Courses

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Undergraduate Criminology (CRM) courses

  • CRM 210 Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System

    Prerequisite: 12 hours.
    General Education Course (Focus on Public Issues).

    This course provides an overview of the American criminal justice system, and examines its functions, problems, and potential solutions. Students explore citizen rights and responsibilities relevant to the fair and equal distribution of justice and examine how communities can be strengthened to aid crime prevention.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offeredCORE 42 (MOTR) equivalent
    330Fall, SpringCRJS 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice.
  • CRM 215 Criminology and Criminal Justice Field Exploration

    Acquaint students with the types of opportunities available in the field of criminology and criminal justice including required credentials, career preparation, and the job search process. Expose students to training regimens, routine practices, and daily challenges within criminal justice agencies. May be repeated to a maximum of six hours.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    1-6Upon demand
  • CRM 220 Criminology

    General Education Course (Focus on Social and Behavioral Sciences).

    This course examines the nature and various dimensions of criminality through the lens of the social and behavioral sciences. Historical and contemporary explanations of crime rooted in a range of biological, psychological, and sociological perspectives are explored as well as their implications for individuals, social systems, and organizations. Students will learn how various institutions have experimented with and adopted crime-reduction policies and practices over time.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Fall, Spring, Summer
  • CRM 250 Policing

    This course examines the history, structure and function of law enforcement as a means of addressing behavior which violates the law. Problems faced by law enforcement and solutions to those problems are also discussed.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Fall, Spring
  • CRM 260 Criminal Law and the Courts

    This course examines the basic principles, processes, and structures found in adult criminal courts in the United States and Missouri. The course also examines the nature and development of criminal law from the Common Law to its current state nationwide, with an emphasis on current Missouri criminal law.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Fall, Spring
  • CRM 270 Institutional and Community-Based Corrections

    A course designed to critically examine the various social control responses to delinquent and criminal behavior. Includes the history, philosophies, and practices of American corrections and an evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages of each societal/correctional response. Problems in the field of corrections and related solutions are also examined.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Fall, Spring
  • CRM 300 Service-Learning in Criminology

    Prerequisite: 30 hours and concurrent registration in a Criminology course designated as service-learning offering.

    An integrative learning experience which addresses the practice of citizenship and promotes an awareness of and participation in public affairs by incorporating community service with classroom instruction. Includes 40 hours on-task service to a community organization, agency or public service provider. The community service placement agency and service assignment will vary, dependent on the disciplinary course topic and learning objectives. May be repeated.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    1Upon demand
  • CRM 301 Movies, Media and Crime

    This course explores the relationship between various forms of mass media as they impact public attitudes and social policies regarding crime and the justice system. Students will have the opportunity to view major film productions and critically evaluate the depiction of victims, offenders, and the criminal justice system in the media. Solutions to problems created by the media are also discussed.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 303 Capital Punishment

    Students explore the history of the death penalty as well as its current use in the United States. Methods of execution and their impact upon executioners, death penalty jurors, and the families of both the executed and their victim's family members are analyzed.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    110Upon demand
  • CRM 306 Criminal Profiles: Who Did It?

    This course is designed to introduce students to the major concepts used in the practice of criminal profiling. Students will get an overview of how to identify and analyze crime and offender characteristics and their relationship with criminal motive and behavior.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    110Upon demand
  • CRM 307 Life Behind Bars: Got Time?

    This course highlights the dynamics of interaction that take place between inmates and staff in a correctional setting. Students will examine the various deprivations inmates face during incarceration, and their methods for compensation through developing networks of interactions that focus on the illegal trade of goods and services.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    110Upon demand
  • CRM 308 To Shoot or Not To Shoot: Ethical Dilemmas in Criminal Justice

    This course examines and nature and meaning of ethical behavior within the context of the criminal justice system. Students will identify the various ethical dilemmas faced by law enforcement, courtroom and correctional practitioners, as well as examine their own views of right and wrong.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    110Upon demand
  • CRM 309 Bad Girls: An Introduction to Aggressive and Delinquent Females

    "Bad girls" of society have developed a reputation for their increasingly aggressive behaviors. This course will discuss and investigate the unique characteristics, distinct traits and needs of the female delinquent. Effective approaches for working with this population will also be explored.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    110Upon demand
  • CRM 310 Investigating Motive in Hate Crime and Terrorism

    The purpose of this course is to critically examine the motives behind hate crime, domestic terrorism, and foreign terrorism. Course will explore both the various types of motives as well as methods of using our understanding of motive to prevent acts of violence and disruption. Attention will be given to psychological, economic, and social factors which contribute to a hate crime or terrorism mindset.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    110Upon demand
  • CRM 312 Legalization of Marijuana

    This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the history of marijuana laws and to provide an understanding of current state and federal laws regarding marijuana. Students will explore the impact of legalization of marijuana and the impact it has had in states that have legalized marijuana.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    110Upon demand
  • CRM 313 Prison Violence and Disorder

