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Minor in Criminal Justice (6 courses/18 credits)
The minor in Criminal Justice provides the student with an introduction to the fundamentals of law enforcement, the courts, and corrections and an opportunity to specialize in a particular area. Comprised of 18 semester hours in any criminal justice courses (i.e., only courses with a designation of "CRJU" will count toward the minor, provided that all prerequisites have been met), the minor prepares students for graduate study in criminal justice or criminology or a career in a criminal justice-related field. The full-time faculty in criminal justice will work to tailor the specific course selection to suit individual students upon request. Grades of less than "C" in criminal justice will not count toward the minor.
Students who graduate with a completed minor in criminal justice will be able to:
- Discuss each of the components of the American criminal justice system, paying particular attention to structure and process;
- Compare and contrast criminological theories with regard to their efficacy and validity in explaining particular types of crimes and
- Evaluate proposed solutions to current challenges confronted by practitioners working in the criminal justice system.
The minor consists of six courses to be selected as follows:
Introduction to the Criminal Justice System |
3 |
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Introduction to Criminology * |
3 |
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Comparative Criminal Justice Systems |
3 |
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Law Enforcement** |
3 |
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Police and Community Relations** |
3 |
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Organized and White Collar Crime |
3 |
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Victimology |
3 |
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Women in the Criminal Justice System** |
3 |
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Special Topics |
3 |
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Corrections** |
3 |
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Juveniles and the Law** |
3 |
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Introduction to Criminal investigation** |
3 |
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Criminal Law** |
3 |
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The Court System and Court Procedures** |
3 |
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Junior Seminar in the Social Sciences** |
3 |
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Probation and Parole** |
3 |
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Introduction to Criminalistics |
3 |
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Advanced Research in Criminal Justice** |
3 |
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Senior Seminar in the Social Sciences** |
3 |
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Special Topics Course as offered |
3 |
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**All prerequisites must be met for the course to be taken in the minor.
