DEPT. OF CRIMINAL
JUSTICE & POLITICAL SCIENCE
NORTH DAKOTA
STATE UNIVERSITY
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
COURSES
(Note:
All courses are 3 credits unless otherwise specified.)
Undergraduate
Courses
CJ 201
Introduction to Criminal Justice:
Survey of criminal justice, police, courts, and corrections. An analysis of
issues and problems in our contemporary criminal justice system.
CJ 230
Criminology and Criminal Law:
This course will introduce
students to the study of criminal behavior and the measurement of crime and
victimization.
CJ/POLS 325 Applied Research Methods: This course provides an
overview of the scientific model, the philosophy and goals of science, and a
detailed study of qualitative and quantitative methodologies. STAT 330 is a co-requisite.
CJ 330
Criminal Law and Procedure:
Examination of criminal law and procedure including search and seizure laws,
rights of defendants and victims, and due process in criminal law.
CJ 406/606 Crime & Delinquency: Study of the nature and extent of juvenile
delinquency and adult crime. Analyzes causes of juvenile and adult offending,
and an exploration policies to combat crime and
delinquency.
CJ/SOC 407/607 Deviant Behavior: Analysis of the sociological aspects of the
antecedents, the social/human relations processes, and the consequences of
deviance in Western society.
CJ 460/660 Criminalization: Analysis of historical and contemporary
developments in the functions of police and court functions. Focuses on
societal, inter- and intra-organizational contexts.
CJ 461/661 Corrections: Analysis of institutional- and community-centered
corrections. Emphasis on historical, contemporary, and developing trends
regarding structures, program content and problems.
CJ 489 Senior Capstone in Criminal Justice: (1 credit) The senior
capstone is designed to tie together the learning experience during college. In
doing so, students will be afforded an opportunity in this course to 1) learn
about and explore career opportunities, 2) learn hot to effectively apply for
positions, 3) apply theory and critical thinking skills, and 4) sharpen methods
skills. Synthesis of criminal justice research, methods, and criminological
theory. Prereq: Senior standing.
Courses Taught on a Part-Time Basis
CJ 226(291) Crime Scene Investigation (2 credits)
CJ 291 Violence (1 credit)
CJ 291 Drugs and the Criminal Justice System
CJ 291 Women and Minorities in Criminal Justice
CJ 296 Probation and Parole: A review about the emergence of and current
policies and programs used in probation and parole within the criminal justice
system. Focus includes attention to both adult and juvenile offenders.
CJ 299 Punishment and the Death Penalty: Review of philosophical principles, policies, and
procedures of punishment as used in the death penalty practices of the
CJ
299 Crime and Social Institutions
CJ 299
Prevention of Crime and Delinquency
CJ 299 Intro to Policing
CJ 396 Contemporary Police Administration: Intended to review the principles of police
administration and how these manifest themselves in numerous applications to
various and particular police department circumstances. In pursuit of this
goal, the course will analyze the cultural and historical evolution of various
police administration practices.
CJ 396 Criminal Investigations: Orientation to the investigative techniques to
detecting and resolving white collar crimes. Discusses laws and analyzes the
techniques used by Federal agents to solve crimes, including violations
involving gambling, securities, drugs, fraud, and others.
CJ 462/662 Cases in Criminal Justice: (2 credits) Case study approach to principles of
criminal justice policies and operations. Analysis of contemporary functions in
police, courts, and corrections via the case study method.
CJ/POLS
499 Politics, Government and Crime
Graduate Courses: Enrollment
in these courses is restricted to graduate students in criminal justice.
Students in other programs may enroll with the permission of the instructor.
CJ 702 Program Evaluation: Examination of the development and implementation
of criminal justice program/policy evaluation, including the techniques of
applied research and practical considerations (e.g., social, political,
organizational and economic) related to program evaluation. Topics also include
ethical issues, evaluation planning, process, impact and cost-benefit analyses,
grant writing, and dissemination of findings.
CJ 703
Advanced Criminology:
Advanced study of the distribution of crime and the major theories of crime
causation from an interdisciplinary perspective, including special attention to
issues relating to the measurement, nature, and extent of crime in the
CJ 707 Juvenile Corrections: Examination of the history of ideas about and
responses to juvenile delinquency, the scope and nature of juvenile delinquency
historically and today, and the responses to delinquency by various parts of
the juvenile justice system, and well as responses by other social institutions
such as the family, community and schools.
CJ 709 Criminal Justice Policy: Examination of major concepts related to the
development, implementation and evaluation of public policy, particularly as it
relates to the criminal justice system, including the history, development and
operation of policing, courts/sentencing, corrections, crime prevention,
offender rehabilitation, as well as issues related to drugs and crime and race
and crime.
CJ 721 Individual Theories of Crime: Review of historical and contemporary individual
theories of crime. Discussion of the assumptions, causes, and policy
implications of criminological theories. (Prerequisite: CJ703)
CJ 722 Structural Theories of Crime: Review of historical and contemporary structural
theories of crime, including criteria of good theory, the assumptions of
various criminological theories, and the similarities and differences in
theories. (Prerequisite: CJ703)
CJ 750 Violence: Examination of various aspects of criminal violence, including
various social settings (e.g., community, domestic, and school) with attention
to the causes, consequences, moderating factors, and proposed solutions
associated with violent criminal behavior.
CJ 752 Criminogenic Commodities: Examination of the role of drugs and firearms in
contributing to crime. Analysis on the laws pertaining to drugs and guns and
their impact on criminality.
CJ 755 Administrative Policing: Organizational theory, leadership, communication,
labor relations, and crisis management in police administration.
CJ 757 Community Policing: Examines the history, philosophy, theory, and
implementation of community policing, compares community policing with other
policing styles, and describes community-police collaborations to apprehend
criminals, prevent crime, maintain order, and enhance community
quality-of-life.
CJ 760
Police and Race Issues:
CJ 761
Police Effectiveness:
CJ 762 Community Corrections: Evaluation of practices, issues, and trends in
community corrections. Focus on probation, parole, halfway houses, and other
community alternatives to incarceration.
CJ 763 Correctional Rehabilitation: Examines issues related to the implementation and
effectiveness of various correctional treatment programs that utilize theories
of behavior change.
CJ 765
Crime Prevention: Examination of the theoretical
underpinning, implementation, and effectiveness of crime prevention approaches
within and outside of the traditional settings of law enforcement, courts and
corrections, including schools, families, labor markets, and the community.
CJ 768 Gender and Justice: Examination of the role of gender in crime and the
criminal justice system, including the changing roles of men and women in
society, differential involvement in criminal behavior, explanations of
criminal behavior, and differential criminal justice response.
CJ 790 Thesis Writing This seminar in Thesis Writing is designed 1) to
offer an overview of the process and goals of writing a thesis, 2) to provide
students a forum for drafting a thesis or prospectus, and 3) to sensitize
students to the advantages and disadvantages of various resources available.
The following
variable credit courses are also offered:
199, 299, 399,
499, 696, 796 Special Topics 1-5
194, 494, 793
Individual Study 1-3
491, 790
Seminar 1-3
496, 795 Field
Experience 1-15
797 Master's
Paper 1-3
798 Master's
Thesis 1-15