    This course examines the nature, extent, and causes of prison violence. It explores the psychological, environmental, cultural, and organizational factors that contribute to various forms of violence and disorder in prisons. Special emphasis is placed on identifying solutions for correctional policy and practice to reduce incidents of assault, riots, and gang disturbances in prisons.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    110Upon demand
  • CRM 314 Forensic Science

    With particular emphasis on the study of forensic science (science within the framework of the American legal system), this course evaluates various types of evidence left behind at the crime scene, the technology and protocols used to collect and evaluate each piece of evidence, the weight/value each piece of evidence should be assigned within the investigation, as well as the qualifications and scope (range of expertise) each testifying expert must provide. May be taught concurrently with CRM 614. Cannot receive credit for both CRM 314 and CRM 614.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 315 College Campus Crime

    This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the criminal offenses and victimization on college campuses. Students will explore the extent and types of offenses, offenders, and victims. Students will also become aware of the ways that college campuses prevent and respond to offenses and the challenges faced by crime victims.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    110Upon demand
  • CRM 316 Post-Conviction Justice Clinic

    Prerequisite: CRM 314.

    This course provides hands-on, real world experience to students charged with re-investigating cases of currently incarcerated defendants seeking post-conviction relief and making claims of actual innocence to the Midwest Innocence Project (University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law). With particular emphasis on the examination of forensic evidence, students will evaluate various aspects of each case, ultimately creating a detailed and science-based report of their findings.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 317 Peacemaking Criminology

    Drawing upon critical theories, social justice, and human rights, a peacemaking approach to criminology is focused on crime prevention, power balancing, and reconciliation. This course will provide an introduction to the peacemaking criminology perspective as it is applied in domestic and global justice contexts.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    110Upon demand
  • CRM 318 Immigration and Crime

    In this course students will explore the impact of immigration, legal and illegal, on the U.S. crime rate, as well as ways in which our criminal justice system interfaces with, and impacts, immigrants and immigrant communities.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    110Upon demand
  • CRM 319 Queer Criminology

    In this course students will explore issues related to LGBTQI individuals and the criminal justice system. Topics include LGBTQI inmates in prisons, the victimization of LGBTQI individuals, perceptions of law enforcement in the LGBTQI community, and domestic violence in same-sex and polyamorous relationships.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    110Upon demand
  • CRM 321 Disability in the American Criminal Justice System

    In this course, students will examine how people living with physical, sensory, cognitive, and psychiatric disabilities interact with the American criminal justice system.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    110Upon demand
  • CRM 323 Introduction to Developmental and Life-Course Criminology

    This course provides an overview of the developmental and life-course perspective within criminology. How the factors which influence crime and delinquency change over the course of one's life is explored.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    110Spring
  • CRM 325 Domestic Violence

    This course is designed as an introduction to the study of domestic violence. Students will develop an understanding of theories and typologies of offenders and victims of intimate partner abuse, types of abuse, and occurrence of abuse. The social causes and consequences of domestic violence are examined as well as the criminal justice response to domestic violence.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 326 Far-Right Terrorism and Violence in America

    This course will introduce and familiarize students with the far-right extremist movement in America. Students will learn about the groups and individuals that are involved in the domestic far-right extremist movement. While most groups and individuals involved in this movement are non-violent, students will learn about not only why some members of this movement participate in violence, but also the types of violent activities in which they participate.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    110Spring
  • CRM 327 Far-Left Terrorism and Violence in America

    This course will introduce students to the far-left extremist movement in America. They will learn about the main groups and individuals involved in this movement. While most groups and individuals that are involved in this movement are non-violent, this course will explore not only reasons why some of these groups and individuals may choose to participate in violence, but also the types of violence employed.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    110Summer
  • CRM 328 Jihadist Terrorism and Violence in America

    This course will examine the threat that jihadist extremists pose to America. While international groups receive the most attention from scholars, those that operate in America also pose a threat to society. This threat will be examined from both a group and individual perspective. Additionally, the types of violence these groups and individuals employ will also be examined.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    110Fall
  • CRM 330 Juvenile Justice

    Prerequisite: CRM 210.

    This course reviews the topic of juvenile delinquency, with primary focus on a review of the history, extent and significance of delinquency and traces the emergence and effectiveness of the juvenile justice system as a societal response to juvenile offenders.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Fall, Spring
  • CRM 331 Charles Manson and Family - A Cult Case Study

    This course has been designed to educate and enlighten the student about Charles Manson and his "family." Charles Manson is an enigmatic person who has made a lasting impression on American society, especially those within the criminal justice system. Within the class meetings and through the assigned article readings, each student will learn the definitions of multiple murder and cults, while exploring the childhood, history, personality and beliefs of Charles Manson. Theories, typologies and cult development are amongst the concepts that will be explored. Students will become familiar with the crimes committed by "The Manson Family" and work to develop a clearer understanding of this notorious case.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    110Upon demand
  • CRM 332 Seminar on Violence

