Undergraduate
Criminology Courses 2007
CRM 101: Foundations of Criminology (1
Credit)
Introduction to the criminology major. The
course will address the requirements of the major, educational and
career planning, and how to be successful in school and the profession.
Specific topics include note taking, library research, interpreting,
summarizing and referencing scholarly material, and appropriate
classroom and professional behavior.
CRM 110: Introduction to
the Criminal Justice System (3
Credits)
Introduction to the structure and operation of the criminal justice system
in the United States: Attention will be focused on the individual and
institutional levels. Topics include entrance into the criminal justice
system, differential treatment of offenders, and the enforcement, judicial
and penal subsystems. Study Area II.
CRM 220: Ideology and
Violence (3 Credits)
Examination of the causes and consequences of politically motivated
violent crime. Study Area III.
CRM 230: Law Enforcement
and Society (3 Credits)
Formerly CRM 133:
Prerequisite: CRM 110 (with a grade of C- or higher). Comprehensive examination of the function of law
enforcement in society: Emphasis is placed on such areas as police
operations, discretion, police community relations, due process, use of
deadly force, and police corruption and deviance. Study Area III.
CRM 231: Criminal
Procedure and the Courts (3 Credits)
Prerequisite: CRM 110 (with a grade of C- or higher). Organization
and function of American courts, trial procedures, pre- and post- trial
motions, legal procedures regarding arrest, interrogation, search and
seizure; constitutional protections for the accused.
CRM 238: Corrections
(3 Credits)
Prerequisite: CRM 110 (with a grade of C- or higher). Overview
of corrections in America to include sentencing, probation,
classification, incarceration, community corrections, and parole. Critical
analysis of goals of sentencing, correctional organization and management,
alternatives to incarceration, and theories of behavioral change:
CRM 240: Gender, Crime and
Criminal Justice (3 Credits)
Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice Irregular. Examines how gender is
related to crime and criminal justice, with a particular focus on the
experience for females. Topics to be covered include patterns of
victimization and offending by gender, and women in the criminal justice
system as offenders and workers. Theories to explain differences in
victimization and offending by gender will be explored.
CRM 245: Diversity and
Criminal Justice (3 Credits)
Impact of race, ethnicity, and/or gender on the commission of criminal
offenses, the likelihood of criminal victimization, and the treatment of
criminal offenders: Also examines is the impact of race, ethnicity, and/or
gender on those working in the criminal justice system. Study Area
III.
CRM 300: Criminology
(3 Credits)
Prerequisites: CRM 101, CRM 110, CRM 230, CRM 231, and CRM 238 (all with grades
of C- or higher). Historical
and contemporary overview of the nature of crime and the causes of
criminal behavior: Examination of the relationship between criminological
theory and criminal justice policy and practice.
CRM 322: Research Methods in Criminal
Justice (3 Credits)
Prerequisites: CRM 101, CRM 110, CRM 230, CRM 231, and CRM 238
(all with grades of C- or higher). An overview of the methods of
inquiry used in criminal justice research: principles of research design,
knowledge of research strategies, conducting literature reviews, writing
and presenting research ideas, and reading empirical reports.
CRM 330: Domestic
Violence (3 Credits)
Prerequisites: CRM 101, CRM 110, CRM 230, CRM 231, and CRM 238 (all with grades of
C- or higher). Theory, research, and current policy on domestic
violence; patterns and trends, multi-disciplined theoretical explanations,
historic and contemporary criminal justice response to domestic violence
are critically analyzed.
CRM 332: Criminal Law (3 Credits)
Prerequisites: CRM 101, CRM 110, CRM 230, CRM 231, and CRM 238 (all with grades
of C- or higher). This is a survey course on criminal law in the
United States. Topics to be discussed are the sources of criminal law,
limitations of criminal laws, the elements of criminal law, criminal law
and the Constitution, criminal defenses, and criminal offenses.
CRM 335: Physical
Evidence in Criminal Investigation (3
Credits)
Formerly CRM 395. Prerequisites: CRM 101, CRM 110, CRM 230, CRM 231, and
CRM 238 (all with grades of C- or higher).
The collection and analysis of physical evidence found during the
investigation of criminal cases. Topics include trace evidence such as
fibers, hair, fingerprints, and blood; DNA analysis; firearm and tool
marks; serial killers; and crime scene documentation and reconstruction.
CRM 339: Juvenile
Delinquency (3 Credits)
Formerly CRM 239.
Prerequisites: CRM 101, CRM 110, CRM 230, CRM 231, and CRM 238 (all with grades of
C- or higher).
Multi-disciplinary approach to
understanding the extent, nature, and origins of juvenile delinquency: The
evolution of the juvenile justice process, legal issues, and methods of
identifying, treating, and preventing delinquency are examined.
CRM 360: Victimology
(3 Credits)
Prerequisites: CRM 101, CRM 110, CRM 230, CRM 231, and CRM 238 (all with
grades of C- or higher). Current theory and research regarding the
victims of crime. Topics include victim vulnerability and culpability,
restitution, mediation, treatment, and compensation.
CRM 361: Principles &
Ethics in Criminal Justice
(3
Credits)
Formerly CRM 301. Prerequisites: CRM101, CRM 110 and CRM 133 and CRM 231 and CRM 238
(all with grades of C- or higher).
