CJ 3334 Institutional Corrections (3-0-3)
A Survey of institutional confinement or the punishment and rehabilitation of criminal offenders. Specific concerns will focus on the history of confinement, the philosophical, legal, and social justifications of incarceration, and the current problems and criticisms of correctional institutions. Prerequisites: CJ 103 or SOCI 1101, or 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 abuse of trust and power in corporations and government, including corporate abuse of power against owners, employees, publics-in-contact, and the public-at-large, as well as official response to such crimes. 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.

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.

CJ 4432 Juvenile Delinquency (3-0-3)
The philosophy, theory, and history of juvenile delinquency, including its causes, preventions, and measurement from sociological perspectives. Prerequisites: CJ 1103 or SOC 1101.

CJ 4433 Juvenile Justice (3-0-3)
The historical development of juvenile justice including the establishment of the juvenile court and juvenile corrections in America, including the philosophical, social, and legal justifications of juvenile justice, contrasts the processing of juveniles with that of adult offenders, and focuses on contemporary issues and problems in juvenile justice. Prerequisites: CJ 4431 or CJ 4432 or SOCI 4431; or permission of the instructor.

CJ 4435 Women, Crime, and the Criminal Justice System (3-0-3)
A sociological analysis of women as criminal offenders, victims, and as workers in criminal justice fields. Examines how gender influences criminal law and the practices of criminal justice agencies. Covers historical perspectives on women and crime, the adequacy of contemporary criminological perspectives for explaining female criminality. Prerequisites: SOCI 1101 or CJ 1103.

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