    Acts of violence and violent predators will be explored through this course. Research on criminal violence will be offered with theoretical explanations. Crimes emphasized through the course material will include homicide, assault, robbery, rape and hate crime. Family, workplace, schools and gang violence will also be examined.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 333 Sex Offenses

    This course examines sexual offenses, including the crimes and the criminals, with an emphasis on definitions, motives, theories and explanations. A variety of sex crimes will be discussed with perspectives being offered about the crimes, offenders, victims and criminal justice system with relation to this type of behavior. Fetishes and paraphilias will be explored through the investigation into sexual offending cycles.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 334 Homicide

    Homicide is a phenomenon that impacts our society at alarming rates. This course is designed to examine this type of criminal violence through definitions, statistics, research, rates, types, and theoretical explanations. Students will be exposed to a variety of readings and required to complete independent investigations into incidents of homicide throughout the semester. Material covered throughout the course will greatly enhance the student's knowledge base regarding the act of murder.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Fall, Spring
  • CRM 335 Criminal Typologies

    Prerequisite: CRM 210.

    This course is designed to examine the nature and extent of criminal behavior. Students will explore patterns of offender behavior including crimes against the person, interpersonal violence, property crimes, white collar and organized crime, public order crimes and political crimes.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 336 Criminal Psychology

    This course is designed to provide students with an in-depth analysis of principles and theories of delinquent and criminal behavior from a psychological perspective. The course will explore developmental, biological, and behavioral/cognitive risk and protective factors as well as the process of psychological conditioning that can lead to the commission of violent criminal acts. The course will approach this study from a critical perspective, giving attention to the social, economic, and political context in which crime takes place and how these contexts influence the offender's behavior. May be taught concurrently with CRM 636. Cannot receive credit for both CRM 336 and CRM 636.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Fall, Spring, Summer
  • CRM 340 Research Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice

    Prerequisite: 60 hours; CRM 210 and CRM 250 and CRM 260 and CRM 270; and CRM 220 or concurrently enrollment in CRM 220.

    An overview of research design as applied to research on crime and justice. Topics include hypothesis formulation, sampling techniques, reliability and validity, survey construction, field observation, and evaluation research. May be taught concurrently with CRM 641. Cannot receive credit for both CRM 340 and CRM 641.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Fall, Spring
  • CRM 341 Introduction to Criminal Justice Data

    In this course, students will engage in a variety of activities designed to hone their data analysis and data management skills. Students will be exposed to key foundational elements of quantitative and qualitative analyses necessary to develop proficiencies to become consumers of and contributors to research. Students will learn to understand the fundamentals of different types of data, organizing and displaying data as well as interpreting basic statistical tests and hypotheses.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Fall, Spring
  • CRM 342 Victim Advocacy

    In this course, students will explore the role of victim advocacy as it relates to the juvenile and criminal justice systems. Topics will include theories of victimization, the impact of crime, professionalism and cultural competency in victim services, and victim advocacy in policing, courts, and corrections.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Spring
  • CRM 343 Trauma-Informed Care in Criminal Justice

    This course will provide an overview of trauma-informed approaches. A trauma-informed approach refers to how an agency, organization, and/or community provides victims and offenders services in a way that supports resilience, prevention, treatment, and recovery. This course will focus on the impact of trauma and the main principles of trauma-informed care that can be utilized within criminal justice systems. Students will also be introduced to the concept of "compassion fatigue" and how service providers are impacted by working with those who have experience trauma.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    110Upon demand
  • CRM 351 Trafficking of Humans, Drugs, and Guns

    This course examines rapidly changing issues such as drug trafficking, human trafficking, and illegal arms trading that are major areas of concern for law enforcement, politicians, and policy makers, and an increasingly important area of research.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 355 Current Issues in Policing

    Prerequisite: CRM 210 and CRM 250 and CRM 260 and CRM 270.

    This course addresses a selection of contemporary issues and controversies facing police officers and law enforcement agencies. Topics covered may include, but are not limited to, problem-oriented and community policing, police use of force, racial profiling, leadership in law enforcement, and police corruption.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Fall, Spring
  • CRM 356 Conflict, Communication, and Stress in Criminal Justice Professions

    This course will provide students interested in criminal justice professions with needed information and skills regarding effective communication, conflict resolution, and occupational stress. Current research will be examined, skill building will be emphasized, and solutions will be explored and evaluated.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Summer, Fall (even-numbered years)
  • CRM 357 Police Use of Force

    In this course, students will examine diverse viewpoints concerning police presence and use-of-force in urban communities, as well as the difference between necessary and excessive force. Students will explore perceptions and current research, as well as evaluate possible solutions.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    110Upon demand
  • CRM 358 Policing Protest

    In this course, students will examine the legal boundaries, officer practices, and social factors that impact interactions between law enforcement and protestors in the United States.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    110Upon demand
  • CRM 365 Criminal Procedure

    Prerequisite: CRM 210 and CRM 250 and CRM 260 and CRM 270.

