanisms of social control for both criminal and noncriminal deviant behavior. Cross-cultural comparisons are given special emphasis.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: CRJS 215S or permission of the instructor

CRJS 321Death Penalty ()3

This course examines the historical and philosophical foundations of the death penalty in the United States, the Supreme Court case precedent that has effectively narrowed its modern application, and the contentious issues that surround America’s most severe punishment. Topics will include the moral/legal arguments surrounding the death penalty; the legal process of capital cases; the racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and gender disparities that exist in death sentencing and executions; recent trends and scholarly evidence related to capital punishment; reasons for continued support; and the movement toward abolition.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: CRJS 215S or permission of instructor

CRJS 323Police in American Society ()3

Examines the role of police in a free society. Police functions, subculture, community relations and decision making receive special attention. Problems such as police corruption, violence and the methods by which society attempts to control police behavior are also discussed.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: CRJS 215S or CRJS 222 or permission of the instructor

CRJS 325Women and Crime ()3

Examines the role of women as offenders, victims and employees of the criminal justice system. Theories of female criminality and the treatment of female offenders are explored. Attention is given to the victimization of women, specifically wife abuse and rape, problems of minority women, and the impact of current legislation.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: CRJS 215S or permission of the instructor

CRJS 326LGBTQ People, Crime, and Justice ()3

Learning appropriate terminology to discuss LGBTQ individuals, as well as a review of the social issues facing these populations, including damaging cultural stereotypes. Critically exploring the history of interactions between LGBTQ communities and agents of formal control, such as schools and the police, including responses to bullying and bias crimes. Interrogating how changing political and social contexts affect policy regarding formal responses to LGBTQ communities.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: SOC 201S or CRJS 215S

CRJS 340White-Collar Crime ()3

This course will describe and explain corporate, state-corporate, government (state) crime and crimes of globalization from sociological and criminological perspectives. Although the course will deal with the general topic of white collar crime, the specific focus will be on organizational offenders such as business corporations, government, state agencies and international finance organizations.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: CRJS 215S

CRJS 344Social Science and Crime Mapping ()3

A critical exploration of applying geographic information system (GIS) to view, understand, question, interpret, and visualize social science and crime data that reveal relationships, patterns, and trends. Students will learn to 1) frame a research question or hypothesis from a location-based perspective; 2) collect, create and examine geographically referenced demographic, social, and criminological data; 3) learn to use GIS mapping software to visualize, manage and analyze this data in order to investigate the relationship between geographic, demographic, social and criminological variables; and 4) arrive upon decisions and conclusions and communicate these via the creation of publishable maps.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: SOC 201S or CRJS 215S or permission of the instructor

CRJS 345Organized Crime: A Survey of Domestic and

World-Wide Organized Crime Activities

Subject: CRJS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 348Film and Society ()3

Sociological examination of film as an art form, an industry, and a social institution. Major topics include socialization through film, how one’s unique socialization affects the film experience, social inequality (racism/ ethnocentrism/sexism/ageism) as exhibited in film, and as they occur within the film industry, film as an educational tool, gender roles as exhibited in film and perpetuated within the film industry, film and copycat crime, crime in the film industry, portrayal of crime in film, international cinema and globalization.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: SOC 201S or permission of the instructor

CRJS 350Victimology ()3

Examination of the multifaceted problem of criminal victimization. Focuses on defining victimization, the incidents of victimization, social characteristics of victims, treatment of victims in the criminal justice system and efforts designed to alleviate the consequences of victimization. perspective or permission of the instructor

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: SOC 201S or CRJS 215S or six hours of social science

CRJS 355Crime and the Community ()3

This course focuses on the effect of crime on communities and the ways in which communities affect crime. The class considers both ethnographic community studies as well as larger-scale demographic analysis.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: CRJS 215S or SOC 201S or permission of the instructor

CRJS 356Gangs ()3

This course seeks to evaluate issues central to the study of modern gangs, such as gang definitions, prevalence, proliferation, migration, formation, histories, and gang/gang member characteristics. Another objective is to understand why and how young people both join and leave their gangs and explore how gang structure and organization can influence gang and gang member behavior, including their involvement in violence, other illegal acts, their victimization, and the gendered experiences of female gang members. Students will also review assess policies and efforts regarding gang prevention, intervention, and suppression and distinguish between stereotypes/myths and realities about gangs and gang members based on empirical research and theory.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: SOC 201S or CRJS 215S

CRJS 368Internship ()1-6

This course allows students to volunteer to work in an agency related to their major. Students must volunteer for 50 hours per course credit.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 6
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: Approval by the department internship director

