CRJU Criminal Justice
CRJU 1100 Introduction to Criminal Justice
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Provides an introduction and overview of the criminal justice system and its central components: police, courts, and corrections. Topics include: the history, development, and current status of law enforcement, the judiciary, and corrections in the U.S.; the philosophical, economic, and socio-political aspects of the criminal justice system and processes; individual rights and public order; an introduction to the juvenile justice system; theories of crime causation; and special issues such as drugs, mental health and public policy.
CRJU 1210 Introduction to Cybercrime
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
History of cyber crime and the examination of techniques and strategies for investigating computer crime.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1101.
CRJU 2010 Universal Justice
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Introduction to human rights as a global construct. Examines competing understandings of human rights and the development of international human rights law. Explores social, political, historical, and philosophical explanations for human rights abuses and manifestations such as crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes.
CRJU 2210 Introduction to Policing
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Critical examination and assessment of American policing. Major emphases include policing history, functions, organizational structure, policing strategies, effectiveness of practices, and accountability measures.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" or better in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 2410 Introduction to Corrections
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Correctional process and interventions designed to deter and control adult criminal behavior. Addresses philosophy and goals underlying correctional interventions, types of criminal sentencing, and penal sanctions, including community-based programs, institutional corrections, and parole. Examines intentions and consequences of various methods of institutional and non-institutional processing and treatment of convicted offenders.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" or better in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 3110 Legal Process
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course will introduce students to the American court system with a focus on the sources of law and the actors, institutions, and processes that affect the administration of justice.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" or better in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 3120 Ethics in Criminal Justice
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Provides an overview of ethical theories and understandings of justice in the context of contemporary issues related to the criminal justice system. Students practice identifying ethical dilemmas and applying major ethical systems to resolve dilemmas and evaluate decision-making in law enforcement, the judiciary, and the correctional system.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" and prior or concurrent enrollment in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 3131 Criminal Law
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Examines the social and political influences on criminal law in the United States. Analyzes the constitutional limits on criminal law, principles of criminal liability, elements of crimes, criminal defenses, and the application of the Georgia Criminal Code to specific crimes.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" or better in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 3133 Evidence and Procedure
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Focuses on the legal processes from arrest through appeal, with emphasis on the rights of the accused including due process, right to counsel, search and seizure, self-incrimination, and the rules of evidence governing criminal procedure.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" or better in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 3134 Investigations
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Introduces students to fundamentals of conducting investigations. Topics include: evidence gathering, interviews and interrogations, court preparation and testimony, and written reports.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 3150 Organized Crime
2 Credit Hours. 2 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Examination of phenomenon of racketeering in society from a variety of perspectives, using historical, theoretical, and comparative materials. Analysis of the nature of the activities of organized criminals, the relationship between these criminals and the public, the structure of racketeering groups and enterprises, and the strategies and success of legal control on organized crime. Special attention paid to the ways in which these crimes can be differentiated from "common" street crimes.
Prerequisite(s): CRJU 1010.
CRJU 3160 Corporate Crime
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Study of the laws, law enforcement, victimization, and cost of corporate, white collar and occupational crime.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 3170 Criminal Justice Administration
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Survey of basic concepts and principles concerned with the administration and management of agencies within the criminal justice system. Emphasis will be placed on organizational structure, functions, standard operating procedures, leadership, and the role of discretion.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 3233 Criminology
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Examines the nature and extent of crime in the U.S. Evaluates factors leading to criminal behavior drawing on major criminological theories and research, as well as measures proposed to control crime.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" or better in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 3234 Research Methods
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Provides an overview of research methods and techniques in criminal justice and criminology, to include research design, analytical techniques, ethical issues in research, and relationships between theory, research, and practice. Particular topics include the nature of conceptualization, hypothesis testing, measurement, operationalization, and sampling populations to provide students with conceptual and practical foundations to develop research and program evaluation skills.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" or better in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 3263 Cyber Criminology
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Assesses the usefulness of classic criminological theories to explain a wide range of cybercrimes and the possible need for the creation of new cyber-related criminological theories.
CRJU 3264 Hackers, Malware, and Online Economic Crime
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Examines cybercrimes committed by hackers and/or computer criminals that are often influenced by either curiosity or financial motivation. Topics include, but are not limited to: the subculture of computer hackers, the role of malicious software in computer intrusions, and different forms of online economic fraud.
