In-depth examination of selected topics. Criminal responsibility. Socio-legal policy alternatives with regard to deviance. Law enforcement procedures for civil law and similar legal problems. Admissibility of evidence. Representation. Indigent's right to counsel.

Selected Topics in Criminology and Criminal Justice; Elder Abuse

Provides the opportunity for students to develop and complete a research project, which will provide information on research proficiency for the determination of advancement to doctoral candidacy

A study of the development of criminological thought from antiquity to the present.

vides an historical overview of the operation and evolution of the criminal justice system and the impact of race. How race affects definitions of crime and criminality, the workings of the criminal justice system, the development of criminological theory, and the role of criminal justice ethics in the study of race and crime will be consi

cial Criminological Problems; Criminal Victimi

Application of advanced research methods and data analysis strategies to criminological and criminal justice problems.

System theory and method; examination of planning methods and models based primarily on a systems approach to the operations of the criminal justice system.