CRJS 370State Crime ()3

This course explores state crime from a sociological and criminological perspective. It examines historical and current cases of governmental crime at home and abroad. It also explores the intertwinement of states with other states, corporations, and, when applicable, international financial institutions as well as their roles in facilitating or constraining acts of state crime. Finally, the class discusses the problems of control, domestically and internationally.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: CRJS 215S or permission of the instructor

CRJS 375Crime Prevention ()3

This course provides an introduction to the approaches and practices of crime prevention. In addition, the course discusses primary, secondary, and tertiary crime prevention measures aimed at reducing or eliminating crime. Finally, the course addresses research and information on many aspects of crime prevention, including the physical environment and crime, neighborhood crime prevention, and crime in schools.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: CRJS 215S or permission of the instructor

CRJS 395Topics in Criminal Justice ()1-3

A study of selected topics designed for nonmajors or for elective credit within a major. These courses will appear in the course schedule, and will be more fully described in information distributed to academic advisors.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: CRJS 215S or permission of the instructor

CRJS 396Topics in Criminal Justice ()1-3

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: CRJS 215S or permission of the instructor

CRJS 401Understanding Violence ()3

Examines a variety of forms of violence from suicide, child abuse, rape and family violence, terrorism, torture, death squads and the death penalty and hate violence. Explores the circumstances, rationalizations, patterns, , explanations and effects on survivors.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: CRJS 215S or SOC 201S or permission of instructor

CRJS 403Violence in the World of Children ()3

This child-centered course examines the interaction of adults in violent conflict with the world of children, children's experience of violence and its meaning in the lives of children. Topics include: valuing children, violence toward children in culture, families, and schools; child physical and sexual abuse and neglect; gangs, violent communities and children and war. The effects of childhood experiences of violence, children's coping with violence, and alternatives to violence are also developed. permission of the instructor Old Dominion University Undergraduate Catalog 2025-2026 848

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: SOC 201S or CRJS 215S or six hours in human behavior or

CRJS 404Law and Digital Forensics ()3

This course will focus on the intersection between digital forensics and the criminal justice system, namely how digital forensics is understood and applied to key criminal justice, constitutional and statutory considerations within the criminal justice system. Students will explore such topics as the nature and types of cybercrime; search and seizure principles in the digital world; finding, handling and maintaining chain of custody of digital evidence; interviewing individuals relating to digital evidence and related activities; and testifying in court about digital evidence matters.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor

CRJS 406Cyber Law3

or CYSE 406 or Cyber Law Technical Base elective 3 Criminology Core elective 3 Elective 3

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 407Violence Against Children Internationally ()3

This course focuses on the research on child maltreatment abuse internationally, in particular on the most common types of child abuse and neglect—i.e., perpetrated by parents, family members. The negative effects of child abuse and neglect are associated subsequently with every social problem from poverty, teenage motherhood, substance abuse, violent crime, domestic violence, and mental health problems, to ill-health—from cancer to diabetes.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: SOC 201S or CRJS 215S

CRJS 408Children's Rights and the Law ()3

A study of the law concerning children from a children's rights perspective. The rights of children in the US will be compared to other nations with special emphasis being placed on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Knowing or permission of the instructor

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: SOC 201S OR CRJS 215S or related social science Way of

CRJS 409Crime and Computer Applications3

or CYSE 409 Crime and Computer Applications

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 410Correctional Treatment ()3

Methods and programs which attempt to correct the behaviors of juvenile delinquents and adult criminal offenders are explored. Treatment strategies employed in both community and institutional settings are examined. Techniques of classification and the role of the correctional worker are also discussed.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: CRJS 215S or CRJS 222 or permission of the instructor

CRJS 415Courtroom As a Social System ()3

An overview of the role of all of the actors in the American courtroom, the interaction of these actors and the effect of social forces on their behavior. Includes prosecutor, plaintiff and defense lawyers, judges, juries, eye witnesses, expert witnesses, and court staff.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: CRJS 222 or permission of the instructor

CRJS 416The American Jury ()3

A review of the literature, law and practical materials that cover the American jury system from the creation of the master list through the verdict. Includes history, social context and jury selection. 849 CRJS - Criminal Justice

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: CRJS 222 or permission of the instructor

CRJS 418Crime, Society, and the Media ()3

A critical exploration of media portrayals of crime and criminal justice. News and entertainment genres are examined. Connections between the mass media and crime, culture, politics, society, and individual behavior receive special attention.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: CRJS 215S or CRJS 222 or permission of the instructor