CRJU 3265 Online Violence
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Examines technology-enabled crimes in which violence is threatened or exerted against individuals, vulnerable groups, or society as a whole. Topics include, but are not limited to: cyber harassment and stalking, pornography, child sexual exploitation, and cyber terrorism.
CRJU 3345 Comparative Justice Systems
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course examines the institutions of justice in various countries around the world, as well as the variety of international institutions that address questions of justice. The historical development, legal, socio-political, economic, and philosophical factors underlying these institutions are examined, with an emphasis on comparison with the U.S. system of criminal justice.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 3420 Applying Elementary Statistics in Justice and Crime Research
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Students learn about and practice using elementary statistics with a focus on crime and criminal justice data and usage. Focuses on linking levels of measurement, inference, questions posed, and data limitations in statistical usage. Students will compute and interpret statistics.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 3431 Juvenile Justice
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Provides an overview of the juvenile justice system and juvenile jurisprudence. Examines the development of the juvenile justice system and treatment of juveniles in civil and criminal justice systems. Additional topics include examination of theoretical frameworks and correlates of juvenile delinquency as well as strategies aimed at reducing and preventing delinquency.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" CRJU 1100.
CRJU 3432 Gangs and Society
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course examines the historical development and contemporary influence of gangs as well as their criminal and noncriminal activities. Emphasis is placed on myths associated with gangs, individual and structural forces influencing juveniles to join gangs, differentiating gangs from other organized criminal groups, how gangs fit into society as a whole, the impact of gangs on the criminal justice system, and the effectiveness of policies and initiatives aimed at reducing gang activity.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" or better in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 3531 Victimology
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
An examination of the causes, consequences, and theoretical explanations of victimization. Major emphases on victimization patterns, risk factors, the victim-offender relationship, range of injuries experienced, and the role of the victim in criminal justice proceedings.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" or better in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 3534 Drugs and Society
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course introduces students to the scholarly study of drugs and alcohol from a multidisciplinary, liberal arts perspective. Students will become familiar with drug discourse, history, and policy with particular emphases on the legal prohibitions and enforcement of drugs in American society.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 3535 Family Violence
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course provides an examination of family violence with specific focus on child abuse, intimate partner violence, and elder abuse. Attention centers on the nature, prevalence, causes, consequences, as well as on responses by social service agencies and the criminal justice system for each form of violence occurring within the family.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" or better in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 3536 School Violence
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course provides an examination of school violence, focusing on the school as the location for various forms victimization of students, teachers, and school administrators. Specifically, the course will focus on several forms of school violence including bullying and school shootings. Theoretical explanations, administrative, and criminal justice responses to the various forms of school violence, and the consequences of these responses, will be examined.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" or better in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 3538 Gender, Crime, and Justice
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Critical examination of gender as a significant, yet overlooked, dimension of criminality to include the nature and extent of women as victims, offenders, and workers in the criminal justice system. Causes of crime and victimization, gender disparities in processing/punishing female offenders, treatment of female offenders in the community, responses to female victimization, and ways to reduce both crime and victimization will be examined, while promoting justice by recognizing the important role of gender and the intersection of gender and other social inequalities.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" or better in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 3631 Crime and Justice in Public Policy
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Focuses on the intersection of crime and social justice in the policy process. Particular attention paid to the development of public policy, actors in the process, and the impact of public policy on society, social programs, and the criminal justice system.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 3732 Conflict Resolution
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Examines the causes of conflict and techniques to resolve conflict in the criminal justice system. Studies conflict among colleagues, the public, and with clients in the criminal justice field are a focus, as well as how criminal justice agencies (police, courts, and corrections) resolve conflict. Special emphases on collaborative resolutions, restorative justice/peace making, community policing, mediation, arbitration, and development of interpersonal communication skills within and between agencies.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade or "C" or better in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 3733 Inequalities, Crime, and Justice
