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for California State University, Fresno.
Department of Criminology
COURSES
- Criminology (Crim)
- Criminology (Crim) --- Graduate Courses
- Criminology (Crim) --- In-Service Courses
Criminology (Crim)
2. Administration of Justice (3)
Purpose, function, and history of agencies dealing with administration of
justice; survey of criminal procedures; organization of law enforcement
agencies at federal, state, and local levels; organization and functions
of courts; probation, parole, and pardons; penology and prison administration;
purpose and function of victim services. (CAN AJ 2)
10. Crime, Criminology, and Justice (3)
An introduction to the concept of crime, emphasizing its contextual foundations
as the product of evolving criminal laws and the institutions that shape
them. A survey of the methodological approaches used to measure and study
crime. Patterns of crime and victimization in relation to their impact on
society's response in its quest for justice.
20. Criminal Law (3)
Introduction to the case method of studying criminal law, theory, concept,
and philosophy of substantive law and criminal offenses; analysis of court
decisions and opinions through case method. (CAN AJ 4)
31. Interpersonal and Community Relations (3)
The relationship of the criminal justice system and the community; nature
and causes of complex problems in people to people relations; and the critical
role of communication, including verbal, nonverbal and written communication.
50. Statistical and Computer Applications in Criminal Justice (3)
Statistical and computer applications as they relate to criminological research
and policy. Emphasis on descriptive and inferential statistical methods
for the analysis of data and the application of appropriate computer statistical
packages and other specialized computer programs for criminal justice.
100. Criminology (3)
Graduating criminology seniors have first priority; other students may receive
priority status by permission of instructor. Criminology majors are required
to enroll in course sections that are designated "for majors only"
in order to receive credit in the major. Theories of criminal behavior;
sociological factors; organized crime; professional criminals; selected
types of social deviants and criminal offenders. General Education CAPSTONE
Cluster course.
102. Criminal Justice Organization and Management (3)
Prerequisites: Crim 2, 20. Prerequisites or take concurrently: Crim 100,
170. Graduating criminology seniors have first priority; other students
may receive priority status by permission of instructor. Fundamentals of
organization/management theory, principles, and processes relating to the
operation and functioning of the criminal justice system, including victim
services agencies.
108. Directed Policing (3; max total 12)
Open only to criminology majors. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
and sponsoring agency. Supervised field experience in police work for interpreting
theories developed in parallel criminology courses. Purchase of uniform
required. Approved for SP grading. CR/NC grading
only. (Minimum of 6 field hours per unit.)
109. Comparative Systems of Criminal Justice (3)
Prerequisites: Crim 2, 20. Prerequisites or take concurrently: Crim 100,
170. Graduating criminology seniors have first priority; other students
may receive priority status by permission of instructor. Study of selected
criminal justice systems in other jurisdictions; examination of the organization;
administration and operations of criminal justice agencies in the United
States, Europe, the United Kingdom, and Asia.
112. Professionalism in Criminal Justice (2)
Prerequisites: Crim 2, 20. Prerequisites or take concurrently: Crim 100,
170. Graduating criminology seniors have first priority; other students
may receive priority status by permission of instructor. Professionalism
in criminal justice including formal and informal control; political activity;
use of discretion; conflict of interest; rights of clients; ethical, gender,
and ethnic issues; and other current topics.
113. Forensic Science (3)
Open only to criminology majors. Graduating criminology seniors have first
priority; other students may receive priority status by permission of instructor.
Advanced study of scientific crime investigation, identification, and detection
methods.
117. Criminal Legal Process (3)
Prerequisite: Crim 20. Graduating criminology seniors have first priority;
other students may receive priority status by permission of instructor.
Specific emphasis on the laws of arrest, search and seizure, interrogation
and confession, procedure prior to and during trial, postconviction procedures,
limitations on criminal prosecutions and juvenile proceedings.
118. Individual Rights in the Criminal Justice System (3)
Prerequisite: Crim 20. Graduating criminology seniors have first priority;
other students may receive priority status by permission of instructor.
Examines specific issues relative to the rights of individuals in substantive
design of our criminal justice system. Deals with the development and protection
of rights; surveys common abuses in the criminal justice system and their
causes.
120. Juvenile Delinquency (3)
The problem of juvenile delinquency; portrait of delinquency; causal factors;
agencies of justice; treatment process; programs for control and prevention.
General Education CAPSTONE Cluster course.
126. Women and Violence: Public Policy and the Law (3)
(See W S 126.)
127. Advanced Criminal Legal Process (3)
Prerequisite: Crim 117 or 118. Graduating criminology seniors have first
priority; other students may receive priority status by permission of instructor.
Advanced problems in arrest, search, seizure, interrogation, and prosecution.
The law of evidence, including problems of relevancy, hearsay, opinion,
privilege, and scientific evidence. Juvenile law and procedure from detention
to disposition.
