USF 1998-99 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 120 - 122
CCJ 3003 CRIME AND JUSTICE IN AMERICA - SS (4)
This course is a non-technical survey of the nature of crime in the United States and the ways our society seeks to deal with criminal offenders and victims of crime. May be taken by both majors and non-majors for credit, subject to departmental approval for declared majors.
CCJ 3024 SURVEY OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM -SS (3)
An introduction to the structure and operation of law enforcement, prosecution, the courts, and corrections. Also included brief coverage of major reported crimes.
CCJ 3204 SUBSTANTIVE CRIMINAL LAW (3)
PR: CCJ 3024. Examines the historical basis of the American criminal law system, the substantive elements of crimes, and court procedures.
CCJ 3610 THEORIES OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR (3)
PR: CCJ 3024. Provides a basic understanding of the complex factors related to crime, with concentration on principal theoretical approaches to the explanation of crime.
CCJ 3621 PATTERNS OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR (3)
Reviews the nature and extent of the crime problem. The course will concentrate on major patterns of offender behavior including crimes against the person, property crimes, violent crimes, economic/white collar offenses, syndicated (organized) crimes, consensual crimes, female crime, political crime, and will examine criminal career data.
CCJ 3701 RESEARCH METHODS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE I (3)
PR: CCJ 3024 or CCJ 3610 or CI. Introduces the student to some of the fundamentals of knowledge-generating processes in criminal justice.
CCJ 4109 CRITICAL ISSUES IN POLICING (3)
PR: CCJ 3024 or CCJ 4110 or CI. Focuses on some of the most critical issues in law enforcement today including: understanding and controlling police use of deadly force; police deviance; police prejudice and discrimination; violence-prone police officer; substance abuse by police officers; and administrative review of alleged police brutality.
CCJ 4110 AMERICAN LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS (3)
PR: CCJ 3024 or CCJ 3610 or CI. Provides a comprehensive examination of the American law enforcement system at the federal, state, and local levels and an assessment of career opportunities within the community.
CCJ 4260 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND CRIME (3)
PR: CCJ 3024 or CI. The course provides students with an introduction to issues in the area of environmental crime and environmental law. NOTE: Credit for this course may also be awarded through a similar course offered in the Environmental Science and Policy Program.
CCJ 4273 CRIMINAL RIGHTS AND PROCEDURES (3)
PR: CCJ 3024 or CI. Emphasizes the Constitutional issues and rules that are applied and enforced by the courts while processing criminal cases.
CCJ 4282 CORRECTIONAL LAW (3)
PR: CCJ 3024 or CI. The course provides students with an introduction to legal issues in the area of correctional, with an emphasis on civil and criminal liability for correctional staff and administrators and on convict’s rights.
CCJ 4306 AMERICAN CORRECTIONAL SYSTEMS (3)
PR: CCJ 3024 or CCJ 3610 or CI. Analysis of the different treatment philosophies and techniques currently in use in the field, with special attention to experimental and demonstration programs.
CCJ 4316 CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LAW (3)
PR: CCJ 3024 or CI. Provides students with an introduction to legal and administrative issues in both institutional and community corrections.
CCJ 4331 ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION (3)
PR: CCJ 3024 or CCJ 3610 or CI. This course explores a variety of alternatives to imprisoning the offender, including probation, parole, diversion, and other community-based intervention and treatment modalities.
CCJ 4341 INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES (3)
PR: CCJ 3024 or CCJ 3610 or CI. Introduces the student to theories and methods underlying treatment modalities currently employed in corrections.
CCJ 4450 CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION (3)
PR: CCJ 4110 or CJT 4100 or CI. This course is designed to provide an in-depth examination of both the practical and theoretical aspects of the administration of criminal justice agencies. The major focus will be on law enforcement and correctional agencies.
CCJ 4501 JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (3)
PR: CCJ 3024 or CCJ 3610 or CI. Provides coverage of the juvenile and family courts, their clientele, and the complex of human service agencies and facilities that contribute to efforts at juvenile correctional intervention.
CCJ 4511 POLICE AND JUVENILE DELINQUENCY (3)
PR: CCJ 3024 or CI. Focuses on the unique aspects of law enforcement interaction with juveniles and their families. Issues which emerge when working with multi-cultural populations will be discussed. Police efforts at early detection, intervention, and diversion. Interaction with status offenders and children-in-need-of-assistance will be a topic of concern. Community based policing efforts will be analyzed. Gang intervention strategies and school programs such as school resource officers will be discussed.
