Students must complete the degree requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Minor in Criminal Justice

Requirements

1. P100, P200, and P202.
2. Two courses in criminal justice at the 300-400 level to be taken on the Bloomington campus.
3. At least 9 credit hours of the above courses must be taken in residence on the Bloomington campus.

Approved Optional Courses

Afro-American Studies
A382 Black Community, Law, and Social Change (3 cr.) SHSI

Anthropology
E405 Principles of Social Organization (3 cr.)

Economics
E308 Survey of Public Finance (3 cr.) SHSI

History
A325-A326 American Constitutional History (3-3 cr.) SHHS

Philosophy
P250-P251 Symbolic Logic I-II (3-3 cr.) NMMC
P252 Logic and Philosophy (3 cr.) AHTI
P342 Problems in Ethics (3 cr.) AHTI
P345 Problems in Social and Political Philosophy (3 cr.) AHTI

Political Science
Y302 Public Bureaucracy in Modern Society (3 cr.) SHSI
Y303 Formation of Public Policy in the U.S. (3 cr.) SHSI
Y304-Y305 American Constitutional Law I-II (3-3 cr.) SHSI
Y308 Urban Politics (3 cr.) SHSI
Y311 Democracy and National Security (3 cr.) SHSI

Psychology
P319 Psychology of Personality (3 cr.) SHSI
P320 Social Psychology (3 cr.) SHSI
P324 Abnormal Psychology (3 cr.) SHSI
P434 Community Psychology (3 cr.)
P460 Women: A Psychological Perspective (3 cr.) SHSI

Religious Studies
R336 Religion in Modern America (3 cr.) AHTI

Sociology
S210 The Economy, Organizations, and Work (3 cr.) SHSI
S316 The Family (3 cr.) SHSI
S320 Deviant Behavior and Social Control (3 cr.) SHSI
S326 Law and Society (3 cr.) SHSI
S335 Race and Ethnic Relations (3 cr.) SHSI

School of Journalism
J300 Communications Law (3 cr.)
J410 The Media as Social Institutions (3 cr.)

School of Public and Environmental Affairs
V373 Personnel Management in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
V376 Law and Public Policy (3 cr.)
V432 Labor Relations in the Public Sector (3 cr.)

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Area Certificate in Criminal Justice

Requirements
The certificate may be awarded to students who complete degrees in other schools as well as departmental requirements for a major in criminal justice.

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Departmental Honors Program

The department offers outstanding students the opportunity to pursue important issues and problems in depth and to work closely with faculty in the departmental honors program. Students who have completed P100, P200, P202, P290, and K300, and who have a grade point average of 3.3 or better, may be admitted to the honors program in their junior year. For graduation with a B.A. with honors in criminal justice, students must:

1. Earn a GPA of 3.5 or better in the major upon graduation.
2. Complete P399 Honors Seminar. In P399 the student will do exploratory reading in an area of interest, select and develop a research topic, and write a prospectus for the honors thesis.
3. Write and present an undergraduate honors thesis under the direction of a faculty advisor. The thesis must be read and approved by a three-person faculty committee. A maximum of 6 hours of credit may be earned for the honors thesis by registering for P499.
4. Complete all other requirements for a major in criminal justice.

