Examination of the relationship between mass media, crime, and criminal justice with special emphasis on how media images affect crime and justice attitudes, ideology, and policy. Includes examination of entertainment and news media in both electronic and print forms CRJ 405. Concentration on management techniques and supervisory roles for various administrative segments of the criminal justice system. Comparative study of criminal justice systems throughout the world. Attention to historical, structural, political, legal and philosophical similarities and differences.
Analysis includes criminal justice systems of England, France, Sweden, Japan and the Soviet Union.
Nine hours of criminal justice and SOC 302. Advanced research methods with application to criminal justice agencies. Special attention to problems and practical solutions in conducting evaluation research in applied settings. Nine hours in criminal justice and SOC 105. Analysis of group violence and its control.