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Introduces forms of social stratification and inequalities and their intersection crime and justice. Attention is given to race, class, and gender inequalities within the United States criminal justice system and the paths into contemporary inequality. The impacts of the extent, causes, and generation of institutionalized inequalities on criminal justice processes, victimization, and system employment are explored.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 3792 Criminal Justice Internship (Non-Capstone)
3 Credit Hours. 0 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Provides students an opportunity to work in a supervised setting to bridge academics with practical experiences. Students submit journal entries and other writing assignments in addition to professional duties required by their interning agency. Enrollment requires permission of the internship coordinator. This internship option is designed for students with under 90 hours of coursework and/or lacking the CRJU courses necessary for approved enrollment in the capstone option, CRJU 4792: Internship in Justice Studies.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 3831 Popular Culture and Justice
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Examines portrayals of crime, justice, social stratification, the criminal justice system, as well as social and political responses to those issues, in television, film, and literature.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 3931 Issues in Homeland Security
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Explores the legal, practical, and ethical challenges that accompany efforts to secure the homeland against major twenty-first threats such as terrorism and cyber-terrorism. Course topics may include but not be limited to: threat assessment, crisis response, incident prevention, and the need to reconcile governmental strategies for disrupting attacks on the homeland with the imperative of protecting civil liberties.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" or better in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 4031 Community-Based Supervision and Treatment
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Examines alternatives to incarceration and methods of treatment in non-institutional settings. Focus is on supervising criminal offenders in the community and theories/techniques employed to influence and alter attitudes, values, and behavior.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" or better in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 4092 Special Topics in Criminology
1-3 Credit Hours. 1-3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Periodically scheduled to allow exploration of contemporary substantive topics related to criminology and crime that are not offered in the regular curriculum. Topics will be announced when the course is scheduled. Repeatable if topic is substantially different.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" or better in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 4093 Special Topics in Criminal Justice
1-3 Credit Hours. 0-18 Lecture Hours. 0-18 Lab Hours.
Periodically offered to facilitate exploration of contemporary topics related to law enforcement, courts, corrections, or justice administration not offered in the regular curriculum. Topics will be announced when the course is scheduled. Repeatable if topic is substantially different.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 4135 Directed Study in Criminal Justice and Criminology
3 Credit Hours. 0 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Offers opportunity for individualized, structured examination of a specific topic. Student and instructor mutually agree upon topic and required output. Requires approval of instructor and department chair. Repeatable if topic is substantively different.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" or better in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 4137 Law, Justice, and Society
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course explores the historical and philosophical underpinnings of the legal system and analyzes the interrelationships of law, custom, morality, politics, economics, and social change.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" or better in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 4532 Organized Crime in a Global Society
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Study of organized crime in a global context. Examples include but are not limited to: human, arms, and drug trafficking; racketeering; money laundering; environmental crime; and intellectual property crime. Governmental, legal, and institutional responses to the international crimes are also examined.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" or better in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 4639 Inside-Out
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
The "Inside-Out" Prison Exchange Program is an opportunity for a small group of students from Georgia Southern University and residents from a local prison to exchange ideas and perceptions about crime and justice, the criminal justice system, corrections, and imprisonment. All participants will gain a deeper understanding of the criminal justice system through the combination of theoretical knowledge and practical experience achieved by weekly meetings extended throughout the semester. Departmental and instructor approval is required before enrolling. Strong preference will be given to seniors. The course is repeatable if the topic is substantively different.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 4792 Internship in Justice Studies
1-9 Credit Hours. 0 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Provides students an opportunity to work in a supervised setting to bridge academics with practical experiences. Students submit a substantial research paper and/or other writing assignments in addition to professional duties required by their interning agency. Enrollment requires permission of the internship coordinator. To meet Area G requirements, students must have senior status. Students enrolling prior to their senior year will be awarded credit toward their upper division criminal justice and/or general elective requirements. (Repeatable.).
CRJU 4910 Senior Seminar CRJU & Criminology
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
A discussion-based, intensive reading and writing capstone course for criminal justice and criminology majors and minors. Integrates material from the major core courses to critically examine past, current and future developments in the administration of justice. In addition, this seminar will help students explore and prepare for a career in criminal justice. It is strongly suggested students complete BOTH Criminology and Research Methods prior to registering for Senior Seminar.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in CRJU 1100.
