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Term: Fall 2013

AZTransfer SUN courses only

CCJ 101 - Introduction To Crime And Justice: Introduces the branches of the U.S. justice system and the policies, processes, controversies, and challenges facing the justice system in the global world. Letter grade only.
CCJ 199 - Special Topics: Foundations of intellectual inquiry. In-depth study of substantive problem. Letter grade only. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.
CCJ 210 - Courts And Justice: Explores the structure, functions, and organization of courts; judicial procedures; legal actors; and the conflicts that shape the practice of justice. Letter grade only.
CCJ 215 - Crime, Justice, And The Media: Introduces social science methods for media analysis and examines the interactions between media, crime, and public policy. Letter grade only.
CCJ 220 - Law Enforcement Systems: Examines the structure, roles, and processes of American law enforcement at federal, state, and local levels and current issues affecting police. Letter grade only.
CCJ 240 - Corrections: Surveys correctional strategies with special attention given to theories of punishment; management of criminal offenders in the criminal justice system, and assessment of rehabilitation strategies. Letter grade only.
CCJ 250 - Criminology: Theoretical explanations of the nature and patterns of crime and justice, the development of criminological theory; and analysis of crime control, social control, and social policy implications. Letter grade only.
CCJ 270 - Criminal Law: Examines common law and statutory criminal offenses, general principles of criminal responsibility, and elements of crimes and powers of courts. Letter grade only.
CCJ 275 - Criminal Procedure And Constitutional Rights: Examines constitutional and statutory provisions covering arrest, investigation, search and seizure, and legal rights. Letter grade only.
CCJ 299 - Special Topics: In-depth study of an aspect, concept, or problem. Letter grade only. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.
CCJ 301 - Critical Perspectives On Justice Policy: This course provides a critical exploration of the contours of contemporary justice policy focused on understanding the complexities and realities of justice policy in a changing and interconnected world. Letter grade only.
CCJ 312 - Environmental Crime: Examines laws and legal strategies designed to protect environmental quality; explores varieties of environmental crimes and associated problems of control. Letter grade only.
CCJ 314 - Hollywood And The Social Construction Of Crime And Justice: Analyses movie constructions of crime and justice, and investigates the dominant images and messages prevalent in American crime cinema. 3 hrs. lecture, 1 hr. lab. Letter grade only.
CCJ 315 - Comparative Justice Systems: Compares Asian, African, and European cultures with respect to differences in their concepts of justice and mechanisms for achieving justice. Letter grade only.
CCJ 325 - Drug Issues And The Law: Examines theories and research related to causes and consequences of illegal drug usage and its effect on the justice system. Letter grade only.
CCJ 331 - Justice System Administration: Explores traditional and modern theories of organizations, administration, management, and leadership. Applies organizational theories to the administration of police agencies, courts, and correctional institutions. Letter grade or pass-fail.
CCJ 333 - Discretion And Decision-making: Examines models and concepts that explain, critique, and improve the exercise of discretion and the decision-making process in criminal justice. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: 6 hours of CCJ coursework.
CCJ 340 - White Collar And Corporate Crime: Examines crime by and against businesses and explores problems in the prevention and prosecution of white-collar crime. Letter grade only.
CCJ 341 - Political Crime: Examines crimes committed by and against governments and explores the national and international prospects for controlling political crime. Letter grade only.
CCJ 345 - Human & Cultural Relationships: Letter grade only.
CCJ 345W - Investigating Difference: Explores the development and effects of categories of difference and inequality on patterns of crime and victimization, and the meaning and practice of justice. This course fulfills NAU's junior-level writing requirement. Letter grade only.
CCJ 350 - Violent Crime: Examines patterns of violent crime. Explores theory and research related to the causes and control of violent crime. Letter grade only.
CCJ 355 - Research Methods In Criminology And Criminal Justice: Explores ways of knowing, quantitative and qualitative research strategies, and interpretation of research related to the study of crime and criminal justice. Cross-listed with PAS 355. Letter grade only.
CCJ 360 - Women, Crime, And Justice: Analyzes women offenders, victims, and professionals in the criminal justice system, with emphasis on changing sex roles. Letter grade only.
CCJ 360H - Women, Crime, And Justice - Honors: Analyzes women offenders, victims, and professionals in the criminal justice system, with emphasis on changing sex roles. Letter grade only.
CCJ 380 - Law In America: Theoretical study of sources of law; issues in the implementation of law; assessment of effects of law in American society. Letter grade only.
CCJ 385 - Security In A Globalized World: This course explores how security in a globalized world impacts justice practice and policy. It provides a criminological framework for critical examination of the latest trends shaping the "new paradigm" of global security, including the war on terror and the increased securitization of criminal justice. Letter grade only.
CCJ 389 - Cooperative Education: Individualized preplanned cooperative employment experience related to your field of study or career objectives. Pass-fail only. No repeat limit. Course fee required.
CCJ 390 - Criminal Investigation: Examines use and analysis of evidence; legal aspects of investigative techniques; role of behavioral sciences in investigation. Letter grade only.
