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COUN 573: Theories of Counseling

3.00 Credits

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Intensive study of basic concepts and theoretical foundations of counseling. Emphasis is on the student's ability to conceptualize client concerns, select appropriate counseling interventions, and apply the relevant theories to classroom simulations. If prerequisite course is not meet, then concurrent registration with permission of instructor. Prerequisite: COUN 559 (Grade of C or Higher)

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CRJU 100: Introduction to Criminal Justice

3.00 Credits

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

General overview of the criminal justice system, including history, current role, developments and constitutional implications of law enforcement, describes the major agencies: police, prosecution, courts and corrections, and analyzes their interdependence.

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CRJU 221: Policing a Democracy

3.00 Credits

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Surveys the major trends and issues in law enforcement, including the historical and contemporary development of the police role in society. Analyzes police behavior and attitudes affecting their relationship with the community they serve, as well as the legal framework within which they operate. Prerequisite: CRJU 100 (Grade of C or Higher)

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CRJU 241: Survey of Corrections

3.00 Credits

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Analyzes the development of correctional practices in the handling of criminals from early to modern times. Students analyze contemporary correctional organizational structures and treatment process, as well as institutional and community-based programs, practices, innovations, and problems. Prerequisite: CRJU 100 (Grade of C or Higher)

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CRJU 261: Criminal Law and Procedure

3.00 Credits

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Comprehensive study of sources, distinctions and limitations relating to substantive and procedural criminal law; the development of the criminal law and procedure in the United States; the principles of criminal liability; the various crimes and their elements; the criteria considered in determining capacity and defenses. Emphasis on role of criminal justice personnel in the criminal law process as they perform their duties within the prescribed procedural framework. Prerequisite: CRJU 100 (Grade of C or Higher)

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CRJU 309: Theories of Crime and Crime Control

3.00 Credits

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Acquaints students with the different explanations of the origins of crime and society's ultimate reaction to it from antiquity to present. Provides a broad understanding of the relationship between theory and the behavior of criminal justice system agencies. Prerequisite: CRJU 221 (Grade of C or Higher) and CRJU 241 (Grade of C or Higher)

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CRJU 310: Research Methods

3.00 Credits

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Introduction and overview to the evaluation of information concerning criminological and criminal/juvenile justice issues. Approaching these issues from a scientific perspective, such concerns as the theory/method interaction, measurement of criminal justice concepts, and methods in conducting criminal justice/criminological research are addressed from a consumer point of view. Prerequisite: CRJU 309 (Grade of C or Higher)

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CRJU 321: Criminal Investigation

3.00 Credits

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Introduction to criminal investigation, crime scene search and recording, collection and preservation of evidence, crime scene technology, modus operandi, sources of information, interviewing and interrogation, stages of investigation, and case preparation. Prerequisite: CRJU 309 (Grade of C or Higher) or CRJU 310 (Grade of C or Higher)

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CRJU 324: Sexual Offenses and Offenders

3.00 Credits

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Sexual offenses are a specific type of offending that most citizens are aware of either through personal experience, the experiences of others, through media coverage or from word of mouth. For the purposes of this course, we will examine multiple types of sexual offending, victims and offenders, short and long-term ramifications of sexual offenses, and the legal consequences of committing a sexual offense. Prerequisite: CRJU 309 (Grade of C or Higher)

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CRJU 326: Victimology: The Victim and the Law

3.00 Credits

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

An introduction to the study of victims and the Criminal Justice system with a focus on defining victimization, treatment of victims, characteristics of victim-offender typologies, domestic violence, sexual assault, restitution, compensation, shared responsibility, and the victim rights movement. Approved elective for Disabilities Studies Minors with Departmental permission. Prerequisite: CRJU 309 (Grade of C or Higher) or CRJU 310 (Grade of C or Higher)

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