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Summer 2005 Courses

Deviant and Criminal Behavior
Course: Sociology (Soc) 340/Criminal Justice Studies (CJ St) 340

Theory and research on the types of social deviance; issues relating to crime, antisocial behavior and social policies designed to control deviant behavior.
Recommended prerequisite: Soc 134 (Introduction to Sociology)
Computer requirements: e-mail and Internet access

Delivery method: online

Credit: 3 undergraduate credits
Tuition: $612
Delivery fee: $100
Computer fee applies--see table
Off-campus program: Bachelor of Liberal Studies (social sciences group of the general education requirements)
Instructor: Peter Conis, Lecturer
Texts: Siegel, Larry. Criminology. 9th ed. Thompson/Wadsworth publisher 0495042595. Access code for WebCt sold with the Siegel text.
DeLisi, Sage. 2004. Career Criminals in Society. Sage Publications/Pine Forge Press. ISBN 1412905540.

section XW
Dates: May 16-July 8
Registration deadline: May 2

section XV
Dates: June 13-August 5
Registration deadline: June 13

Introduction to the U.S. Criminal Justice System
Course: Criminal Justice Studies (CJ St) 240, section XW

Provide a systemic understanding of the enactment and enforcement of law, police organization and behavior, prosecution and defense organization and behavior, sentencing, the judiciary, intermediate sanctions, corrections, capital punishment. The role of discretion in all of these bureaucracies as well as the influences of age, gender, race, and social class on criminal justice system processes. Examine the different ways in which political orientation influences the understanding and operation of the criminal justice system. Finally, current events demonstrate the salience and enormity of criminal justice in American life.
Recommended prerequisite: Soc 134 (Introduction to Sociology)
Computer requirements: e-mail and Internet access

Dates: May
16-July 8
Delivery method: online

Credit: 3 undergraduate credits
Tuition: $612
Delivery fee: $100
Computer fee applies--see table
Off-campus program: Bachelor of Liberal Studies (social sciences group of the general education requirements or distribution area of social sciences)
Instructor: Matt DeLisi, Assistant Professor
Text: Siegel and Senna. 2005. Introduction to Criminal Justice, 10th ed. Belmont, CA: Thomson/Wadsworth. ISBN 0534274889.

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