Radford University
Graduate Catalog
for 1999-2000
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Mary W. Atwell, Chairperson
Graduate Faculty
Bakhitah Abdul-Ra'uf, Mary W. Atwell, Tod W. Burke, Jack E. Call, Michael
M. Kaune, Chloe Tischler, Isaac Van Patten
GRADUATE PROGRAM
The graduate program in criminal justice allows students to prepare for
management and other careers in criminal justice and related fields. The
program is designed both to enhance student's existing capabilities and
to develop unique competencies and skills for future academic/career goals.
Students are required to complete a minimum of 36 semester hours for either
the Master of Arts or the Master of Science degree in criminal justice.
(For more information, follow the link above to the department's
Home Page.)
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- Minimum overall grade point average of 2.75
- Test score of 800 on Graduate Record Examination (verbal and analytical) if GPA is 3.0 or higher
- Test score of 900 on GRE if GPA is between 2.7 and 2.99
- Two letters of reference from persons able to evaluate student's academic ability
- Writing sample (optional)
- Previous work experience (optional)
- Personal interview (optional)
Applications will not be reviewed until all materials including references, test scores, and transcripts have been received.
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Students pursuing the Master of Science degree in criminal justice must complete a minimum of 36 semester hours from among the following areas: Required core courses (24 credits), CRJU electives (6 credits), free electives (6 credits).
Program Requirements - 36 hrs.
Required Courses - 24 hrs.
CRJU 610. Historical Perspectives in Criminal Justice. - 3
CRJU 630. Organizational Theory. - 3
CRJU 643. Criminal Justice: Race and Gender Issues. - 3
CRJU 655. Seminar in Civil Liberties and Criminal Law. - 3
CRJU 660. Issues in Criminal Justice. - 3
CRJU 670. Criminal Justice Research Methods - 3
CRJU 675. Studies in Criminological Theory - 3
CRJU 691. Public Policy and Criminal Justice. - 3
Criminal Justice Electives - 6 hrs.
CRJU 620. Judicial Behavior. - 3
CRJU 625. Strategies for Working with Involuntary Clients - 3
CRJU 637. Seminar in Criminal Justice Planning. - 3
CRJU 640. Police Administration. - 3
CRJU 645. Organizing and Planning Community-Based Corrections. - 3
CRJU 663. Social Approaches to Juvenile Correctional Treatment. - 3
CRJU 680. Mediation and Criminal Justice. - 3
CRJU 684. Criminal Justice Graduate Internship. - 3
CRJU 690. Topical Seminar. - 3
CRJU 698. Directed Study. - 3
Free Electives - 6 hrs.
COMPREHENSIVE WRITTEN AND ORAL EXAMINATION
Students completing the Master of Science degree must complete comprehensive written and oral examinations as a requirement for graduation. Students should present the "Report of Comprehensive Examination" to the committee at the time of the examination. Forms are available in the Graduate College office. See Final Comprehensive Examination.
MASTER OF ARTS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Students pursuing the Master of Arts degree in Criminal Justice must complete a minimum of 36 semester hours from among the following areas: Required core courses (24 credits), Research and Thesis (6 credits) and free electives (6 credits).
Program Requirements - 36 hrs.
Required Courses - 24 hrs.
CRJU 610. Historical Perspectives in Criminal Justice. - 3
CRJU 630. Organizational Theory. - 3
CRJU 643. Criminal Justice: Race and Gender Issues - 3
CRJU 655. Seminar in Civil Liberties and Criminal Law. - 3
CRJU 660. Issues in Criminal Justice. - 3
CRJU 670. Criminal Justice Research Methods. - 3
CRJU 675. Studies in Criminological Theory - 3
CRJU 691. Public Policy and Criminal Justice. - 3
Criminal Justice Electives - 6 hrs.
CRJU 620. Judicial Behavior. - 3
CRJU 637. Seminar in Criminal Justice Planning. - 3
CRJU 640. Police Administration. - 3
CRJU 645. Organizing and Planning Community-Based Corrections. - 3
CRJU 663. Social Approaches to Juvenile Correctional Treatment. - 3
CRJU 680. Mediation and Criminal Justice. - 3
CRJU 684. Criminal Justice Graduate Internship. - 3
CRJU 690. Topical Seminar. - 3
CRJU 691. Public Policy and Criminal Justice. - 3
CRJU 698. Directed Study. - 3
Research and Thesis - 6 hrs.
