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| Criminology, Law & Society Course Catalog |
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CRJ 8000
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Theories of Crime & Deviance
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Description:
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Theories on the causes of crime and their relevance to criminological research, data interpretation, and the administration of criminal justice agencies. 3.0 credit(s)
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Restrictions:
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Restricted to graduate students
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Prerequisites:
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None.
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Last Offered:
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Fall 2008
, Fall 2007
, Fall 2006
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CRJ 8001
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Survey of Criminal Justice
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Description:
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Review of important criminal justice terminology, theories, and trends, emphasizing an interdisciplinary understanding of criminal justice in historical, political, and social contexts. 3.0 credit(s)
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Restrictions:
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Restricted to graduate students
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Prerequisites:
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None.
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Last Offered:
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Spring 2009
, Spring 2008
, Spring 2007
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CRJ 8002
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Research Meth in Crim Justice
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Description:
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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. 3.0 credit(s)
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Restrictions:
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Restricted to graduate students
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Prerequisites:
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None.
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Last Offered:
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Fall 2008
, Fall 2007
, Fall 2006
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CRJ 8003
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Data Analysis
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Description:
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Probability, hypothesis testing, descriptive and inferential statistics. Emphasis on the interpretation of data. Students learn to use data analysis software package. 3.0 credit(s)
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Restrictions:
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Restricted to graduate students
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Prerequisites:
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None.
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Last Offered:
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Spring 2009
, Spring 2008
, Spring 2007
, Spring 2006
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CRJ 8100
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Social Justice
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Description:
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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. 3.0 credit(s)
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Restrictions:
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Restricted to graduate students
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Prerequisites:
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None.
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Last Offered:
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Fall 2008
, Fall 2006
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CRJ 8101
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Cont Issues in Policing
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Description:
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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. 3.0 credit(s)
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Restrictions:
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Restricted to graduate students
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Prerequisites:
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None.
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Last Offered:
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Fall 2007
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CRJ 8103
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Punishment & Society
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Description:
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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. 3.0 credit(s)
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Restrictions:
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Restricted to graduate students
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Prerequisites:
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None.
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Last Offered:
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Spring 2007
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CRJ 8104
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White Collar Crime
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Description:
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The administration of police agencies in regard to crime control and peacekeeping functions, especially the planning, organizing, controlling, training, and directing functions. 3.0 credit(s)
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Restrictions:
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Restricted to graduate students
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Prerequisites:
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None.
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Last Offered:
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Fall 2008
, Fall 2006
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CRJ 8106
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Drugs, Crime and the Law
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Description:
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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. 3.0 credit(s)
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Restrictions:
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Restricted to graduate students
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Prerequisites:
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Last Offered:
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Spring 2007
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CRJ 8107
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Juvenile Delinquency
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Description:
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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. 3.0 credit(s)
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Restrictions:
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Restricted to graduate students
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Prerequisites:
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CRJ 8000 or CJA 8000
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Last Offered:
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CRJ 8108
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Crime & Delinquency Prev
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Description:
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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. 3.0 credit(s)
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Restrictions:
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Restricted to graduate students
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Prerequisites:
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CRJ 8000 or CJA 8000
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Last Offered:
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CRJ 8120
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Spec Top in Criminal Justice
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Description:
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Examination of specific topics within criminal justice. 3.0 credit(s)
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Restrictions:
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Restricted to graduate students
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Prerequisites:
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CRJ 8000 or CJA 8000
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Last Offered:
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Spring 2009
, Spring 2008
, Fall 2007
, Spring 2007
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CRJ 8200
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Thesis Direction
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Description:
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Description not available. 3.0 credit(s)
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Restrictions:
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Restricted to graduate students
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Prerequisites:
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None.
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Last Offered:
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Summer 2009
, Spring 2009
, Fall 2008
, Summer 2008
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CRJ 8201
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Thesis Direction
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Description:
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Description not available. 3.0 credit(s)
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Restrictions:
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Restricted to graduate students
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Prerequisites:
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None.
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Last Offered:
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Summer 2009
, Spring 2009
, Fall 2008
, Summer 2008
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CRJ 8300
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Independent Research I
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Description:
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An individual research project under the direction of a faculty member. Permission of the Director and written consent of the faculty member required. 3.0 credit(s)
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Restrictions:
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Restricted to graduate students
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Prerequisites:
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None.
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Last Offered:
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Summer 2009
, Spring 2009
, Fall 2008
, Summer 2008
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CRJ 8301
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Independent Research II
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Description:
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An individual research project under the direction of a Villanova faculty member. Permission of the Director and written consent of the faculty member required. 3.0 credit(s)
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Restrictions:
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Restricted to graduate students
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Prerequisites:
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None.
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Last Offered:
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Summer 2009
, Spring 2009
, Fall 2008
, Summer 2008
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CRJ 8400
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Criminal Justice Internship I
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Description:
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Adminstrative experience in a criminal justice agency or organization. 3.0 credit(s)
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Restrictions:
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Restricted to graduate students
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Prerequisites:
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None.
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Last Offered:
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Summer 2009
, Spring 2009
, Fall 2008
, Summer 2008
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CRJ 8401
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Criminal Justice Internship II
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Description:
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Administrative experience in a criminal justice agency or organization. 3.0 credit(s)
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Restrictions:
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Restricted to graduate students
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Prerequisites:
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None.
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Last Offered:
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Summer 2009
, Spring 2009
, Fall 2008
, Summer 2008
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