CRJU 5003 Cyber Forensics
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Application of computer investigation and analysis techniques to gather evidence suitable for presentation in a court of law. Techniques of cybercrime scene analysis, media analysis, and the use of various forensic tools. Students cannot receive credit for both CRJU 5003 and CRJU 5010.
Cross Listing(s): CRJU 5003G.
CRJU 5010 Applied Digital Forensics I
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Identification, capture, and recording of evidence from suspect and victim's computer hard drives and laptops. Students cannot receive credit for both CRJU 5003 and CRJU 5010.
Prerequisite(s): CRJU 1100.
Cross Listing(s): CRJU 5010G.
CRJU 5020 Applied Digital Forensics II
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Expansion of the identification, capture, and recording of evidence from suspect and victim’s mobile devices such as mobile phones, tablets, and PDAs. Graduate students are required to complete an additional substantive research paper, presentation, or project based on course objectives.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in CRJU 5010.
Cross Listing(s): CRJU 5020G.
CRJU 5060 Special Topics in Cybercrime
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Examines substantive topics, problems, and issues of importance to contemporary study of cybercrime. Topics announced when course is scheduled. Course may be repeated if substantially different.
Cross Listing(s): CRJU 5060G.
CRJU 5101 Global Cybersecurity
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
An in-depth study of cybersecurity from a global perspective, including cyberterrorism, cybercrime, and cyberwarfare. This course will address domestic and international cybersecurity policies such as those relating to how justice systems respond to these acts through cross-border cooperation between intelligence and law enforcement agencies. Other topics include analyzing the role of nation-states in the proliferation of cyber attacks as a force multiplier; region-specific norms addressing privacy and intellectual property; and the international system including cyber conflicts, threats to security, and non-state actors.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in CRJU 1100.
Cross Listing(s): CRJU 5101G, POLS 5101, POLS 5101G.
CRJU 5105 Homeland Security
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course provides an overview of homeland security in the context of twenty-first century threats such as terrorism and cyber-terrorism. Students will analyze the political, operational, tactical, and environmental factors considered in the creation and administration of homeland security policy. Particular attention will be given to the coordination of federal, state, and local agencies responsible for the prevention of and response to acts of terrorism.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in CRJU 1100.
Cross Listing(s): CRJU 5105G, POLS 5105, POLS 5105G.
CRJU 5003G Cyber Forensics
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Application of computer investigation and analysis techniques to gather evidence suitable for presentation in a court of law. Techniques of cybercrime scene analysis, media analysis, and the use of various forensic tools. Graduate students are required to complete an additional substantive research paper or project based on course objectives. This course serves as a content area for Cybercrime. Students cannot receive credit for both CRJU 5003G and CRJU 5010G.
Cross Listing(s): CRJU 5003.
CRJU 5010G Applied Digital Forensics I
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Identification, capture, and recording of evidence from suspect and victim’s computer hard drives and laptops. Graduate students are required to complete an additional substantive research paper, project, or presentation based on course objectives. This course serves as a content area for Cybercrime. Students cannot receive credit for both CRJU 5003G and CRJU 5010G.
Cross Listing(s): CRJU 5010.
CRJU 5020G Applied Digital Forensics II
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Expansion of the identification, capture, and recording of evidence from suspect and victim’s mobile devices such as mobile phones, tablets, and PDAs. Graduate students are required to complete an additional substantive research paper, presentation, or project based on course objectives. This course serves as a content area for Cybercrime.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of C in CRJU 5010G.
Cross Listing(s): CRJU 5020.
CRJU 5060G Special Topics in Cybercrime
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Examines substantive topics, problems, and issues of importance to contemporary study of cybercrime. Topics announced when course is scheduled. Course may be repeated if substantially different. Graduate students are required to complete an additional research paper or project based on course objectives. This course serves as a content area for Cybercrime.
Cross Listing(s): CRJU 5060.
CRJU 5101G Global Cybersecurity
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
An in-depth study of cybersecurity from a global perspective, including cyberterrorism, cybercrime, and cyberwarfare. This course will address domestic and international cybersecurity policies such as those relating to how justice systems respond to these acts through cross-border cooperation between intelligence and law enforcement agencies. Other topics include analyzing the role of nation-states in the proliferation of cyber attacks as a force multiplier; region-specific norms addressing privacy and intellectual property; and the international system including cyber conflicts, threats to security, and non-state actors. Graduate students will complete an additional substantive research paper, project, or presentation based on course objectives.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in CRJU 1100.