130. Corrections in America (3)
A survey of corrections in America. The history and philosophy of correctional
thought and practice. Special attention given to adult and juvenile treatment,
jails, prisons, probation, parole and community corrections, and current
issues such as prisoners rights, gender, ethnicity, and overcrowding.
131. Correctional Institution Visitations (1-3; max total 3)
The opportunity to visit, examine, and investigate various correctional
institutions within the state of California. Visitations will be mandatory.
CR/NC grading only.
134. Criminal Justice Counseling (3)
Graduating criminology seniors have first priority; other students may receive
priority status by permission of instructor. An overview of counseling modalities
and counseling techniques in criminal justice settings.
136T. Topics in Criminology
(1-3; max total 12 if no topic repeated)
Analysis of selected areas of criminology; deviant behavior; institutional
and non-institutional treatment; corrections; administration and management;
law enforcement; criminalistics.
139. Criminal Justice Counseling Skills Practicum (3)
Prerequisite: Crim 134. An experiential course designed to teach students
essential skills in structuring counseling sessions with offenders. Emphasis
on listening, validation, empathy, interviewing, probing, concreteness,
self-disclosure, summarizing, confrontation, goal-setting, taking action,
closure, and resistance.
140. Family Violence (3)
Typology and history of family abuse, including: legal guidelines; treatment
approaches; emotional abuse; sexual abuse; spousal abuse; elderly abuse;
and child abuse as a criminogenic factor.
141. Alcohol, Drugs, and Criminality (3)
Drug and alcohol related criminal behavior and the response of the criminal
justice system.
153. Psychology of Crime (3)
Criminology majors are required to enroll in course sections that are designated
"for majors only" in order to receive credit in the major. Psychological
bases of crime; motivation, alcoholism, economic and cultural pressures;
forms of crime; criminal careers; psychology and the criminal justice system.
General Education CAPSTONE Cluster course.
160T. Topics in Crimes
(1-3; max total 12 if no topic repeated)
Intensive focus on particular crime categories, e.g., political, corruption,
terrorism; corporate, computer, white collar, fraud, embezzlement; homicide,
assassination, mass murder, sex crimes, violence, assault, rape, mayhem;
property, burglary, robbery, piracy, professional pickpocketing, swindling,
safe-cracking; organized; arson; and environmental.
170. Research Methods in Criminal Justice (3)
Prerequisite: Crim 50 or an equivalent course, or demonstration of subject
competency. Prerequisite or take concurrently: Upper-Division Writing Skills
Requirement. Must be taken no later than the first semester of the student's
junior year. Research methodology; use of library resources; electronic
resources; preparation and handling of materials in criminology; written
report required.
174. Ethnic and Gender Issues in Victim Services (3)
Prerequisite: Crim 175. Graduating criminology seniors have first priority;
other students may receive priority status by permission of instructor.
Culturally specific responses to victimization of women and ethnic minorities
by the criminal justice system. The impact of gender and race on criminal
justice personnel. Special problems experienced by women and various groups
in obtaining services within the criminal justice system.
175. Victimology (3)
Graduating criminology seniors have first priority; other students may receive
priority status by permission of instructor. Introduction to victimology,
with special emphasis on family violence, sexual assault, restitution, compensation,
culpability, victim services, victim rights, vulnerability, victim surveys,
and the international victimology movement. Includes an examination of victim
service organizations.
176. Victim Services (3)
Graduating criminology seniors have first priority; other students may receive
priority status by permission of instructor. Overview of community services
dealing with victims, including social welfare services, crisis centers,
medical services, criminal justice, and others. This course focuses on the
role of a victim service agency as a new subsystem, with special emphasis
on services.
177. Legal Policy in Victim Services (3)
Prerequisite: Crim 175. Graduating criminology seniors have first priority;
other students may receive priority status by permission of instructor.
Analysis of legislation and specific legal policies regarding victim services.
Victim rights, the process of changing attitudes, and current laws will
be a major focus.
180. Internship in Law Enforcement (1-12; max total 12)
Open only to criminology majors. Prerequisites (may be taken concurrently):
Crim 2, 20, 102 and 112. Permission of instructor and a sponsoring agency.
Graduating criminology seniors have first priority; other students may receive
priority status by permission of instructor. Relates the student's classroom
studies with occupational and professional experiences. Weekly conference
with field supervisor. Transfer students should be aware that 12-unit total
must include units previously earned; check with departmental adviser. Approved
for SP grading. CR/NC grading only. (Minimum of 3 field hours per unit.)
181. Internship in Corrections (1-12; max total 12)
Open only to criminology majors. Prerequisites (may be taken concurrently):
Crim 2, 20, 102 112, and 130. Permission of instructor and a sponsoring
agency. Graduating criminology seniors have first priority; other students
may receive priority status by permission of instructor. Relates the student's
classroom studies with occupational and professional experiences. Weekly
conference with field supervisor. Transfer students should be aware that
12-unit total must include units previously earned; check with departmental
adviser. Approved for SP grading. CR/NC grading only. (Minimum of 3 field
hours per unit.)
