You are in the official current online General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.

Department of Criminology

COURSES

• Criminology (CRIM)
• Criminology Honors (CRIM)
• Criminology (CRIM) --- Graduate Courses
• Criminology (CRIM) --- In-Service Courses

 

(CRIM 1 is required of all criminology majors, including freshmen and transfer students majoring in criminology. Not open to non-majors)

Criminology (CRIM)

CRIM 1. Strategies for Success in Criminology (1 unit)
Not open to non-crim majors; first semester major requirement. Program structure; faculty overview; degree requirements; support services; advising; grading; conduct and behavior; areas of academic knowledge and integration with emphasis upon critical thinking, decision-making and communication skills. CR/NC grading only. FS

CRIM 2. Administration of Justice (3 units)
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. FS

CRIM 10. Crime, Criminology, and Justice (3 units)
Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation A2. 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. G.E. Breadth D3. FS

CRIM 20. Criminal Law (3 units)
Highly recommended: CRIM 1. 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. FS

CRIM 50. Statistical and Computer Applications in Criminal Justice (3 units)
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. FS

CRIM 100. Criminology (3 units)
Sociological, biological, psychological theories of crime causation; crime measurement; schools of criminology; crime typologies.* FS

CRIM 101. Crime and Violence in America (3 units)
Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area D. Introduces students to types of crime and violence in America within a sociological, cultural, economic, and political context. Emphasis on methodological approaches to crime measurement. Looks at how crime and violence impacts individuals and their environment. G.E. Integration ID. FS

CRIM 102. Criminal Justice Organization and Management (3 units)
Prerequisites: CRIM 2, 20. Highly recommended: CRIM 100 (the section for majors) and CRIM 170. Fundamentals of organization/management theory, principles, and processes relating to the operation and functioning of the criminal justice system, including victim services agencies.* FS

CRIM 108. Directed Policing (3; max total 12 units)
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 RP grading. CR/NC grading only. (Minimum of 6 field hours per unit.) FS

CRIM 109. Comparative Systems of Criminal Justice (3 units)
Prerequisites: CRIM 2. Highly recommended: CRIM 20, 100, and 170. 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. * FS

CRIM 110. Police in America (3 units)
A basic survey course on the functions, roles, personnel systems, and operation management issues in law enforcement. Explores issues faced by municipal, county, state, and federal law enforcement in detail. Analyzes contemporary programs and trends in policing. Explores community policing. Studies issues of less-than-lethal technology and computerized information systems. Discusses history of police in America. (Formerly CRIM 160T)

CRIM 112. Professionalism in Criminal Justice (3 units)
Prerequisites: CRIM 2, 20. Highly recommended: CRIM 100 and 170. 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.* FS

CRIM 113. Forensic Science (3 units)
Prerequisite: CRIM 2. Open only to criminology majors. Advanced study of scientific crime investigation, identification, and detection methods. * FS

CRIM 114. Ethics in Forensic Behavioral Sciences (3 units)
Prerequisite: CRIM 2. Explores ethical aspects of the conduct of forensic behavioral scientists in the civil and criminal justice systems. Designed to provide the student with an informed basis for critically evaluating the behavior of behavioral scientists relative to legal proceedings.

CRIM 117. Criminal Legal Process (3 units)
Prerequisite: CRIM 20. 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. * FS

CRIM 118. Courts and Legal Procedure (3 units)
Prerequisites: CRIM 20. Structure and function of trial and appellate courts. Procedural requirements of the judicial process. Rules of evidence as they apply to admissibility of behavioral and forensic evidence.

CRIM 119. Legal Aspects of Corrections (3 units)
Prerequisite: CRIM 20. Legal issues affecting corrections; constitutional issues involving rights of the convicted and civil liability of staff. Origin, development, and classification of criminal law in corrections. Rules of evidence, search and seizure, etc.

CRIM 120. Juvenile Delinquency (3 units)
The problem of juvenile delinquency; portrait of delinquency; causal factors; agencies of justice; treatment process; programs for control and prevention. G.E. Integration ID. FS

CRIM 120S. Juvenile Delinquency (3 units)
The problem of juvenile delinquency; portrait of delinquency; causal factors; agencies of justice; treatment process; programs for control and prevention. G.E. Integration ID. FS

CRIM 126. Women and Violence: Public Policy and the Law (3 units)
(See WS 126.) FS

CRIM 127. Evidence (3 units)
Prerequisite: CRIM 117. 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. * FS

CRIM 131. Correctional Institution Visitations (1-3; max total 3 units)
The opportunity to visit, examine, and investigate various correctional institutions within the state of California. Visitations will be mandatory. CR/NC grading only. FS

CRIM 133. Institutional Corrections (3 units)
Prerequisites: CRIM 2 and 20. Prison and issues of corrections in terms of historical development and current applications; various perspectives and definitions of social control; philosophical underpinnings of the system; prisoner and societal implications of social control.

