Criminal Justice
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 |
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Fall Semester |
Credits |
Spring Semester |
Credits |
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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 |
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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 |
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Fall Semester |
Credits |
Spring Semester |
Credits |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
Course Requirements
CJ101 | Introducation to Criminal Justice |
CJ201 | Police Work |
CJ301 | Criminal Investigation & Evidence |
CJ302 | COURTS AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
CJ340 | Gender, Race, and Crime |
CJ470 | Senior Criminal Justice Seminar |
HU101 | Introduction to Human Services |
HU489 | SENIOR HUMAN SERVICE PROJECT |
HU495 | HUMAN SERVICES INTERNSHIP |
ID403 | Integration Seminar |
PS101 | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY |
PS300 | THEORIES OF INTIMATE VIOLENCE |
PS322 | SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY |
PS323 | SEMINAR ON ADDICTION |
PS330 | CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT |
PS340 | TECHNIQUES OF COUNSELING I |
PSELECT | Advisor Approved PS Elect |
PSELECT2 | Approved Psych Elective |
PSELECT3 | Approved Psych Elective |
SO101 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY |
SO205 | Race and Ethnicity in Society |
SO320 | Social Welfare Policy |
SO350 | Law in Society |
SO410 | CRIMINOLOGY |
SO421 | Inequality in Society |
SO460 | CORRECTIONS |