THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM AT eUREKA

The Criminal Justice/Sociology major provides a liberal arts education to students who wish to pursue a vocation in public service or in some part of the criminal justice system or related organizations. Criminal law, law enforcement, corrections, probation, parole, victim advocacy, juvenile delinquency prevention, criminal justice reform, forensic science, pathology, criminal justice administration, and counseling are a few of the many careers that may be pursued by graduates with this major.

REQUIREMENTS FOR A CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND SOCIOLOGY MAJOR

40-41 hours including the following:

Course Number	Course Name	Hours
CJS 101	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
CJS 205	Policing and Investigations	3
CJS 210W	Juvenile Delinquency and Justice	3
CJS 215	Corrections	3
CJS 315	Criminal Law	3
CJS 320	Criminal Procedure	3
HED 179	First Aid, CPR, & Injury Prevention	1
PSY 101	General Psychology	3
SOC 102	Principles of Sociology	3
SOC 201W	Criminology	3
SOC 306W	Minority Peoples in the U.S.	3
SOC 311W	Deviance and Social Control	3
Plus at least one course from the following:		3-4
PSC 250	American Government, State and Local	3
PSC 315W	Constitutional Law	3
SOC 250W	Social Stratification	4
Plus at least one course from the following:		3
PSY 250	Counseling Psychology	3
PSY 314W	Abnormal Psychology	3
SOC 210	Alcohol, Alcoholism and Society	3
Total		40-41 hours
Other recommended elective courses:
BIO 130	Biology	4
HED 274	Drug Education	3
IDS 122	Microcomputer Applications II	2
MAT 260	Statistics I	3
PHI 220W	Moral Philosophy	3
PSY 380W	Research Methods	4
SSC 270	Statistics II	3
SOC 370W	Sociological Theory	4
SPA 150-301	Spanish Through Conversation & Composition	15

Students are highly recommended to apply for an internship experience to be completed after the first semester of the Junior year. Students will need an overall GPA of 2.5 in order to qualify for a criminal justice internship. Students planning on going to graduate school or into criminal justice administration should take MAT 260 and PSY 380W.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE COURSES

101 Introduction to Criminal Justice -- 3 hours
This course is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the theories, procedures, structures, and issues of the criminal justice system, including its historical and philosophical background. Legal procedures, corrections, community programs, juvenile justice, and current trends also will be explored.

205 Policing and Investigations -- 3 hours
(Prerequisite: CJs 101. Offered in alternate years)
This is a survey course illustrating both the formal and real workings of policing from its origins to its role in modern society along with a study of the fundamentals of criminal investigation and its various principles, techniques, and tools.

210W Juvenile Delinquency and Justice -- 3 hours
Topics of study will include the theory and procedures of the juvenile justice system, processes and policies used to control juvenile offenders, juvenile law, and the correctional treatment of juveniles. Prevention and intervention strategies also will be studied and discussed.

215 Corrections -- 3 hours
(Prerequisite: CJs 101 or consent of the instructor)
This course is designed to study the theory and history of corrections, current correctional institutions, detention facilities and the alternatives to imprisonment. The course also will address institutional clients and their rights, as well as reintegration systems.

315 Criminal Law -- 3 hours
(Prerequisite: junior standing. Offered in alternate years)
Topics of study will be the nature and history of the substantive criminal law, the major rules of criminal liability, and the elements and proof of crime and its defenses.

320 Criminal Procedure -- 3 hours
(Prerequisite: junior standing. Offered in alternate years)
This course will critically examine and study the legal rules governing the operating procedures of the criminal justice system, including the rules of search and seizure, the laws of arrest and other process remedies. Pretrial process, the criminal trial, the theories and evolution of sentencing and appeal also will be explored.