CRIM 134. Criminal Justice Counseling (3 units)
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. FS

CRIM 135. Community-Based Corrections (3 units)
Prerequisites: CRIM 2 and 20. History and contemporary applications of community-based corrections. Juvenile and adult supervision at all three levels: local, state, and federal; probation, parole, electronic monitoring, residential treatment, drug/mental health courts, boot camps, intensive supervision.

CRIM 136T. Topics in Criminology
(1-3; max total 12 units if no topic repeated)
Analysis of selected areas of criminology; deviant behavior; institutional and non-institutional treatment; corrections; administration and management; law enforcement; criminalistics. FS

CRIM 137. Women, Girls, and the Criminal Justice System (3 units)
Prerequisite: CRIM 2. Analysis of women and girls in the criminal justice system; understanding of the role of gender in terms of female pathways to crime, nature of female offending, victimization, and incarceration. Gender-responsive criminal justice policy and practice. FS

CRIM 139. Criminal Justice Counseling Skills Practicum (3 units)
Highly recommended: CRIM 134 or permission of instructor. 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.

CRIM 140. Family Violence (3 units)
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.* FS

CRIM 141. Alcohol, Drugs, and Criminality (3 units)
Analysis of the composition, manufacture, use, and misuse of drugs (including alcohol); their relationship to criminality, and current responses by governmental and private organizations. Exposure to treatment programs may be required. FS

CRIM 150. Victim Services Program Management (3 units)
Examines the management techniques and skills needed to operate non-profit/government based victim service organizations. Explores the various technologies that ensure victims' rights and efficient/effective service provision. Discusses advocacy regarding organizations, coalitions, and policies. (Formerly CRIM 160T)

CRIM 152. Elder Abuse (3 units)
Provides students with an overview of the history, theories, concepts, and practices concerning elder abuse. Also covers measurement; prevention; intervention; victim non-reporting practices; victims' rights, laws, and policies; victim recovery; and restorative justice practices. (Formerly CRIM 160T)

CRIM 153. Psychology of Crime (3 units)
Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area D. Explores the psychological bases of criminal behavior as they relate to the biology of criminality, as well as to the numerous and varied contributions from cultural economic, and geographic aspects of the social environment. G.E. Integration ID. FS

CRIM 154. Forensic Behavioral Sciences (3 units)
Prerequisite: CRIM 2. Examines applications of behavioral sciences to the study and investigation of behaviors and their implications for civil and criminal judicial proceedings. Evaluation of issues related to behavioral sciences as they pertain to civil liability and criminal responsibility. (Formerly CRIM 160T)

CRIM 155. Biology of Criminality (3 units)
Examines criminal behavior in terms of physiological and psychophysiological factors, neurobiological and neuropsychological factors, and genetic factors in order to understand the biology that underlies criminal behavioral responses to specific environmental factors.

CRIM 160T. Topics in Crimes
(1-3; max total 12 units 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. FS

CRIM 170. Research Methods in Criminal Justice (3 units)
Highly recommended: PH 92, PSYCH 42, MATH 11, SOC 125, or DS 73. Research methodology; use of library resources; electronic resources; preparation and handling of materials in criminology; written report required. FS

CRIM 173. Trauma and Crisis Intervention (3 units)
Prerequisites: CRIM 175 and 176. Physiological and psychological aspects of trauma; analysis of Stress Theory, Crisis Theory, and PTSD; short-term and long-term trauma; advocate intervention techniques and referral sources. S

CRIM 174. Ethnic and Gender Issues in Victim Services (3 units)
The impact of ethnicity, gender, and race on criminal justice personnel, offenders, and victims. Special problems experienced by various groups in obtaining services within the criminal justice system.* FS

CRIM 175. Victimology (3 units)
Major theoretical issues and debates in victimology. Victim blaming and defending, research and victim statistics, legal and policy dilemmas, bureaucratic responses to victims, and evaluation of victim compensation and restitution.* FS

CRIM 176. Victim Services (3 units)
Survey of community services for victims. Focus on victim services as a new subsystem. Theoretical, social, and legal issues that affect delivery of victim services.* FS

CRIM 177. Legal Policy in Victim Services (3 units)
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. * FS

__________

* Graduating criminology seniors have first priority; other students may receive priority status by permission of instructor.