Cross Listing(s): CRJU 5101, POLS 5101, POLS 5101G.
CRJU 5105G Homeland Security
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course provides an overview of homeland security in the context of twenty-first century threats such as terrorism and cyber-terrorism. Students will analyze the political, operational, tactical, and environmental factors considered in the creation and administration of homeland security policy. Particular attention will be given to the coordination of federal, state, and local agencies responsible for the prevention of and response to acts of terrorism. Graduate students will complete an additional substantive research paper, project, or presentation based on course objectives.
Cross Listing(s): CRJU 5105, POLS 5105, POLS 5105G.
CRJU 5360G Hackers, Malware, and Online Economic Crime
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Examines cybercrimes that are often influenced by either curiosity or financial motivation. Topics include, but are not limited to, the subculture of computer hackers, the role of malicious software in computer intrusions, and different types of online economic fraud. Graduate students are required to complete an additional substantive research paper or project based on course objectives. This course serves as a content area for Cybercrime.
Cross Listing(s): CRJU 5360.
CRJU 6060 Current Issues in Cybercrime
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Examines current cybercrime issues in the news,, such as data breaches and recent computer intrusion. Graduated students are required to complete an additional substantive research paper or project. This course serves as a content area for Cybercrime.
CRJU 6080 Seminar in Transnational Crime
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 3 Lab Hours.
Special topics concerning illegal activities of international criminal organizations and the effect of transnational crime on the economic and socio-political environment in countries across the globe. Explores linkages between various crime groups, role of government corruption, and terrorism. Specific topics will be specified upon offering. Course may be repeated when topic is different.
CRJU 6801 Proseminar in Ethics and Criminal Justice
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Introduces students to current research and critical issues in the administration of justice and criminological theory. Includes discussions of ethics and professional development for the field.
CRJU 6811 Criminal Justice Systems: Policy and Process
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Explores the policies and processes that occur within the criminal justice system as well as the decision-making of the system’s actors (i.e., discretion). Emphases on policies and processes in law enforcement, courts, and corrections. Attention is also given to the broader impacts of these policies and processes on society at-large.
CRJU 7080 Seminar in Victimization
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Explores special topics in victimization, placing attention on historical contexts, forms, theoretical frameworks, and victim-offender overlap. May focus on specific type or particular context of victimization. Specific topics will be specified upon offering. Course may be repeated when topic is different.
CRJU 7090 Topics in Violence and Crime
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 3 Lab Hours.
In-depth analysis of selected topics on violence and crime. Analysis may include, but is not limited to, examination of nature, prevalence, causes and consequences of violence. Specific topics will be identified upon offering of course. Courses may be repeated when topic is different.
CRJU 7434 Quantitative Research Design
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course focuses on the study of the role of theory, research design, sampling, measurement and instrumentation, data collection, and ethical issues related to social scientific research.
CRJU 7436 Qualitative Research Design
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course addresses the analysis and practice of qualitative methodology in social science. Topics may include participant observation, ethnographic methods, interviews, case studies, content analysis, archival research and other innovative techniques.
CRJU 7437 Statistics for Social Science
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course addresses the techniques and statistics necessary to design and interpret quantitative social scientific research.
CRJU 7631 Criminological Theory
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Examines major theoretical perspectives in classical and contemporary criminology, including but not limited to: control, learning, strain, labeling, rational choice, conflict and theoretical integration. The socio-political and historical context in which these theories were developed is also considered.
CRJU 7632 Seminar in Criminal Justice
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course explores a selected topic in criminal justice of interest to groups of students, including, but not limited to policing, corrections, courts, or the law, which are relevant to their course of specialization in the graduate curricula of the University. Course may be repeated when topic is different.
CRJU 7633 Seminar in Criminology
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course focuses on the exploration of a selected topic in criminology of interest to groups of students which are relevant to their course of specialization in the graduate curricula of the University. Course may be repeated when topic is different.
CRJU 7634 Victims & Victimology
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Provides an in-depth review of victimology through examination of empirical research and policies relaying information on theoretical perspectives, the diversity of victimization experiences, as well as governmental and non-governmental responses to victimization. Specific attention is placed on experiences of victims with law enforcement, courts, corrections, and victim service agencies and organizations.
