Principles of Criminology & Criminal Justice
University of Alabama
This course presents an overview of the criminal justice system and social control, from policing to trials and sentencing policy. Among other topics, students will discuss tough on crime policies, drug treatment courts, the War on Terrorism, the politics of crime and crime control, the punishment of sex offenders and its implications for public safety, rules of evidence, prison riots, and the death penalty.
Credits
3 credits
Course Code
CJ 102
Prerequisites, corequisites, and courses that build on this one
Required For
Courses that require this course as a prerequisite
- CJ 4991 credits
Independent Study In CJ
- CJ 4903 credits
Special Topics in Criminal Justice
- CJ 4833 credits
Law And Society PWES, W
- CJ 4703 credits
Mass Incarceration
- CJ 4613 credits
Criminal Law II
- CJ 4603 credits
Criminal Law I
- CJ 4533 credits
Atavistic Criminology
- CJ 4403 credits
Seminar in Juvenile Delinquency
- CJ 4373 credits
Victimology
- CJ 4363 credits
Gangs
- CJ 4353 credits
Global Perspectives on Crime and Justice PWGE, USGC
- CJ 4303 credits
Drugs, Crime, and Policy
- CJ 4283 credits
Human Trafficking
- CJ 4273 credits
Homicide
- CJ 4263 credits
White Collar Crime
- CJ 4253 credits
Domestic Violence
- CJ 4243 credits
Hate Crimes
- CJ 4223 credits
Terrorism
- CJ 4213 credits
Forensic Science
- CJ 4203 credits
Seminar In Law Enforcement
- CJ 4093 credits
Women, Law, and Incarceration
- CJ 4083 credits
Gendered Justice and the Death Penalty
- CJ 4063 credits
History of Crime and Justice PWGE, W
- CJ 3951 credits
Internship
- CJ 3903 credits
Special Topics
- CJ 3813 credits
Statistics
- CJ 3803 credits
Research Methods
- CJ 3103 credits
CJ Career Planning
- CJ 3053 credits
Social Inequality in the Criminal Justice System PWES, W
- CJ 3043 credits
Gender and Crime PWES, W
- CJ 3033 credits
Race, Ethnicity, and Crime PWES, W
- CJ 3003 credits
Survey Criminal Theories