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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog | Expires Aug. 2029 THIS CATALOG IS ARCHIVED. BE SURE YOU ARE ACCESSING THE MOST ACCURATE CATALOG FOR YOU.
Criminal Justice Courses
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Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice
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CJ 201! - Intro to Criminal Justice (GE7)
A survey of the philosophical and historical origins of criminal justice. Development of the American criminal justice system.
Requisites: ENGL 111 (Required, Previous).
Credits:3 cr
General Education: ,
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CJ 206 - International Law
This course provides a survey of the general parameters of international law as well as some of the current issues such as piracy, war crimes, genocides, human rights, and environmental law. The class utilizes a variety of means to gain a better understanding of international law, including a moot court or mock trial exercise and case briefing of major international legal cases.
Requisites: PS 130! or PS 205 (Required, Previous).
XLIST: PS 306
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 290 - Special Topics in Cj
A departmental course in a subject area not currently listed in the catalog. A descriptive title will appear on the Course Schedule and the transcript.
Credits:1-4 cr
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CJ 302 - Policing
The historical and social settings of the police; the police role and discretion; police organization and practices; problems of law enforcement in contemporary society.
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 303 - Criminal Courts
The organization and operation of local, state, and federal courts in America; emphasis on the steps in the legal process and the roles of principal legal actors-prosecutors, defense counsel, and judges.
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 304 - Corrections
The historical and social settings of corrections; theories and practices in corrections; correctional programs in institutions and the community.
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 305 - Criminal Law
The study of the authority of government to regulate conduct within constitutional limitations. Primary emphasis will be on learning the principles (i.e., elements) of traditional crimes, finite legal distinctions among various offenses, and applicable defenses.
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 315 - Private Security
The role of security and the security industry; relationships of private security with public law enforcement; administrative, personnel and physical aspects of the security industry; loss prevention management in proprietary and governmental institutions.
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 316 - Criminal Investigation
The study of crime investigation as a process; the investigation of serious crimes, focusing on crimes against persons and property; the contribution of specialized methods and scientific processes in investigation.
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 317 - Forensic Investigation
This course is designed to provide the student with a broad introduction to the methods and techniques utilized by today’s forensic professionals. Students will explore the application of the physical, medical, natural and engineering sciences to specialized legal contexts, investigation of a crime scene, the role of law enforcement crime labs, and other important issues relating to forensic investigations.
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 320 - Restorative Justice
Overview of community-centered alternatives to the formal legal system; philosophy and methods of non-coercive interaction among victims, offenders, and the community; focus on mediation, conflict resolution, family group conferencing, victim/offender reconciliation, and other restorative justice practices.
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 325 - Crime Mapping & Analysis
This interdisciplinary course introduces students to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applied to Criminal Justice theory and practices. Emphasis is placed on mapping crime data to determine spatial patterns, trends and hot spots through the scope of criminal justice theory for the end goal of informing police decisions. Students will develop skills in using ArcGIS extensions, managing spatial data, understanding statistical results, and applying existing criminal justice best practices to solve spatio-temporal problems.
XLIST: GEOG 325
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 326 - Research Methods
Interaction of theory, research, and practice in criminal justice; purposes and limits of research; research design and data collection; analytical and data processing resources; preparation of research reports.
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 327 - Criminal Justice Evidence and Evaluations
This course equips students to understand and be informed consumers of evidence and evaluations in order to build their capacity as evidence-informed decision-makers. Focus is on the challenges, limitations, and benefits of evaluation for CJ programs and strategies.
Requisites: CJ 201! (Required, Previous).
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 330 - American Constitutional Law: Rights & Liberties
The history and development of the United States’ constitutional law. Emphasis upon the development of basic principles and doctrines established by the United States Supreme Court as they pertain to Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. Includes in-depth analysis of selected Supreme Court decisions.
XLIST: PS 330
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 333 - Sex Crimes and Offenders
This course will explore the contemporary and unique issues related to sexual offenders, including an overview of sexual abuse, sex offenses and offenders. Theories and policies will be applied, including demographics and impacts on victims. This course will also explore the best practices in the assessment, treatment and management of sexual offenders and the contemporary issues faced by communities and criminal justice systems throughout the United States.
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 340 - Crime and Punishment
The interaction of criminal acts and criminal penalties, emphasizing the history, theoretical purposes, and problems associated with various custodial, noncustodial and physical punishments.
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 341 - Community Corrections
The history, function and operation of community-based alternatives in corrections, including probation, parole and reintegration, work release and community residential facilities, diversion and intermediate sanctions; emphasis on contemporary applications and issues.
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 350 - Juvenile Justice System
The system’s response to the juvenile crime problem in America; processing of juvenile offenders through police, judicial and correctional organizations; emphasis on rehabilitation approaches and distinctions between the juvenile and adult systems.
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 360 - Evidence & Criminal Procedure
A review of procedural and evidentiary rules and cases relating to the admissibility of criminal evidence. Search warrants, probable cause, investigative stops, identification procedures (e.g. line-ups), interrogation requirements and the intricacies of hearsay are examples of focal topics.
Requisites: CJ 305 and CJ 201! (Required, Previous).
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 370 - Federal and State Courts
A study of the structure and process of federal and state courts.
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 375 - Criminal Justice on The Screen
This course will examine the topic of media depictions of various branches of the criminal justice system from an interdisciplinary perspective. By drawing from criminological, sociological, and cultural studies perspectives, students will critically explore the various depictions of criminal justice in film, television, and internet outlets such as social media.
