Criminal Justice (CRJU)
Survey of crime and societal responses to crime, including law enforcement, courts, corrections, and the juvenile justice system.
Carolina Core: GSS
Introduction to the practice of social research in criminology and criminal justice settings.
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Research
Current and historical perspectives on American policing.
Current and historical perspectives on incarceration and its alternatives.
Structure and organization of the federal and state criminal court systems and personnel.
Origin and development of criminal law in America. Basic elements of crimes and defenses.
Historical overview of violence in American society, including theoretical perspectives on the causes and prevention of violence.
Social factors in the development, identification, and treatment of criminals.
Cross-listed course: SOCY 353
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Diversity and Social Advocacy
Contract approved by instructor, advisor, and Office of Academic Programs is required for undergraduate students.
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Research
Causes and consequences of criminal victimization and public policy responses to victimization issues.
Course covers the theoretical and empirical work on gangs, gang members, and gang activity along with insight on these issues from a practitioner perspective. It then examines the variety of policy responses from government and community organizations.
Interface between the mental health sciences and the criminal justice system.
Topics in criminology and criminal justice. Individual topics to be announced by title. May be repeated once with consent of advisor.