CJ 101 INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE
This course is a review of the delivery of criminal justice services in the United States. Particular attention will be devoted to a modeling of the criminal process, the control of discretion within the various sub-processes, and the role of criminal justice in a democratic social
order that emphasizes public accountability and the rule of law. This course must be completed before any other criminal justice course is taken.  

CJ 112: CAREERS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
This course will help students explore vocational and post graduate choices in the criminal justice field.  This course will cover such topics as career options for criminal justice students, unique requirements for criminal justice employment, and application processes for criminal justice careers and post-graduate education.  This course will rely partly on experiential learning activities including guest speakers and field trips.

CJ 154: CRIMINAL JUSTICE THEORY
This course is the study of crime control.  In contrast, to traditional criminal justice courses which mainly focus on the study of how crime is defined and the strategies used by the criminal justice system to control crime, this course will examine various orientations that focus on how the criminal justice system behaves instead of how it works. This course will cover such topics as the behavior of law, the behavior of criminal justice organizations, historical trends in crime control, the social construction of crime, oppression, the growth of the criminal justice system, and consequences of crime control practices. 

CJ 203 POLICING
This course includes an examination of the role of police and law enforcement strategies in a free society. The goals of this course include an understanding of the concept of the rule of law, police behavior and subcultures, enforcement strategies, and relevant procedures dealing
with the police, including arrest, interrogation, and search and seizure of evidence. Ethical issues related to the police and law enforcement will include case histories and current events. 

CJ 244: CORRECTIONS
This course is the study of the history, philosophy, and practice of corrections.  The course content will include an analysis of corrections history and philosophy along with an examination of jails, prisons, probation, intermediate sanctions, and parole.  The course will also cover legal developments in corrections, correctional trends, management and treatment of correctional populations, and problems facing correctional systems. 

CJ 297 CRIMINAL LAW
This course includes an analysis of criminal law from a social science perspective. Emphasis will be upon historical development, strictures on criminalizing in light of constitutional guarantees, and a review of the classification of crimes through an analysis of selected criminal
offenses. The content includes criminal jurisprudence, the historical origins of key criminal law concepts, constitutional structures on lawmakers, relevant social scientific research on the criminal process, and a review of the traditional categories of crime.

CJ 299 CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION, AND ETHICS
This course is an opportunity for students to improve and apply critical thinking skills in the criminal justice context, establishing a foundation for upper-level coursework.  The course requires students to refine writing, oral presentation, and information research skills.  Students will become adept at finding, evaluating, and properly crediting research materials for the field of criminal justice.  Likewise, students will demonstrate their learning through writing and oral presentation, which will be refined throughout the course.  Special attention will also be given to ethical issues faced in criminal justice.  All majors, including transfer students, must receive at least a grade of C- in this course before taking criminal justice courses at the 300 level or above.  Prerequisite: CJ 101, general education writing course.

CJ 302: CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESEARCH METHODS
This course will consist of an examination of qualitative and quantitative research in the field of criminal justice.  Specifically, the course will include, but is not limited to research design, data collection, secondary data analysis, levels of measurement, and hypothesis testing.  Students will also learn how to read and interpret empirical criminal justice articles and SPSS output.  Prerequisites: CJ 154, and CJ 299.  A course in basic statistics is also suggested, but not required.   

CJ 305 WHITE-COLLAR CRIME
This course is a general survey reviewing both the nature and scope of White-Collar Crime.  This course will explore crimes with which society has placed little focus upon, yet at the same time have significant physical, fiscal, and social costs.  The primary emphasis of this class will consist of an examination of various forms of “elite deviance.”  Forms of elite deviance that will be covered will consist of corporate crime, occupational crime, governmental crime, and political crime.  Particular attention will be given to research methodology in empirically examining elite deviance.  Particular attention will also be given to applicable theories of elite deviance.  Prerequisite: CJ 299.  

CJ 365 DIVERSITY AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
This course explores relationships between society and the criminal justice system. Particular attention is given to both past and contemporary relationships between the criminal justice system and historically marginalized groups (e.g., based upon race and ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation).  Issues of dissent and divergent perspectives on the role of the criminal justice system will be explored.  The changing policies and practices of criminal justice agencies in a diverse and democratic culture will also be examined.  Prerequisite: CJ 101, CJ 203 and CJ 299.

CJ 410 SENIOR SEMINAR
This course is a study of select and highly contemporary criminal justice issues. The course format allows students to draw upon and integrate knowledge gained from previous courses and apply it in an area of individual, intensive research. The content will vary. Prerequisites: CJ 101, CJ 299, SO 215 or PS 345, and senior standing..