Criminal Justice (B.S.) Requirements

OUTLINE OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

General Studies
		Writing	3
		Speech	3
		Humanities	6
		Psychology	3
		Sociology	3
		Social Science Electives	6
		Natural Science/Mathematics	6
		Religion/Philosophy	6
		Liberal Arts Electives	12
			48

General/Technical Electives			37

Major
CRMJ	101	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
CRMJ	201	Juvenile Justice System	3
CRMJ	202	Introduction to Law Enforcement	3
CRMJ	203	Introduction to Corrections	3
CRMJ	301	Criminal Law	3
CRMJ	302	Criminalistics	3
CRMJ	303	Criminal Justice Seminar	3
CRMJ	304	Criminal Investigations	3
CRMJ	401	Law, Ethics, and the American Legal System	3
CRMJ	402	Criminal Court Process	3
SS	376	Research Methods	3
			33
Cognates		Choose six (6) hours	3
CRMJ	303	Criminal Justice Seminar	1-3
CRMJ	451	Independent Study	3
HS	371	Interviewing and People-Helping Skills	3
HS	375	Crisis Intervention	3
PSYC	288	Life Span Development	3
PSYC	387	Psychological Measurements	3
SOC	201	Problems and Issues	3
SOC	202	Racial and Cultural Minorities	3
SOC	203	Sociology / Psychology of Aging	3
SOC	251	Social Psychology	3
SOC	252	Marriage and Family	3
SS	305	United States Government	3
SS	374	Internship	1-3
			6

TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED.			124

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

CRMJ 101 – Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System – 3 Hours

Study of the agencies and processes involved in the United States Criminal Justice System: the police, the courts and correction

CRMJ 201 – Juvenile Justice System – 3 Hours

Study of the juvenile system including the theories of causation and prevention, functions and institutions and community agencies.

CRMJ 202 – Law Enforcement – 3 Hours

Study of the operations and history of law enforcement in the United States, including municipal, county, state and federal agencies.

CRMJ 203 – Corrections – 3 Hours

An introduction to the field of corrections and a survey of the philosophies and practices relevant to processing the convicted offender through the several methods developed to change the offender from a law violating person to a law conforming person.

CRMJ 301 – Criminal Law – 3 Hours

Prerequisite: CRMJ 101

Introduction to criminal law, including the history and development of the law. Specific crimes against person, property and public order are discussed along with judicial issues and decision by the courts.

CRMJ 302 – Criminalistics – 3 Hours

Prerequisites: CRMJ 101, 202

Study of physical, biological, medical and behavioral sciences to crime investigations and detection. Hair, fibers, blood stains, paints, weapons, polygraphs, prints and other evidence will be discussed. Evidence collection at crime scenes will be considered.

CRMJ 303 – Criminal Justice Seminar – 3 Hours

In-depth analysis of selected topics in criminal justice.

CRMJ 304 – Criminal Investigations – 3 Hours

Theoretical and practical study of investigations of crime, including crime scene procedures, interviews, interrogations, surveillance techniques and testifying in court.

CRMJ 401 – Law, Ethics & the American Legal System – 3 Hours

Prerequisite: CRMJ 101

An in-depth analysis of the ethical issues confronting the criminal justice system in America in order to develop a greater awareness of the moral and ethical implications of conduct, to develop critical and analytical skills and to foster whole sight in addressing social and criminal justice issues.

CRMJ 402 – Criminal Court Process – 3 Hours

Prerequisite: CRMJ 101

A comprehensive study of the criminal court process, including topics of choosing a jury, rules of evidence, admissible statements and different roles of the characters in a courtroom.