5000

Study of the philosophy, strategy, and tactics for the management of police organizations in the 21st century. This course is repeatable for credit.

Study of the philosophy, strategy, and tactics for the management of community-based corrections programs in the 21st century, focusing on probation, parole, electronic monitoring, bootcamps, halfway houses, and home arrest. This course is repeatable for credit.

This class will explore drugs in American society with an emphasis on the social construction of the meaning of drugs and the usage of them. In addition, the history of the social control of drug usage will be explored with a particular emphasis on formal social control through the American criminal justice system.

An analysis of the nature of juvenile delinquency and the ability of the juvenile justice system to deal with the problems of juveniles. Explanatory models and theories, and the evaluation of prevention, control, and treatment programs will be considered. (Cross-listed as SOCI 5325.)

The purpose of this course is to facilitate the student's knowledge of mental health in criminal justice. The criminal justice system is the largest "warehouse" for the mentally ill. Topics cover the areas of the DSM, policing, courts, corrections, juvenile justice, and sentencing.

This course focuses on ecological theory to evaluate how ecological factors influence opportunities for crime. Emphasis is placed on the distribution of crime in rural and urban areas.

A critical analysis of crime and deviance committed by corporations, by government organizations, and by individuals in positions of trust and responsibility.

Study of the methodology for researching criminal justice policy issues on the internet and the worldwide web. It is designed to orient the student on the reliability and validity of public policy issues available in cyberspace.

This course explores issues of social control and the criminal justice system by examining criminal justice policy and legislation by focusing on their implications in the controls of groups and individuals. This course is repeatable for credit.

This course is designed to examine critical issues of public policy that affect criminal justice. Topics could include advance police management, policy options on the war on drugs, ethics in criminal justice, or others. This course is repeatable for credit.