Return to: Programs by Area: Majors and Minors

Chairperson: Peter J. Cordella

Professors: Peter J. Cordella,  John A. Humphrey and Kaitlyn Clarke; Associate Professors: , Liana Pennington, and Philip McCormack Assistant Professor: Jordan Burke, and Stephanie Morse

The department’s objective is to provide the student with an understanding of the problem of crime in America, its impact on victims, and the systems that identify, process, and treat the offender. Criminal Justice encompasses law enforcement, prosecution, the courts, and corrections, including probation and parole..

Programs

• Criminal Justice
• Criminal Justice 4 + 1 and Master’s Program
• Cyber Criminology

• Criminal Justice Minor

Courses

• CJ 100 - Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
• CJ 105 - Theories of Crime
• CJ 110 - Introduction to Cyber Criminology
• CJ 150 - Introduction to Crime Scene Investigations
• CJ 155 - Crime Scene Investigation: Violent Crimes
• CJ 160 - Comparative Models of Justice
• CJ 195 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice
• CJ 205 - Theory and Practice of Punishment
• CJ 210 - Police and Society
• CJ 220 - Corrections and the Community
• CJ 225 - Legal Justice Seminar
• CJ 230 - Juvenile Justice System
• CJ 235 - Deviance and Social Control
• CJ 240 - Probation and Parole
• CJ 245 - White Collar Crime
• CJ 250 - Courts and the Judicial Process
• CJ 255 - Violence in America
• CJ 260 - Hate Crime
• CJ 265 - Victimology
• CJ 270 - Law Enforcement in the Digital Age
• CJ 275 - Conflict Resolution
• CJ 280 - Women and Crime
• CJ 285 - Criminal Justice Organization and Administration
• CJ 290 - Crisis Intervention: Youth Gangs
• CJ 300 - Criminal Law
• CJ 305 - Criminal Procedure
• CJ 315 - Evidence
• CJ 320 - Wrongful Convictions
• CJ 325 - Cyber Law and Policy
• CJ 330 - Comparative Constitutional Law
• CJ 335 - Sociology of Family Law
• CJ 340 - Racism and Rioting in America
• CJ 345 - Race and the War on Drugs
• CJ 355 - International Criminal Justice Systems
• CJ 365 - International Criminal Justice Systems
• CJ 370 - Criminal Homicide
• CJ 375 - Surveillance & Privacy Seminar
• CJ 385 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice
• CJ 390 - Statistical Techniques for Criminal Justice
• CJ 395 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice
• CJ 405 - Senior Seminar
• CJ 407 - Cyber Criminology Senior Seminar
• CJ 410 - Independent Study
• CJ 415 - Independent Study
• CJ 420 - Internship
• CJ 421 - Internship
• CJ 422 - Internship
• CJ 423 - Internship
• CJ 424 - Internship
• CJ 430 - Law & Justice Seminar
• CJ 440 - Drug Law Enforcement & Mass Incarceration
• CJ 445 - Victimization Seminar
• CJ 455 - Crime Mapping
• CJ 460 - Issues and Trends
• CJ 465 - Advanced Criminological Theory
• CJ 470 - Crime Typologies Seminar
• CJ 475 - Advanced Research Design.
• CJ 480 - Administration of Justice
• CJ 485 - Understanding Crime Data
• CJ 490 - Descriptive & Inferential Statistics
• CJ 500 - Advanced Research Design
• CJ 510 - Administration of Justice
• CJ 515 - Advanced Fourth Amendment Seminar
• CJ 600 - Advanced Criminological Theory
• CJ 610 - Understanding Crime Data
• CJ 620 - Descriptive & Inferential Statistics
• CJ 630 - Law & Justice Seminar
• CJ 640 - Drug Law Enforcement & Mass Incarceration
• CJ 650 - Victimization Seminar
• CJ 655 - Crime Mapping
• CJ 660 - Issues & Trends in Criminal Justice Seminar
• CJ 665 - Criminal Minds
• CJ 670 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice
• CJ 675 - Forensic Toxicology
• CJ 680 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice
• CJ 685 - Internship
• CJ 690 - Independent Study
• CJ 695 - Independent Study
• CJ 700 - Master’s Thesis - I
• CJ 710 - Master’s Thesis - II

Return to: Programs by Area: Majors and Minors