Students will be able to develop specializations in areas such as policing, corrections, and management by combining required and elective coursework. The planning of specializations will be done jointly by the student and his or her faculty program committee. An overview of the American Criminal Justice System.
Emphasis is placed on policy issues in police, courts, sentencing and corrections.
Seminar in Criminology Graduate level introduction to theory and research on the nature, causes and prediction of criminal careers and events. This Course exposes students to the application of alternative models of strategic planning to the criminal justice system. This course covers methods of program evaluation, exposes students to principals of research design and to evaluation tools and resources. This course focuses on essential statistical analysis that can be used by persons working in criminal justice and related agencies. This course enables students to apply statistical, evaluation, and planning skills and tools to criminal justice policy and operational issues.