School of Justice Studies

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Dr. David May 
859-622-3371
Stratton Building, Room 467

Faculty

K. Blevins, J. Brent, A. Brisman, A. Copenhaver, C. Dewhurst, G. Ferrell, S. Hunt, P. Kraska, D. Paulsen, K. Powell, C. Root, J. Schept, I. Soderstrom, C. Swain, S. Williams

The School of Justice Studies offers a master’s degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice. The Master of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice prepares graduates for advanced careers in criminal justice, public safety, and related fields through applied study in criminological theory, research methods, and evidence-based practice. The program enhances professional competencies for leadership, policy, and analytical roles and prepares graduates for doctoral education and professional programs, including law and related disciplines.

Master's

Courses

Criminal Justice

CRJ 800.  Advanced Crimi Justice Studies.  (3 Credits)  
A. An orientation to our field of study as well as an examination of the criminal justice and crime control apparatus. Includes a review of the assumptions, theories, research, and normative orientations that underlie and drive criminal justice thinking and practice.

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CRJ 801.  History of Criminal Justice.  (3 Credits)  
A. An examination of the historical development of the criminal justice system.

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CRJ 802.  Violence Against Women.  (3 Credits)  
A. This course provides students with a human rights framework and cross-cultural understanding of violence against women, and efforts across societies to translate international knowledge into local justice for gender-based violence and female victims.

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CRJ 809.  Criminal Justice Evaluation & Statistical Analysis.  (3 Credits)  
A. (Formerly CPL 809) Qualitative/quantitative concepts and procedures to manage, understand, and effectively consume program evaluation and statistically based-research. Reading, understanding, accurately interpreting evaluation-based research journals and governmentally produced research emphasized.

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CRJ 810.  Criminological Theory.  (3 Credits)  
A. (Formerly JPL & CPL 810) Examines the major theoretical perspectives in modern criminology and criminal justice, including classical statements and contemporary developments. Provides an exploration of theoretical arguments, underlying assumptions, philosophy of science commitments, and the sociohistorical context in which the theories were developed. Credit will not be awarded for students who have credit for JPL 810, CPL 810 or CRJ 870.

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CRJ 812.  Leading with Political, Ethical, and Emotional Intelligence.  (3 Credits)  
A. (Formerly CPL 812) This course examines leadership within the justice field, focusing on three competencies essential for effective, just leadership: political, ethical, and emotional intelligence. Understanding mindset/tactics associated with administrators that do/don't lead with these competencies. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for CPL 812.

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CRJ 814.  Policing and Society.  (3 Credits)  
A. Theoretical, historical and comparative perspectives on policing. Critical analysis of the function of police in modern society.

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CRJ 815.  Policing Global Insecurity.  (3 Credits)  
A. Examines "global security threats" (e.g. terrorism, transnational crime, ethnic cleansing) and the State and private sector's role in their construction and control. Late-modern social, political, and cultural movements are used to make theoretical sense of these phenomena.

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CRJ 818.  Criminal Justice Research Methods.  (3 Credits)  
A. (Formerly CPL 818) This course examines the philosophical foundations, design, processes, and strategies/issues relevant to collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data for criminological and criminal justice research. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for CPL 818 or CRJ 888.

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CRJ 820.  Issues in Juvenile Institutions/Community Corrections.  (3 Credits)  
A. (Formerly CPL 820) Examines trends/issues central to understanding contemporary juvenile corrections/crime; correctional trends; historical development; use/effectiveness of various interventions (prevention, pre/post adjudicatory responses to juvenile offenders).

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CRJ 821.  Class, Race, Gender, & Justice.  (3 Credits)  
A. Course will examine issues of justice related to race, gender, class and intersections inherent between multiple identities. Significant attention to marginalized populations/ disparate outcomes within particular institutions.

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CRJ 823.  Topics: Justice Policy and Leadership.  (3 Credits)  
A. Formerly CPL 823. This is a variable topic seminar meant to provide in-depth, critical analyses of contemporary issues in adult corrections or juvenile justice, or police policy. The course may be retaken to a maximum of six hours on different topics.

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CRJ 828.  MH/Substance Abuse Issues in Correctional Settings.  (3 Credits)  
A. (Formerly CPL 828) Explores prevalence, diagnosis, best practices for treatment of mental illness/substance abuse disorders; pressing issues facing the criminal justice system in the correctional population.

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CRJ 829.  Juvenile Justice.  (3 Credits)  
A. This course presents a critical analysis of juvenile justice operations with particular emphasis placed on history and the role and effectiveness of police, court, and correctional responses to juvenile offenders.

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CRJ 830.  Understanding Corrections/Juvenile Justice Institutions.  (3 Credits)  
A. (Formerly CPL 830) Situates issues facing correctional organizations in historical, political, economic, cultural contexts. Emphasizes applying theory and critical thinking to address problems/issues/trends facing leaders in corrections and juvenile justice.

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CRJ 833.  Human Trafficking.  (3 Credits)  
A. Critically examines the global problem of human trafficking and international legal frameworks, including obligations for prevention, protection, prosecution and partnership as it relates to addressing human trafficking.

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CRJ 835.  Advanced Justice Administration & Leadership.  (3 Credits)  
A. (Formerly CPL 835) An examination of theoretical bases and contemporary approaches to justice organizations, administration and leadership. Emphasis placed in the social, cultural, and political setting of justice administration and management.

