Criminal Justice Studies  {SF State Bulletin 2011 - 2012}

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Criminal Justice Studies

College of Health and Human Services

Dean: Don Taylor

 

School of Public Affairs/Public Policy
Department of Criminal Justice Studies

HSS 236
Phone: 415-405-4129
Chair: Jeff Snipes

 

Faculty:

Professor: Musheno

Associate Professors: Brown, Clavier, Garcia, Snipes

Assistant Professors: Simmons, A. Smith, Stahlkopf

Lecturers: Fischer, Gerould, Macallair, Snead, Viola, Walsh

 

Programs

B.A. in Criminal Justice Studies

Minor in Criminal Justice Studies

 


 

Program Scope

Drawing upon a rich urban environment, the multidisciplinary program in criminal justice studies explores the connections between law, crime and justice. The curriculum emphasizes critical thinking about the administration of justice, crime and delinquency, legal studies, and working with diverse communities. As part of the major, students participate in a culminating field experience at the end of their program. The program is intended for a diverse group of students whose interests range from the local to the global, from street crime to terrorism, from municipal policing to international courts.

 

Students seeking a major or minor begin with a foundation course that provides a cross-disciplinary perspective of criminal justice. Both majors and minors will pursue course work within and across four areas of emphasis within the field of criminal justice studies.

 

I. Administration of Justice. Students explore central features of criminal justice systems. Courses include treatment of distinguishing features of the U.S. criminal justice system and comparative perspectives of systems around the globe. Attention is given to recurring problems including abuse of authority, community conflict, and discrimination in case processing. Students have opportunities to learn methods and applications for studying criminal justice systems and processes.

 

II. Crime and Delinquency. Courses in this area expose students to major explanations of what brings about different forms of juvenile delinquency and adult criminality. Students have opportunities to explore biological, feminist, economic, international, psychological, racial and sociological perspectives of crime and delinquency. In addition to addressing street crime, courses are available for learning about hate crime, organized crime, terrorism, and white collar crime.

 

III. Legal Studies. Attention is given to legal doctrine relevant to criminal justice, the practice of law by criminal justice agents and the experience of law by defendants, family members and victims. Courses include distinctive disciplinary perspectives of law as well as issues faced by particular populations. Students have the opportunity to learn and apply legal analysis, including case law and development of legal briefs.

 

IV. Working with Diverse Communities. Working in the criminal justice system in any capacity requires interacting with individuals from diverse family, cultural, social and economic backgrounds. Courses in this area expose students to a deeper understanding and appreciation of individuals and groups from backgrounds other than their own. These courses help students develop communication skills to bridge cultural differences while working toward common goals related to the pursuit of social as well as criminal justice.

 

Students pursuing the major will complete their coursework with a culminating field experience.

 

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 activities, has a guest lecture program featuring criminal justice professionals, and creates a sense of community on campus.

 

Career Outlook

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 related careers in government, law and higher education. Career opportunities include those in law enforcement, diversion, crime analysis, probation, parole, corrections, juvenile justice, victim advocacy, corporate security, 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.

 

Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice Studies

Students are encouraged to take introductory courses in at least two of the following six disciplines based on their academic interests prior to entering the degree program: economics, history, international relations, political science, psychology, sociology.

 

Courses are 3 units unless otherwise indicated. On-line course descriptions are available.

 

Change of Major Applicants

Undelclared majors and students enrolled in other disciplines at SF State who have junior standing and seek to change their major to criminal justice studies must complete a minimum of 52 units with a grade of C- or better, ENG 214 (or equivalent), and one GE Segment I critical thinking course with a grade of C or better before applying for a change of major.

 

Writing Competence

Criminal justice majors who complete either C J 323 GW with a grade of C or better in fall 2010 or later, or C H 330 GW in spring 2011 or later, will have satisfied the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR).

 

Foundation Courses (7-8 units)

Course Title
C J 300 Criminal Justice: A Cross-Disciplinary Perspective (4)
C J 323 GW
    or
C J 330 GW
Ethics in Criminal Justice
 
Research Methods in Criminal Justice (4)

 

Distribution Requirements (24 - 32 units)

Select two courses from each of the four categories (I-IV) below.