Examinations of selected principles of law enforcement, courts, and
corrections: Overview of ethical dilemmas relevant to criminal justice.
Students who want to become criminology majors must complete this course
with a “B” or better. Transfer credit will not be accepted for this
course. Course may be repeated once with permission of chair.
CRM 362: Crime and
Capitalism (3 Credits)
Prerequisite:
Prerequisites: CRM 101, CRM 110 and CRM 133 and CRM 231 and CRM 238 (all with
grades of C- or higher). Critical examination of capitalism in
crimes against humanity; white collar, corporate, transnational, and
government crime; and the creation of a criminal underclass.
CRM 363: Constitutional Law and
the Criminal Justice System (3 Credits)
Prerequisites: CRM 101, CRM 110 and CRM 133 and CRM 231 and CRM 238 (all with grades
of C- or higher). Examines the various areas the Constitution
affects Topics include the concept of federalism, the incorporation
clause, interstate commerce and the federal criminal code, limitations
on civil liberties, and prisoners rights.
CRM 366: Extreme Offending (3 Credits)
Prerequisites: CRM 101, CRM 110 and CRM 133 and CRM 231 and CRM 238 (all with grades
of C- or higher). Explores perpetrators whose crimes fall outside
the realm of traditional patterns of offending. Topics include
serial murder, cult murder/suicide, major corporate malfeasance, and
terrorism. Students will analyze perpetrators through available
scholarship and source material. Person and environmental factors that
conceptually link different types of perpetrators will be explored.
CRM 401: Hate Crimes
(3 Credits)
Prerequisites: CRM 300, CRM 322, and one elective from CRM 360-370
(all with grades of C- or higher). Provides a historical and contemporary overview of hate
crimes, hate speech, hate acts, and hate crimes legislation. Focus on case
studies involving crimes against protected classes such as race, gender,
religion, ethnicity, disability, and sexual orientation.
CRM 411: Community
Corrections (3 Credits)
Prerequisites: CRM 300, CRM 322, and one elective from CRM 360-370
(all with grades of C- or higher). Examination of the use of community corrections in the
United States. Topics will include pre-trial and post-sentencing programs
such as bail administration, diversion programs, probation, parole, and
alternatives to corrections.
CRM 412: Crime Prevention (3 Credits)
Prerequisites: CRM 300, CRM 322, and one elective from CRM 360-370
(all with grades of C- or higher). Explores the theoretical
basis and application of crime prevention techniques with a particular
focus on environmental criminology and situational crime prevention.
Ideological foundations of various crime prevention efforts are examined
through case studies and limited fieldwork. Strong emphasis is placed on
comparing and contrasting the situational/environmental crime prevention
approach with traditional perspectives of crime. Strengths, weaknesses,
practicality and policy difficulties of the situational/environmental
approach are also examined.
CRM 420: Current Issues
in Criminal Justice Policy (3
Credits)
Prerequisites: CRM 300, CRM 322, and one elective from CRM 360-370 (all
with grades of C- or higher).
Major issues and ethical considerations related to criminal justice policy
and practices. Topics may include gun control mandatory sentencing, death
penalty, drug legalization and privatization.
CRM 433: Independent
Study in Criminal Justice (1 to 3 Credits)
Prerequisites: CRM 300, CRM 322, and one elective from CRM 360-370 (all
with grades of C- or higher).
Readings and research in selected areas of criminal justice: Students must
present a written proposal to the instructor directing the research prior
to registering for the course.
CRM 435: Supervised
Field Studies in Criminal Justice (3
Credits)
Prerequisites: CRM 300, CRM 322, and one elective from CRM 360-370 (all
with grades of C- or higher) and senior status
and permission of the Internship Coordinator. Internship placement in a
criminal justice setting under faculty direction and supervision.
Corresponding class meetings and assignments are also required. Student
must arrange for placement by contacting the internship director a
semester in advance.
CRM 450: Drugs and Society
(3 Credits)
Prerequisites: CRM 300, CRM 322, and one elective from CRM 360-370 (all
with grades of C- or higher). Selected social issues relating to
illegal drug use including international and national drug trafficking,
money laundering, drug enforcement drug-related crimes, prevention
strategies, and legalization.
CRM 460:
Sexual Predators (3 Credits)
Prerequisites: CRM 300, CRM 322, and one elective from CRM 360-370 (all
with grades of C- or higher). Traces sexually aggressive behavior
from its etiology to its manifestation in offending to its impact on the
victim to criminal justice system responses to the offender.
Topics include profiles of various sex crimes, community supervision of
sex offenders, and registration and community notification laws.
CRM 475: Controlling Anger and
Aggression (3 Credits)
Prerequisites: CRM 300, CRM 322, and one elective from CRM 360-370 (all
with grades of C- or higher). Multi-disciplinary overview of theory
and research on anger and aggression: Topics include the emotion of
anger, theories of aggression/ and intervention strategies.
CRM 478: Current Topics
in Criminal Justice (1 to 3 Credits)
Prerequisites: CRM 300, CRM 322, and one elective from CRM 360-370 (all
with grades of C- or higher).
Analysis and evaluation of special topics in the general field of
criminology and criminal justice. May be repeated with different topics
for a maximum of 6 credits.