Course Descriptions

P100 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3 cr.) SHSI P: freshman or sophomore standing. Historical and philosophical background, structure, functions, and operation of the criminal justice system in the United States. Introduction to and principles of formal behavior control devices. I Sem., II Sem.
P200 Theories of Crime and Deviance (3 cr.) SHSI Critical examination of biological, psychological, and sociological theories of crime and deviance. Examination of individual, group, and societal reactions to norm-violating behaviors. I Sem., II Sem.
P202 Alternative Social Control Systems (3 cr.) SHSI Structure and operation of institutions, such as family, religion, education, and mass media, that create norms and socialize individuals. Interaction of these with one another and with the criminal justice system. I Sem., II Sem.
P290 The Nature of Inquiry (3 cr.) Introduction to research methodology, nature of scientific inquiry, research design, basic research methods, and presentation of research findings. I Sem., II Sem., SS.
K300 Techniques of Data Analysis (3 cr.) NMMC P: MATH M014 or equivalent. R: 3 credit hour mathematics course approved for COAS mathematics requirement. K300 is the second half of a research methods-data analysis sequence. It covers the properties of single variables, the measurement of association between pairs of variables, and statistical inference. Additional topics, such as the analyses of qualitative and aggregated data, address specific criminal justice concerns. Credit given for only one of the following: K300, SOC S371, ECON E370 or S370, MATH/PSY K300 or K310, or SPEA K300.
P300 Topics in Criminal Justice (3 cr.) Extensive analysis of selected topics and themes in criminal justice. Topics vary each semester; see listing in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
P301 Police and Contemporary Society (3 cr.) SHSI Examination of the rules and responsibilities of the police, history of police organizations, relations between police and society, and determinants of police action.
P302 Courts and Criminal Justice (3 cr.) SHSI Structure, organization, composition, functions, and procedures of courts in the United States. Role of lawyers and judges in the criminal justice process.
P303 Corrections and Criminal Justice (3 cr.) SHSI Historical and comparative survey of prison confinement and the various alternatives within the scope of the criminal justice system's policies and methods of implementation.
P304 Probation and Parole (3 cr.) Study of probation, parole, and community corrections as subsystems of criminal justice, including the police, courts, and prisons. Theoretical and historical developments will be considered along with current management and research issues.
P305 Deviant Images/Deviant Acts (3 cr.) SHHS Examines deviance in relation to criminological theory. From witchcraft to social construction, study of theories of deviance in historical context, this course focuses on ways in which theories explain non-conformity and justify social control.
P306 Drugs and Society (3 cr.) SHSI Analysis of the political, economic, social, and cultural factors that shape the use of consciousness-altering substances. Consideration of the way these factors influence the social and legal response to drug use.
P320 Foundations of Criminal Investigation (3 cr.) The pertinence to criminal investigation of physical evidence, people, and documents. Discussion of ethical problems, impact of legal systems on investigative process, and elements of effective testimony. Lectures and case materials.
P340 Law and Society: The Cross-Cultural Perspective (3 cr.) SHSI Roles of legal institutions and processes in social and cultural systems. Cross-cultural examination of the foundations and contexts of legal forms and content and their relation to social, economic, and political systems and institutions. Analysis of legal impact, legal change, and legal development.
P360 Psychology and the Law (3 cr.) SHSI Introduction to the use and misuse of psychology throughout the criminal justice system and its processes. The course also examines the psychological development of offenders, the psychological impact of crime on victims, and the role of psychology in enacting effective criminal justice policies.
P370 Legal Aspects of Criminal Justice Systems I (3 cr.) P: P100 or consent of instructor. Definition of common crimes in the United States and factors involving the application of criminal law as a formal social control mechanism. Behavior-modifying factors that influence criminal liability and problems created when new offenses are defined. I Sem.
P371 Legal Aspects of Criminal Justice Systems II (3 cr.) P: P100 or consent of instructor. Fundamental legal problems of criminal justice system processes. Emphasis on pretrial and trial phases of American system procedures. II Sem.
P375 American Juvenile Justice System (3 cr.) SHSI Structure and operation of the juvenile justice system in the United States, past and present. Analysis of the duties and responsibilities of the juvenile police officer, the juvenile court judge, and the juvenile probation officer. I Sem.
P380 Dispute Management (3 cr.) SHSI This course examines the processes through which individuals and groups publicly manage and settle their conflicts. Concentration on the processes of negotiation, mediation, and adjudication. Types of social and cultural situations in which these processes are used and developed to settle disputes. Processes that are most effective in settling particular types of disputes.
P381 History of Social Control in the U.S. (3 cr.) SHHS Historical survey of ways in which Americans have tried to introduce social stability and curtail disorder within a democratic context. Includes changing definitions of deviance; development of institutions, such as prisons, mental hospitals, schools, and juvenile courts; moral reform movements; and the emergence of the corporate state.
P399 Reading for Honors (6 cr. max.) P: approval of departmental honors advisor. May be repeated once for a maximum of 6 credit hours. II Sem.
P411 Criminal Justice Management (3 cr.) Examination of the ideas and concepts from various disciplines contributing to modern administrative theory, and translation of these insights to the management of criminal justice agencies.
P412 Sex, Drugs, AIDS, and Criminal Law (3 cr.) SHSI An ethnographic and legal analysis of the AIDS epidemic and its implications for criminal justice. Consideration of the institutional, scientific, and symbolic dimensions of the epidemic and of ethnographic research regarding illegal behaviors, and the transmission of HIV.
P413 Police-Community Relations (3 cr.) SHSI Examination of the relations between police and urban communities. Consideration of the social, economic, and political factors that shape these relations and alternative approaches to improving police-community relations.
P414 Adolescents and the Law (3 cr.) SHSI Examination of the place of adolescents in American law and policy. Consideration of adolescents' rights, limits to these rights, and their relationship to socio-cultural images of adolescents.
