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CRJ 1000 -
Intro to Criminal Justice
Description: This course presents an overview of the criminal justice system. It focuses on the nature, operation and critical issues of law enforcement, the courts and corrections.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007
CRJ 3000 -
Criminology
Description: The nature and extent of crime; the factors related to criminal behavior; theories of the treatment and control of offenders; crime prevention programs.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007
CRJ 3100 -
Juvenile Delinquency
Description: Meaning and scope of delinquency; delinquency theories; role of social institutions and social agencies; prevention, control, and treatment programs.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008
CRJ 3200 -
Police & Society
Description: Police are the gatekeepers of the criminal justice system - their decisions and actions can have enormous consequences for people's lives. But these decisions are not made mechanically by a simple application of criminal statutes. Rather police are empowered with discretion. The course will examine the police role in contemporary society, the nature of police discretion, and how discretion is exercised in the handling of individual cases.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007, Spring 2006
CRJ 3300 -
Criminal Courts
Description: This is a comprehensive introduction to the U.S. criminal court system. It provides an overview of the stages of the criminal process. It examines critical issues surrounding each stage and the roles of the prosecutor, defense attorney and judge.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006
CRJ 3330 -
Sociology of Law
Description: The meaning, origin and impact of law viewed from several sociological perspectives; the law in action and the social context of legal professions.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008
CRJ 3350 -
The Supreme Court
Description: This course examines the factors which influence the decision to charge a person with a crime, public policy considerations relating to restraints on law enforcement and the property and wisdom of some established rules of law. Supreme Court decisions affecting the criminal process will be discussed.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007
CRJ 3400 -
Penology & Corrections
Description: Survey of the historical and contemporary treatment of convicted offenders; analysis of the prison social system; analysis of the theory, practice and function of correctional programs.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005
CRJ 3500 -
Capital Punishment
Description: This course will examine the historical, ethical and moral implications of the death penalty. This course will discuss the imposition and effectiveness of the penalty. The international perspective will also be addressed.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2006, Spring 2006, Fall 2005, Spring 2005
CRJ 3700 -
White Collar Crime
Description: White collar crimes are committed by professionals for the benefit of individuals or organizations. This course examines the nature and magnitude (cost in dollars and lives) of white collar crime. Sociological theories explaining the commission of "crime in the suites" and society's response will be discussed.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
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CRJ 3800 -
Intro to Victimology
Description: This is a study of the victims of crime. Topics include the victim-offender relationship, victim vulnerability and victim culpability. A typological study of the characteristics of crime, its victims and offenders will be presented. Victim rights and compensation will be discussed.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007, Fall 2005
CRJ 3850 -
Drugs and Society
Description: History of drug use and drug laws; relationship between drug use and crime; drug offenses and the criminal justice system; treatment and prevention issues.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2006, Spring 2006, Fall 2005
CRJ 4000 -
Special Top In Crim Justice
Description: This course investigates special topics or emerging issues within the criminal justice system. Topics are selected for their importance or the expertise of the instructor.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007
CRJ 5000 -
Independent Study
Description: Supervised research project which results in a major research paper.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007
CRJ 5100 -
Criminological Theory
Description: The nature of criminological theory and the major theoretical developments that have shaped criminology.
Prerequisites: CRJ 3000
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Credit Hours: 3.0
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CRJ 5200 -
Crim Just Res & Statistics
Description: Basic methods of sociological research including the collection and organization of data, statistical analysis, testing hypotheses and the interpretation of data.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Spring 2006
CRJ 6003 -
Internship
Description: Supervised work experience in a criminal justice agency.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Summer 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007
CRJ 6006 -
Internship
Description: Supervised work experience in a criminal justice agency.
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Credit Hours: 6.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007
CRJ 6009 -
Internship
Description: Supervised work experience in a criminal justice agency.
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Credit Hours: 9.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007, Fall 2006
CRJ 6500 -
Senior Seminar
Description: This course focuses on a particular substantive area and integrates criminological theory and research methodology.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Spring 2005
CRJ 8000 -
Theories of Crime & Deviance
Description: Theories on the causes of crime and their relevance to criminological research, data interpretation, and the administration of criminal justice agencies.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006
CRJ 8001 -
Survey of Criminal Justice
Description: Review of important criminal justice terminology, theories, and trends, emphasizing an interdisciplinary understanding of criminal justice in historical, political, and social contexts.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Spring 2007
CRJ 8002 -
Research Meth in Crim Justice
Description: Overview of the research methods commonly used in academic, governmental and social service agencies with special attention on the logic of causality, conceptualization, research designs, intrepeting data, program evaluation and ethics.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006
CRJ 8003 -
Data Analysis
Description: Probability, hypothesis testing, descriptive and inferential statistics. Emphasis on the interpretation of data. Students learn to use data analysis software package.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006
CRJ 8100 -
Social Justice
Description: A critical analysis of the components of just societies and implications of social justice, or absence thereof, for the pursuit of criminal justice including an examination of the dynamics of social justice in relation to specific groups according to race, class, and gender.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2006
CRJ 8101 -
Cont Issues in Policing
Description: Overview of police work and police organizations, examining theory, practice and research into causes and consequences of various police behaviors and exploring contemporary issues such as police recruitment and training, police discretion, racial profiling, and use of force.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2007
CRJ 8103 -
Punishment & Society
Description: Overview of sociological and historical work on correctional treatment of offenders, methods and rationales for crime control, theoretical significance of social threat and social control, fundamental links between punishment and politics, and the cultural significance of punitiveness.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2007
CRJ 8104 -
White Collar Crime
Description: The administration of police agencies in regard to crime control and peacekeeping functions, especially the planning, organizing, controlling, training, and directing functions.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2006
CRJ 8106 -
Drugs, Crime and the Law
Description: The use, distribution, and repression of illicit drugs, critically exploring the evolution of drug laws, their cultural and political antecedents, and their social implications. Topics include the War on Drugs, the relationship between drugs and criminal behavior, social inequality, drug addiction and drug treatment, and policy alternatives.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2007
CRJ 8107 -
Juvenile Delinquency
Description: Juvenile delinquency in the U.S., including the origin of juvenile delinquency and the juvenile justice system, the nature and causes of delinquent behavior, strategies to prevent delinquency, and current trends in the juvenile justice system.
Prerequisites: CRJ 8000 or CJA 8000
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Credit Hours: 3.0
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CRJ 8108 -
Crime & Delinquency Prev
Description: Evidence-based analysis of what works, what does not work, and what is promising for programs and policies designed to prevent crime and delinquency in settings such as families, schools, labor markets, places, and communities.
Prerequisites: CRJ 8000 or CJA 8000
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Credit Hours: 3.0
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CRJ 8120 -
Spec Top in Criminal Justice
Description: Examination of specific topics within criminal justice.
Prerequisites: CRJ 8000 or CJA 8000
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007
CRJ 8200 -
Thesis Direction
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007
CRJ 8201 -
Thesis Direction
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007
CRJ 8300 -
Independent Research I
Description: An individual research project under the direction of a faculty member. Permission of the Director and written consent of the faculty member required.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Fall 2007, Summer 2007
CRJ 8301 -
Independent Research II
Description: An individual research project under the direction of a Villanova faculty member. Permission of the Director and written consent of the faculty member required.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007
CRJ 8400 -
Criminal Justice Internship I
Description: Adminstrative experience in a criminal justice agency or organization.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007
CRJ 8401 -
Criminal Justice Internship II
Description: Administrative experience in a criminal justice agency or organization.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007
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