Academic Catalog Spring 2019

CRJ 4083 Juvenile Delinquency, Intervention, and Prevention This course investigates the etiology, treatment and prevention of juvenile delinquency in contemporary society. This course allows students to review various theories and apply current theory and research in order to understand the dynamics of juvenile delinquency and current methods of intervention and prevention. Students in the course review juvenile violence and crime in U.S. culture and focus on the potential causes for juvenile violence and crime (e.g., poverty, literacy, family, and community cohesion, and self) and the ef- fectiveness of the juvenile court system (recidivism, juvenile violent crime offenders, and incarceration). CRJ 4123 Substantive Criminal Law This course examines the philosophy of legal sanctions and the historical development from common law to modern American criminal law. Students will explore the classifica- tions and general definitions of crimes as well as common defenses to crimes. Prerequisite: CRJ 2013 or 2203. CRJ 4201, 4202, 4203 Academic Internship Students selected for this internship will assist course instructors through tutoring, showing videos, conducting study sessions, researching course materials, proctoring tests, grading objective sections of survey exams, and teaching at least one class in a survey course dur- ing the semester. The selected students participating in this internship will acquire some practical experience in higher education. CRJ 4333 Management of Justice Organizations (same as SOC 4333) This course will focus on management theory; organizational dynamics; leadership and administration research related to public and private justice organizations. The course will emphasize case studies of common administrative problems. Students will learn the basics of operational policies and implementation and evaluation procedures. Prerequisite: CRJ 2013 or 2203. CRJ 4501, 4502, 4503 Special Topics in Criminal Justice Special topics of interest in the field of criminal justice. Examples of recent offerings in- clude courses in international terrorism drug investigations and stress management. Pre- requisite: JR/SR Standing.

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