CCJ 395 - Borders, Immigration, And Human Rights: Examines the legal, historical, sociopolitical, human rights, and justice policy issues associated with the creation and enforcement of national and regional borders designed to control migration and other human population movements. Letter grade only.
CCJ 399 - Special Topics: In-depth study of an aspect, concept, or problem within a program of study. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units. Letter grade only.
CCJ 408 - Internship: Supervised field experience in an appropriate agency or organization. Up to 6 hours may be applied to criminal justice elective requirements. Department consent required. Pass-fail only. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 units. Course fee required.
CCJ 410 - Youth, Crime, And Justice: Nature, extent, and causes of delinquency; history, philosophy, and operation of juvenile justice, including police, courts, and corrections. Letter grade only.
CCJ 410H - Youth, Crime, And Justice - Honors: Nature, extent, and causes of delinquency; history, philosophy, and operation of juvenile justice, including police, courts, and corrections. Letter grade only.
CCJ 415 - Crime, Justice And Native Americans: Overview of crime, justice processes, and alternative approaches to justice as they relate to Native Americans. Letter grade only.
CCJ 415H - Crime, Justice And Native Americans - Honors: Overview of crime, justice, processes, and alternative approaches to justice as they relate to Native Americans. Letter grade only.
CCJ 422 - Power, Control, And Justice: Examines how the justice system incorporates both cultural and institutional mechanisms of power and influence to shape the social construction of crime, the enforcement of laws, and legal and popular understandings of justice. Letter grade only.
CCJ 425 - Domestic Violence And Criminal Justice: Social and historical analysis of domestic violence and the criminal justice response to that violence. Letter grade only.
CCJ 450 - Values Criminal Just: Letter grade only.
CCJ 450C - Dilemmas In Justice: Examines value dilemmas encountered by criminal justice practitioners: discretion, deception, deadly force, punishment, and social justice. Letter grade only.
CCJ 460 - Topics In Gender And Justice: Examines the interconnections between gender and criminal justice. Course content will vary, and may include Women in Prison, Feminist Theories and Methods, Third World Women and Crime, Sexualities and Justice. Letter grade only. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.
CCJ 460H - Topics In Gender And Justice - Honors: Examines the interconnections between gender and criminal justice. Course content will vary, and may include Women in Prison, Feminist Theories and Methods, Third World Women and Crime, Sexualities and Justice. Letter grade only. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.
CCJ 466 - Legislative Internship: Supervised internship in the Arizona Legislature during spring term. Students are selected on a competitive basis, and you must apply during the fall term. (To be eligible, you must be a candidate for a bachelor's degree, have completed all lower-division requirements, and have attained senior status at the end of the fall term preceding the internship.) Course enrollment is handled by the associate provost for academic administration after the legislature has made its final selection. Department consent required. Pass-fail only. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 units; not the same subject.
CCJ 475C - Global Justice: Examines the causes and consequences of transnational crime, analyzes modern global crime control techniques and institutions, and explores existing and developing strategies to achieve global justice. Letter grade only.
CCJ 480C - Contemporary Issues In Criminal Justice: Examines current issues in crime and criminal justice. Letter grade only. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units, as topics change.
CCJ 485 - Undergraduate Research: Original research under the supervision of a research adviser. Department consent required. Letter grade or pass-fail. May be repeated for up to 12 units of credit.
CCJ 495 - Wrongful Conviction: Analysis of criminal procedures leading to the wrongful conviction of alleged offenders. Substantive material covers police and prosecutorial misconduct; false eyewitness ID; false confessions; junk science; snitch testimony; and indigent defense. Letter grade only.
CCJ 497 - Independent Study: Individualized approach to selected topics by guided reading and critical evaluation. Department consent required. Letter grade or pass-fail. No repeat limit.
CCJ 499 - Contemporary Developments: Examines recent trends and investigations in a selected area of a particular major field of study. Letter grade only. No repeat limit.
CCJ 515 - World Indigenous People And Justice: Seminar presents an overview of justice processes, trends, and issues as they relate to indigenous peoples. Letter grade only.
CCJ 530 - Schools, Youth, And Violence: Focuses on schools and critically explores the problem of youth violence. Letter grade only.
CCJ 532 - Feminist Justice: Explores the relationship between feminism and the practice of justice. Letter grade only.
CCJ 532H - Feminist Justice - Honors: Explores the relationship between feminism and the practice of justice. Letter grade only.
CCJ 545 - Ethnicity, Race, And Justice: Explores the disparate experiences of ethnic and racial minorities within the criminal justice system, with emphasis on the raced nature of contemporary criminal justice policies. Letter grade only.
CCJ 545H - Ethnicity, Race, And Justice - Honors: Explores the disparate experiences of ethnic and racial minorities within the criminal justice system, with emphasis on the raced nature of contemporary criminal justice policies. Letter grade only.
CCJ 566 - Legislative Internship: Supervised internship in the Arizona Legislature during spring semester. You must apply during the fall semester; selection is competitive, and you must be a candidate for a graduate degree. Registration is handled by the internship coordinator after the legislature has made its final selection. Department consent required. May be repeated for credit. Pass-fail only.