CRIM 180. Internship in Law Enforcement (1-3; max total 12 units)
Prerequisite: mandatory student attendance at a "pre-orientation" meeting within one year prior to enrolling in a department internship section. Open only to criminology majors. Prerequisites (may be taken concurrently): CRIM 2, 20, 102 and 112. CR/NC grading only. (Minimum of 3 field hours per unit.)** FS

CRIM 181. Internship in Corrections (1-3; max total 12 units)
Prerequisite: mandatory student attendance at a "pre-orientation" meeting within one year prior to enrolling in a department internship section. Open only to criminology majors. Prerequisites (may be taken concurrently): CRIM 2, 20, 102, and 112. CR/NC grading only. (Minimum of 3 field hours per unit.)** FS

CRIM 182. Internship in Victimology (1-3; max total 12 units)
Prerequisite: mandatory student attendance at a "pre-orientation" meeting within one year prior to enrolling in a department internship section. Open only to criminology majors. Prerequisites (may be taken concurrently): CRIM 2, 20, 102, 112, and 175. CR/NC grading only. (Minimum of 3 field hours per unit.)** FS

__________

** Relates the student's classroom studies with occupational and professional experiences. Permission of instructor and a sponsoring agency. Graduating criminology seniors have first priority; other students may receive priority status by permission of instructor. Weekly conference with field supervisor. Transfer students should be aware that 12-unit total must include internship units previously earned; check with departmental adviser. Of the 12 units, 6 can be applied to the student's major and 6 can be used as degree electives.

CRIM 190. Independent Study (1-3; max total 6 units)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study. Approved for RP grading. FS

CRIM 192. Readings in Criminology
(1-3; max total 3 units)
Prerequisite: upper-division standing and permission of the instructor. Supervised readings in a selected field relating to criminology. FS

Criminology Honors (CRIM)

CRIM 100H. Honors Criminology (3 units)
Prerequisite: open only to students who are qualified members of the Criminology Honors Program. An advanced exploration of the etiology of crime. Places emphasis on primary literature with analysis and criticism of both classical and modern criminological theories. F

CRIM 102H. Honors Criminal Justice Organization and Management (3 units)
Prerequisite: open only to students who are qualified members of the Criminology Honors Program. A comprehensive examination of the structure and process of the American Criminal Justice System from an organizational management perspective. Conceptual thinking is essential in this exploration of current and future organizational challenges. F

CRIM 160H. Honors Seminar in Criminology (3; max total 6 units)
Prerequisite: open only to students who are qualified members of the Criminology Honors Program. Honors seminar in specialized areas, new development, and synthesis of criminological processes, thought, and theory. S

CRIM 170H. Honors Research Methods (3 units)
Prerequisite: open only to students who are qualified members of the Criminology Honors Program. Introduction to social science research. Goal is to develop a literature review and research design. Involves an intense library search, development of a literature review, and implementation of a research project. F

CRIM 180H. Honors Internship in Law Enforcement (3; max total 6 units)
Prerequisite: mandatory student attendance at a "pre-orientation" meeting within one year prior to enrolling in a department internship section. Open only to students who are qualified members of the Criminology Honors Program with senior standing. Relates the student's classroom studies with occupational and professional experiences. Students will be referred to related agencies where they will engage in activities requiring significant responsibility. CR/NC grading only. FS

CRIM 181H. Honors Internship in Corrections (3; max total 6 units)
Prerequisite: mandatory student attendance at a "pre-orientation" meeting within one year prior to enrolling in a department internship section. Open only to students who are qualified members of the Criminology Honors Program with senior standing. Relates the student's classroom studies with occupational and professional experiences. Students will be referred to related agencies where they will engage in activities requiring significant responsibility. CR/NC grading only. FS

CRIM 182H. Honors Internship in Victimology (3; max total 6 units)
Prerequisite: mandatory student attendance at a "pre-orientation" meeting within one year prior to enrolling in a department internship section. Open only to students who are qualified members of the Criminology Honors Program with senior standing. Relates the student's classroom studies with occupational and professional experiences. Students will be referred to related agencies where they will engage in activities requiring significant responsibility. CR/NC grading only. FS

GRADUATE COURSES

(See Catalog Numbering System.)


Criminology (CRIM)

CRIM 200. Research Methods in Criminology (3 units)
Prerequisite: CRIM 170. Methods and techniques of research in criminology; research designs and models; preparation and critique of a research paper.