 

I. Administration of Justice (6-8 units)

Course Title
C J 340 Comparative Criminal Justice (4)
C J 400 Police and Public Policy
C J 451 The Architecture of Incarceration
C J 475 Intervention Policies in Juvenile Justice
C J 480 California Corrections System
C J 525 Global Restorative Justice and Corrections
C J 530 Geographies of Social Control and Urban Diversity
PLSI 551 Judicial Process (4)
PSY 475 Psychology of Policing
SOC 455 Punishment and Social Control

 

II. Crime and Delinquency (6-8 units)

Course Title
COMM 445 Rhetoric of Terrorism (4)
COMM 449 Rhetoric of Criminality and Punishment (4)
C J 401 Criminal Profiling
C J 435/
LTNS 430 
Race, Crime and Justice
C J 452/
SOC 451 
Criminological Theory (4)
C J 461/
I R 361 
Terrorism and Covert Political Warfare (4)
C J 470/
SOC 452 
Juvenile Justice (4)
C J 485/
LTNS 485 
Latina/o Youth, Crime, and Justice
C J 520 The Construction of Crime and Justice
ECON 515 Economics of Crime and Justice
SOC 362 Social Construction of Deviance and Conformity (4)

 

III. Legal Studies (6-8 units)

Course Title
AFRS 375 Law and the Black Community
AFRS 376 Government, the Constitution, and Black Citizens
COMM 461 Issues in Free Speech (4)
C J 335 Legal Writing and Research (4)
C J 501 Criminal Law
C J 502 Criminal Procedure
C J 505/
I R 332 
International Criminal Law (4)
ECON 516 Law and Economics
GPS 375/
PHIL 375 
Peace Law and Human Rights in the U.S.
HIST 470 U.S. Constitution to 1877
HIST 471 U.S. Constitution Since 1877
PHIL 335 Law and Society
PHIL 380 Philosophy of Law
PLSI 457/
SOC 457 
Sociology of Law (4)
PLSI 552 Individual Rights and the Constitution (4)
PSY 472 Introduction to Legal Psychology
SOC 459 Criminal Law and Social Process (4)

 

IV. Working with Diverse Communities (6-8 units)

Course Title
AIS 460 Power and Politics in American Indian History
COMM 503 Gender and Communication (4)
COMM 525 Sexual Identity and Communication (4)
COMM 531 Conflict Resolution (4)
COMM 541 Intercultural Communication (4)
COMM 542 Intracultural Communication (4)
COMM 543 Dialogues Across Differences (4)
ETHS 330/
SOC 330 
Comparative Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.: Class, Gender, and Nation
ETHS 466/
PLSI 466 
Race and American Democracy (4)
ETHS 571 Women, Class, and Race
ETHS 665 Asian American Community and Public Policy
ETHS 670/
HIST 462 
Making Whites: Race-making in America
HIST 465 American Ethnic and Racial Relations II: 1890-Present
SXS 455/
S S 455 
Sex, Power and Politics
SXS 569/
PHIL 455 
Sex and the Law
PLSI 512 GW/
USP 512 GW
Urban Politics and Community Power - GWAR(4)
PSY 547 Social Conflict and Conflict Resolution
LTNS 415 Economic Progress of Latinos in the US
LTNS 470 Latina/o Immigration to the U.S.
WGS 554 Immigration and Refugee Women
WGS 570 Issues in Women and Public Policy

 

Culminating Experience (4 units)

Course Title
C J 680 Field Course in Criminal Justice (4)

Total units in Major: 35-44

Note: A total of 30 units in the major must be in upper division courses. Up to a total of six transfer units in the following Criminal Justice courses completed at a community college may be counted toward meeting distribution requirements for the major:

  1. Introduction to Criminal Justice in the “Administration of Justice“ category and/or
  2. Concepts of Criminal Law in the “Legal Studies” category. For applicable courses, go to the ASSIST website: http://www.assist.org/web-assist/welcome.html.

 

Minor in Criminal Justice Studies

Courses are 3 units unless otherwise indicated. On-line course descriptions are available.

