RockhuRst univeRsity 2012–2014 catalog

CJ 3000. Law Enforcement and Policing (3)The history, theory, subculture, and practice oflaw enforcement agencies and organizations arereviewed in this course. Law enforcement constitutesone aspect of policing activity. Policingcovers an array of activities in different situations,including the preservation of order. Prerequisite:CJ 1000 and CJ 2000.CJ 3100. Correctional Institutions (3)The history, theory, practice and legal environmentof corrections is the focus of this course. Topicscovered include the development of correctionalphilosophy, incarceration and prison systems,community-based corrections, treatment of offenders,and alternative approaches. Prerequisite:CJ 1000 and CJ 2000.CJ 3500. Criminal Law and Procedures (3)The adjudication of law is emphasized via a reviewof criminal law and procedures, emphasizing elementsof prosecution, defense, court procedures,and decision-making. Various types of offenses,such as personal and property crimes are explored,as are decisions in the procedural realm (interrogation,search and seizure, sentencing andpunishment, alternative sentencing, and appealsprocesses). Prerequisite: CJ 1000 and CJ 2000.CJ 3600-3699. Special Topicsin Criminal Justice (3)This occasional course offering will focus oncontemporary topics in criminal justice or delveinto specific fields of the discipline. Topics couldinclude forensics, criminal justice and the media,cross-cultural criminal law and procedures, criminalinvestigations, and social deviance. Prerequisite:CJ 1000 and CJ 2000.CJ 3700. Research Methodsin Criminal Justice (3)The fundamentals of empirical research design areexplored through common social science researchmethods. The student is introduced to bothquantitative and qualitative methods as well as avariety of research designs, such as experimental,quasi-experimental, survey, evaluation designs andother emerging research techniques. Through thedevelopment of an appropriate research proposal,the student will design a research project to addressa research question of interest. Prerequisite: CJ1000, CJ 2000 and PY 2100.CJ 4940. Criminal Justice Capstone (2)As the culminating educational experience forCriminal Justice majors, this class meets weekly.An end of semester capstone project is submittedand presented. This course is reserved for CriminalJustice majors at the senior level. Prerequisite:CJ 1000, CJ 2000, CJ 3700 and senior status inthe major.CJ 4970. Criminal Justice Internship (2)This course combines an internship placementexperience with a weekly class meeting in whichstudents apply content and skills from the criminaljustice curriculum to their internship experience.This course is reserved for Criminal Justice majorsat the senior level. Prerequisite: CJ 1000, CJ 2000,CJ 3700 and senior status in the major.Department of Education (ED)Assistant ProfessorMary Pat Shelledy, Ed.S. (Chair)Judith Carlson, Ph.D.Sarah Hicks, Ph.D.Hilary Logan, Ph.D.Mandi Sonnenberg, Ed.D.184The Rockhurst University Department of Education prepares teachers to hold a solidbackground in their chosen fields of sudy, who are knowledgeable and competent in thecraft of teaching, and who bring well-informed perspectives to bear on educational policiesand practices. We develop educational leaders—teachers who are actively engagedin educational matters as reflective practitioners. The Education preparation calls uponteacher candidates to analyze alternatives in curricula, teaching methodologies, and assessmentstrategies, and to consider the implications of such alternatives for a multiculturalsociety. Through rigorous coursework and varied field experiences, teacher candidatesacquire a deep understanding of, and special sensitivity to, the challenges and rewardsof teaching in the K-12 schools. Several education courses require teacher candidates tospend a significant amount of time in diverse school settings during the day. These fieldexperiences are integral components in the preparation of teachers.