    This course critically examines the constitutional and other legal controls placed on the government's ability to collect evidence to be used in criminal proceedings. Special attention is given to Supreme Court decisions related to the issues of privacy, detention, arrest, searches, seizures, interrogations, confessions, wiretapping and eavesdropping, right to counsel, and protections against self-incrimination. Issues of officer liability are also addressed.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Fall, Spring
  • CRM 375 Current Issues in Corrections

    Prerequisite: CRM 210 and CRM 250 and CRM 260 and CRM 270.

    This course addresses a selection of contemporary issues and controversies facing corrections officers and corrections agencies. Topics covered may include, but are not limited to, inmate-staff relations, inmate subculture, management issues, and reentry issues

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Fall, Spring
  • CRM 376 Restorative Justice

    The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the principles, values, and practices of restorative justice in a range of contexts related to the field of criminal justice. Students will explore the restorative philosophy through reading, research, reflective writing, and group discussion.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Spring (odd-numbered years)
  • CRM 377 Inmate Voices: Examining the Effects of Incarceration

    In this course students will attempt to reach beyond assumptions and expectations about the incarcerated by exploring the experiences and perceptions of prison inmates as expressed through their own writings. This course will deepen students' understanding of the effects and experience of incarceration on inmates, as well as their children, families, communities, and prison staff.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Fall
  • CRM 380 Criminal Justice Organizations and Management

    Prerequisite: CRM 210 and CRM 250 and CRM 260 and CRM 270.

    This course provides an overview of organizational theory and administrative behavior in criminal justice agencies, and exposes students to the latest research and practices in criminal justice management and organizations. Effects of leadership decision-making, court cases, personnel policies, budgeting, and planning on the justice system are analyzed.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Fall, Spring
  • CRM 381 Crime Prevention

    Students will be introduced to the theories and constructs of crime prevention and reduction. Techniques and policies currently being used will be evaluated. Strategies and case studies under Primary Prevention, Secondary Prevention and Tertiary Prevention will be evaluated. Innovative community programs will be highlighted through case study examination.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 382 Criminal Investigation

    This course introduces students to the methods and practices involved in criminal investigations. Topics include but are not limited to rules of arrest and evidence, investigative leads and informants, interviews and interrogations, and strategies for solving various types of crimes. May be taught concurrently with CRM 682. Cannot receive credit for both CRM 382 and CRM 682.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 383 Serial Killers

    This course will educate and enlighten the student about serial killers, including, but not limited to identification, descriptions, motives, theories and typologies. Notorious serial killers from the United States and other countries will be discussed. Each student will learn the numerous definitions of serial killing with accordance to the research available and input from the FBI. Students will also become familiar with root causes of serial killing and explore the patterns of serial killing. Upon conclusion of the course, students will be able to define applicable terminology, comprehend and discuss serial killing, and to apply the concepts learned throughout the course.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Fall, Spring
  • CRM 390 Active Shooter Events

    Active shooter events in the United States have become a more prevalent problem in recent years. To combat this type of attack, officers are now receiving standardized training, both tactical and medical, that allows them to make entry as soon as possible. This course will examine these active shooter events in detail by discussing the attacks as a whole as well as analyzing specific cases.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    110Upon demand
  • CRM 392 Sports and Crime

    This course will offer students the opportunity to critically review, analyze, and evaluate the realm of sports (broadly defined) from a criminological perspective. This course is specifically designed to explore crime, controversy, and conflict in the realm of sports in our society. Students will critically examine the role of crime and sports, including NCAA violation, cheating, criminal athletes, sports organizational crime, and gambling. Students should attain an in-depth and critical understanding of the various economic, individual, societal, and organizational harms that occur at the intersection of sports and crime.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    110Upon demand
  • CRM 395 Hostage Negotiations

    Hostage negotiations involve a number of different techniques and responses. This course will cover crisis negotiations by discussing the events that led to the creation of national hostage negotiation teams, looking at the types of situations and people negotiators respond to, and analyzing case studies of hostage events.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    110Upon demand
  • CRM 396 Directed Readings in Criminology

    Prerequisite: CRM 210 and permission of instructor.

