Criminal Justice

Professors: Douglas Challenger
Associate Professors: Jefferson Allen, Jean Dawson, Allan Rachlin
Assistant Professor: Johnna Pike

A Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in Criminal Justice for online and traditional students.

An Associate of Arts degree is offered in Criminal Justice for online students.

A minor is offered in Criminal Justice.

The mission of the Criminal Justice program is to produce graduates who have demonstrated competency in administration of justice, corrections, criminological theory, law adjudications, law enforcement, research and analytic methods, and the appropriate skills needed to utilize and apply this understanding. Our Criminal Justice faculty are committed to providing students with a quality liberal arts education and with the knowledge necessary to enter the areas of policing, courts, and corrections. The curriculum provides a theoretical foundation of the discipline, combined with an understanding of social science methodologies as they apply to criminal justice. Major attention is given to the career roles, social interaction and social forces that contribute to social order, conflict and social change.

The goals of the Franklin Pierce Criminal Justice program are for students to develop a sociological understanding of crime and the workings of the criminal justice system; learn to critically analyze the operation of criminal justice in the United States; and become literate and trained in contemporary social scientific methods of data collection and analysis. Students will strengthen their speaking, writing, and presentation skills. Students will be encouraged to rethink current criminal justice policies and be actively engaged in positive reform of the system (Praxis) when they enter into their professional careers.

Major Requirements

In addition to all graduation requirements, the following courses must be completed successfully to fulfill the major requirements:

CJ101 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CJ201 Police Work
CJ210 Courts and Criminal Procedure
CJ221 Corrections
CJ345 Criminology
CJ470 Senior Criminal Justice Seminar
SO101 Introduction to Sociology
SO205 Race and Ethnicity in Society
SO318 Social Science Research Methods
SO321 Social Science Computer Skills

Four of the following Criminal Justice electives:
CJ203 Juvenile Justice
CJ301 Criminal Investigation and Evidence
CJ310 Community Corrections
CJ330 Special Topics in Criminal Justice
CJ340 Gender, Race, and Crime
CJ400 Rehabilitation of the Offender
CJ410 Criminal Law
CJ420 White Collar Crime
CJ430 Victimology
CJ495 Internship in Criminal Justice
CJ499 Independent Study in Criminal Justice
SO350 Law and Society
**Alternate elective courses in Anthropology, Political Science or Psychology may be substituted by permission of the department.

Minor Requirements (21 credits)
CJ101 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CJ201 Police Work
CJ210 Courts and Criminal Procedures

CJ221 Corrections
SO101 Introduction to Sociology
CJ ____ Elective course at the 300-or 400-level
CJ ____ Elective course at the 300-or 400-level

Recommended Curriculum Guide – Criminal Justice

First Year
*Fall Semester*		*Credits*	*Spring Semester*		*Credits*
CJ101	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3	CJ201 or CJ221	Police Work or Corrections	3
SO101	Introduction to Sociology	3	SO205	Race and Ethnicity in Society	3
GLE101	First Year Inquiry Seminar	3	_______	GLE Math or GLE Elective	3
GLE110	First-Year Composition	3	_______	GLE Elective	3
_______	GLE Math or GLE Elective	3	_______	GLE Elective	3
	Total	15		Total	15
Second Year
*Fall Semester*		*Credits*	*Spring Semester*		*Credits*
CJ201 or CJ221	Police Work or Corrections	3	CJ___	Criminal Justice Elective	3
CJ210	Courts and Criminal Procedure	3	SO321	Social Science Computer Skills	1
______	GLE Lab Science I	4	GLE230	Second-Year Composition	4
______	GLE Elective	3	______	GLE Lab Science II	3
______	GLE Elective	3	______	GLE Elective	3
	Total	16		Total	14
Third Year
*Fall Semester*		*Credits*	*Spring Semester*		*Credits*
SO318	Social Science Research Methods	3	CJ345	Criminology	3
______	GLE Elective	3	CJ___	Criminal Justice Elective	3
______	Elective*	3	______	Elective*	3
______	Elective	3	______	Elective	3
______	Elective	3	______	Elective	3
	Total	15		Total	15
Fourth Year
*Fall Semester*		*Credits*	*Spring Semester*		*Credits*
CJ___	Criminal Justice Elective	3	CJ470	Senior Criminal Justice Seminar	3
CJ___	Criminal Justice Elective	3	______	Elective*	3
______	Elective*	3	______	Elective	3
______	Elective	3	______	Elective	3
______	Elective	3	______	Elective	3
	Total	15		Total	15
				Total Credits	120

*One or more additional electives may be needed to fulfill general education requirements. See General and Liberal Education (GLE).

Accelerated 3 Year Criminal Justice Curriculum

First Year
*Fall Semester*		*Credits*	*Spring Semester*		*Credits*
CJ101	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3	CJ201 or CJ221	Police Work or Corrections	3
GLE101	First Year Inquiry Seminar	3	GLE120	First Year Composition II	3
GLE110	First-Year Composition	3	______	General Education Math or General Education Elective	3
_______	General Education Math or General Education Elective	3	______	GLE Elective	3
SO101	Introduction to Sociology	3	SO205	Race and Ethnic Relations	3
			SO321	Social Science Computer Skills	1
	Total	15		Total	16
*Summer Term 1*		*Credits*	*Summer Term 2*		*Credits*
______	GLE Elective	3	______	Elective	3
	Total	3		Total	3
Second Year
*Fall Semester*		*Credits*	*Spring Semester*		*Credits*
CJ201 or CJ221	Police Work or Corrections	3	SO318	Social Science Research Methods	3
CJ210	Courts and Criminal Procedure	3	______	CJ Elective	3
______	General Education Lab Science I	4	______	General Education Lab Science II	4
______	GLE Elective	3	______	GLE Elective	3
______	GLE Elective	3	______	GLE Elective	3
	Total	16		Total	16
*Summer Term 1*		*Credits*	*Summer Term 2*		*Credits*
______	Elective*	3	______	Elective	3
______	Elective**	3
	Total	6		Total	3
Third Year
*Fall Semester*		*Credits*	*Spring Semester*		*Credits*
CJ345	Criminology	3	CJ470	Senior Criminal Justice Seminar	3
______	CJ Elective	3	CJ___	Criminal Justice Elective	3
______	Elective	3	______	Elective*	3
______	Elective	3	______	Elective	3
______	Elective	3	______	Elective	3
	Total	15		Total	15
*Summer Term 1*		*Credits*	*Summer Term 2*		*Credits*
______	CJ Internship (1-15 credits)	3	______	Elective	3
______	Elective	3	______	Elective	3
			______	Elective	3
	Total	6		Total	9
				Total Credits	120

*Summer course can be substituted with Internship, training academy courses or CLA credits.

Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice (CJ)
In addition to all graduation requirements, the following requirements must be completed successfully to complete the degree:

General and Liberal Education Core Requirements
GLE103 Career Image, Planning, and Management
GLE110 First-Year Composition
GLE230 Second-Year Composition
______ Mathematics Core Elective
______ Natural Science Core Elective I
______ Natural Science Core Elective II
One course from two of the following areas:
One 100-200-level Social Science
One 100-200-level Humanities
One 100-200-level Art and Design

Major Requirements
CJ101 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CJ201 Police Work
CJ203 Juvenile Justice
PA209 Ethical Reasoning
SO101 Introduction to Sociology
SO205 Race and Ethnicity in Society
SO318 Social Science Research Methods

General Electives
13 – 19 credits depending on course selection

Criminal Justice