Study the criminal justice system through legal and political lenses, examining the nature, causes and impact of crime. Students learn through courses taught by experienced faculty, and in fieldwork opportunities, to improve their listening, speaking, writing, analytical and evaluative skills. They graduate prepared to work in law enforcement, corrections and the courts.
Programs
- Crime Analysis, Undergraduate Certificate
- Criminal Justice and Criminology, BS
- Criminal Justice and Criminology, BS: Crime Analysis
- Criminal Justice and Criminology, Minor
- Criminal Justice and Criminology, MS
- Criminal Justice and Criminology, MS/Public Administration, MPA
- Criminal Justice and Criminology, MS/Social Welfare, PhD
- Criminal Justice and Criminology, MS/Social Work, MSW
- Criminal Justice and Criminology, MS: Crime Analytics
- Cyber Crime Forensics, Graduate Certificate (Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, Department of Criminal Justice)
- Death Investigation, Undergraduate Certificate (Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, Department of Criminal Justice)
- Forensic Science, Undergraduate Certificate (Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, Department of Criminal Justice)
- Forensic Toxicology, Undergraduate Certificate (Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, Department of Criminal Justice)
Criminal Justice & Criminology Courses
CRM JST 105 Orientation for Social Welfare Students
CRM JST 110 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CRM JST 208 College of Community Engagement and Professions Internship Course
CRM JST 271 Introduction to Policing
CRM JST 273 Introduction to Corrections
CRM JST 275 Introduction to Criminal Courts
CRM JST 281 Dead Men Do Tell Tales: An Introduction to Forensic Science
CRM JST 285 Medicolegal Death Investigation
CRM JST 291 Current Issues in Criminal Justice:
CRM JST 297 Study Abroad:
CRM JST 300 Criminal Process
CRM JST 301 Criminal Law
CRM JST 304 Gangs and Organized Crime
CRM JST 305 Criminological Theory and Policy
CRM JST 310 Race, Crime, and Criminal Justice
CRM JST 311 Field Experience Practicum
CRM JST 340 Policing the Streets
CRM JST 350 White Collar Crime
CRM JST 370 Criminal Justice Administration
CRM JST 380 Victimology
CRM JST 385 Women and Criminal Justice
CRM JST 386 Criminal Intelligence
CRM JST 410 Comparative Criminal Justice
CRM JST 416 Intimate Partner Violence
CRM JST 420 Violence and the Criminal Justice System
CRM JST 421 Cybercrime
CRM JST 421G Cybercrime
CRM JST 422 Cyber Crime, Law & Public Policy
CRM JST 422G Cyber Crime, Law & Public Policy
CRM JST 423 Investigating the Dark Web
CRM JST 423G Investigating the Dark Web
CRM JST 424 Sex Crimes, Human Trafficking, and the Internet
CRM JST 424G Sex Crimes, Human Trafficking, and the Internet
CRM JST 430 Punishment
CRM JST 460 The Federal System: Law Enforcement, Courts, and Corrections
CRM JST 480 Criminal Evidence and Investigation
CRM JST 480G Criminal Evidence and Investigation
CRM JST 481 Criminalistics
CRM JST 490 Drugs, Crime and Criminal Justice
CRM JST 490G Drugs, Crime and Criminal Justice
CRM JST 497 Study Abroad:
CRM JST 497G Study Abroad:
CRM JST 510 Introduction to Crime Analysis
CRM JST 520 Analysis Oriented Technology: Spatial Data Analysis; Crime Mapping; ArcGIS
CRM JST 520G Analysis Oriented Technology: Spatial Data Analysis; Crime Mapping; ArcGIS
CRM JST 530 Data Driven Policing Strategies and Police Intelligence
CRM JST 585 Internship in Forensic Toxicology
CRM JST 589 Internship in Death Investigation
CRM JST 591 Senior Thesis
CRM JST 592 Critical Issues in Criminal Justice:
CRM JST 594 Internship in Forensic Science
CRM JST 599 Independent Reading
CRM JST 662 Methods of Social Welfare Research
CRM JST 663 Criminal Justice Capstone Seminar
CRM JST 671 Juvenile Justice
CRM JST 671G Juvenile Justice
CRM JST 680 Jails
CRM JST 680G Jails
CRM JST 713 Measuring Crime & Analyzing Crime Data
CRM JST 716 Advanced Analytic Techniques for Crime Analysts
CRM JST 743 Proseminar: Administration of Criminal Justice Systems
CRM JST 756 Proseminar: Analysis of Criminal Justice Research
CRM JST 773 Criminological Perspectives
CRM JST 775 Race, Crime and Criminal Justice
CRM JST 783 Data Mining and Predictive Modeling for Crime Analytics
CRM JST 795 Issues in Law Enforcement Practice and Policy
CRM JST 810 Police Administration
CRM JST 820 Police and the Multicultural Community
CRM JST 830 Intervention Strategies for Correctional Clients
CRM JST 840 Philosophical Foundations of Policing
CRM JST 850 Issues in Correctional Practice and Policy
CRM JST 910 Methods and Practice Capstone for Crime Analysts
CRM JST 920 Criminal Justice Masters Capstone Seminar
CRM JST 970 Readings in Criminal Justice Research:
CRM JST 990 Thesis or Research Project
CRM JST 999 Independent Reading in Criminal Justice
Name | Rank | Degree | School | Graduate Faculty | Emeritus Faculty |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steven G. Brandl | Professor Emeritus | PhD | Michigan State University | No | Yes |
Ruben Burgos | Senior Lecturer | No | No | ||
Danielle Romain Dagenhardt | Associate Professor | PhD | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Yes | No |
Tina Freiburger | Dean and Professor | PhD | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | Yes | No |
Travis Guy | Lecturer | No | No | ||
Kimberly Hassell | Associate Professor | PhD | University of Nebraska-Omaha | Yes | No |
Rebecca Konkel | Associate Professor | PhD | Georgia State University | Yes | No |
Thomas LeBel | Associate Professor | PhD | SUNY - Albany | Yes | No |
Theodore Lentz | Assistant Professor | PhD | University of Missouri-St. Louis | Yes | No |
Leon Sawh | Visiting Professor | PhD, MPH | University of Massachusetts-Lowell | No | No |
Alyssa Sheeran | Assistant Professor | PhD | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Yes | No |
Stan Stojkovic | Professor Emeritus | PhD | Michigan State University | No | Yes |