UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG - UMUC Europe

CRiminology/CRiminAl JustiCE
Courses in criminology/criminal justice (designated CCJS)
may be applied as appropriate, for example, toward:
G the general education requirement in the behavioral and
social sciences (Note: Only CCJS 105, 350, 360, 432,
453, 454, and 461 apply);
G a major in criminal justice;
G a major in social sciences;
G a minor in criminal justice or sociology; and
G electives.
Students who previously received credit for courses in the
disciplines of criminology (courses designated CRIM) or
criminal justice (courses designated CJUS) may not receive
credit for comparable courses designated CCJS.
CCJs 320 introduction to Criminalistics (3)
Prerequisite: CCJS 100 or CCJS 105. An introduction
to modern methods used in detecting, investigating, and
solving crimes. The practical analysis of evidence in a
criminal investigation laboratory is covered. Topics include
photography, fingerprints, and other impressions; ballistics,
documents and handwriting, glass, and hair; drug analysis;
and lie detection. Students may receive credit for only one of
the following courses: CCJS 320 or CJUS 320.
CCJs 350 Juvenile delinquency (3)
(Fulfills the general education requirement in behavioral and
social sciences.) Prerequisite: CCJS 100 or CCJS 105. An
examination of juvenile delinquency in relation to the general
problem of crime. Topics include factors underlying juvenile
delinquency, prevention of criminal acts by youths, and the
treatment of delinquents. Students may receive credit for only
one of the following courses: CCJS 350 or CRIM 450.
CCJs 351 issues in Criminal Justice (6)
Prerequisite: CCJS 100 or CCJS 105. An interdisciplinary
exploration of criminal justice. Topics include theories
of the causes of crime; requisites of criminal liability;
defenses; the rights guaranteed by the Fourth, Fifth, and
Sixth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution; undercover
investigation; special issues in juvenile justice; and the highly
controversial issues of capital punishment and victimization.
Students may receive credit for only one of the following
courses: BEHS 351 or CCJS 351.
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CCJs 352 drugs and Crime (3)
Prerequisite: CCJS 100 or CCJS 105. An analysis of the role
of criminal justice in controlling the use and abuse of drugs.
Students may receive credit for only one of the following
courses: CCJS 352 or CJUS 352.
CCJs 360 victimology (3)
(Fulfills the general education requirement in behavioral and
social sciences.) Prerequisite: CCJS 100 or CCJS 105. An
overview of the history and theory of victimology in which
patterns of victimization are analyzed, with emphasis on types
of victims and of crimes. The interaction between victims
of crime and the system of criminal justice is considered in
terms of the role of the victim and the services that the victim
is offered. Students may receive credit for only one of the
following courses: CCJS 360 or CRIM 360.
CCJs 370 Race, Crime, and Criminal Justice (3)
Prerequisite: CCJS 100 or CCJS 105. A historical and
theoretical study of the role and treatment of racial/ethnic
minorities in the criminal justice system.
CCJs 400 Criminal Courts (3)
Prerequisite: CCJS 100 or CCJS 105. An examination of
criminal courts in the United States at all levels. Topics
include the roles of judges, prosecutors, defenders, clerks, and
court administrators and the nature of their jobs; problems of
administration, as well as those facing courts and prosecutors;
and reform. Students may receive credit for only one of the
following courses: CCJS 400 or CJUS 400.
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