Criminal Justice

School of Criminal Justice
Center for Law & Justice, Room 576
Phone:  973/353-3029
Fax:      973/353-1228
http://newark.rutgers.edu/scj

CRIME & CRIME ANALYSIS (3 cr.)
21:202:101:H1:94593
DAY: 7/6-8/12
MTWTh 8:15-10:00
PETROSSIAN          SMITH 243

Examines criminal acts as events, where and when they occur, how they occur, who is present or absent, and how they can be prevented. This is a very practical course which looks at specific types of crime in specific settings. Discusses problem-oriented policing, situational crime prevention, crime analysis, environmental criminology, crime risks, and crime prevention through environmental design.

CRIMINOLOGY (3 cr.)
21:202:102:B1:94591
DAY: 5/26-7/2
MTWTh 1:00-2:45
JENSEN                HILL 105

21:202:102:H1:94594
DAY: 7/6-8/12
MTWTh 10:15-12:00
PIRES                  HILL 105

Crime and criminal behavior, theories, and research. Addresses the causes of crime and crime rates. United States and international comparisons are provided.

INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE (3 cr.)
21:202:103:B1:94590
DAY: 5/26-7/2
MTWTh 10:15-12:00
MCDAVID             HILL 105

Societal responses to people and organizations that violate criminal codes; police, courts, juries, prosecutors, defense, and correctional agencies. Includes the standards and methods used to respond to crime and criminal offenders; social pressures that enhance or impair the improvement of criminal laws; and the fair administration of criminal justice.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESEARCH METHODS (4 cr.)
62:202:301:B6:92885
EVE: 5/26-7/2
MW 6:00-9:45
MARGANSKI           CONKLIN 446

Develops rudimentary tools needed for conducting research and writing reports and scholarly papers in criminal justice.

DATA ANALYSIS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE (4 cr.)
62:202:302:H6:94598
EVE: 7/6-8/12
MW 6:00-9:30
MILLER              CLJ 572

Examines the various types of data used within criminal justice and the fundamentals of statistics and analysis. Provides an analysis of the appropriate use of data, the limits of various methods, how data is collected, and how to interpret findings. Policy implications of data will also be discussed. Prerequisite: 21&62:202:301 and the basic undergraduate math requirement.

CASE PROCESSING: THE LAW & THE COURTS (3 cr.)
21:202:310:H1:94596 (CANCELLED)
DAY: 7/6-8/12
MTWTh 1:00-2:45
KIMBLE           CONKLIN 455

The criminal laws and judicial opinions that influence the policies, procedures, personnel, and clients of the criminal justice system in New Jersey; the origin, development, and continuing changes in criminal law, administration of criminal justice, and the state's criminal courts.

COMTEMPORARY POLICING (3 cr.)
21:202:342:BQ:94592
DAY: 5/26-7/2
MTWTh 1:00-2:45
JENKINS           HILL 104

Writing Intensive.

The course offers an overview of the roles of police in contemporary American society.  Topics include: a brief history of policing in America, racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic relations, legal precedent regarding policing, policing efforts of the past 15 years, and the future of policing in America.

COMPARATIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS (3 cr.)
62:202:312:B6:94597
EVE: 5/26-7/2
TTh 6:00-9:30
LIU                BRADLEY 410

Approaches to law enforcement, criminal procedure and criminal law, corrections, and juvenile justice; worldwide overview of cultural and legal traditions related to crime.

COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS (3 cr.)
62:202:341:HQ:94599
EVE: 7/6-8/12
TTh 6:00-9:45
TUBMAN-CARBONE        CONKLIN 352

Writing Intensive.

The theory and practice of major community-based correctional responses (such as probation, parole, and diversion programs) to convicted criminal offenders; community corrections as an important social movement and the countermovement to abolish the parole function.

INDEPENDENT STUDY IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE (3 cr.)
21:202:406:T1:91238
5/26-8/12
MEETING TIME BY ARRANGEMENT
STAFF

By permission only.

Independent research or special project under faculty supervision.

TOPICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE: DRUGS & THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM (3 cr.)
21:202:407:B1:94589
DAY: 5/26-7/2
MTWTh 8:15-10:00
PACHECO          CONKLIN 455

An examination of the role of criminal justice in the control of drug use and abuse. It will provide a historical as well as a theoretical overview of drug use and abuse in America.

TOPICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE: VICE & CRIME (3 cr.)
21:202:407:H1:94595
DAY: 7/6-8/12
MTWTh 1:00-2:45
BLOCK            CONKLIN 238

Examines the topic of vice through a framework that considers the causes, effects, and policies related to vice activity. Covers material in three general categories: substance use, sexual behavior, and gambling. Particular attention will be dedicated toward the complex relationship between vice and other forms of violent and property crime as well as the effect of vice on the criminal justice system.

INTERNSHIP IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE (BA cr.)
21:202:413:T1:91239
5/26-8/12
MEETING TIME BY ARRANGEMENT
LEIPOLD

By permission only.