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Chairperson: Peter J. Cordella

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

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 Accelerated 4 + 1 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
• 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 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 475 - Advanced Research Design.
• CJ 480 - Administration of Justice
• CJ 485 - Understanding Crime Analysis
• CJ 500 - Advanced Research Design
• CJ 510 - Administration of Justice
• CJ 600 - Advanced Criminological Theory
• CJ 610 - Understanding Crime Analysis
• CJ 620 - Descriptive & Inferential Statistics
• CJ 630 - Law & Justice Seminar
• CJ 640 - Crime Typologies Seminar
• CJ 650 - Victimization Seminar
• CJ 660 - Issues & Trends in Criminal Justice Seminar
• CJ 665 - Special Topics in Cyber Criminology
• CJ 675 - Special Topics in Forensic Science
• CJ 685 - Internship
• CJ 700 - Master’s Thesis - I
• CJ 710 - Master’s Thesis - II

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