CRIM 201. Advanced Criminological Theory (3 units)
Prerequisite: CRIM 100. A historical approach to the study of criminological theory. Special treatment of the theoretical underpinnings of contem-porary theoretical thought. Detailed analysis of major 18th, 19th, and early 21st century criminological thought.

CRIM 202. Law and the Criminal Justice System (3 units)
Prerequisite: CRIM 117. 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 and our society.

CRIM 203. Criminal Justice Systems (3 units)
Prerequisite: CRIM 102. A comprehensive assessment of the historical evolution of the criminal justice system, including current status, victim rights, future growth, theory and rationale for the various systems, and common practices relating to each system.

CRIM 204. Quantitative Methods and Analysis (3 units)
Prerequisite: CRIM 170. Methods for analysis of multivariate data, including multiple regression, logistic regression, and factor analysis. Computer statistical packages, applications, and analysis of data.

CRIM 205. Qualitative Methods and Analysis (3 units)
Examines a range of qualitative research methods and analysis, including theory and strategies, techniques of data collection, and writing strategies relevant to qualitative research. Topics covered include interpretative theories, instrument development, interview techniques, ethnography, content analysis, and inductive analytic methods. (Formerly CRIM 270T)

CRIM 216. Essentials of Homeland Security (3 units)
Focuses on homeland security, terrorism, and theories of security, risk management, and national security strategy. Provides an overview of key agencies and the legal and privacy issues inherent in balancing law and order with Constitutional rights and liberties. (Formerly CRIM 270T)

CRIM 217. Radical Ideologies (3 units)
Students will acquire an understanding of how ordinary individuals can acquire extraordinary philosophies that disrupt governance, derail the status quo, and often erupt into violent conflict. (Formerly CRIM 260T)

CRIM 218. Intelligence Theory (3 units)
Intended to help students acquire an understanding of how to generate criminal intelligence in a free society through the acquisition, analysis, and dissemination of information. (Formerly CRIM 270T)

CRIM 219. Border and Homeland Security (3 units)
Focuses on border and homeland security, terrorism, risk management, and national security strategy. Uses comparative approach to key agencies, policies, and legal issues in securing international borders. Looks at critical infrastructure protection and economic analysis in security, transportation, and immigration policy. (Formerly CRIM 260T)

CRIM 220. Seminar in Group Therapy in Criminal Justice Agencies (3 units)
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.

CRIM 252. Seminar in Criminal Justice Personnel Administration (3 units)
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.

CRIM 265. Sex Crimes (3 units)
Explores the topic of sex offenders from epidemiological, psychological, and etiological underpinnings and constraints as they relate to power, sex, gender, and psychopathology. Gives attention to the role of paraphilia and the vast array of sexual predators, lust killers, paraphilic stalkers, and the mentally disordered sex offender.

CRIM 270T. Problems in Criminology
(1-6; max total 12 units 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.

CRIM 275. Victimology and Social Change (3 units)
Prerequisite: admission to the criminology graduate program. Theories and scientific research on the effects of crime on victims. An analysis of victim rights and services with specific review of victim agencies and programs of community change. Models and strategies of understanding and assisting crime victims will be analyzed.

CRIM 281. Supervised Professional Experience (1-6; max total 6 units)
Open only to criminology majors. Prerequisite: permission of instructor and selected agency. Supervised professional experience in law enforcement or correctional work. Approved for RP grading. CR/NC grading only.

CRIM 290. Independent Study (1-3; max total 6 units)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study. Approved for RP grading.

CRIM 292. Readings in Criminology (1-3; max total 3 units)
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 RP grading.

CRIM 295. Controversial Issues in Crime, Criminology, and Law (3 units)
Prerequisites: CRIM 200, 201, 202, and 203. An inclusive overview of controversial issues in criminology and law with an emphasis upon critical thinking, organization, decision-making, and writing skills. An apogean experience involving the integration of graduate-level scholarly knowledge related to the study of criminology.

CRIM 298. Project (3-6; max total 6 units)*
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 RP grading.

CRIM 299. Thesis (3-6; max total 6 units)*
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 RP grading.

_________

* For 298C and 299C courses, see Graduate Studies.

IN-SERVICE COURSE

(See Catalog Numbering System.)

Criminology (CRIM)

CRIM 302. Topics in Criminology (1-3; max total 3 units)
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.

Criminology Degrees
Department Page
Courses and Programs Menu
Catalog Home
University Home