    Readings designed to introduce students to new material or to supplement material introduced in previous departmental courses. May be repeated to a maximum of six hours if topic changes.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    1-3Upon demand
  • CRM 397 Special Topics in Criminology

    A variable topic course offering an overview of one or more issues related to criminology. May be repeated when topic changes.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    1-3Upon demand
  • CRM 400 Conservation Law Enforcement

    Conservation law enforcement and conservation officers occupy an important, yet often overlooked segment of the criminal justice system. The role and duties of conservation officers is unique among law enforcement. While conservation officers perform similar duties to traditional law enforcement officers such as order maintenance and law enforcement, the scope of those duties differs in several respects. This course will explore those differences through examining conservation law enforcement from a local, national and international perspective. Additionally, this course will examine the unique role of conservation officers within the larger criminal justice system, and within the smaller law enforcement community.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Fall
  • CRM 401 Wildlife Criminology

    This course will examine wildlife crimes from a global criminological perspective. Poaching and the illegal trafficking of wildlife has become a massive form of crime both at the local level and globally. This has led to the near loss of many species around the world. Wildlife crime has significant ecological, economic, social, and security costs at all levels of government in many countries. Issues related to wildlife criminology will be analyzed and discussed with a specific emphasis on theory, ethics, and prevention.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 410 Women in Criminal Justice

    Prerequisite: CRM 210 or permission of instructor.

    Using theoretical guidance, students will explore the way that women's roles in the justice system - as offenders, victims, citizens, and workers - reflect their position in the wider society. Students will develop an understanding of theories explaining female offending and how the criminal justice system responds to illegal acts committed by women and girls as well as women's victimization and the criminal justice system response to their victimization. Students will examine the experiences of women working within the criminal justice system.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Fall
  • CRM 415 Difference and Diversity in Criminology

    Prerequisite: CRM 210 and CRM 250 and CRM 260 and CRM 270.

    Students will examine how identities, such as race, class, and gender, impact criminal offending, victimization, and professionalism in the criminal justice system. Students will be encouraged to develop a deeper understanding of cultural competency and will conduct academic research in an effort to develop an understanding of the social and criminal justice related factors that create challenges to achieving cultural diversity and the ethical treatment of diverse groups.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Fall, Spring
  • CRM 420 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems

    Recommended Prerequisite: 45 hours. A comparative and historical study of the origins of law, crime rates, and the structure and operation of the criminal justice system in the United States as compared to other western and eastern nations. Included is the study of criminal and juvenile law, police, courts and the corrections system.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 425 Wrongful Convictions

    Recommended Prerequisite: CRM 210 and 45 hours. This course is designed to provide students with an overview of criminal procedures leading to the wrongful conviction of alleged offenders. This will include an overview of the extent of wrongful convictions in the United States as well as the primary contributing factors of wrongful conviction. Students will also be exposed to potential policy changes and laws that have been made or suggested to reduce the incidence of wrongful convictions.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 430 Victimless Crime

    Recommended Prerequisite: CRM 210 and 45 hours. A sociological examination of attempts to legally control private behavior covering both historical and contemporary examples such as prostitution, drug use, homosexuality, and abortion.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Fall, Spring
  • CRM 435 Evidence

    Recommended Prerequisite: 45 hours. This course critically examines the laws and rules of evidence at trial. Common law rules and the Federal Rules of Evidence are discussed, along with leading court cases.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Fall, Spring
  • CRM 440 Foundations of Homeland Defense and Security

    This course provides an overview of homeland security and defense undertaken in the United States since September 11, 2001. The course provides students with the generally accepted knowledge required of homeland security professionals.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 441 Fundamentals of Terrorism

    This course provides an introductory overview of the challenges, perspectives and issues related to terrorism from both an international and a domestic perspective. Topics such as causes of terrorism, terrorist typologies, ideologies, tactics and strategies will be covered.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Spring
  • CRM 445 Victimology

    Recommended Prerequisite: 45 hours. This course examines the characteristics of crime victimization as it relates to the various components of the criminal justice system. Students will develop a better understanding of the contextual relationship between victims and offenders, as well as the role of police, courts and corrections in the dynamics of crime victimization, as well as the physical, emotional and financial impact of crime. May be taught concurrently with CRM 646. Cannot receive credit for both CRM 445 and CRM 646.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 475 Community Corrections

    Recommended Prerequisite: 45 hours. This course focuses on describing and evaluating the policies and initiatives used to monitor and treat criminal offenders sanctioned to community supervision. Community-based correctional programs and practices given special attention include probation and parole, work release, halfway houses, residential treatment centers, and diversionary programs.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 477 Geographic and Spatial Analysis of Crime

    Recommended Prerequisite: 45 hours. This course will provide an in-depth look at the history of our efforts to describe, understand, and respond to concentrations of crime across place and time. From early efforts in the 1800s to the most current research utilizing sophisticated computerized crime mapping, the questions of where, when, and why crime is most prevalent will be examined with a focus on how high-risk places and times can be addressed and prevented.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 480 The Gang Phenomenon

    Recommended Prerequisite: 45 hours. In this course students explore the history of the gang phenomenon, the variety and types of gangs, reasons why gangs form, their structure, the functions they serve for their members and the social policies which have been developed to deal with gangs. Solutions to the gang phenomenon are also investigated.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Fall
  • CRM 485 Drug Abuse and Criminal Justice

    Recommended Prerequisite: 45 hours. This course will provide a comprehensive overview of the abuse of drugs in American society. In doing so, course will: 1) examine current U.S. drug abuse trends and patterns, 2) review the history of drug abuse in this country and the legislative attempts to control such abuse, 3) consider the various correlates and causes of drug abuse, 4) explore the physiological, psychological and sociological effects of several more commonly abused drugs, 5) discuss the connections between drug abuse and crime, and 6) critically review and evaluate current philosophies, policies and practices designed to control drug abuse in America.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 490 Internship in Criminology

    Prerequisite: Criminology and Criminal Justice major, completion of 18 hours in the major program, and permission of instructor.