CCJ 4513 JUVENILE RIGHTS AND PROCEDURES (3)
PR: CCJ 4501 or CI. The course provides students with an introduction to the Juvenile Justice system, particularly with the issues on juveniles’ rights as they relate to the juveniles in trouble who are processed through the beginning of the system as well as with the rights and subsequent procedures that juveniles will encounter as they are processed further through the juvenile justice system or possibly transferred to the adult criminal justice system.
CCJ 4540 JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL ALTERNATIVES (3)
PR: CCJ 4501 or CI. Focuses on juvenile correctional responses from diversion to the use of secure facilities. How the system attempts to handle status offenders and children-in-need-of-supervision will be covered. Diversion, detention, probation, and community-based non-secure facilities will be discussed.
CCJ 4550 DEVELOPMENTAL ASPECTS OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY (3)
PR: CCJ 3610 and CCJ 4501 or CI. Provides the student with a developmental/life course perspective of the processes, events, and factors which occur during childhood and adolescence and cause juvenile delinquency. This course focuses on the conditions which are critical in shaping the delinquent’s behavior during their formative years.
CCJ 4604 ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR AND CRIMINALITY (3)
PR: CCJ 3610 or CI. A systematic introduction to the relationship between mental illness and criminality, with focus on psychiatric labeling of deviant behavior and its implications for the handling of the criminal offender.
CCJ 4652 JUVENILE SUBSTANCE USE (3)
PR: CCJ 4501 or CI. Focuses on youth and drugs. It will cover such topics as the rates and patterns of the use of different drugs by youths with varying socio-demographic characteristics, the context and effects of use of various drugs, the drugs-crime connection, prevention, early intervention and treatment efforts, and drug use policy.
CCJ 4700 STATISTICAL RESEARCH METHODS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE II (3)
PR: CCJ 3024 or CCJ 3610 or CI. Beginning with the scientific method, the tools commonly used to analyze criminal justice data will be emphasized. Recommended for students who intend to continue their education beyond the B.A.. Required of students attending the M.A. in CCJ at USF. This course may not be taken for credit if the student has already successfully completed STA 3122 or GEB 3121.
*CCJ 4900 DIRECTED READINGS (1-3)
PR: CI. This course is specifically designed to enable advanced students the opportunity to do in-depth independent work in the area of criminal justice. Each student will be under the close supervision of a faculty member of the program. No more than five hours of CCJ 4900 or CCJ 4910 or any combination of the two will be accepted toward the minimum number of hours required for the major.
*CCJ 4910 DIRECTED RESEARCH (1-3)
PR: CI. This course is designed to provide students with a research experience in which they will work closely with faculty on the development and implementation of research projects in the area of criminal justice. No more than five hours of CCJ 4910 or CCJ 4900 or any combination of the two will be accepted toward the minimum number of hours required for the major.
*NOTE: CCJ 4900 and CCJ 4910. (a) Students wishing to enroll must make arrangements with a faculty member during the semester prior to actually taking the course, (b) a minimum of four (4) CCJ courses must have been completed satisfactorily prior to enrollment, (c) first consideration will be given to Criminology majors, and (d) individual faculty members may add additional requirements at their discretion.
CCJ 4933 SELECTED TOPICS IN CRIMINOLOGY (3)
PR: Junior standing. Lecture course. Topic varies and is designed to address a wide variety of issues in criminology and criminal justice. Open to non-majors with CI.
CCJ 4934 SEMINAR IN CRIMINOLOGY -6A -XMW (3)
PR: Senior standing and CI. These variable topic seminars are used for an in-depth study and discussion of the relationships among culture, gender, ethics, age, society, and criminal behavior. Such examinations may include the options the criminal justice does (or does not) have to deal with these interactions, and the ethics and efficacy of the system’s response. Open to non-majors with CI.
NOTE: CCJ 4933 and CCJ 4934. No more than 6 hours of CCJ 4933, CCJ 4934, or any combination of the two will be accepted toward the minimum number of hours required for the major.
CCJ 4940 INTERNSHIP FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE MAJORS (3)
PR: Senior standing. The internship will consist of placement with one or more of the agencies comprising the criminal justice system. This course will enable the students to gain meaningful field experience related to their future careers. The three-hour block of credit will require a minimum of ten hours of work per week within the host agencies in addition to any written work or reading assignments. See requirements for the B.A. degree in Criminology for the number of hours required. (S/U only).
CJT 4100 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION (3)
PR: CCJ 3024 or CCJ 3610 or CI. Covers the major components of criminal investigation, with special attention to the scientific aspects of criminal investigation and the management of major cases.
CJT 4801 PRIVATE SECURITY SYSTEMS (3)
PR: Junior standing and CCJ 4110 or CI. Examines some of the principal methods and techniques currently used to reduce or prevent losses due to theft and casualty.
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