Criminal Justice (CRJU)

CRJU 101  - The American Criminal Justice System  (3 Credits)  
Survey of crime and societal responses to crime, including law enforcement, courts, corrections, and the juvenile justice system.
Carolina Core: GSS
CRJU 311  - Policing  (3 Credits)  
Current and historical perspectives on American policing.
CRJU 312  - Corrections  (3 Credits)  
Current and historical perspectives on incarceration and its alternatives.
CRJU 313  - Criminal Courts  (3 Credits)  
Structure and organization of the federal and state criminal court systems and personnel.
CRJU 314  - Criminal Law  (3 Credits)  
Origin and development of criminal law in America. Basic elements of crimes and defenses.
CRJU 341  - Sociology of Crime  (3 Credits)  
Social factors in the development, identification, and treatment of criminals.
Cross-listed course: SOCY 353
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Diversity and Social Advocacy
CRJU 351  - Juvenile Delinquency  (3 Credits)  
Social factors in the development, identification, and treatment of delinquents.
Prerequisites: CRJU 101 OR SOCY 101.
Cross-listed course: SOCY 350
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Diversity and Social Advocacy
CRJU 440  - Homeland Security and Terrorism  (3 Credits)  
The nature of terrorism; its history; its methodology; and its application to criminological theory.