    Faculty supervised experience in an agency related to issues of crime and justice. Students are expected to work 40 hours in the agency for each credit hour. Students must submit applications for CRM 490 no later than March 15 for subsequent summer (when offered) and fall enrollment, and October 1 for subsequent spring enrollment. May be repeated to a maximum of six hours.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    3Fall, Spring
  • CRM 494 Program Assessment in Criminology and Criminal Justice

    Prerequisite: permission; and senior standing.

    Required assessment of the undergraduate criminology and criminal justice program. All students majoring in criminology and criminal justice are required to enroll in this course during their senior year and complete both an exit exam and program assessment survey. The focus is on program assessment and development rather than on individual student evaluation. Graded Pass/Not Pass only.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    000Fall, Spring
  • CRM 495 Criminal Justice Ethics

    Recommended Prerequisite: CRM 210 and 45 hours. This course will address ethical issues in the criminal justice system at both the theoretical and applied levels. Students will examine critical issues encountered by victims, offenders, and practitioners within the criminal justice system. Emphasis will be placed on ethical dilemmas in the police, court, and correction systems.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Fall, Spring
  • CRM 496 Senior Seminar in Criminology and Criminal Justice

    Prerequisite: CRM 340; and Criminology and Criminal Justice major; and senior standing with 95 hours.

    Recommended Prerequisite: CRM 415. Students in this course discuss contemporary issues in criminal justice, prepare for their transition out of the undergraduate program, and explore career opportunities in the profession. Public Affairs Capstone Experience course.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Fall, Spring
  • CRM 497 Special Issues in Criminology

    Recommended Prerequisite: 45 hours. A variable topic course offering an in-depth analysis of one or more issues related to Criminology. May be repeated to a maximum of six hours when topic changes.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    1-3Upon demand
  • CRM 580 Cybercrime

    This course will provide the student with an overview of cybercrime and the offenders who commit the offense. It will explore the various types of cybercrime including internet pornography, harassment, fraud, and hacking. Legal issues regarding cybercrime will also be discussed. Methods of combatting cybercrime and assisting the victims of cybercrime will be presented.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 597 Special Topics and Issues in Criminal Justice

    Recommended Prerequisite: CRM 210 and 60 hours. A variable topic course examining issues of crime, its causes, as well as social and political responses to crime by various institutions including government, media, law enforcement, the courts, and corrections. Variable content course. May be repeated to a maximum of six hours if the topic changes. May be taught concurrently with CRM 697. Cannot receive credit for both CRM 597 and CRM 697.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    1-3Upon demand

Graduate Criminology (CRM) courses

  • CRM 614 Forensic Science

    With particular emphasis on the study of forensic science (science within the framework of the American legal system), this course evaluates various types of evidence left behind at the crime scene, the technology and protocols used to collect and evaluate each piece of evidence, the weight/value each piece of evidence should be assigned within the investigation, as well as the qualifications and scope (range of expertise) each testifying expert must provide. May be taught concurrently with CRM 314. Cannot receive credit for both CRM 314 and CRM 614.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 636 Criminal Psychology

    This course is designed to provide students with an in-depth analysis of principles and theories of delinquent and criminal behavior from a psychological perspective. The course will explore developmental, biological, and behavioral/cognitive risk and protective factors as well as the process of psychological conditioning that can lead to the commission of violent criminal acts. The course will approach this study from a critical perspective, giving attention to the social, economic, and political context in which crime takes place and how these contexts influence the offender's behavior. May be taught concurrently with CRM 336. Cannot receive credit for both CRM 336 and CRM 636.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 641 Research Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice

    An overview of research design as applied to research on crime and justice. Topics include hypothesis formulation, sampling techniques, reliability and validity, survey construction, field observation, and evaluation research. May be taught concurrently with CRM 340. Cannot receive credit for both CRM 340 and CRM 641.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Fall, Spring
  • CRM 646 Victimology

    This course examines the characteristics of crime victimization as it relates to the various components of the criminal justice system. Students will develop a better understanding of the contextual relationship between victims and offenders, as well as the role of police, courts and corrections in the dynamics of crime victimization, as well as the physical, emotional and financial impact of crime. May be taught concurrently with CRM 445. Cannot receive credit for both CRM 445 and CRM 646.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Spring
  • CRM 657 Forensic Psychology: Child Abuse and the Law