 

Foundation Courses (4 units)

Course Title
C J 300 Criminal Justice: A Cross-Disciplinary Perspective (4)

 

Distribution Requirements (12-16 units)

Select one course from each of the four categories (I-IV) below.

 

I. Administration of Justice (3-4 units)

Course Title
C J 340 Comparative Criminal Justice
C J 400 Police and Public Policy
C J 420 Community Policing
C J 430 Women in Policing
C J 450 Jails and Prisons
C J 451 The Architecture of Incarceration
C J 460 Community Corrections and Sentencing
C J 475 Intervention Policies in Juvenile Justice
C J 480 California Corrections System
C J 525 Global Restorative Justice and Corrections
C J 530 Geographies of Social Control and Urban Diversity
PLSI 551 Judicial Process (4)
PSY 475 Psychology of Policing
SOC 455 Punishment and Social Control

 

II. Crime and Delinquency (3-4 units)

Course Title
COMM 445 Rhetoric of Terrorism (4)
COMM 449 Rhetoric of Criminality and Punishment (4)
C J 401 Criminal Profiling
C J 405 Organized Crime
C J 435/
RAZA 430
Race, Crime and Justice
C J 461/
IR 361
Terrorism and Covert Political Warfare (4)
C J 470/
SOC 452
Juvenile Justice (4)
C J 485/
LTNS 485 
Latina/o Youth, Crime, and Justice
C J 515 Extremism as Crime
C J 520 The Construction of Crime and Justice
ECON 515 Economics of Crime and Justice
SOC 362 Social Construction of Deviance and Conformity (4)
SOC 451 Criminological Theory (4)
SOC 454 White Collar Crime (4)

 

III. Legal Studies (3-4 units)

Course Title
AFRS 375 Law and the Black Community
AFRS 376 Government, the Constitution, and Black Citizens
COMM 461 Issues in Free Speech (4)
C J 335 Legal Writing and Research (4)
C J 501 Criminal Law
C J 502 Criminal Procedure
C J 505/
I R 332 
International Criminal Law (4)
ECON 516 Law and Economics
GPS 375/
PHIL 375 
Peace Law and Human Rights in the U.S.
HIST 470 U.S. Constitution to 1877
HIST 471 U.S. Constitution Since 1877
PHIL 335 Law and Society
PHIL 380 Philosophy of Law
PLSI 457/
SOC 457 
Sociology of Law (4)
PLSI 552 Individual Rights and the Constitution (4)
PLSI 561 Jurisprudence (4)
PSY 472 Introduction to Legal Psychology
SOC 459 Criminal Law and Social Process (4)

 

IV. Working with Diverse Communities (3-4 units)

Course Title
AIS 460 Power and Politics in American Indian History
COMM 503 Gender and Communication (4)
COMM 525 Sexual Identity and Communication (4)
COMM 531 Conflict Resolution (4)
COMM 541 Intercultural Communication (4)
COMM 542 Intracultural Communication (4)
COMM 543 Dialogues Across Differences (4)
ETHS 330/
SOC 330 
Comparative Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.: Class, Gender, and Nation
ETHS 466/
PLSI 466 
Race and American Democracy (4)
ETHS 571 Women, Class, and Race
ETHS 665 Asian American Community and Public Policy
ETHS 670/
HIST 462 
Making Whites: Race-making in America
HIST 465 American Ethnic and Racial Relations II: 1890-Present
SXS 455/
S S 455 
Sex, Power and Politics
SXS 569/
PHIL 455 
Sex and the Law
PLSI 512 GW/
USP 512 GW
Urban Politics and Community Power - GWAR(4)
PSY 547 Social Conflict and Conflict Resolution
LTNS 415 Economic Progress of Latinos in the US
LTNS 470 Latina/o Immigration to the U.S.
WGS 554 Immigration and Refugee Women
WGS 570 Issues in Women and Public Policy

Total Units in Minor: 16-20


Note: A total of 13 units must be upper division courses. Up to a total of 3 transfer units in Introduction to Criminal Justice or Concepts of Criminal Law completed at a California community college may be counted towards meeting requirements for the minor. For applicable courses, go to the ASSIST website: http://www.assist.org/web-assist/welcome.html .

 

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