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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:
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.
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