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CRJ 839.  Co-op: Criminology & Criminal Justice.  (3 Credits)  
Work under faculty and field supervisors in placements related to academic studies designed to provide a research component.

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CRJ 840.  Adult Corrections.  (3 Credits)  
A. Formerly CPL 840. This course analyzes current and emerging trends/issues in adult community and institutional corrections. The future of corrections is examined based on current and projected trends.

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CRJ 845.  Punishment and Society.  (3 Credits)  
I. Beginning with the enlightenment and classical philosophers, students will examine historical and current trends in punishment and social control theory and practice. Addresses social control and punishment in late-modernity. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for CRJ 840 Punishment and Society.

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CRJ 850.  Corrections & Juvenile Justice Interventions.  (3 Credits)  
A. (Formerly CPL 850) This course provides critical analyses of research and theories guiding effective rehabilitation programs in corrections and juvenile justice. It examines how various factors contribute to criminal behavior and how assessment procedures can improve programs.

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CRJ 856.  Law/Ethics in Dealing with Offenders.  (3 Credits)  
A. Formerly CPL 856. Analyzes ethical and legal issues confronting leaders in adult and juvenile correctional agencies. Evaluates statutory law, case decisions, administrative promulgations from constitutional and socio-legal standpoints.

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CRJ 860.  Advanced Organizational Theory.  (3 Credits)  
A. (Formerly CPL 860) Analysis of theories/metaphors of organizations and management, including modernist, neo-modernist and post-modernist with respect to political, technological, environmental, historical contexts, with implications for organization design, structure, culture, leadership, strategy.

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CRJ 862.  Race, Identity, & Policing.  (3 Credits)  
A. (Formerly CPL 862) Examines why racial injustices exist in criminal justice and policing, using historical and contemporary studies of connections between race, poverty, and the criminal justice system/policing.

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CRJ 864.  Comparative & International Policing.  (3 Credits)  
A. Formerly CPL 864. Examination of comparative and international policing focusing on the structure and processes of systems in other nations, their relative successes, failures, and effects on the world environment.

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CRJ 871.  Crime, Victims and Criminals.  (3 Credits)  
A. Examines the relationship between social inequality, crime, criminals and victims. Addresses the use of power in the construction of crime and the creation of law, as well as differential treatment by gender, race, ethnicity and class.

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CRJ 872.  The Community Context of Crime.  (3 Credits)  
A. Examines crime and synthesizes the body of theory and research examining community level effects on crime/crime control.

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CRJ 873.  Social Construction of Crime.  (3 Credits)  
A. Examines the social construction of crime including consideration of the process by which crime problems are generated.

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CRJ 874.  Crime, Criminal Jus & Pop Cult.  (3 Credits)  
A. Examines the interrelatedness of consumption, production, crime and popular culture. Examination of the social and symbolic construction of crime will be included through analysis of film, literature, music, and academic literature.

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CRJ 875.  Crime and Public Policy.  (3 Credits)  
A. Provides an overview of factors shaping crime policy. The concept of crime, the use of law to promote social control policies, policy responses related to crime control and the efficacy of those policies will be examined. Addresses conceptualizations of the modern state and the use of state power.

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CRJ 876.  Organizational Crime.  (3 Credits)  
A. This course explores empirical research, theories, and concepts related to crime committed within organizational contexts. Particular attention is paid to forms of syndicated crime, corporate crime, governmental corruption, and state crime.

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CRJ 877.  Postmodernism and Justice.  (3 Credits)  
A. An introduction to the ideas of postmodernism as applied to criminal justice. In contrast to the scientific model of inquiry most often used in criminal justice, the use of postmodernism brings to the field of criminal justice new models characterized by relationships, the importance of symbols, and assumptions that underlieour understanding of the concept of justice.

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CRJ 878.  Capstone Applied Research Project.  (3 Credits)  
A. Formerly CPL 878 and JPL 878. Prerequisites: Complete core courses, final semester registration, and departmental approval. Culminating academic experience involving research of well-defined criminology and criminal justice topic. Emphasizes grounding the project in relevant literature, appropriate topical methods of inquiry, integrating knowledge gained throughout the program. Credit for CRJ 878 will not be awarded to students who have credit for CPL 878, COR 878, or JPL 878.

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CRJ 879.  Vice and Criminal Justice.  (3 Credits)  
A. A historical, analytic overview of America's response to vice. Particular topics will be chosen from the major vices in American society: prostitution, gambling, drugs and alcohol, as they relate to this country's relationship between morality and the criminal law.

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CRJ 889.  Qualitative Research Methods.  (3 Credits)  
A. A survey of qualitative research strategies and their epistemological presuppositions.

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CRJ 890.  Topical Seminar in Crim Just.  (3 Credits)  
A. May be retaken to a maximum of twelve hours on different topics.

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CRJ 897.  Independent Study in Crim Just.  (1-6 Credits)  
A. Individual investigations in criminal justice. Under the supervision of a faculty advisor. Student must have the independent study proposal form approved by faculty supervisor and the criminal justice graduate program coordinator in the College of Justice and Safety prior to enrollment. May be retaken up to a maximum of nine hours.

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CRJ 898.  Thesis I.  (3 Credits)  
A. This course orients students toward the production of a proposal suitable for a thesis.

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CRJ 899.  Thesis II.  (3 Credits)  
A. Entails an oral presentation and defense of thesis.

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