This course is designed for students without a criminal justice or closely related discipline background. Students will examine the components of the criminal justice system and their impact on the lives of offenders and non-offenders. This course does not count toward degree credit.

An intense overview of the major theories of crime and delinquency from the 18th century to the present

Quantitative techniques of data analysis are introduced in the context of their application in sociological research. Research design, measurement theory, data collection, coding, machine use, and statistical analysis and interpretation are stressed.

This course is designed to assist the student to understand and execute the basic research processes and judge the worthiness and usefulness of research as a knowledgeable consumer. (F)

An analysis of the impact of federal and state laws, court decisions and moral and ethical factors associated with the delivery of service in the criminal justice system. (S)

This course focuses on creating new approaches to the delivery of human services. Special consideration will be given to the history of human service work, the process of getting services to people in need, helping consumers to function more effectively and the management of work to deliver effective and efficient services. (S)

Theories of Crime and Delinquency. This course focuses on the application of organization and administration principles to law enforcement, courts, and correctional settings. There will also be a review of theories and an assessment of trends.

This course is designed to develop a system for organizing and conceptualizing crime prevention efforts. Special consideration is given to crime prevention planning, programming and assessment. (S)

This course will focus on developing assessment skills and conveying the evaluative information to the appropriate audience. Special consideration is given to the ability of the learner to determine and judge the value and effectiveness of a particular policy or system relative to its purpose and goals. (F)

This course is a survey of various international criminal justice systems. Special emphasis will be placed on historical, geographical, and cultural perspectives that impact the systems unique and/or similar to those in the United States.

An exploration of critical issues in criminal justice. Course may be repeated for credit, as topics will vary each semester.

This course is designed to permit students to research topics not covered in other criminal justice courses. (D)

The candidate for the master of arts degree must present a thesis based on research conducted, stipulated, and approved by an advisor. (D)

Students who select the non-thesis option are required to select a criminal justice policy and research it. The student should provide a thorough analysis of the policy resulting in the policy paper.

This course is for students that need to take the comprehensive examination that have completed all other degree requirements.

Various approaches to community; types of community; the structural and functional aspects such as leadership, social stratification, subgroups, values and norms.

Descriptive and inferential statistics will be reviewed and used to explore contemporary sociological issues. Methods of collection, maintaining, analyzing and reporting data will be addressed.