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CRIMINAL JUSTICE (CJ)


CJ (SOC) 2660. Criminology. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: SOC 1010 or 1100 or consent of instructor. Crime, the criminal and society's responses to the behavior.

CJ 2700. Introduction to Law Enforcement. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Introduction to contemporary police organization and operations.

CJ 2850. Criminal Law and Procedure. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Substantive criminal law and the rights of defendants to criminal charges.

CJ 3000. Rules of Evidence. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: CJ 2850 or consent of instructor. Rules and exceptions governing the admission and exclusion of evidence including such issues as relevancy, presumptions and burden of proof.

CJ (WFS) 3500. Wildlife Law Enforcement. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
State wildlife laws and practices used in their enforcement. Enrollment primarily restricted to WFS majors.

CJ 3610. Criminal Justice Administration. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: CJ (SOC) 2660. Administration of the criminal process with particular attention to recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions regarding the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendments.

CJ (SOC) 3650. Juvenile Delinquency. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: SOC 1010 or 1100 or consent of instructor. Causes of juvenile misconduct, possible responses to the problem and the system of juvenile justice.

CJ (SOC) 4010 (5010). Organized Crime. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: SOC 1010 or 1100 or consent of instructor. Organized crime in America as a product of legal, historical, cultural and economic forces.

CJ (ANTH) (SOC) 4040 (5040). Law and Culture. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: SOC 1010 or 1100 or consent of instructor. A comparative cross-cultural analysis of primitive, traditional, and modern attitudes toward law, social control, punishment, and individual responsibility.

CJ (SW) 4100 (5100). Probation and Parole. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Probation and parole services with special attention to current practices and issues.

CJ (SW) 4120 (5120). Treatment Methods. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Individual and group methods used in counseling and treating offenders in both the institutional and community setting.

CJ 4250 (5250). Drugs and Behavior. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Relationships between drugs or drug groupings and human behavior, including toxicity, behavioral symptoms and historical aspects of drug abuse.

CJ (SOC) 4660 (5660). Corrections.--Spring. (E). Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: SOC 1010 or 1100 or consent of instructor. Correctional services, practices and issues with particular attention to the maximum security adult institution.

CJ 4700 (5700). Independent Study. Credit 1-3.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Allows the student to undertake study in an area of criminology or criminal justice where there is no appropriate course. May be taken twice, provided that the topic is different.

CJ (SOC) (SW) 4900 (5900). Internship. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: Nine hours of criminal justice. See instructor prior to enrolling. Students are placed with and work in a public or private agency which is compatible with their interests. (May be taken once for upper division credit to fulfill major or minor requirements and a second time as a general elective.)

CJ 4970-80-90 (5970-80-90). Special Topics. Credit 1-3.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Seminar or lecture course on a selected topic, issue or interest area in criminology or criminal justice.

 
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