Students in consultation with their supervisory committee can use up to 9 credit hours of graduate work from other ASU or non-ASU graduate programs. Elective hours can be used to develop specializations in areas such as management, planning, and program evaluation. Applied Data Analysis in Criminal Justice. This course exposes students to a variety of tools used in the analysis of criminal justice data including GIS mapping. Seminar in Policing Graduate level review of policing and police organizations.
Seminar examines research on police strategies and practices designed to address crime.
Courts and Sentencing A graduate level introduction to research and theory on prosecution, plea-bargaining, sentencing principles and guidelines, and sentencing policies in practice. Correction A graduate level introduction to the research and policy issues for community based and institutional correctional programs, assessment and screening tools, management of convicted offenders and institutional overcrowding. This course introduces graduate students to the major theories of management and their application to the field of criminal justice. The study of women as offenders, victims, and professionals in the criminal justice system. Special Topics in Criminal Justice Practice Evaluated and evolving trends and techniques in the management and delivery of criminal justice services are assessed.