Criminal Justice

Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Joan L. Neff, Coordinator (Sociology)
Associate Professor Neff
Assistant Professor Briddell
Professionals from the field are employed as adjunct faculty.

The criminal justice major is an interdisciplinary program designed to provide students with a basic understanding of significant issues in the criminal justice system. Students majoring in criminal justice select courses together with their advisor. Upon completion of the major, students are prepared to enter a variety of fields, such as law enforcement, correctional counseling, probation and parole counseling, and criminal justice administration. In addition, many students elect to continue their education by pursuing graduate degrees in criminal justice, public administration, social work, sociology, or law.

Upper-level courses are taught on a rotating basis.

The Criminal Justice Major

Note: The grade point average of the coursework comprising the major must be no less than 2.00 with no course grade below C- (1.7).

10 units, including

SOC 207 Crime and Justice in a Post-Modern Society
One course in philosophy, chosen from PHIL 260 Philosophical Problems in Law and Society PHIL 364 Philosophy of Law
One course in political science, chosen from PLSC 331 Constitutional Law PLSC 333 Civil Rights/Liberties PLSC 337 The American Legal System
One course in social science research methods, chosen from SOC 211 Sociological Research Methods and Data Analysis PLSC 373 Methods for Public Policy Research
CJ 490 Senior Seminar
Five elective units, chosen from above or CJ 320 Fundamentals of Criminal Law CJ 321 Fundamentals of Criminal Procedure CJ 330 Victims and the Justice System CJ 379 Selected Topics CJ 388 Individual Internship CJ 400 Directed Independent Study CJ 450 Research Practicum PHIL 260 Philosophical Problems in Law and Society PHIL 364 Philosophy of Law PLSC 331 Constitutional Law PLSC 333 Civil Rights/Liberties PLSC 337 The American Legal System PSYC 319 Psychopathology PSYC 436 Developmental Psychopathology SOC 305 Conformity, Deviance and Institutions of Social Control SOC 311 Juvenile Delinquency SOC 313 Field Investigation of the Juvenile and Adult Criminal Justice Systems SOC 324 Law and Society

Note: A course used to satisfy a core requirement may not also be used as an elective unit.

The Criminal Justice Minor

Note: The grade point average of the coursework comprising the minor must be no less than 2.00 with no course grade below C- (1.7).

5 units, including

SOC 207 Crime and Justice in a Post-Modern Society
One course in philosophy, chosen from PHIL 260 Philosophical Problems in Law and Society PHIL 364 Philosophy of Law
One course in political science, chosen from PLSC 331 Constitutional Law PLSC 333 Civil Rights/Liberties PLSC 337 The American Legal System
Two elective units selected from the list of electives for the criminal justice major, excluding CJ 388, CJ 400 and CJ 450.

Note: A course used to satisfy a core requirement may not also be used as an elective unit.

Students are expected to fulfill all prerequisites necessary for courses within the major or minor. Prerequisites do not count toward the major or minor unless otherwise noted.

Courses

CJ 320 Fundamentals of Criminal Law

CJ 321 Fundamentals of Criminal Procedure

CJ 330 Victims and the Justice System

CJ 379 Criminal Justice: Selected Topics

CJ 388 Individual Internship

CJ 400 Directed Independent Study

CJ 406 Summer Undergraduate Research

CJ 450 Research Practicum

CJ 490 Criminal Justice Senior Seminar