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Chairperson: Peter J. Cordella

Professors: Peter J. Cordella, John A. Humphrey, Elaine M. Rizzo; Assistant Professors:  Christopher E. Bruell, Kaitlyn Clarke, Liana Pennington.

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

Programs

• Criminal Justice

• Criminal Justice Minor

Courses

• CJ 100 - Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
• CJ 102 - Comparative Models of Justice
• CJ 105 - Theories of Crime
• CJ 200 - Statistical Techniques for Criminal Justice
• CJ 202 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice
• CJ 205 - Theory and Practice of Punishment
• CJ 209 - Criminal Law
• CJ 211 - Evidence
• CJ 212 - Criminal Procedure
• CJ 214 - Introduction to Cyber Criminology
• CJ 215 - Cyber Law and Policy
• CJ 220 - Community Corrections
• CJ 221 - Deviance and Social Control
• CJ 223 - White Collar Crime
• CJ 224 - Police and Society
• CJ 225 - Legal Justice Seminar
• CJ 231 - Juvenile Justice System
• CJ 250 - Courts and the Judicial Process
• CJ 267 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice
• CJ 310 - Probation and Parole
• CJ 320 - Wrongful Convictions
• CJ 326 - Criminal Justice Organization and Administration
• CJ 328 - Crisis Intervention
• CJ 336 - Sociology of Family Law
• CJ 350 - Victims of Crime and Social Injustice
• CJ 361 - Women and Crime
• CJ 363 - Comparative Constitutional Law
• CJ 367 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice
• CJ 400 - Independent Study
• CJ 430 - Senior Seminar
• CJ 450 - Internship
• CJ 451 - Internship
• CJ 453 - Internship

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