CRJU 7635 Social Inequalities, Crime, and Justice
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Provides students with an overview and impact of the multifaceted nature of inequalities in the criminal justice system with emphases on race, sex, class, and other societal inequalities. Attention is placed at both the individual and systemic levels.
CRJU 7661 Hacker Subculture
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Provides an in-depth examination of the hacker subculture, including its origins and evolvement over time regarding its norms, beliefs, rationalizations, and relationship with newer forms of technology. This course serves as a content area for Cybercrime.
CRJU 7662 Online Economic Crime
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
In-depth analysis of financially-motivated online crimes. Examination may include, but not be limited to: data breaches, different forms of online scams, impact of online fraud on victims, and law enforcement challenges in investigating these crimes. This course serves as a content area for Cybercrime.
CRJU 7663 Interpersonal Online Violence
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Provides in-depth examination of technology-enabled interpersonal forms of crimes and deviance that threaten or exert violence against individuals and/or groups of people. This course serves as a content area for Cybercrime.
CRJU 7822 Seminar in Law Enforcement
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
In-depth analysis of selected topics in the enforcement of laws in a system of ordered liberty. Course may be repeated when topic is different.
CRJU 7842 Seminar on Issues in Justice Administration
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Analysis of the unique contexts of management in the justice system and specific agency types. Emphasizes experiences and dilemmas of individuals working in these organizations, as well as organizational standards and guiding principles of professionalism. Course may be repeated when topic is different.
CRJU 7843 Special Topics in Corrections and Offender Supervision
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
In-depth analysis of selected topics in corrections within a larger system of ordered liberty. Course may be repeated when topic is different.
CRJU 7853 Seminar in Law Courts
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
In-depth analysis of selected topics in the role and operation of law and courts in a system of ordered liberty. Course may be repeated when topic is different.
CRJU 7864 Legal Aspects of Cybercrime
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Examination of laws related to computers, cell phones, other electronic devices, and the internet. Evaluation of computer misuse crimes, traditional crimes committed using computers, punishment and sentencing issues, Fourth Amendment issues, jurisdiction at state and federal levels, international computer crime, and national security. This course serves as a content area for Cybercrime.
CRJU 7865 First Responder Tools and Applications
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Examines basic computer forensic tools and applications including seizure, imaging and analysis of computer media with reference to computer hard drive and forms of storage. This course serves as a content area for Cybercrime.
CRJU 7866 Readings in Cybercrime
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Examination of the foundational works in cybercrime with a focus on the hacker ethic. This course serves as a content area for Cybercrime.
CRJU 7867 Cyber Ethics and Internet Culture
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Application of ethical theory to 21st century issues, such as music piracy, cyber warfare, and cyber stalking. This course serves as a content area for Cybercrime.
CRJU 7868 Cyber Criminology
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Assessment of the usefulness of traditional criminological theories to explain cybercrime, new theories created to better explain cybercrime and measures to control such crimes. This course serves as a content area for Cybercrime.
CRJU 7880 Practicum I
1-6 Credit Hours. 0-3 Lecture Hours. 0-3 Lab Hours.
Educational placement designed for research observation and practical experience in a select criminal justice agency. May be used to satisfy Cybercrime Track or Certificate with permission of Advisor and instructor.
CRJU 7891 Independent Study
1-3 Credit Hours. 0 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course is an independent examination of graduate course topics offered in the criminal justice and criminology curriculum of the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology following guidelines of the College of Graduate Studies.
CRJU 7892 Directed Research
1-3 Credit Hours. 0 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course requires participation in an independent or group research project. More than three hours of credit for directed research may be earned, but only three hours may be applied to the completion of minimum hours required for the M.S. Degree with a major in Criminal Justice and Criminology.
CRJU 7999 Thesis
1-6 Credit Hours. 0 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Critical and analytical research thesis examining approved criminal justice or criminology topic is produced.
CRJU 8830 Seminar in Juvenile Justice
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Assessment of policies and practices of agencies processing youthful offenders. Addresses current issues and trends impacting juvenile delinquency and crime and system responses. Specific topic will be identified upon offering. Course may be repeated when topic is different.