Criminal Justice

CRJ 100M
The Social Sciences and Criminal Justice
(3 Lec. hrs. per week) 3 Cr.
The course will serve as an introduction to the Social Science disciplines of anthropology, economics, government/ political science, psychology and sociology as they relate to the criminal justice field. The course will demonstrate a series of specific applications of these disciplines and how they may be utilized in addressing various criminal justice concerns. The course will be taught by many of the social science faculty. This course should be taken in the student’s first semester. (Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters.)
Meets General Education Goals 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

CRJ 101M
Introduction to Criminal Justice
(3 Lec. hrs. per week) 3 Cr.
An overview of the criminal justice system at the national and local levels with relationship to police, courts, prosecution and corrections. Although primarily a descriptive course, opportunities to discuss causal and concomitant variables of criminal behavior at a general level will be utilized to demonstrate relevancy of peripheral program courses and to indicate the relationship between this and subsequent courses within the curriculum. (Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters.)
Meets General Education Goals 1, 2, 9, 10, 11
Meets SUNY General Education requirement for Social Sciences (S)

CRJ 102M
Criminal Law and Procedures
(3 Lec. hrs. per week) 3 Cr.
An overview of the criminal and procedural law that has undergone immense shifts in the years since the 1960's. This course will focus upon the large body of doctrine under the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments. A traditional casebook approach is utilized for the study of key cases in criminal procedure, supplemented with historical background, explanations of doctrinal development in the law, and discussions of social science relevant to criminal procedure. (Usually offered Spring semester.)
Meets General Education Goals 3, 10, 11

CRJ 103M
Introduction to Corrections
(3 Lec. hrs. per week) 3 Cr.
The course will focus on the theory and practice of correctional institutions and their functions; the prison as a total institution; characteristics of various types of correctional facilities; problems of correctional methods, analysis of the prison community; adjustment to prison life; impact of institutionalization; corrections in the community and historical development. In addition, several site visits are planned to correctional institutions. (Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters.)
Meets General Education Goals 3, 9

CRJ 110M
Introduction to the Principles of Security
(3 Lec. hrs. per week) 3 Cr.
This course will focus on the history and philosophy of the security industry and a discussion of current issues with relationship to legal aspects and management. The student’s attention and research will be directed toward the professional ethics of security along with the managerial aspects and technological advancement of the industry. (Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters.)
Meets General Education Goals 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13

CRJ 201M
Criminology
(3 Lec. hrs. per week) 3 Cr.
An introduction into the theories of criminology. It is meant to be a retrospective exposition of human’s struggle for an insight into the problem of crime and a hint of its perspectives and prospects. (Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters.)
Meets General Education goals 3, 7, 10, 11, 14
Meets SUNY General Education requirement for SocialSciences (S)

CRJ 202M
Juvenile Delinquency
(3 Lec. hrs. per week) 3 Cr.
A comprehensive study and overview of the juvenile delinquency phenomenon and the process involved in its causation, prevention, control and treatment. Students interested in pursuing a profession in youth programming and development would be provided with opportunities to learn and discuss such issues as child abuse and neglect, broken homes, the juvenile court structure, the juvenile officer and the current thoughts about juvenile diversion programs. (Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters.)
Meets General Education Goals 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Meets SUNY General Education requirement for Social Sciences (S)

CRJ 203M
Deviant Behavior
(3 Lec. hrs. per week) 3 Cr.
A sociological overview of the field of deviance. The course will primarily explore definitions, major theoretical perspectives and the causes of deviant behavior. The substantive areas of murder, rape, prostitution, serial homicide, suicide, cyber deviance and other selected sex offenses will be explored from an inter-disciplinary perspective. (Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters.)
Meets General Education Goals 3, 7, 10, 14
Meets SUNY General Education requirement for Social Sciences (S)

CRJ 204M
Criminal Investigations
(3 Lec. hrs. per week) 3 Cr.
This course will focus on the significance and application of investigative techniques and procedures to criminal and non-criminal investigators. Although the intent of the course is for those actively pursuing degrees in criminal justice, it will also be of interest to students presently engaged in investigative or security work. The course will provide the criminal justice practitioner and student with an in-depth and comprehensive analysis of the science of criminal investigation. This will entail all aspects of the investigative process from the initial investigation at the crime scene through the prosecution and trial. (Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters.)
Prerequisite: CRJ Major or permission of Instructor.
Meets General Education Goals 1, 3, 5, 7, 10

CRJ 205M
Constitutional Law
(3 Lec. hrs. per week) 3 Cr.
We are now in the second century of our adoption of the Constitution and its Bill of Rights. Debate about the meaning of the constitution and how it should be interpreted has become a regular part of the criminal justice dynamics. Intelligent practitioners and citizens need to know about the constitutional process and our protected civil rights. The purpose of the course is to learn about our rights, their content and the historical struggles and resultant social changes that are intertwined. (Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters.)
Meets General Education Goals 1, 3, 7, 10, 11, 14

CRJ 206M
Women and Crime
(3 Lec. hrs. per week) 3 Cr.
This course is an introduction to the study of women and crime. It will provide an overview of how women both affect and become affected by crime and the criminal justice system. The course has been divided into three areas of study: understanding women as (1) criminal offenders, as (2) victims of crime, and as (3) professional employees of the criminal justice system. In addition, there will be guest speakers from the criminal justice community who will share their experiences and perceptions as women in a predominantly male field. (Usually offered Fall semester.)
Meets General Education Goals 3, 7, 10, 11, 14

CRJ 301M
Research Methods in Criminal Justice
(3 Lec. hrs. per week) 3 Cr.
In this course students will be exposed to the language and techniques of social scientific inquiry. Students will learn the concepts that are the foundation of all social scientific methodology but with particular emphasis as how this material relates to criminal justice. Students also will learn basic techniques of sampling, questionnaire construction, survey research methods, field research and other data collection and analysis techniques. This will be done in a framework that examines the potential ethical and practical problems for the research process. (Usually offered Fall semester.)
Prerequisites: CRJ 101 and CRJ 102.
Meets General Education Goals 2, 3, 5, 8
Meets SUNY General Education requirement for Social Sciences (S)

CRJ 302M
Issues in Criminal Justice
(3 Lec. hrs. per week) 3 Cr.
The course will explore the many controversial issues facing the American criminal justice system. The pros and cons of such subjects as capital punishment, the insanity defense, gun control, plea bargaining, jury trials, preventative detention, selective incapacitation, bias crime, new technology, house arrest, AIDs, etc., will be explored by the students. The student will acquire an understanding of the dilemmas that face our justice system, as well as alternative strategies available to meet these problems. (Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters.)
Prerequisites: CRJ 101 and CRJ 102.
Meets General Education Goals 3, 5, 7, 8,10
Meets SUNY General Education requirement for Basic Communication (C)

CRJ 303N
Field Studies in Criminal Justice I
(3 Lec. hrs. per week) 3 Cr.
Field studies will provide an opportunity for the student to observe the criminal justice system in operation. Student placements are within agencies whose activities comprise the professional construction of criminal justice. (Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters.) Restricted to Criminal Justice students.
Prerequisites: CRJ 101 and CRJ 102.
Meets General Education Goals 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13