CRJS 419Animals and Society ()3

This is a class about the role of nonhuman animals in society. Animals are used to entertain, to do work, to provide companionship, to provide food, and more. In this class, we discuss the causes and consequences of both individual and institutional animal abuse. Society's relation to wildlife is also an important component and includes poaching, sport and trophy hunting, and society's reaction to wolves, coyotes, and wild horses in the West. Cross- listed with SOC 419. CRJS 215S, PSYC 201S, COMM 200S, or permission of instructor

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: Any human behavior (S) course, such as SOC 201S,

CRJS 421/521 Deviant Behavior ()3

A study of various definitions and forms of deviant behavior, theoretical explanations of causes of deviant behavior, and the impact of deviant behavior on society and the individual.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: SOC 201S or CRJS 215S or permission of the instructor

CRJS 423Public Policy in Criminal Justice ()3

A study of the nature, development, and utilization of public policy within agencies of the criminal justice system. Topics include policy formulation, constraints on policy makers, influence of constituencies, and the role of research information. Case studies of issues such as crime control, prison overcrowding, police use of deadly force, the death penalty and parole guidelines will be undertaken.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: CRJS 215S

CRJS 424Juvenile Justice: Issues, Policy, and Practice (3

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 426WCriminological Theory (Grade3

3 of C or better required) 1 SOC-300/400-level elective 3 3 Credit Hours 15 13 Spring Literature 3 120

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 427/527 Gender-Based Violence ()3

This course takes an expansive and intersectional approach to studying various forms of gender-based violence, from the interpersonal to the systemic, institutional, and cultural. Prevalence, risk factors, theoretical explanations, and legal remedies related to topics such as intimate partner violence, sexual assault on college campuses, gender-based violence in the military, sexual violence against undocumented immigrants, commercial sexual exploitation, and racism and reproductive health will be examined. permission of instructor

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: SOC 201S or CRJS 215S or other human behavior course or

CRJS 430Homicide ()3

This course explores the topic of homicide in the U.S. It includes a discussion of the types of homicide, historical patterns and trends, and characteristics of offenders and victims. A variety of theoretical frameworks are utilized to examine homicide at micro and macro levels. In-depth examination of specific types of homicide is included.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: SOC 201S or CRJS 215S or another human behavior course

CRJS 431Serial Offenders ()3

This course explores the topic of serial offenders, also referred to as repeat offenders, recidivists, and career criminals. The course begins with an overview and discussion of patterns of crime, followed by a discussion of relevant theoretical perspectives. We also discuss profiling and the role it can play in the investigation of serial crimes. Next, we move into modules devoted to specific types of crime (arson, rape, homicide, etc.), and discuss the research on serial offenders in each group. Finally, prevention, as well as social policy issues, are addressed.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: SOC 201S or CRJS 215S

CRJS 436Capstone Research Project3

3 (Can be taken Fall or Spring)

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 441/541 Drugs and Society ()3

The study of sociological and social-psychological explanations of drug- using behaviors and of legal and medical control of drugs. Topics include changes in the legal status of drugs, cross-cultural and historical variations in the control of drugs, and social epidemiology of drug use in contemporary society.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: SOC 201S or CRJS 215S

CRJS 444Community Justice ()3

This is a service learning course designed to study how the emerging field of community justice, a neighborhood-based strategy, can reduce crime and improve public safety by investing in social, human and cultural capital.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: SOC 201S or CRJS 215S

CRJS 445Workplace Law and Society ()3

This course examines the laws of the workplace from a sociological and issue-driven approach considering two perspectives – both employer and employee. Relevant laws are identified, explored and made relevant through examples of their application in real-world situations. Sometimes the wisdom of these laws will be challenged; students will be encouraged to raise questions about a law’s utility, justice or fairness, whether in principle or in application.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: Junior standing

CRJS 448Women, Sex Discrimination and the Law3

Total Credit Hours 12 An overall grade point average of 2.0 or above in all courses specified as a requirement for the certificate is required for the award of the certificate. Students must complete a minimum of six hours in upper-level courses required for the certificate through courses offered by Old Dominion University.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 450/550 Blacks, Crime and Justice ()3

Examines historical and contemporary theories and research on African- Americans, criminal behavior and the administration of justice. Selected topics will include African-American perspectives, the death penalty, victimization, police brutality, and justice systems in Africa and the Caribbean.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: CRJS 215S and CRJS 222 or permission of the instructor