    Study of the legal issues related to child abuse and exploitation. Students will gain an understanding of the law pertaining to child cases and how interactions with children can bolster or diminish the quality of children's memory report as seen by the judicial system. The Greene County Prosecutor's Office will participate in the design of this course, thus the specific legal issues discussed will remain current and may change based on the needs of the community. Identical with PSY 657. Cannot receive credit for both CRM 657 and PSY 657.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 682 Criminal Investigation

    This course introduces students to the methods and practices involved in criminal investigations. Topics include but are not limited to rules of arrest and evidence, investigative leads and informants, interviews and interrogations, and strategies for solving various types of crimes. May be taught concurrently with CRM 382. Cannot receive credit for both CRM 382 and CRM 682.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 697 Special Topics and Issues in Criminal Justice

    Prerequisite: permission of instructor.

    A variable topic course examining issues of crime, its causes, as well as social and political responses to crime by various institutions including government, media, law enforcement, the courts, and corrections. Variable content course. May be repeated to a maximum of six hours if the topic changes. May be taught concurrently with CRM 597. Cannot receive credit for both CRM 597 and CRM 697 unless topic changes.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    1-3Upon demand
  • CRM 701 Criminal Justice Policy

    Prerequisite: admission to the MS in Criminology and Criminal Justice; or Criminal Justice Leadership and Management certificate program; or Master of Professional Studies program with the Criminal Justice option.

    This course takes a critical look at the construction, implementation, evaluation, and justification of a wide range of criminal justice policies and programs. Significant attention is given to methodological processes in determining policy and program effectiveness.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Fall
  • CRM 705 Applied Research in Criminal Justice

    Prerequisite: admission to the MS in Criminology and Criminal Justice program and successful completion of an undergraduate or graduate research methods course.

    This course provides students with the background and skills necessary to conduct sound and ethical research in their professional fields and successfully navigate through academic research relevant to guiding and improving criminal justice policy and practice. The capstone requirement consists of a mini-research proposal.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Spring
  • CRM 715 Leadership and Management in Criminal Justice

    Prerequisite: admission to the MS in Criminology and Criminal Justice; or Criminal Justice Leadership and Management certificate program; or Master of Professional Studies program with the Criminal Justice option.

    This course familiarizes students with theories, issues, and innovations related to leadership and management in criminal justice settings. Students are exposed to techniques aimed at enhancing leadership and management capabilities.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Spring
  • CRM 720 Crime Theory and Policy

    Prerequisite: admission to the MS in Criminology and Criminal Justice; or Crime Prevention certificate program; or Master of Professional Studies program with the Criminal Justice option.

    This course surveys various classical and contemporary theories of lawbreaking. The relationship between criminological theory and justice system policy is emphasized. A position paper on a theoretically-driven policy is required.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Fall
  • CRM 728 The Ethics of Justice

    The emphasis for this course is on ethical leadership and decision-making in the criminal justice system. Students will use the knowledge they've gained over their academic careers to critically analyze and discuss topics in criminology and criminal justice. The course will begin by examining ethical systems that can be used to justify and direct ethical judgement. Following this, ethical issues in policing, courts, corrections, and social science research will be discussed and debated.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 730 Juvenile Justice

    This course aims to stimulate and facilitate critical and reflective thought regarding the legitimacy and effectiveness of juvenile justice policy and practice in the United States. Students analyze the mission and goals of juvenile justice systems, organizational design and managerial and staff roles, contemporary policies and programs, and methods of performance evaluation in juvenile agencies.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 740 Foundations of Homeland Defense and Security

    This course provides an overview of homeland security and defense undertaken in the United States since September 11, 2001. The course provides students with the generally accepted knowledge required of homeland security professionals.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 741 Cybercrime and Cyber Terrorism

    This course provides an in depth analysis of differences between cyber terrorism and cybercrime and the motivations that drive cyber criminals and terrorists. It also examines emerging strategies used by law enforcement and the private sector to respond to cyber attacks.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Summer, Upon demand
  • CRM 745 Topics in Homeland Defense and Security

    A comprehensive and integrated homeland security and defense strategy must also include the full range of elected officials, first responders, the human, animal and plant health communities, business and our citizens. This course will examine the application, progress and problems of the development and implementation of a homeland security/defense strategy.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 746 Global Criminology

    This course explores how the traditional field of criminology is being transformed by forces of globalization.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 747 Policing Terrorism

    This course examines the role of law enforcement in counter terrorism efforts in the United States. It explores law enforcement responses to terrorism from a critical, best-practices perspective and addresses controversial strategies employed by enforcement agencies responding to terrorism within the context of a democratic government.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 750 Contemporary Issues in Policing

    This course is a critical examination of contemporary issues in policing and considers the role of police, theories related to policing, police operations and strategies, public views about police, and outcomes of policing in the U.S.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 751 Applied Evidence-Based Practice in Policing

