Graduate Catalog: Criminal Justice Courses (C J)

503 Criminal Justice Administration (3)
Familiarizes students with the internal segments, functions, and mission of the criminal justice system. Emphasis on the internal problems confronted by the administrator.

505 Financial Management (3)
Study of financial management tools and budgeting techniques applicable to the public sector and to the private, nonprofit sector. Students deal with cases and other course work materials regarding various forms of output budgeting and financial decision-making with regard to revenue policies, resource allocation, cash flow, borrowing, and other fiscal management concerns.

506 Research Theory (3)
Introduction to the methodology of research — historical, descriptive-survey, experimental design, critical interpretation, and case study techniques — with attention to specialized data-gathering procedures, such as the questionnaire, the interview, observation, etc.; introduction to statistical concepts. Directed toward the writing of a minor thesis as a degree requirement.

519 Administrative Law (3)
Deals with the processes and problems of law as they affect the administrator, including important cases, precedents, and future implications.

522 Criminology (3)
An advanced seminar in Criminology; classical and contemporary theories of crime are examined in original sources. (Prerequisite: Prior undergraduate or graduate course work in criminology, deviance or delinquency.)

524 Sex, Drugs, and Crime (3)
Prostitution and drugs are often associated with criminal violence. This course will explore legal and illegal social worlds of sex workers, drug users, and others to evaluate current explanations for their persistence and interconnections with violent crime — in the US, abroad, and at different class levels.

540 The Constitution and Criminal Justice Policy (3)
Stresses the effect of court decisions and the law on policy making, planning, and administrative discretion in the criminal justice system.

573 Physical and Sexual Abuse of Children (3)
This course is geared for the working professional in medical, law enforcement, and social work fields. This course can prove extremely important to individuals in charge of day care centers and elementary schools, nurses, and all who come in contact with children on a daily or weekly basis. Administrators of law enforcement and social agencies can also benefit by the diversified alternatives to problems in which current solutions failed. A general background on child abuse and sexual exploitations will be given to ensure a quality course for the professionals already in the field who have not had formal training on this topic.

576 Corrections (3)
This course places a major emphasis on the historical and social texts of corrections. It presents the views of victims, reformers, prison officials, and others. The student is taken inside the role behavior of the probation officer, warden, et al., to determine what is an effective and satisfactory job. Dialogue concerning controversial probation issues is encouraged to provoke thought and balance.

597 Management Project/Internship (3)
Students employed in a criminal justice agency will complete a management project demonstrating their ability to use the knowledge and skills they have acquired in the program to identify, document, and resolve a management problem selected in concert with their agency and Marywood project supervisors. Students who are not so employed will complete a 240 hour internship in a criminal justice agency in which they integrate features of their classroom learning with their experiences as a intern in the field. A major paper is required in either case. This course must be completed, normally within 9 credits of graduation, by all degree candidates, except those completing a Master’s Thesis.

598 Special Topics in Criminal Justice (3)
This seminar offers an in-depth examination of a topic of interest to the criminal justice community.

Criminal Justice Program (Catalog)