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Criminal Justice Major
This an interdisciplinary program designed to provide students with an understanding of the causes, social functions, societal reactions, nature and application of criminal law. Rather than a technical program which focuses on applied skills (e.g. vocational skills), our program will emphasize the justice component. This program will educate students in diverse theories exploring the many social dimensions of crime and the effectiveness (and implications) of current criminal justice policies.
Admission Requirements: To be accepted as a Criminal
Justice Major, applying students must have earned a "C" or better in CRJ
1000, Introduction to Criminal Justice. The major requires the completion
of 33 credits.
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The
required courses are:
- CRJ 1000 - Introduction to Criminal
Justice
- CRJ 3000/SOC 3000 - Criminology
- CRJ 3200 - Police and Society
- CRJ 3300 - Criminal Courts
- CRJ 3400 - Penology and Corrections
- CRJ 5100 - Criminological Theory
- CRJ 6500 - Senior Seminar
One of the Following:
- CRJ 5200 - Criminal Justice Research
and Statistics
- SOC 5300 - Data Analysis for Social
Scientists
- SOC 5400 - Applied Research Methods
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Two of
the following Electives:
- CRJ 3350 - The Supreme Court
- CRJ 3500 - Capital Punishment
- CRJ 3700 - White Collar Crime
- CRJ 3800 - Victimology
- CRJ 3850 - Drugs and Society
- CRJ 4000 - Special Topics
- SOC 2200 - Sociology of Deviance
- CRJ 3100 - Juvenile Delinquency
- CRJ 3330 - Sociology of Law
- SOC 3600 - Race and Ethnic Relations
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Criminal Justice Minor
Please refer to the
Criminal Justice Course
Catalog or call/visit the Sociology Department for more information on the Sociology major. We're located in Room 204 of the St. Augustine Center. Call us at
610.519.4740.
* Application request must be made before graduation date. Forms may be obtained in the department office.
The required courses are Introduction to Criminal Justice (CRJ 1000) and
Criminology (CRJ 3000 or SOC 3000), and three other criminal justice courses
chosen from the offerings of the department. Philosophy of Criminal
Justice (PHI 2140) is strongly recommended as one of the three elective courses.
The student must inform the chair of his or her intention to minor and request
certification of the minor when it has been completed.
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