CCJ 597 - Reading For Comprehensive Exam: Preparation for comprehensive examination. Pass-Fail only.
CCJ 599 - Contemporary Developments: Examines recent trends and investigations in a selected area of a particular field of study. May be offered no more than three times before being submitted for a permanent course number. May be repeated for credit. Letter grade only.
CCJ 605 - Criminology Theory: Classical and contemporary theories of definitions, correlates, and causes of crime; relationship of criminological theory to justice system policy. Letter grade only.
CCJ 606 - Research Methods For Criminology: Explores the role of the quantitative paradigm in criminal justice; examines modes of inquiry and proposal development in criminal justice. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: undergraduate research methods course
CCJ 610 - Qualitative Research: Characteristics, applications, and implications of qualitative research methods in criminal justice; comparison of positivist and interpretive forms of qualitative research. Cross-listed with SOC 654. Letter grade only.
CCJ 614 - Research Statistics: Quantitative research methodology techniques for survey data management and analysis. Emphasizes linear multivariate statistical techniques. Cross-listed with SOC 655. Letter grade only.
CCJ 616 - Human Rights And Transnational Justice: Examines how conceptions and institutions for the promotion of human rights have shaped justice practices with particular attention to problems of justice resulting from economic globalization. Letter grade only.
CCJ 617 - Issues In Transnational Crime: Explores a current issue or controversy in the areas of transnational crime, international law, and/or human rights. Possible topics include Comparative Perspectives on Crime and Culture, Terrorism and Security, Genocide, State Crime, Transnational Crime and Globalization; Immigration, Borders and National Security. May be repeated for up to 6 units of credit. Letter grade only.
CCJ 618 - Issues In Communities And Justice: Explores a current issue or controversy in the area of communities and justice. Possible topics include Domestic Violence, Victimology, Community Corrections, and Restorative Justice. May be repeated for up to 6 units of credit. Letter grade only.
CCJ 619 - Issues In Law, Policy And Social Change: Explores a particular issue or controversy in the areas of law, jurisprudence or justice policy. Possible topics include: Law and Society; Social Movements and Social Justice; Wrongful Conviction; Constitutional Law and Criminal Procedure; Jurisprudence and Justice. May be repeated for up to 6 units of credit. Letter grade only.
CCJ 620 - Criminal Justice Process And Policy: Analyses justice processes in major system components of police, courts, and corrections; interactions between criminal justice process and policy. Letter grade only.
CCJ 625 - Power, Discipline, And Justice: Examines formal and informal uses of power and discipline in the social construction and control of crime, and the pursuit of justice, with particular emphasis on culture, law, policing, and punishment. Letter grade only.
CCJ 628 - Youth And Justice: Explores the connections between notions of justice, conceptions of youth, and elements of juvenile authority. Policy choices and issues and their contexts will be examined. Letter grade only.
CCJ 635 - Critical Issues In Policing: History and theory of the relationship between policing and society; examines contemporary patterns of public and private policing. Letter grade only.
CCJ 638 - Sentencing And Corrections: Examines sentencing and corrections in historical, ideological, and social contexts. Addresses sentencing reform, alternatives to punishment, and the intersection of punishment with diversity. Letter grade only.
CCJ 652 - Corporate Crime: Nature, extent, costs, and social consequences of crimes by economic institutions; strategies and limitations in the control of economic deviance. Letter grade only.
CCJ 654 - Inequality, Crime, And Criminal Justice: Relationship between social inequality, crime, and crime control; differential treatment by gender, race, ethnicity, and class in the justice system. Letter grade only.
CCJ 675 - Legal Liability In Criminal Justice: History of rights litigation against criminal justice agencies; case studies; reduction of liability through education, training, selection, and supervision. Letter grade only.
CCJ 677 - Criminal Justice Organizations And Personnel: Investigates criminal justice organizations from a social organizational systems perspective, including issues of personnel supervision. Letter grade only.
CCJ 685 - Graduate Research: Individualized directed research on selected topics. Pass-fail or letter grade, depending on department policy. May be repeated for up to 6 units of credit.
CCJ 688 - Teaching Criminology: Examines the opportunities, challenges and techniques associated with justice education. Particular attention is given to developing strategies for educating diverse populations and incorporating multiple viewpoints in both formal education and community learning environments through practical experience. Pass-fail only.
CCJ 694 - Teaching Criminology Practicum: Capstone writing project based on analysis of supervised experience teaching criminology/criminal justice in a university, community college, or other professional setting. Pass-fail only.
CCJ 695 - Current Topics In Criminology: Current issues in criminal justice. In-depth examination of special topics in criminal justice. Pass-fail or letter grade. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit.
CCJ 696 - Field Practicum: Supervised agency placement as a component of Internship capstone option. Pass-fail only. May be repeated for up to 6 units of credit.
CCJ 697 - Independent Study: Department Consent. Letter grade or pass-fail. May be repeated for credit.
CCJ 699 - Thesis: Individualized directed research, writing, and oral defense of selected thesis topic. Department consent required. Pass-fail only. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Admission to master's program.