    This course examines the merits and limitations of research-informed policies and techniques utilized by law enforcement agencies to increase public safety and reduce crime. Topics will include hot spot policing, broken windows policing, CPTED, modern technological applications, focused deterrence strategies, predictive policing, problem-oriented policing, community policing, and other relevant evidence-based practices in policing.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Spring
  • CRM 765 Legal Issues in Criminal Justice

    This course introduces the student to the role of law and courts in the criminal justice system, with a particular focus on the relationship of the law to police investigatory procedures. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of the United States Supreme Court in interpreting the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments. Current legal issues in criminal justice will also be examined.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 770 Correctional Theory and Practice

    This course examines social control responses to lawbreakers including the exploration of classical and contemporary theories and philosophies that have guided American correctional policy, both institutional and community based. Management implications related to policy are addressed.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 771 Contemporary Issues in Community Corrections

    This course examines modern issues, problems, and practices facing the community corrections profession. A special emphasis is placed on exploring the challenges of interacting with specific types of offender populations, including mental health, substance abuse, and domestic violence offenders, in community and treatment contexts.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Spring
  • CRM 772 Applied Evidence-Based Practices in Community Corrections

    This course reviews a range of research-informed policies, programs, and practices delivered to offenders in correctional settings to improve supervision and reduce recidivism. In addition to coverage of the relevant literatures, the course emphasizes hands-on applications of evidence-based practices through a variety of active-learning exercise.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Fall
  • CRM 773 Offender Thinking and Decision-making

    This course explores how criminal offenders process and prioritize information when they encounter opportunities to violate supervision conditions and commit crime. Beliefs, values, and attitudes used to rationalize criminal behavior are also examined.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Spring
  • CRM 777 Crime Prevention in the Modern Age

    This course will be a survey of crime prevention methods and the theories associated with them. Particular emphasis will be placed on deterrence and routine activities. Students will use such theories to analyze past and present methods for crime prevention and the reasons behind their successes or failures. Research and policies for crime prevention will also be examined for both public and private industries.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 780 Gangs and Gang Policy

    This course explores the nature and scope of street gangs and critically analyzes gang-control policies and programs. A variety of gang-related issues are discussed, including the problems inherent in defining the term "gang," the historical development and organizational structure of gangs, and gang origination, persistence, desistence, prevalence, and migration. In addition, proposed solutions to gang problems are analyzed by examining such policies and programs as gang databases, gang prosecution units, gang enhancement statues, and civil injunctions.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 785 U.S. Drug Control Policy

    This course provides a historical overview of the formulation, implementation and evaluation of U.S. drug control policy. The focus is on critically reviewing the cultural, social and political forces that have shaped our nation's drug control policies and assessing the research that has been conducted to evaluate the effects of such policies. Topics to be examined include prohibition, interdiction, eradication, legalization, law enforcement and military responses, effects on the criminal justice system, treatment, education and prevention.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Upon demand
  • CRM 790 Graduate Practicum in Criminology

    Prerequisite: permission of instructor.

    Faculty supervised experience in a criminology-related agency. Students are expected to work 45 hours in the agency for each credit hour. The practicum includes academic reflection on work experience at the agency. May be repeated to a maximum of six hours.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    1-6Upon demand
  • CRM 796 Independent Study in Criminology and Criminal Justice

    Prerequisite: admission to the MS in Criminology and Criminal Justice or the Master of Professional Studies program with the Criminal Justice option; and permission of instructor.

    Faculty supervised independent research directed by a member of the department graduate faculty. May be repeated to a maximum of six hours when the topic varies.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    1-6Upon demand
  • CRM 797 Policy Analysis Capstone

    Prerequisite: completion of 27 hours in the MS in Criminology and Criminal Justice program, including the completion or concurrent enrollment in CRM 701, CRM 705, CRM 715 and CRM 720; and permission of a graduate faculty member.

    This capstone experience requires an in-depth analysis of a specific criminal justice policy with an emphasis on demonstrating an understanding of the policy (including its historical background and current applications), specifying strengths and weaknesses, and offering suggestions for future research and improvement of the policy. This course should be taken the last semester of coursework.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Fall, Spring
  • CRM 798 Thesis I

    Prerequisite: completion of or concurrent enrollment in CRM 701, CRM 705, CRM 715, and CRM 720; and permission of graduate thesis committee following the successful defense of an initial concept paper.

    This phase of the thesis process requires the completion and successful defense of a thesis prospectus, including statement of the problem, literature review, and methodology sections.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Fall, Spring
  • CRM 799 Thesis II

    Prerequisite: completion of or concurrent enrollment in CRM 701, CRM 705, CRM 715 and CRM 720; and approval of thesis prospectus by the student's thesis committee.

    This phase of the thesis process calls for the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data and the development of final conclusions and implications. The final product must be successfully defended in front of the thesis committee.

    Credit hoursLecture contact hoursLab contact hoursTypically offered
    330Fall, Spring