182. Internship in Victimology (1-12; max total 12)
Open only to criminology majors. Prerequisites (may be taken concurrently):
Crim 2, 20, 102, 112, and 175. Permission of instructor, and sponsoring
agency. Graduating criminology seniors have first priority; other students
may receive priority status by permission of instructor. Relates the student's
classroom studies with occupational and professional experiences. Weekly
conference with field supervisor. Transfer students should be aware that
12-unit total must include units previously earned; check with departmental
adviser. Approved for SP grading. CR/NC grading only. (Minimum of 3 field
hours per unit.)
190. Independent Study (1-3; max total 6)
See Academic Placement -- Independent
Study. Approved for SP grading.
GRADUATE COURSES
(See Course Numbering System.)
Criminology (Crim)
200. Research Methods in Criminology (3)
Prerequisite: Crim 170. Methods and techniques of research in criminology;
research designs and models; statistical techniques; preparation and critique
of a research paper.
201. History of Western Criminological Thought (3)
Prerequisite: Crim 100. An historical approach to criminological theory
in Western civilization. Special treatment of the theoretical underpinnings
of contemporary United States criminological thought. Detailed analysis
of major 18th, 19th, and early 20th century Occidental thought.
202. Law and the Criminal Justice System (3)
Prerequisite: Crim 117 or 118. The nature and philosophy of law; the common
law tradition and our judicial system; the role of legislation and rules
of statutory interpretation; Constitutional Law concepts and their applications
in the Criminal Justice System; the rights and liabilities of criminal justice
personnel; legal research including the use of Lexis.
203. Criminal Justice Administration (3)
Prerequisite: Crim 102. A comprehensive assessment of the historical evolution
of the criminal justice system, including current status and future growth
organization/management theory and practice relating to criminal justice;
individual research.
220. Seminar in Group Therapy in Criminal Justice Agencies (3)
Prerequisites: Crim 200, 201, 202, and 203. The theory and practice of group
therapy in criminal justice agencies. Use of transactional analysis concepts
in describing group interactions.
221. Seminar in Family Counseling in Criminal Justice Agencies (3)
Prerequisites: Crim 200, 201, 202, and 203. The theory and practice of family
counseling in criminal justice agencies.
252. Seminar in Criminal Justice Personnel Administration (3)
Prerequisites: Crim 200, 201, 202, and 203. The historical development of
modern personnel theory and practice in criminal justice agencies; manpower,
merit concepts, concepts of man and work, classification, training and compensation,
collective bargaining, and organizational communication.
255. Seminar in Criminal Justice Labor Relations (3)
Prerequisites: Crim 200, 201, 202, and 203. The historical development of
labor relations theory and practice in criminal justice agencies; legislation,
court decisions, collective bargaining agreements, arbitration awards and
fact-finding, and administrative law decisions.
270T. Problems in Criminology
(1-6; max total 12 if no topic repeated)
Prerequisites: Crim 200, 201, 202, and 203. Special problems in law enforcement
or corrections; individual research in laboratory, library, or fieldwork;formal
written reports. Weekly conference with instructor.
281. Supervised Professional Experience (1-6; max total 6)
Open only to criminology majors. Prerequisite: permission of instructor
and selected agency. Supervised professional experience in law enforcement
or correctional work. Approved for SP grading. CR/NC
grading only.
290. Independent Study (1-3; max total 6)
See Academic Placement -- Independent
Study. Approved for SP grading.
292. Readings in Criminology (1-3; max total 3)
Prerequisites: permission of instructor and chair, Criminology Graduate
Committee. Individually directed readings in an area of special concern
to the student's graduate program; appropriate written reports and evaluation
required, individual student conferences. Approved for SP
grading.
298. Project (2-4; max total 4)
Prerequisites: Crim 200, 201, 202, and 203. See Criteria
for Thesis and Project. Preparation and completion of a project demonstrating
a significant undertaking such as implementing a program, evaluating an
ongoing program, developing pilot studies of innovative ideas or implementing
organizational change in the field of criminology, and submission of a written
abstract. Approved for SP grading.
299. Thesis (2-4; max total 4)
Prerequisites: Crim 200, 201, 202, and 203. See Criteria
for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion, and submission of an
acceptable thesis for the master's degree. Approved for SP
grading.
IN-SERVICE COURSE
(See Course Numbering System.)
Criminology (Crim)
302. Topics in Criminology (1-3; max total 3)
May be repeated for credit provided different fields are covered. Prerequisite:
permission of instructor. Selected areas in the organization, administration,
and management of agencies engaged in the administration of justice; the
police function; prosecution of criminal offenses; the correctional process,
deviant behavior.
