Criminal JusticeCriminal JusticeProfessors—Musheno, Vencill
Associate Professor—Garcia
Assistant Professors—Clavier, Smith, Snipes
Lecturer—Fischer, Walsh
B.A. in Criminal Justice
Minor in Criminal Justice
Positioned within a rich urban atmosphere, the multidisciplinary program in criminal justice explores the connections between law, crime, and justice. The curriculum emphasizes critical thinking about criminal justice systems, the administration of justice, legal studies, and the political economy. It includes a culminating field experience for majors and minors. The program is intended for a diversity of students whose interests range from the local to the global, from street crime to terrorism, from municipal policing to international courts.
Participating faculty represent a network of academic cooperation and bring a range of disciplines, professions, and fields of study to bear on criminal justice, including sociology, psychology, law, political science, ethnic studies, economics, history, philosophy, and international relations.
A network of criminal justice agencies and personnel in San Francisco and throughout the Bay Area serves as a powerful asset for students. An active Criminal Justice Student Association plans and implements community service, has a guest lecture program featuring criminal justice professionals, and creates a sense of community on campus.
Students in the criminal justice program will:
The major and minor provide training for students who anticipate they will be engaged in their communities regarding issues of crime, law, and justice as well as those seeking careers in government, law, and higher education. Career opportunities include those in law enforcement, diversion, corporate security, crime analysis, probation, parole, corrections, juvenile justice, victim advocacy, community development, and justice research. Students who intend to pursue graduate education in criminal justice, justice studies, criminology, and related fields as well as those planning to apply to law school are encouraged to consider the major and minor in criminal justice.
On-line course descriptions are available.
| Program | Units | |
| Core Requirements | ||
| CJ 300 | Criminal Justice: A Cross Disciplinary Perspective | 4 |
| Foundation—units selected from the following: | 8 | |
| CJ 330 | Heuristics in Criminal Justice (4) | |
| CJ 335 | Legal Writing and Research (4) | |
| CJ 340/IR 341 | Comparative Criminal Justice Systems (4) | |
| Political Economy—units selected from the following: | 6-8 | |
| ECON 515 | Economics of Crime and Justice | |
| ECON 516 | Law and Economics | |
| HIST 428 | History of the U.S. Since 1945 | |
| HIST 471 | U.S. Constitution Since 1877 | |
| PLSI 551 | Judicial Power in Public Policy Making (4) | |
| PLSI 552 | Individual Rights in the Constitution (4) | |
| Interdisciplinary Options—units selected from the following: | 3-4 | |
| SOC 362 | The Social Construction of Deviance and Conformity (4) |
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| SOC 451 | Criminological Theory (4) | |
| SOC 454 | White Collar Crime (4) | |
| SOC 455 | Punishment and Social Control (4) | |
| SOC/IR 457 | Sociology of Law (4) | |
| SOC 459 | Criminal Law and Social Process (4) | |
| PHIL 335 | Law and Society | |
| PHIL 380 | Philosophy of Law | |
| AIS 310 | American Indian Religion and Philosophy | |
| AAS 300 | Asian Americans in California | |
| ETHS 665 | Asian American Community and Public Policy | |
| BL S 375 | Law and the Black Community | |
| BL S 376 | Government, the Constitution, and Black Citizens | |
| RAZA 415 | Political Economy and Raza | |
| RAZA 430/CJ 435 | Race, Crime, and Justice | |
| RAZA/CJ 485 | Issues in the Criminalization of Latino Youth | |
| PSY 472 | Introduction to Legal Psychology | |
| PSY 475 | Psychology of Policing | |
| IR 360 | Intelligence and Intelligence Agencies (4) | |
| Total for core | 21-24 | |
| Administration of Justice—units selected from the following: | 8 | |
| CJ 400 | Police and Public Policy (4) | |
| CJ 401 | Criminal Profiling (4) | |
| CJ 405 | Organized Crime: A Comparative Study (4) | |
| CJ 420 | Community Policing (4) | |
| CJ 430 | Women in Policing (4) | |
| CJ 450 | Jails and Prisons (4) | |
| CJ 451 | The Architecture of Incarceration (4) | |
| CJ 460 | Community Corrections and Sentencing (4) | |
| CJ 461/IR 361 | Terrorism and Covert Political Warfare (4) | |
| CJ 470/SOC 452 | Juvenile Justice (4) | |
| Legal Studies—units selected from the following: | 8 | |
| CJ 501 | Criminal Law (4) | |
| CJ 502 | Criminal Procedure (4) | |
| CJ 505/IR 332 | International Criminal Law (4) | |
| CJ 515 | Extremism as Crime (4) | |
| CJ 520 | The Construction of Crime and Justice (4) | |
| CJ 323 | Ethics in Criminal Justice (4) | |
| Culminating Experience—units selected from the following: | 4 | |
| CJ 680 | Field Course in Criminal Justice (4) | |
| CJ 685 | Projects in the Teaching of Criminal Justice (4) | |
| CJ 699 | Special Study (1-4) | |
| Total for major | 41-44 | |
On-line course descriptions are available.
| Introduction | Units | |
| CJ 300 | Criminal Justice: A Cross Disciplinary Perspective | 4 |
| Substantive Core One course from each of the following 3 sets on advisement, with courses in at least 2 disciplines: |
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| Criminology | 4 | |
| CJ 450 | Jails and Prisons (4) | |
| SOC 362 | The Social Construction of Deviance and Conformity (4) | |
| SOC 451 | Criminological Theory (4) | |
| Legal Studies | 3-4 | |
| CJ 501 | Criminal Law (4) | |
| CJ 323 | Ethics in Criminal Justice (4) | |
| PHIL 335 | Law and Society | |
| PHIL 380 | Philosophy of Law | |
| PLSI 552 | Individual Rights in the Constitution (4) | |
| PLSI 561 | Jurisprudence (4) | |
| SOC/PLSI 457 | Sociology of Law (4) | |
| SOC 459 | Criminal Law and Social Process (4) | |
| Administration of Justice | 4 | |
| CJ 400 | Police and Public Policy (4) | |
| SOC 455 | Punishment and Social Control (4) | |
| Electives One or more related course(s), chosen on the basis of individual interests with adviser approval |
3-4 | |
| Culminating Seminar and Field Activity | ||
| CJ 680 | Field Course in Criminal Justice | 4 |
| Total | 22-24 | |