Criminal Justice Minor

Lower Division Requirements

CJS113 Introduction to Criminal Justice

A survey of the U.S. system of criminal justice. The history and philosophy of criminal justice administration in America, description of its social and political institutions, and overviews of major issues in the discipline are covered. (3 units; Fall, Spring)

	Course	Sec	Instructor	Dates	Days	Time	Location
Fall 2013	CJS113-A	A	Higley, John	09/03/2013	Tuesday, Thursday	8:00 AM - 9:20 AM	Yeager Center A110

Upper Division Requirements

CJS301 Fundamentals of Criminal Law

Nature of criminal law and its philosophical and historical development; major definitions and concepts; classification of crime; elements of crimes and penalties using California and federal statutes as illustrations; defenses to criminal responsibility; criminal responsibility. (3 units; Fall)

	Course	Sec	Instructor	Dates	Days	Time	Location
Fall 2013	CJS301-A	A	Hinrichs, Troy	09/03/2013	Monday, Wednesday, Friday	1:00 PM - 1:50 PM	TBA Array

CJS331 Police Systems and Practice

An opportunity to analyze the police profession; organization and administration of law enforcement systems; the police role in a democracy; police discretion; police subculture and ethics; police stress, police-community interaction; current and future issues. (3 units; Spring)

	Course	Sec	Instructor	Dates	Days	Time	Location
Fall 2013	CJS331-A	A	Higley, John	09/03/2013	Monday, Wednesday, Friday	11:00 AM - 11:50 AM	TBA Array

CJS496 Instit & Commun Corrections

This course provides a survey of the historical, philosophical, and legal bases of correctional procedures and institutions and an examination of current problems and innovations. It examines the increasing task of managing persons who have been arraigned or have been sentenced to prisons and various correctional facilities in America. The nature of the institutional environment, issues of community-based policing, and the administrative concerns of safety and efficiency are also included. (3 units; Fall)

	Course	Sec	Instructor	Dates	Days	Time	Location
Fall 2013	CJS496-A	A	Bishop, Jim	09/03/2013	Monday, Wednesday, Friday	9:00 AM - 9:50 AM	TBA Array

Upper Division Elective Requirements

Nine (9) additional units from the following

CJS321 Courts and Criminal Procedures

A study of the judiciary in the criminal justice system; history and structure of the California and federal court systems; prosecution; criminal defense, right to counsel; pre-trial release; grand juries; adjudication process; types and rules of evidence; appeals, sentencing. (3 units; Spring)

CJS341 Minorities & Crim Justice Sys

Students will critically examine the charges of direct and indirect institutional racism within the totality of the criminal justice system. Students will also analyze society's response to crime, cultural, economic and political differences. (3 units; Fall)

	Course	Sec	Instructor	Dates	Days	Time	Location
Fall 2013	CJS341-A	A	Higley, John	09/03/2013	Monday, Wednesday, Friday	12:00 PM - 12:50 PM	TBA Array

CJS400 Spec Topics in Criminal Justice

An examination of a specific issue in the field of Criminal Justice. Course is repeatable for credit with a change in topic. (1-3 units)

	Course	Sec	Instructor	Dates	Days	Time	Location
Fall 2013	CJS400-A	A	Higley, John	09/03/2013	Tuesday, Thursday	12:30 PM - 1:50 PM	TBA Array

CJS401 Crime and Delinquency

A study of the traditional and theoretical schools of criminology. Theories relating to individual abnormality and theories relating to cultural influences are examined. Theories of the causes of delinquency and data on delinquent behavior including gangs, minor and major criminal actions, and methods of correction are also covered. (3 units; Fall even years)

	Course	Sec	Instructor	Dates	Days	Time	Location
Fall 2013	CJS401-B	B	Bishop, Jim	09/03/2013	Tuesday, Thursday	11:00 AM - 12:20 PM	James Complex 192

CJS402 Hate Crime

This course explores the problem of hate crime, which can be defined as criminal acts motivated by an extreme bias of hate. The course will focus on hate crimes as a specific type of criminal activity and will address various efforts to prevent these crimes and to hold offenders accountable. (3 units; Spring odd years)

CJS441 Fnd Crim Investigation & Rpt Wrt

Students will study investigation theory; collection and preservation of evidence; importance of field notes and offense reports, sources of information; interview and interrogation; use of forensic science; case and trial preparation. (3 units; Spring even years)

CJS485 Methods of Research in Crim Just

The course examines scientific approaches to the study of criminal justice. Students will learn how to research and study crime using the scientific method. Students will be exposed to various research methods and designs, which will be illustrated with criminological examples and exercises. Finally, the students will calculate and interpret measures of central tendency, dispersion, and association. (3 units; Fall)

	Course	Sec	Instructor	Dates	Days	Time	Location
Fall 2013	CJS485-A	A	McHorney, Chris A.	09/03/2013	Monday, Wednesday, Friday	10:00 AM - 10:50 AM	TBA Array

CJS497 Comparative Crim Justice

The functions, institutions, and operations of U.S. and foreign criminal justice systems are compared. Comparisons are made between countries similar to the U.S., such as Canada and Great Britain, as well as those which are quite different, such as Asian or Arabic countries. The underlying concepts of law enforcement, judicial and correctional processes will be studied in current and historic perspectives. (3 units; Spring odd years)

POL493 Prin of Publ Admin

This course examines the scope of public administration. Emphasis on practice as well as theory in personnel administration, financial administration, problems of management, administrative organization, merit systems, and intergovernmental relations by the use of case studies. (3 units; Interdisciplinary; Spring odd years)