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Graduate Catalog 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

Criminal Justice
  

  • MSCJ 567 - Seminar in Juvenile Justice 3 hours

    Analysis of all aspects of the juvenile justice system and process. Topics include history, movements toward diversion and deinstitutionalization, police interaction, court co-process, due process and community intervention. Included is an examination of the law as it relates to juvenile justice and future trends in the field. Prerequisites: MSCJ 500 , MSCJ 501 , MSCJ 510 , MSCJ 524 .
  

  • MSCJ 577 - Law Enforcement Administration 3 hours

    An examination of selected criminal justice system management issues and problems focusing specifically on law enforcement, agency management including policy planning, forecasting, human resource management and project implementation. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
  

  • MSCJ 579 - Law Enforcement and the Community 3 hours

    This course examines the nature of law enforcement organizations as components of the political and social networks that comprise communities. Topics such as the intersection of law enforcement, mental health, juvenile justice and educational systems are examined. The public impact of law enforcement operations and the role of the media and special interest groups are examined in detail. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
  

  • MSCJ 587 - Corrections Administration 3 hours

    The course develops students’ capacity to develop and evaluate policies and procedures in all parts of the correctional administration arena. Judicial decisions which impact the legal status of the operation of correctional institutions and offender confinement are examined along with practical and operational decisions relating to corrections administration. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
  

  • MSCJ 589 - Community Corrections 3 hours

    Techniques and procedures utilized in the supervision of adult and juvenile probationers and parolees and other residents of community-based corrections facilities. Preparation of social history, pre-hearing and presentence investigation reports. Emphasis on practical problems confronting the probation and parole and other community-based corrections officers. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
  

  • MSCJ 595 - Emergent Issues in Criminal Justice Leadership 3 hours

    This serves as a capstone course for the Master of Science in Criminal Justice program, providing an opportunity for the integration of information offered in the program and its relationship and application to emergent issues. Addresses the effect of emergent perspectives in leadership and organizational theory on public administration and criminal justice leadership. Integrates leadership and organizational theory, principles of public administration, community expectations of criminal justice leaders, and relevant technological innovations and applications. Extensive use of case studies is used to integrate all previous course materials in the analysis and resolution of complex leadership issues. Prerequisites: 12 semester hours of required graduate foundation courses and an additional 18 semester hours of required graduate core courses.
 

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