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 376 - Crime & Video Games
A hands-on analysis of the complex relationships between video games and real-world crime and violence with emphasis on investigating, theorizing, and challenging current gaming practices and imagining new uses for games in the field of Criminal Justice.
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 381 - Social Justice
Relationships between the components of criminal justice - police, courts and corrections - and individuals and groups in society; emphasis on issues related to diversity and difference in the interaction between public officials and members of various social groups - racial and ethnic minorities, social classes and special interest groups. The course explores numerous issues that are relevant to a framework of inclusion that often interfere with the achievement of social justice. Emphasis on introduction of concepts of inequality and its effects on diverse people by examining various social identities and the construction of difference.
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 382 - Conflict Resolution in Criminal Justice
Special emphasis placed on diffusing and de-escalating conflict as it occurs in various criminal justice contexts. Equipping students to understand their personal barriers to intergroup communication between and among diverse populations will be covered.
Requisites: CJ 201! (Required, Previous).
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 383 - Global Perspectives in Criminal Justice
A cross-national analysis and evaluation of selected criminal justice and legal systems and exploration of international and transnational crime, with emphasis upon the effects of diverse political ideologies on theory and practice.
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 390 - Special Topics
A departmental course in a subject area not currently listed in the catalog. A descriptive title will appear on the Course Schedule and the transcript.
Requisites: As listed in the course schedule (Required, Previous).
Credits:1-4 cr
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CJ 401 - Criminal Justice Issues and Policies
Research into the issues facing the criminal justice system, the policies designed to address those issues, and the efficacy of those policies.
Requisites: CJ 201! (Required, Previous).
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 406 - Serial Killers
An examination of serial and mass murder from an interdisciplinary perspective focusing on criminological, sociological and psychological theories to explain these types of crimes.
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 410 - Criminology
An investigation of the complex phenomena of crime and deviance in the United States, which emphasizes attempts at the scientific study of cultural, social and behavioral factors.
Requisites: SOC 111 (Required, Previous).
XLIST: SOC 410
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 415 - White Collar Crime
A comprehensive study of business crime, including the origin, history and basic conceptual methods of combating white collar crime. The topics for analysis include corporate fraud, industrial espionage and criminal enterprises.
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 420 - Criminal Justice Management
Overview of management processes within criminal justice organizations - police, criminal courts, and corrections.
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 425 - Global Organized Crime
This course provides an in-depth study of organized crime, criminal elements, and criminal behaviors in today’s global society. The class will study both historical and contemporary criminal organizations, the organizational structure and practices of these groups, and how the worldwide criminal justice system combats these threats.
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 430 - Wrongful Convictions
The purpose of the course is to be able to systematically describe, explain, and analyze causes and consequences of wrongful convictions, as well as look into proposed solutions for the wrongfully convicted. This course will critically explore the phenomenon of wrongful convictions with a specific focus on some of the common causes, including: Eyewitness misidentification, false confessions, racial bias, faulty DNA evidence, tunnel vision, problematic interrogation techniques, prosecutorial misconduct, and inadequate defense work.
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 435 - Homeland Security
This course will indoctrinate students to the concepts, societal attitudes, causation, and preventative measures related directly to foreign and domestic violent, political, and social acts. The intended actions include causing death, harm, and socio-economic disruption to the United States, American interests, and their global allies.
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CJ 445 - Cyber Crime
A comprehensive study of the theories, motivations, practices and apprehension of cyber criminals and deviants. The topics for analysis include the rationale for these acts, the identification of threats and activities, as well as preventative and prosecution methods.
Requisites: None
XLIST: None
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 490 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice
In-depth study of selected topics of current importance in one or more components of criminal justice; with change of topics, can be repeated for credit.
Credits:1-4 cr
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CJ 491 - Senior Seminar in Criminal Justice
Intensive, small-group focus on specific issues related to a component of criminal justice - policing, private security, law and courts, corrections, or criminology. Highly participative and research-directed.
Requisites: CJ 201! and an additional 18 credits of CJ courses or instructor permission (Required, Previous).
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 492 - Engaged Learning in Criminal Justice
In this course students will prepare for success along their professional path through a structured process that integrates their university experience with community/professional experiences. Students must meet with the instructor of record or designee in the semester prior to the semester in which the student wishes to enroll to secure the student’s placement in an appropriate and mutually agreeable entity. This course will require the student to travel to and participate in this community-based, host entity on a routine basis. May enroll in this course twice.
Requisites: CJ 201! and instructor permission. (Required, Previous).
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 493 - Directed Reading in Criminal Justice
Selection and completion of specific research project in criminal justice.
Requisites: Instructor Permission (Required, Previous).
Credits:1-4 cr
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CJ 494 - Directed Research in Criminal Justice
Selection and completion of specific research project in criminal justice.
Requisites: Instructor permission (Required, Previous).
Credits:1-4 cr
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CJ 496 - Field Work
Students will be assigned, after mutual agreement and definition of tasks, to a department or agency involved in or related to criminal justice. Supervised experience and work with clients as appropriate. Note: Student must contact professor upon registration (preferably the term before registration). May enroll in this course twice.
Credits:3 cr
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CJ 497 - Police Academy Training
To obtain SVSU academic credits students must successfully meet the academy standards.
Requisites: Instructor permission (Required, Previous).
Credits:12 cr
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CJ 498 - Special Topics
Preparation and completion of an Honors Thesis. May enroll twice, once for the preparation of the proposal and once for its completion.
Requisites: Honors student status and thesis advisor permission (Required, Previous).
Credits:1-4 cr
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