CRJU 699. Research and Thesis. - 6
COMPREHENSIVE WRITTEN AND ORAL EXAMINATION
Students completing the Master of Arts degree must pass comprehensive written and oral examinations as a requirement for graduation. Students should present the "Report of Comprehensive Examination" to the committee at the time of the examination. Forms are available in the Graduate College office. See Final Comprehensive Examination.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE MINOR - 12 hrs.
A minor in criminal justice at the graduate level will consist of a minimum of 12 semester hours (four courses). A criminal justice graduate faculty member must, in consultation with other graduate faculty members, approve the four courses that will constitute the minor.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE COURSES
CRJU 590. Seminar. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing for students taking the course for graduate
credit.
Concentrated study of specific topics related to the American criminal justice.
May be repeated as often as course content varies.
CRJU 610. Historical Perspectives in Criminal Justice. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing
Traces the development of ideas about and institutions within the criminal
justice system, focusing especially on the United States and its roots in
the western tradition. Students will study some of the major works in the
criminal justice field.
CRJU 620. Judicial Behavior. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Survey of the American judiciary. Studies judicial self-perception, public
perception of the judiciary and specific judicial actions in sentencing
and court management.
CRJU 625. Strategies for Working with Involuntary Clients. (3)
Three hours seminar.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
The course will increase understanding of the involuntary transaction and
how to influence clients behaviors and attitudes in a legal, ethical and
effective manner.
CRJU 630. Public Administration: Organizational Theory. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
A survey of current organizational theory as it relates to the public sector.
Emphasis on development of explanations of organizational behavior and development
of an understanding of individual behavior in complex public organizations.
CRJU 637. Seminar in Criminal Justice Planning. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
An analysis of the planning process as it applies to police management,
institutional corrections and the judiciary.
CRJU 640. Police Administration. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
A detailed study of administrative practice and theory in American police
departments. Focus on developing an understanding of administrative practices
and theory, as well as investigating a modern police administration from
an applied perspective.
CRJU 643. Criminal Justice: Race and Gender Issues. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing.
Examines the interrelationship of race and gender with the criminal justice
system, considering the experiences of racial and ethnic minority groups,
and women.
CRJU 645. Organizing and Planning Community-Based Corrections. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Integrated and comprehensive overview of theory and techniques used in organizing,
developing, managing and supervising agencies associated with the concept
of community-based correctional services.
CRJU 655. Seminar in Civil Liberties and Criminal Law. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Examination of constitutional civil liberties and impact upon criminal law
and field behavior.
CRJU 660. Issues in Criminal Justice. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Examination of current issues which impact criminal justice through an analysis
of formation, procedural influence and policy determination.
CRJU 663. Social Approaches to Juvenile Correctional Treatment. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Analyzes and evaluates treatment modalities used in the juvenile justice
system.
CRJU 670. Criminal Justice Research Methods. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Designed to provide advanced social research skills and to allow students
to put those skills into practice with a required research project.
CRJU 675. Studies in Criminological Theory. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Examines the theories of criminality ranging from classical explanations
to recent paradigms. The focus of the course is on applied criminology where
the relationship between demographic, social and legal variables will be
analyzed in relationship to criminal behavior and current criminal justice
policy.
CRJU 680. Mediation and Criminal Justice. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
An integrated and comprehensive overview of the basic theory and skills
used to practice conflict resolution in criminal justice agencies.
CRJU 684. Criminal Justice Graduate Internship. (3)
Prerequisites: Graduate standing.
An experimental learning program for criminal justice students to observe,
learn and participate in the daily functions and procedure of a specific
criminal justice agency. The course consists of not less than 16 hours per
week for 15 weeks and is graded on a Pass/Fail basis.
CRJU 690. Seminar. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Concentrated study of a specific issue or topic in criminal justice.
CRJU 691. Seminar: Public Policy and Criminal Justice. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisite: At least one graduate or upper-division undergraduate class
in police administration, public policy or American political economy.
Intensive study of policy formulation process for American criminal justice
agencies. Attention to each of the major components of American criminal
justice system: police, courts and corrections.
CRJU 698. Directed Study. (1-4)
Prerequisites: Approval of the adviser and department chair.
Semi-autonomous, independent research on a topic of interest to the student
and the criminal justice system. Provides an opportunity to develop a high
degree of conceptual sophistication on a specific topic.
See Directed Study
CRJU 699. Research and Thesis. (1-6)
Hours and credit arranged with the approval of the student's thesis supervisor,
adviser and the dean of the College of Graduate and Extended Education.
See Thesis.
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