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SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice Fast Track Program - M.S.
The College of Management's Department of
Criminal Justice offers one of the most successful criminal justice
programs in the metropolitan region. The goal of the Master of
Science (M.S.) in Criminal Justice degree program with a concentration
in Planning and Management is to prepare criminal justice professionals
for advancement into managerial positions and help them keep
pace with the ever changing field of criminal justice. This program
is designed to provide the managerial skills and understanding
necessary to address emerging public interest problems of the
next century. The first part of the program offers a core curriculum
that lays the foundation for the understanding of crime and high
technology. The chosen electives provide the student with an
introduction to institutional analysis and internal management,
and foster his or her ability to think critically. Professionals
in the program benefit by sharing experiences with one another.
The master's program is committed to educating individuals for
positions of significant public responsibility at all levels
of government and the private sector.
The program is completed in 20-24 months.
Classes are scheduled to meet on Tuesday evenings and on Saturdays.
Tuition will remain constant for the entire 36-credit program.
The cost includes all books, courses, seminars, and most fees.
FAST-TRACK students take sequential courses as a cohort group.
This means that they attend the same classes and progress towards
graduation with a group of students who began the program with
them. Each program group graduates as a class.
Program Requirements
Enrollment is limited and admission is selective. Admission requirements
are:
- relevant criminal justice experience or a
strong interest in this field
- undergraduate grade point average of 3.00
or higher (students with a grade point average of 2.50 or better
will be considered on an individual basis)
- completed admission application
- official college transcript indicating completion
of an undergraduate degree
- resume and personal interview
- two letters of recommendation
Fast-Track Criminal Justice
Program
M.S. in Criminal Justice Core Courses (21 Credits)
- CRJ 555 Technology and the Criminal Justice
System
- CRJ 650 Class and Social Structure
- CRJ 675 Critical Issues in Law and Society
- CRJ 690 Theories of Crime Causation
- CRJ 700 Research Design and Methods
- CRJ 707 Thesis Research Consultation
- CRJ 708 Thesis Writing Consultation
Electives: (15 Credits)
Elective credits will be offered to each class from selected
areas of study. Such areas include:
- Fraud Examination
- Management and Planning
- Security Administration
Graduate Criminal Justice
Courses
Required Courses
CRJ 555 Technology and the Criminal Justice System
An analysis of high-tech society, the impact of advanced technology
on the crime scene and its application in criminal justice management.
Annually, 3 credits
CRJ 650 Class and Social Structure
The seminar examines American cultural pluralism and social structure
and their impact on the criminal justice system.
Annually, 3 credits
CRJ 675 Critical Issues in Law and Society
An analysis of the ways laws evolve along with social change,
the applicability of laws in relation to the criminal justice
system and the structure of society and the viability of laws
in relation to changing moral standards.
Annually, 3 credits
CRJ 690 Theories of Crime Causation
A survey of the theoretical implications of criminal acts in
relation to behavioral systems, analysis of sociogenic, psychogenic,
economic, anthropological, and physical-type theories.
Annually, 3 credits
CRJ 700 Research Design and Methods
A survey of research design, analytic techniques, and preparation
of research papers.
Annually, 3 credits
Capstone
CRJ 707 and 708 Thesis Research Consultation
Preparation of the research is carried out under the direction
of the chairperson of the student's Master's Committee.
Every Semester, 3 credits
General Electives
CRJ 523 Computers and the riminal Justice System
This course explains the application of basic computer technology
in the criminal justice system. A discussion of more effective
and efficient use of computer systems in various aspects of agency
work.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CRJ 529 Effectiveness of Prevention and Treatment Programs
Students review the basic concepts and strategies in evaluative
research. Topics include topologies of treatment and prevention
programs, what works, measuring effectiveness, types of evaluative
research designs and exemplary projects.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CRJ 530 Victimology
The criminal justice system will be discussed with emphasis on
its treatment of the victims and how criminal justice agencies
hinder or encourage the victim in reporting a victimization and
processing the crime.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CRJ 536 Introduction to Forensic Technology
Technological aspects used by law enforcement in apprehension
and prosecution of offenders including fingerprint discovery
at crime scenes, ballistic identification, document examinations,
serology, hair, and fiber analysis are presented.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CRJ 540 Employment Discrimination Law
An overview of various laws that directly impact employers, managers,
and supervisors in both the public and private sectors. Diverse
viewpoints regarding outstanding employment cases pertaining
to personnel and discrimination issues are presented.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CSA 546 Theories of Private Security and Loss Prevention
An analysis of the operative principles in deterring business
and industrial crime. The concept of defensible space, internal
and external access control, and psychological security barriers
are all discussed.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CRJ 552 Communications and the Criminal Justice System
The role of mass media in facilitating and hindering the functioning
of the criminal justice system is discussed. Topics covered include
exposing deviant behavior, communication information for arrest
and crime prevention, prejudicing court procedures, misrepresentation,
libel, and defamation.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CRJ 560 Funding and Grant Evaluation
A survey of the sources for criminal justice funding; Topics
covered include the criteria and standards for meaningful evaluation
of grants and reporting responsibilities of both agencies and
independent evaluators.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CRJ 565 Interpersonal Relations in Administration
Analysis of group behavior in organizations, the dynamics of
group membership and leadership as they relate to administration
of business enterprise, and contributions made by the behavioral
sciences are among topics covered.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CRJ 570 Seminar in Criminal Justice Institutions
The seminar focuses on the major components of the criminal justice
system. Special attention is given to the functions and role
of the police, correctional institutions, courts, probation,
and parole. Integration of agencies, bureaucratic structures,
and value systems will also be studied.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CSA 571 Private Security Administration
The focus of this course is the study of the organization, administration
and management of security, plant protection, and loss prevention.
