Graduate Course Descriptions CRJ-501 Theoretical Perspectives on Crime and Criminal Justice Examines patterns and trends in crime and victimization in the United States. Study of the complex relationships between theoretical explanations of criminal behavior and criminal justice policies and priorities. Attention given to understanding the theoretical and empirical foundations of criminal behavior and crime control.
Emphasis is placed on the development of writing and conceptual skills.
CRJ-504 Research Methods in Criminal Justice Examination of the nature of research in criminal justice. Focus on theory, experimental and quasi-experimental design, sampling, measurement, data analysis and ethics. CRJ-508 History of Criminal Justice Focus is on the societal responses to crime and disorder in the U.S, from the colonial period through the 20 th century. Emphasis is on social forces that influenced the development of criminal law and its' institutions of social control. Readings focus on traditional and revisionist scholarship on social disorder, law, crime, police, courts, prisons, and juvenile justice.