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Course Catalog
Prerequisites
Most students admitted to the program hold an undergraduate degree in criminal justice, criminology, or other closely related field. You may also be considered for admission if you have experience as an employee in the criminal justice field, or if you can demonstrate other relevant qualifications and interest.
Required courses
MSCJ students must successfully complete each of the following courses.
- CRJU 501 - Criminal Justice Processes and Institutions
This course provides an overview of the criminal justice system and its component parts, particularly the police, courts, corrections and juvenile subsystems. Emphasis is placed on the structural, organizational and operational aspects of different agencies as they operate as part of the larger "criminal justice process."
- CRJU 505 - The Nature of Crime
This course discusses issues essential to an advanced understanding of crime and criminal justice. Topics include defining criminal behavior, the impact of those definitions, data and methods for studying crime, and the relationship between crime and important socio-demographic characteristics in the U.S.
- CRJU 510 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice
An introduction to research methodology as applied to crime and criminal justice. Emphasis on how research is conducted and its relevance to contemporary criminal justice problems. Topics include research design, sampling, measurement, data collection and an introduction to data analysis.
- CRJU 515 - Data and Statistical Analysis in Criminal Justice
This course focuses on various methods of data and statistical analysis found in criminal justice research. Topics covered include methodology, measurement of variables, central tendency, probability, sampling distributions, correlation coefficients and multiple regression.
- CRJU 520 - Principles of Organization and Management
This course introduces students to competing theories of formal organizations, the literature which supports these differing theories and theories of personnel management. This course will apply these materials to the daily operations of contemporary criminal justice agencies.
- CRJU 610 - Seminar in Contemporary Policing
This course examines the development and functions of American policing with a focus on contemporary policing. The impact of social, political and historical factors on the structure and functioning of American police will be explored. Contemporary problems and issues in policing will be analyzed within the context of recent research.
- CRJU 615 - Seminar in Contemporary Juvenile Justice
This seminar focuses on the philosophy and operation of the juvenile justice system in the United States. Topics covered include the history of children and state intervention, comparing the adult and juvenile systems and current issues in juvenile justice.
- CRJU 620 - Seminar in Contemporary Corrections
This course involves a detailed analysis of issues and problems facing current correctional systems. Particular emphasis is on the use of incarceration and incapacitation as forms of punishment and social control in modern society. Historical, theoretical and practical issues and problems are considered.
- CRJU 640 - Criminal Justice Policy Analysis
This course introduces students to the formation and implementation of criminal justice policy in the United States by exploring the role of discretion in criminal justice decision making, policy formation and analysis, the prospects for change and reform and the politicization of crime and justice.
- CRJU 6--. Crime Analysis and Mapping
The purpose of this course is to examine the methods and role of crime analysis in understanding the occurrence and prevention of criminal behavior. Topics include offender decision making, mapping of crime, problem analysis and the implementation and evaluation of prevention initiatives.
- CRJU 6--. Issues in Justice Administration
This course examines issues of the administration of justice agencies. Among the topics covered are leadership, personnel and budgetary issues.
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