CRJS 451Race, Ethnicity, Crime and Justice ()3

This course will examine the intersectionality of race, ethnicity, crime, justice and the operation of the criminal justice system and will critically assess controversial issues surrounding race, ethnicity, crime, and justice. Students will discuss contemporary social justice issues as they relate to race, ethnicity, crime, and justice. The theoretical frameworks that explain the intersection between race, ethnicity, crime and justice will be examined. The course will also investigate the broad range of policy issues and recommendations impacting communities of color and the administration of criminal and social justice.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: CRJS 215S or SOC 201S

CRJS 452Diversity in Criminal Justice Organizations

3 ENGL 371W Language and Culture 3 GEOG 325 Ethnic Minorities

Subject: CRJS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 462/562 Substantive Criminal Law ()3

This course deals with the major substantive concepts involved in American criminal law, including development of criminal law, elements of criminal liability, defenses against criminal responsibility, and descriptions and definitions of specific offenses.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: CRJS 215S or CRJS 222 or permission of the instructor

CRJS 475/575 Criminal Justice Systems Around the World (3

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 494Entrepreneurship in Sociology/Criminal Justice (3

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 495/595 Topics in Criminal Justice ()3

The advanced study of selected topics designed to permit small groups of qualified students to work on subjects of mutual interest which, due to their specialized nature, may not be offered regularly. These courses will appear in the course schedule, and will be more fully described in information distributed to academic advisors.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: CRJS 215S or permission of the instructor

CRJS 496/596 Topics in Criminal Justice ()3

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: CRJS 215S or permission of the instructor

CRJS 497/597 Independent Study ()1-3

Independent reading and study on a topic to be selected under the direction of an instructor. Conferences and papers as appropriate.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: Senior standing and approval of the department chair

CRJS 498/598 Tutorial Work in Special Topics in Criminal Justice (1-3

Subject: CRJS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 521Deviant Behavior ()3

A study of various definitions and forms of deviant behavior, theoretical explanations of causes of deviant behavior, and the impact of deviant behavior on society and the individual.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 526Criminological Theory ()3

An in-depth study of the major theoretical issues in criminology. Deals extensively with issues of crime causation.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 527Gender-Based Violence ()3

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 541Drugs and Society ()3

The study of sociological and social psychological explanations of drug- using behaviors and of legal and medical control of drugs. Topics include changes in the legal status of drugs, cross-cultural and historical variations in the control of drugs, and social epidemiology of drug use in contemporary society.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 550Blacks, Crime and Justice ()3

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 562Substantive Criminal Law ()3

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 575Criminal Justice Systems Around the World (3

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 595Topics in Criminal Justice ()3

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 596Topics in Criminal Justice ()3

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 597Tutorial Work in Special Topics in Criminal Justice (1-3

Subject: CRJS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 598Tutorial Work in Special Topics in Criminal Justice (1-3

Subject: CRJS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 620Criminological Theory ()3

An in-depth study of the major theoretical issues in criminology. The course deals extensively with issues of crime causation, the way theory shapes and informs the study of crime and related social issues, and the relationship between theory, research, and practice.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 625The Administration of Criminal Justice ()3

An analysis of the criminal justice system with an emphasis on the decision- making responsibilities of its officials.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 627Violence Against Women ()3

This course examines the many ways in which violence against women functions as an agent of social control. Violence is viewed on a continuum in order to determine how a variety of acts contribute to the subordination of women. Specific types of violence are explored including: wife assault, rape, incest, sexual harassment and pornography.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 663Corrections ()3

A study of society's response to crime through its use of institutional and noninstitutional corrections. Topics include inmate culture, correction officer behavior and community corrections programs.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 668Internship ()3

Students gain first-hand experience in professional settings which are deemed appropriate given their academic background and career objectives. Students are required to complete a research project that corresponds to their specific internship placement

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor

CRJS 695Topics in Criminal Justice ()3

Advanced seminars on selected topics in criminal justice. Topics will vary by semester.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 696Topics in Criminal Justice ()3

Advanced seminars on selected topics in criminal justice. Topics will vary by semester.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 697Independent Study in Special Topics in Criminal Justice (3

Subject: CRJS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 698Independent Study in Special Topics in Criminal Justice (3

Subject: CRJS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 699Thesis ()3-9

Thesis hours.

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 9
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

CRJS 998Master's Graduate Credit ()1

This course is a pass/fail course for master's students in their final semester. It may be taken to fulfill the registration requirement necessary for graduation. All master's students are required to be registered for at least one graduate credit hour in the semester of their graduation. CS - Computer Science

Subject: CRJS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

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