CJ 3333 Inroduction to Corrections (3-0-3)
A survey of the correctional field covering the areas of probation, imprisonment, parole, and community corrections. Specific concern will be with the evolution of these programs, their present structure, and current problems. Prerequisites: CJ 1103 or permission of instructor.

CJ 3334 Institutional Corrections (3-0-3)
A Survey of the use of institutional confinement for the punishment and rehabilitation of criminal offenders. Specific concerns will focus on the history of confinement, the philosophical, legal, and social justifications of incarceration , the sociology total institutions inmate cultures, and the current problems and criticisms of correctional institutions. Prerequisites: CJ 103 or SOCI 1101, SOCI 1160, and permission of the instructor.

CJ 3335 Community Corrections (3-0-3)
A survey of non-institutional corrections in the American administration of justice including relevant legal and philosophical issues surrounding those practices. Specific concerns include the use of probation and parole in relation to institutional confinement, the variety of contemporary programs, and their presence in society. Prerequisites: CJ 1103 or SOCI 1101, SOCI 1160, and permission of the instructor.

CJ 3341 White Collar Crime (3-0-3)
The study of criminal behavior focused on abuse of trust and power in both corporations and government. A survey of corporate abuse of power against owners, against employees, against publics-in-contact, and against the public-at-large as well as official response to such crimes. Unique aspects of organized crime, computer crime, electronic crime, securities fraud, and relevant law enforcement strategies are analyzed and contrasted with street crime. Prerequisites: CJ 1103 or SOCI 1101; and SOCI 1160.

CJ 3395 Selected Topics (3-0-3)
A variable content course which allows students the opportunity to enroll in specifically titled courses from time to time. These upper division courses center around topics not offered in the regular sociology curriculum. Prerequisites: SOCI 1101 and permission of the instructor.

CJ 4431 Criminology(3-0-3)
The study of criminal behavior and its treatment. The development of criminal behavior and societal reaction in contemporary society are addressed in terms of major social theories of crime and its causation. The treatment and rehabilitation of the offender by probation, imprisonment, and parole are addressed in terms of philosophy and policy. Prerequisites: CJ 1103 or SOCI 1101; and SOCI 1160.

CJ 4432 Juvenile Delinquency (3-0-3)
A survey of the philosophy, theory, and history of juvenile delinquency, including its causes, preventions, and measurement from sociological perspectives. The history of youth and the family are used to provide the foundations for the invention of delinquency and its unique social and legal reactions. Contemporary social institutions including the family, community, church, and school are related to the incidence of juvenile delinquency. Prerequisites: CJ 1103 or SOC 1101; and SOCI 1160.

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