Criminology and Criminal Justice Courses | 2024-2025 Graduate Catalog | SIU

An introduction to the procedural aspects of criminal law pertaining to police powers in connection with the laws of arrest, search and seizure, the exclusionary rule, civil liberties, eaves-dropping, confessions, and related decision-making factors. Prerequisite: CCJ 101 and CCJ 290 or consent of instructor.

Credit Hours: 3

A study of the theories underlying modern police reform, how these theories have altered practice, the challenges of implementing and sustaining police reform, and the outcomes of such efforts. Prerequisites: CCJ 101, CCJ 290, and (CCJ 316 or PSYC 211), or consent of instructor.

Credit Hours: 3

An examination of the theories, application, and research relevant to the assessment and prediction of negative events and threats in the criminal justice system. The principles guiding the identification, classification, evaluation, and potential interventions of high risk individuals and groups will be covered. The course also reviews the evidence of effectiveness associated with classification and assessment tools. Prerequisites: CCJ 101, CCJ 290, and (CCJ 316 or PSYC 211), or consent of instructor.

Credit Hours: 3

Multidisciplinary analysis of the functions, goals, and effectiveness of measures to forestall delinquency and crime. Etiology of delinquent behaviors as related to community institutions such as police, courts, corrections, mental health clinics, schools, churches, and citizen groups. Prerequisite: CCJ 101, CCJ 290 and (CCJ 316 or PSYC 211), or consent of instructor.

Credit Hours: 3

An examination of historical, comparative, cultural and structural aspects of homicide, robbery, rape and assault. Explores patterns, trends and key correlates. Prerequisite: CCJ 101, CCJ 290 and (CCJ 316 or PSYC 211), or consent of instructor.

Credit Hours: 3

(Same as SOC 461 and WGSS 476) A study of women as offenders, as victims, and as workers in the criminal justice system.

Credit Hours: 3

An examination of the physical and financial harm caused by wayward corporations and business employees from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. Emphasis is placed on ethics, theory, legal decision-making and the regulatory monitoring and control of illegal corporate activity.

Credit Hours: 3

(Same as SOC 462) An examination of the extent and nature of victimization, theories about the causes of victimization, the effects of crime on victims and services available to deal with those effects, victims' experiences in the criminal justice system, the victims' rights movement, and alternative ways of defining and responding to victimization.

Credit Hours: 3

(Same as SOC 473) An in-depth study of theories of delinquency, analytical skills useful in studying delinquent offenders, systematic assessment of efforts at prevention, and control and rehabilitation in light of theoretical perspectives. Prerequisite: CCJ 101, CCJ 290 and (CCJ 316 or PSYC 211), or consent of instructor.

Credit Hours: 3

Examination of trends and consequences in correctional supervision and incarceration. Emphasis on contributors to mass supervision, individual and broad effects of the policies, and differential impact on populations. Prerequisites: CCJ 101, CCJ 290 and (CCJ 316 or PSYC 211).

Credit Hours: 3

(Same as PSYC 480) Exploration and evaluation of correctional intervention strategies developed for the sentencing of adjudicated persons. Particular emphasis on examining empirical research literature on effective correctional practices, including programs currently implemented in institutional setting, alternatives to institutional corrections, and community based programs. Prerequisites: CCJ 101, CCJ 290, and (CCJ 316 or PSYC 211), or consent of instructor.

Credit Hours: 3

A forum, geared toward seniors majoring in Criminology and Criminal Justice, that focuses on criminal justice issues of concern to students and faculty. May re-enroll for a maximum of 6 credits. (Maximum 3 semester hours per term). Prerequisite: CCJ 101, CCJ 290, (CCJ 316 or PSYC 211), or consent of instructor. Past topics include: Crime and Place, Consequences of Mass Incarceration, Myth-busting in Criminology and Criminal Justice, and Race and Crime.

Credit Hours: 3

An exploration of the nature and scope of the criminal justice process. Criminal justice operations and behavior are assessed in context of the major theoretical, historical, normative and organizational influences found in the field.

Credit Hours: 3

Multidisciplinary study of biogenic, psychogenic and sociogenic explanations for criminal behavior relevant to policy-making and practice in criminal justice. Special approval needed from the instructor.

Credit Hours: 3

This course examines the extent, distribution, and correlates of criminal offending and patterns of crime. It emphasizes the review and application of recent empirical research to the development of theories on crime causation, as well as public policy and crime prevention programs.

Credit Hours: 3

Principles and methods of scientific inquiry are examined. Special emphasis is applied to research design and data collection issues.

