Graduate Catalog - University of Central Oklahoma

University of Central Oklahoma
Graduate Catalog, 2012 - 2013
Graduate Course Descriptions
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (CJ)
School of Criminal Justice
CJ 5013 - Juvenile Justice Systems Management And
Administration
The juvenile justice system in America will be explored in depth from
juvenile intake into the system to final disposition. Juvenile and police
relations, the juvenile court process, juvenile law, juvenile rights,
and the organizations, management and administration of juvenile
bureaus will be covered. Operating juvenile systems will be studied
and compared both on a national and international basis.
CJ 5023 - Community Oriented Policing
This course examines police and community collaboration to solve
and prevent crime with a focus on police/community relations.
CJ 5033 - Critical Issues In Criminal Justice
The object of this course is to present to the student major critical
issues facing the criminal justice system in America. Major emphasis
will be placed on the making of criminal law, police power in a
democratic society, problems within the court and the correctional
process in America. he course intends to develop an understanding
in depth on the part of the student concerning major critical issues
in the area of criminal justice.
CJ 5043 - Modern Criminal Investigations
This course is designed to combine the practical and theoretical
aspects of criminal investigations; develop an analytical and practical
understanding of the investigative process and explore future
predictions of crime solving technology and techniques from a law
enforcement perspective. Prerequisite(s): POL 3613.
CJ 5053 - Principles Of Management In Criminal Justice
Organizations
The criminal justice process in America will be viewed in depth from
a systems approach. Areas to be covered are: (1) criminal justice
as a manageable system, (2) systems as an approach to management,
(3) systems management modeling, (4) criminal justice organizational
consideration, and (5) making the criminal justice model
go systematically.
CJ 5063 - Innovation In Corrections And Penology
This course will be designed to explain the needs for research and
the interpretation of data in the criminal justice system. Emphasis will
be placed on planning, interpretation, implementation, and evaluation
of programs in corrections and penology. The remainder of the
course will focus on new and innovative programs in corrections
and penology.
CJ 5073 - Elements Of Criminal Offenses
This course will examine the foundations of American jurisprudence
and the enactments of criminal offense statutes. The elements of
and defenses to inchoate offenses, offenses against persons, crimes
against persons, crimes against morality, alcohol/drug offenses,
white collar/organized crime, offenses against public health, offense
against public order and offenses against justice and public order will
be reviewed in detail as well as other miscellaneous crimes, statutes
and important appellate court cases. Prerequisite(s): POL 3613.
CJ 5093 - Police Systems Management And Administration
The police process in America will be viewed from a systems approach.
Police activity represents only one aspect of the total criminal justice
process. Areas to be covered: (1) police systems management and
administration, (2) behavioral science application to police management,
(3) police management and administration tasks, (4) systems
analysis for police, (5) organizational development and managerial
functions, and (6) police productivity.
CJ 5113 - Research Methods In Criminal Justice
Research Methods in Criminal Justice is designed to acquaint students
with quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, including
an in-depth analysis of the following: conceptualization of research,
types of sampling strategies, data collection methods, research design
and proposal writing. Prerequisite(s): CJ 3643 and SOC 3633 with a
minimum grade of “C” or permission of the instructor.
CJ 5123 - The Jury System
This course is designed to provide an in-depth study of the processes
and procedures of a jury trial in the American criminal justice system.
The course will cover: the origin of juries, how jury panels are developed,
how juries are selected, the criminal trial court procedures
during trial, the legal right of an accused during a trial, a brief overview
of the appellate court system for criminal cases.
CJ 5133 - Correctional Systems Management & Administration
The correctional process will be viewed from a systems approach
since it represents one element in the total criminal justice process.
Attention will be given to the correctional process and its relationship
to other institutional and organizational elements within the total
Criminal Justice system.
CJ 5143 - Family Violence Investigations
This course will cover law enforcement/social service agency investigations
of family violence and provide an overview of the many
facets, characteristics and theories of family violence, including but
not limited to, child abuse/neglect, elder abuse/neglect, domestic
violence (spousal &non-spousal), dating violence and date rape.
CJ 5153 - Research and Planning
This course will examine the development of criminal justice policy
and procedures using secondary data analysis, crime mapping, and
open source data to establish the criterion for change and allocation
of resources.
CJ 5203 - Dangerous/Violent Offenders
This course presents the characteristics, behaviors, and attitudes
of violent offenders with particular emphasis on sex offenders.
The areas of domestic violence, pedophilia, sexual assault, and
mass and serial murder comprise separate sections of the course.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 3633.
CJ 5213 - Drug Dependency & Crime
This course examines major categories of drugs that are sold and
abused in America. The history of drug use, legislation and enforcement,
sociology and psychology of drug abuse and drug prevention/
treatment will be included.
CJ 5223 - Design and Analy in CJ Res
Design and Analysis in Criminal Justice Research will provide skills
needed for advanced research and analysis of data related to crime
and intelligence gathering. Mathematical and statistical models will
be used to synthesize, evaluate, and determine limitations of data.
Additional topics include ethical concerns and computer use in data
analysis. Prerequisite(s): CJ 4113 or SOC 4043 or SOC 4773.
CJ 5233 - Writing & Evaluating Research
This course examines advanced principles and procedures of scholarly
research in the criminal justice field.
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