Policy and decision-making, personnel, budgeting, safety and
fire prevention programs in business, industry, and government
are covered.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CRJ 577 Police and Professionalism
An analysis of the concept of professionalism and its relation
to social control with special reference to the police. Subject
matter explores how professionalism may be functional or dysfunctional,
the further accountability and ethical considerations in policy
making, the control of police abuses, and the self-regulation
system.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CSA 581 Security of Intellectual Property
The clarification and classification of intellectual property
is discussed. Particular attention is paid to the use of management
skills in stating and implementing company security policy safeguards.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CSA 582 Instructing Security Trainers
In this course trains the trainers. Topics include instructional
techniques for security trainers in the preparation and presentation
of loss control knowledge and skills.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CSA 583 Security Law
A survey of major legal issues in criminal and civil law affecting
the private security industry; Topics include self-incrimination,
search and seizure, electronic eavesdropping, coerced confessions,
right to counsel, illegal detention, use of deceptive devices,
interrogation techniques, and professional ethical responsibilities.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CSA 587 Institutional Security Planning
A comparative analysis of relevant security problems in public
and private institutional settings is presented.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CSA 593 Investigation Management
This course examines investigation techniques involved in hiring
practices, loss control, crime, and regulatory agency violations.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CRJ 630 Forensic Psychology
This course examines the part that psychology plays among all
facets of police, courts, and corrections. The course will probe
the interaction with these components.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CRJ 635 The Mass Murderer and the Violent Criminal
Students study the biological, psychological, and environmental
causes of the violent criminal. An in depth study of individual
offenders will be made to analyze causation.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CRJ 640 Seminar in Administration
A comprehensive study of the administration of the criminal justice
system. The seminar will deal with apprehension, adjudication,
treatment, and prevention as these relate specifically to the
administration of justice.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CRJ 652 Seminar on the Grand Jury and the Petit Jury
Students study the grand and petit juries and the present-day
statutory and constitutional mandates affecting those institutions.
Consideration will be given to alternatives to the grand jury
system, the possible elimination of the grand jury as presently
constituted, the waiver of grand jury presentment, as well as
the functions performed and the safeguards, if any, achieved
by our present system.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CRJ 655 Counseling in Criminal Justice
A survey of individual and group counseling techniques used in
treatment-oriented criminal justice agencies. The different counseling
techniques in probation, parole, corrections, and drug and alcohol
treatment agencies are all explored.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CRJ 656 Managerial Supervision
A study of the theories, methods, and practices in the administration
of punishment in the criminal justice system; Among the topics
covered are trends in punitive policy practices used on the local,
state, and national levels.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CRJ 658 Crisis Intervention in Criminal Justice
The course examines the application of crisis intervention techniques
to the criminal justice system.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CRJ 660 Principles and Methods of Rehabilitation of Offenders
An overview of methods used in the rehabilitative process and
a synthesis of theory with primary emphasis on social and cultural
milieus.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CRJ 665 Criminal Justice Response to Domestic Violence
The course deals with the historic, social and legal forces that
have shaped the criminal justice response to domestic violence.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CRJ 670 Narcotic Addiction, Alcoholism and Crime
A survey of the multi-factorial causes of chemical abuse. Addiction
to narcotics and alcohol, the characteristics of the addict and
abuser, and the legal sanctions developed for its control are
among topics covered.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CRJ 686 Seminar in Justice
A comprehensive examination of the organization and management
of criminal justice agencies; Particular attention will be paid
to organization principles and practices, structure, supervision,
administrative communications and the fiscal management of the
criminal justice budget.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CRJ 689 Planning and Management
A systemic analysis of parole and probation management at the
administrative, supervisory and line levels.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CRJ 697 Workload Management
This course examines workload management at the administrative,
supervisory and line levels.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CRJ 734 Forensic Homicide Investigation
Students will gain knowledge of the crime regarded as the most
heinous of all crimes. Investigative techniques used, the importance
of the medical examiner's autopsy, and time factors involved
in the solution are discussed.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CRJ 801 Introduction to Fraud Examination
An analysis of the fraud problem and its impact, both economic
and social, on America in which pertinent "white collar
crime" laws and the various enforcement and prosecutorial
agencies that deal with fraud are discussed.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CRJ 802 Methods of Fraud Examination
Various investigative and auditing techniques essential to the
prevention, detection, resolution, and possible prosecution of
fraud problems are examined.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CRJ 803 Auditing Principles in Fraud Examination
Detecting fraud with auditing techniques, ratio analysis, statistical
methods application, and other pertinent accounting methods are
discussed. The application of internal controls to detect and
prevent fraud is analyzed.
Prerequisites: CRJ 801 and CRJ 802.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CRJ 804 Professional Accounting Standards in Fraud Examination
An analysis of past and present professional and auditing standards
and their application to fraud problems as well as changes occurring
in the accounting profession and their effect on the growing
threat of white-collar crime are discussed.
Prerequisites: CRJ 801 and CRJ 802.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CRJ 805 Fraud Examination and the Law
This course discusses the application of federal, state, criminal
and civil statutes, and a detailed application of these laws
to current and historical fraud cases. The rules of criminal
and civil procedure are studied. A review of cases from the common
law to decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court that frame the overall
fraud discussion are covered.
On Occasion, 3 credits
CRJ 806 Ethics in Fraud Examination
An analysis of the professional responsibilities and limitations
of auditors, investigators, lawyers, and fraud examiners in which
ethical considerations of consultants and their conduct as expert
witnesses are discussed. The confidential relationship between
a fraud examiner and a client is studied.
On Occasion, 3 credits
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