CJ 228 JUVENILE JUSTICE
This course includes an examination of juvenile delinquency and the juvenile justice process. The study includes an analysis of the evolution of parens patriae, and case law of the juvenile process from taking into custody through disposition.

CJ 246 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
This course includes a survey of the theory of scientific crime detection, investigation, interrogation, case presentation, and problems in criminal investigation. The content will include a coverage of recent developments in forensic investigation such as DNA fingerprinting. 

CJ 350 TRIAL EVIDENCE
This course is a case-method study of the law governing the presentation of evidence at trial. Focus will be upon the various types of evidence, questions of competency, relevancy, and materiality, with special emphasis on the hearsay rule and its exceptions. The content will include the role of evidence in striking a theoretical balance between the defendant and the state in the pre-trial and trial adversary process. Prerequisite: strongly suggest  CJ 297 and CJ 355.

CJ 355 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
This course is an examination of constitutional criminal procedure related to arrest, search and seizure, and pre-trial and trial processes. Special emphasis will be upon the role of criminal procedure in controlling discretion. A survey of social scientific research related to criminal procedure will be included. The content includes an analysis of the role of procedure in a democratic social order. Government accountability and the control of discretion in light of Bill of Rights guarantees are constant topics. The fourth, fifth, and sixth amendments will be analyzed in some depth. Prerequisite: suggest CJ 297.

CJ 372 DRUGS AND CRIME
This is a course which focuses on the relationship between legal and illegal drugs and crime. This includes an examination of different perspectives on drug use and an examination of the historical characterization of legal and illegal drugs. Students will also examine how illegal drugs, legal and illegal drug use and crime are correlated. The extent of drug use, including types of drugs and patterns of drug use within the constructs of criminal offending will also be covered in the course. Students will also learn about the enforcement of drugs and the control of drug users including correctional programs offered within the criminal justice system, specifically for drug offenders and drug users.

CJ 390 SPECIAL TOPICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
This course provides the opportunity for a study of a significant topic, problem, or issue in criminal justice. This course may be repeated once for credit when content varies.

CJ 420 VICTIMS OF CRIME
This course focuses on the study of crime victims including the types, extent, patterns and consequences of victimization. This will include an introduction to victimology and the victim right’s movement. Students will learn about the role(s) of the victim in the criminal justice process and policies and programs designed to address the needs of crime victims. This will include a focus on local victim service agencies. Special attention will be paid to “special classes” of victims including victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and hate crimes.

CJ 422: WOMEN AND CRIME
This course is the study of women as criminal offenders, victims of crime, and workers in the criminal justice system.  The course content will include an examination of female offending patterns and explanations for those offending patterns, along with an examination of the treatment of female offenders and female crime victims by the criminal justice system.  The course will also focus on women as criminal justice professionals working in law enforcement, the courts, and corrections.

CJ 426: MEDIA AND CRIME
This course will focus on the interrelationships among media, crime, and the criminal justice system.  Particular attention will be given to the construction of crime in the news and entertainment media, and how those constructions affect citizens’ perceptions of crime and the criminal justice system.  Policy and legal implications of these perceptions will also be considered. 

CJ 428 INTERNSHIP
This is an academically oriented practical experience gained through supervised work assignments with various governmental and private justice-related agencies. The student will have the opportunity to contrast theory and practice. The internship is open only to criminal justice majors of junior or senior status and with the consent of the internship coordinator.  A student may enroll in and complete a maximum of six (6) semester hours for CJ 428: however, an internship counts for only one course in the major.  Prerequisites: see http://www.cjmmc.com/internships.htm