50:202:201 Criminal Justice in American Society (R) (3) American crime and criminal justice agencies, i.e., police, courts, and correctional agencies. Emphasis on criminal justice as a system and the processing of persons accused of a crime from the point of arrest to postconviction and release.

50:202:202 Police and Policing (3) History and structure of American police; law enforcement, order maintenance, and service functions; police misconduct, unionism, affirmative action, and race relations; and careers in law enforcement. Prerequisite: 50:202:201.

50:202:203 Confinement and Corrections (3) History and organization of American corrections. Emphasis on sentencing, custodial institutions, intermediate sanctions, community corrections, and mechanisms for release. Prerequisite: 50:202:201.

50:202:204 Courts and Criminal Law (3) Structures and functions of American courts and law. Courtroom work group; roles of attorneys, judges, and other court personnel; trial, trial outcomes, and appellate courts. Prerequisite: 50:202:201.

50:202:217 Criminology (3) Introduction to crime and theories of crime causation.

50:202:302 Statistics for Criminal Justice (3) A course in statistical methods with emphasis on criminal justice applications. Covers descriptive statistics, including levels of measurement, measures of central tendency, and measures of variability. Introduces the student to inferential statistics, including correlation, chi-square, the normal curve, and hypothesis testing. Prerequisite: 50:202:201. Recommended for students considering graduate study.

50:202:303 Gender, Crime, and Justice (D) (3) Women as victims and criminal offenders; women in the criminal justice workforce; emerging legal doctrines on gender rights. Prerequisite: 50:202:201 or permission of instructor.

50:202:314 Technology and Criminal Justice (3) Discussion of how criminal justice has affected and been affected by the advent of technology and computers. Emphasis on innovations in policing, courts, corrections, and computer crime. Prerequisite: 50:202:201.

50:202:322 Juvenile Justice (3) Juvenile offenders and the changing perception of juvenile crime; the legal status of juvenile offenders and the role of the family court in preventing delinquency. Prerequisite: 50:202:201.

50:202:323 Varieties of Crime (3) Discussion of the many types of crime, ranging from victimless/morals offenses to property offenses to interpersonal crime. Emphasis on reduction policies. Prerequisite: 50:202:201.

50:202:324 Organized Crime (3) Historical development of national and international criminal organizations and organized crime core groups/syndicates. Also presents tactics to combat organized crime. Prerequisite: 50:202:201.

50:202:325 Violent Crime (W) (3) Discussion of gangs, homicide, serial crimes of violence, interpersonal violence, and rape. Emphasis on crimes involving weapon use. Prerequisite: 50:202:201.

50:202:326 White-Collar Crime (3) History and development of corporate crime, white-collar crime, political corruption, and other "upper-world" crimes. Emphasis on effective strategies for combating this phenomenon. Prerequisite: 50:202:201.

50:202:337 The Poor, Minorities, and Justice (D) (3) Critical examination of the treatment of minorities and the poor by the criminal justice system. Focuses on the sources of tension between minorities and the poor on the one hand and personnel in the criminal justice system on the other. Prerequisite: 50:202:201.

50:202:340 Victimology (3) Study of the role and treatment of victims in the criminal justice system. Emphasis on risk factors in victimization and impacts of crime on victims. Prerequisite: 50:202:201.

50:202:341 Children and the Justice System (3) Explores topics related to the way the justice system addresses issues that have an impact on children, including victimization of children, treatment of juvenile offenders, and the ways in which children are affected when their parents are imprisoned. Topics may include the legal response to child abuse, children in juvenile court, the treatment of children in confinement, and the impact of parental incarceration on children.
Prerequisite: Junior or senior status, or permission of instructor.

50:202:342 Domestic Violence (3) Comprehensive overview of all forms of domestic violence and some of the variables such as race, gender, class, and sexual orientation that impact the criminal justice system's response to these crimes. Specific topics may include intimate partner violence, elder abuse, sexual victimization, and battering.
Prerequisite: Junior or senior status, or permission of instructor.

50:202:345 Comparative Criminal Justice (3) Examination of the criminal justice systems of other nations. Emphasis on police, court, and corrections systems. Prerequisite: 50:202:201.

50:202:350 Punishment and Sentencing (3) Historical overview of punishment and punishment theory, with an emphasis on community corrections. Discussion of sentencing as a process, rights of offenders at sentencing, and factors involved in sentencing by judges and juries. Prerequisite: 50:202:201.

50:202:351 Contemporary Issues in Policing (3) Evaluation of new trends in policing plus police unionism, discrimination, and affirmative action, as well as explanations for misconduct and evaluation of its remedies, e.g., civilian review boards. Prerequisite: 50:202:201.

50:202:352 Community Corrections (3) Historical and philosophical overview of the theories behind alternatives to incarceration and their implementation in corrections. Emphasis on their impact and future. Prerequisite: 50:202:201.

50:202:354,355,356 Special Topics in Criminal Justice (1-3,1-3,1-3) Courses may be offered under this general title, dealing with special topics intended to involve students in topics not currently represented in the curriculum.

50:202:360 Topics in Police (3) Perspectives of leading law enforcement practitioners on criminal justice topics. Emphasis on law enforcement as a career. Prerequisites: 50:202:201 and 202.

50:202:361 Topics in Criminal Law (3) Perspectives of leading attorneys or judges on criminal justice topics. Emphasis on careers. Prerequisites: 50:202:201 and 204.

50:202:362 Topics in Corrections (3) Perspectives of correctional practitioners on criminal justice topics. Emphasis on corrections as a career. Prerequisites: 50:202:201 and 203.

50:202:363 Topics in Juvenile Justice (3) Perspectives of leading practitioners in the juvenile system. Emphasis on juvenile justice as a career. Prerequisites: 50:202:201 and 322.

50:202:404 Service/Internship in Criminal Justice (BA) Supervised service/internship in a criminal justice agency. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. No more than 3 credits to be counted toward the major.

50:202:410 Research Seminar in Criminal Justice (3) Independent research or special project under faculty supervision. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

50:202:449 Ethics and Policy in Criminal Justice (3) The development, implementation, and evaluation of criminal justice policy. Ethics of law enforcement, court processes, and corrections. Evaluation of research on topics such as race, class, and gender disparities; capital punishment; gun control; drug policy; pornography; and gambling. Prerequisites: 50:202:201 and 50:920:301.

50:202:454,455,456,457 Special Topics in Criminal Justice (1-3,1-3,1-3,1-3) Courses may be offered under this general title, dealing with special topics intended to involve students in intensive study and investigation on topics related to crime and justice. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.