Credit Hours: 3

Data management, univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analyses, and specialized concerns with criminal justice data are emphasized.

Credit Hours: 3

The foundations of multivariate analysis, including assumptions about data distributions and regression diagnostics. Students will be introduced to various multivariate methods. Prerequisite: CCJ 510B or instructor permission.

Credit Hours: 3

Detailed coverage of quantitative analytic procedures used in criminology and criminal justice. Specific topics covered will vary (students should consult instructor). Sample topics: advanced ordinary least squares, time series analysis, structural equation modeling, and analysis of limited dependent variables. Prior knowledge of correlation and regression is essential. Prerequisites: CCJ 510A and CCJ 510B, or instructor permission.

Credit Hours: 3

An introduction to qualitative research techniques (i.e., interviewing, ethnography, in situ observation, case studies). Emphasis is placed on the epistemological foundation for understanding the nature and purpose of these methods. Students are given opportunities to practice discussed techniques. Prerequisite: CCJ 510A or instructor permission.

Credit Hours: 3

Independent research supervised by a faculty member in a selected area of criminal justice or criminology. Special approval needed from a faculty sponsor. May re-enroll for a maximum of nine credits. (Maximum 3 semester hours per term).

Credit Hours: 1-3

In-depth advanced readings in areas not covered in other graduate criminology and criminal justice courses. The student must submit a statement describing the topic and relevant reading materials to the faculty member sponsoring the student's readings. Must have approval of faculty sponsor. May re-enroll for a maximum of nine credits. (Maximum 3 semester hours per term).

Credit Hours: 1-3

This course is an opportunity for students to engage in high-level inquiry focusing on an area of specialization within criminology and criminal justice. Projects will draw upon areas of interest to the student. The aim of the course is to facilitate the development of a research project, including but not limited to non-thesis papers, theses, dissertations and other independent research efforts.

Credit Hours: 3

Focuses on the development of research and publication skills for graduate students. The course is designed to introduce students to the various processes related to grant-writing and publication, as well as research dissemination.

Credit Hours: 1

An examination of pedagogical literature and practices to develop teaching and instruction in criminology and criminal justice.

Credit Hours: 1

Recent crime prevention initiatives are examined, with emphasis on the following issues: historical development of the initiatives, their grounding in theories of crime and human behavior, their effectiveness, their unintended consequences, and the values they serve. Special approval needed from the instructor.

Credit Hours: 3

An exploration of contemporary problems and policy issues in juvenile justice and juvenile delinquency. Special approval needed from the instructor.

Credit Hours: 3

An in-depth examination of the major social science perspectives on law and extra-legal social control. Topics covered may include: theory, social change, law making, informal social control and international law.

Credit Hours: 3

Examines the theory and philosophy of punishment and the practice of corrections in the United States. Attention is given to the implications of competing penal philosophies, their viability and application in the correctional system. Special approval needed from the instructor.

Credit Hours: 3

Examination of the public policy process in criminology and criminal justice, and the role of policy analysis in the development, planning, and implementation of new and revised policies and programs.

Credit Hours: 3

Focuses on the development and history of administrative theory and its impact on management techniques involving administration of justice bureaucracies.

Credit Hours: 3

Multidisciplinary study of the philosophical premises, theoretical implications and functions of contemporary policing. Special approval needed from the instructor.

Credit Hours: 3

Seminars of varied content for advanced students. May be repeated with different topics up to a maximum of six credits. Special approval needed from the instructor.

Credit Hours: 3-6

Experience in law enforcement agencies, juvenile courts, probation and parole departments, correctional institutions, delinquency control programs and public or voluntary agencies. Orientation sessions precede placement. Student must submit internship application during the first thirty days of the preceding spring or fall semester. Graded S/U only. Only three credit hours may count toward post-baccalaureate studies in CCJ. Special approval needed from the instructor.

Credit Hours: 1-6

Graded S/U or DEF only. Special approval needed from a faculty sponsor.

Credit Hours: 3

Graded S/U or DEF only. Special approval needed from a faculty sponsor.

Credit Hours: 1-6

Hours and credit to be arranged by director of graduate studies. Graded S/U or DEF only. Maximum of 24 hours used toward degree.

Credit Hours: 1-12

For those graduate students who have not finished their degree programs and who are in the process of working on their dissertation, thesis, or research paper. The student must have completed a minimum of 24 hours of dissertation research, or the minimum thesis, or research hours before being eligible to register for this course. Concurrent enrollment in any other course is not permitted. Graded S/U or DEF only.

Credit Hours: 1