P415 Crime and Madness (3 cr.) SHSI The study of the chronic mentally ill and of career criminals. Examination of the groups so labeled, the responses of the criminal justice and mental health systems to them, and their movement back and forth between the streets, prisons, and psychiatric centers.
P416 Capital Punishment (3 cr.) Consideration of issues raised by the use of the death penalty in the United States. Emphasis on critical thinking and open dialogue.
P417 Urban Crime Patterns (3 cr.) SHSI Perspectives from sociology and urban geography are used to analyze urban crime. Emphasis on urban spatial structure and its impact on crime rates, crime patterns, criminal behavior, and social ecology
P418 Street Crime (3 cr.) Examination of a variety of street crimes. Consideration of acts so labeled, their incidence, participants, context, and manner of commission.
P419 Race, Class, and Crime (3 cr.) SHSI Examination of the contemporary realities associated with race and crime. Consideration of the social, political, and economic factors that shape the life chances of American minorities; theories of minority crime causation; minorities in the criminal justice system; definitional problems associated with concepts of race and crime.
P420 Violence in the Black Community (3 cr.) SHSI Analysis of the causes and consequences of interpersonal violence among African-Americans. Analysis of various social factors (e.g., racial discrimination, female-headed families, drug abuse, conceptions of masculinity) that contribute to this problem.
P421 Crime Prevention: Theory and Practice (3 cr.) Analysis of criminal behavior and victimization from the perspective of environmental criminology. Examination of situational techniques that may be applied for their prevention.
P422 Crime in the Mass Media (3 cr.) SHSI Examination of the role of the media generally and in the criminal justice system in particular. Consideration of the construction of media images, images of crime and criminal justice in various mediums, and the ways in which the media affect beliefs about crime and criminal justice.
P423 Sexuality and the Law (3 cr.) SHSI Interdisciplinary analysis of topics pertaining to sexuality and the law. Examination of legal and cultural debates regarding sexual images and acts, the criminalization of motherhood, the international prostitution industry, and mass rape.
P425 Women and the Criminal Justice System (3 cr.) P: P290, K300. The extent of participation and the role of women in all aspects of the criminal justice system are examined. Topics covered include women as defendants, offenders, prisoners, prostitutes, and victims (rape and wife-beating), and women as professionals in the system-law enforcement officers, lawyers, judges, and correction and parole officers. Readings are drawn from a variety of disciplines and sources, and professionals from criminal justice agencies may participate in relevant class discussions.
P435 Minorities, Crime, and Social Policy (3 cr.) SHSI Examines reasons for the overrepresentation of historically disadvantaged U.S. racial and ethnic minorities in the criminal justice system. Provides flexible forum for the discussion of these subgroups as processed from pre-arrest through death row: e.g., law enforcement, courts, corrections, parole, and theoretical attempts to explain the phenomenon.
P439 Seminar in Corrections (3 cr.) P: P290, K300. Seminar on selected topics in corrections, correctional theory, or pertinent current issues.
P444 Victimization (3 cr.) P: P290, K300 or consent of department. The extent and nature of victimization (generally and for specific population subgroups), the effects of crime on victims and the services available to deal with those effects, the experiences of victims in the criminal justice system, the victims' rights movement, and alternative ways of defining and responding to victimization.
P450 Pleas, Trials, and Sentences (3 cr.) Examines nature and roles of jury trials and pleas in the disposition of criminal cases, with attention to issues of jury decision making, the role of case pressure in plea bargaining, outcomes for defendants and society, and alternatives to plea-dominated systems. Historical and comparative dimensions are considered.
P457 Seminar on White-Collar Crime (3 cr.) SHSI The nature and incidence of white-collar crime. In addition to studying the etiological theories relating to white-collar crime, the course will also focus on both the criminal and civil (regulatory) processes used to control corporate, organizational, and elite misconduct.
P460 Public Control of Deviant Behavior (3 cr.) P: P290, K300 or PSY P324, or consent of instructor. Description and etiology of selected deviant behavior patterns of a criminal or quasi-criminal nature. I Sem.
P461 Lethality: Homicide and Self-Destruction (3 cr.) An interdisciplinary approach to the study of suicide and homicide, drawing on the contributions of criminology, psychology, anthropology, and sociology. Empirical literature relating to theories of homicide and self-destruction.
P462 Child Abuse and Neglect (3 cr.) SHSI P: P200 and senior standing, or consent of instructor. Cultural, societal, and personal components that lead to child abuse. Approaches to treatment within a typology of abusers.
P471 Comparative Study of Criminal Justice Systems (3 cr.) SHSI P: P290, K300. Comparison of the American criminal justice system with those of other federated nations and of selected unitary states.
P481 Field Experience in Criminal Justice (3-6 cr.) P: junior standing, completion of core requirements, and approval of project. Faculty-directed study of aspects of criminal justice based on field experience, in conjunction with directed readings and writing. Credit will not count toward requirements of the major. May be repeated once for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
P482 The Family and Formal Control Systems in America (3 cr.) SHSI P: P290, K300 or consent of instructor. Interdisciplinary examination of family factors in the causation, prevention, and correction of norm-violating behavior (juvenile delinquency, intrafamilial violence, etc.). Relationships between American family structures and social control systems.
P493 Seminar in Criminal Justice (3 cr.) Intensive study and analysis of selected problems in criminal justice. Topics will vary. May be repeated for a total of 9 credit hours with different topics.
P495 Individual Readings and Projects (1-6 cr.) P: P290, K300 and consent of chairperson. Individual study project under guidance of faculty member or committee. Credit will not count towards 400-level requirements of the major. May be repeated once for a maximum of 6 credit hours. I Sem., II Sem., SS.
P499 Senior Honors Thesis (3-6 cr.) P: consent of departmental honors advisor. Honors thesis to be written under direction of a faculty member. Oral examination over thesis conducted by three faculty members. May be repeated once for a maximum of 6 credit hours. I Sem., II Sem.

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