Certificate
Criminal Justice
The Criminal Justice program is part of the Division of Social Sciences of the College of Arts and Sciences. The Criminal Justice Major consists of a core of required courses in Criminal Justice (beyond the General Education Curriculum). The Criminal Justice Major at the University of Pikeville follows the programs listed by the US News Best Criminology Programs, but on a smaller scale. A Criminal Justice Major must complete 21 credit hours of core requirements. The Criminal Justice Major is then able to tailor their program of study around their interests and intended careers through the completion of 15 credit hours of electives from other related disciplines, such as Sociology, Psychology, Communication, History, and Religion, to gain a well- rounded knowledge base. This firm foundation in Criminal Justice would prepare students for a variety of professional settings, including State and Federal law enforcement, corrections, courts, chemical dependency and substance abuse counseling, research, pre-law, and graduate studies in Criminal Justice and related disciplines.
Degrees
Courses
CJ-152: Intro Criminal Justice System
Credits 3A study of the agencies, institutions, and processes of the American criminal justice system-legislature, police, attorneys, courts and corrections; the nature and extent of crime; legal defenses and the limits of the law; constitutional and procedural considerations affecting arrest, search and seizure; cases and materials affecting criminal law, prosecution, defense, and the sentencing and sanctioning process in the control of criminal behavior.
CJ-273: Police Practices & Procedures
Credits 3An overview of the organization and operations of law enforcement agencies, and their line, staff, and auxiliary functions. Focus shared between the police as a formal organization in patrol and investigative operations, and the role given law enforcement in the relationship of communal security and consent to governmental authority. Primary attention given to law enforcement ethics and professionalism, with some scenario-based instruction to illustrate these critical factors in law enforcement. Prerequisite or Corequisite: CJ 152.
CJ-274: Community Policing
Credits 3Examines the major concepts and problems involved in the widely-recognized shift in the operations of modern law enforcement. The course will examine the origins, continuing development, and experiences and record of community policing; a review of research and analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of community policing. Prerequisites: CJ 152 and CJ 273.
CJ-275: History of Police in America
Credits 3This course provides an overview and analysis of the American system of police, examining the origins, development, roles, and operations of policing in a modern democratic society. Students will develop and detailed understanding of the issues involved in policing in America and will examine the different historical time periods of police. The course will cover the technological advancements in policing and how it has changed the system forever.
CJ-280: Ethics in Criminal Justice
Credits 3This course will develop a theoretical base for the examination of criminal justice practice and management in terms of its legality, morality, and ethical values; the primary method of instruction will be case-analysis of such topics as the behavior of police in a democratic society, theories of punishment and the rights of prisoners, the regulation of the behaviors of the officers of the court, and the significance of the rule of law for all criminal justice managers. Prerequisite or Corequisite: CJ 152.
CJ-283: Corrections
Credits 3Following an historical exploration of the correctional efforts in human societies and the more recent reforms of the American prison movement, this course will direct its study to six major areas: sentencing strategies and punishment rationale in democratic societies, the philosophy and effectiveness of treatment and rehabilitation, individual adjustment and social organization in both male and female prisons, constitutional sources and remedies in addressing prisoners' rights, the professionalization of correctional professionals and emerging alternatives to incarceration. Prerequisite: ENG 099 or ESL 031 or placement beyond. Pre- Corequisite: CJ 152.
CJ-290: Special Topics in Criminal Justice
Credits 1 3A study of a selected topic of special interest. The topic may be proposed by either the Instructor or students, and may be taken for credit any number of times, provided a different topic is studied each time. Prerequisite: CJ 152.
CJ-291: Special Topics in Criminal Justice and Sociology
Credits 1 3A study of a selected topic of special interest. The topic may be proposed by either the Instructor or students, and may be taken for credit any number of times, provided a different topic is studied each time. Prerequisite: CJ 152 or SOC 119. Cross-listed as SOC 291.
CJ-315: Homeland Security
Credits 3This course covers the historical and contemporary issues interconnecting terrorism, intelligence and homeland security. The course represents not only a strong scholarly approach to the study of terrorism, but also incorporates the real-world experience of federal agents, police officers, and soldiers tasked with preventing the next terrorist attach on our country. It is designed to help students develop a working knowledge of people, ideas, organizations and current issues in the field. The approach of this course provides students with a unified and cutting-edge understanding of terrorism, intelligence, and homeland security and their interrelationship.
CJ-325: White Collar Crime
Credits 3This course will examine distinctions between white collar crime and other types of criminal activity. The course will include a study of security fraud, mail and wire fraud, insider trading, money laundering, false statements, conspiracy and criminal forfeiture statutes. Close examination will also be given to the law enforcement techniques used by federal prosecutors in white collar cases, including the grand jury, immunity, search warrants and subpoenas
CJ-361: Victimology
Credits 3While a relatively new field in criminology and criminal justice, the study of crime victims is just as important as the study of crime and criminals. The course will review sources of data on crime victims, the interaction between the victim and the criminal justice system, and different types of crime victims, such as intimate partners, children, women, men, and the elderly. Other topics related to Victimology may also be addressed. Prerequisites: ENG 112 or WRI 118, CJ 152, and Sophomore standing.
CJ-371: Criminological Theory
Credits 3This course is an in-depth evaluation of classical and contemporary criminological theories. The course will review each major category of criminological theory, to include classical, biological, psychological, structural, subcultural, integrated theories, among others. Lastly, the course will examine how research on crime in the real world impacts criminologists' ability to suggest and implement programmatic responses designed to reduce crime. Reading intensive. Prerequisites: ENG 112 or WRI 118, CJ 152, and Junior standing.
CJ-375: Investigative Function in Law Enforcement
Credits 3This is an introduction to criminal investigation in the field. Attention is given to police conduct at the crime scene, interrogation and interviews with suspects and witnesses, the development of informants, and surveillance techniques. Particular focus on special techniques appropriate to special kinds of investigation. Strong emphasis on preparation for trial, report writing, and the professional role of law enforcement in testimony. Prerequisites: CJ 152, CJ 273, and Sophomore standing.
CJ-384: Community Based-Corrections
Credits 3Problems of work-release and school-release programs for institutional inmates; administration of halfway houses; nonresidential programs for probationers, parolees, and drug abusers; assessment of the effectiveness and the purposes of the "community-based correctional facility" in contemporary corrections. Prerequisites: CJ 152, CJ 283, and Sophomore standing.
CJ-3XX: Criminal Justice 300 Elective
Credits 1 4A 300 level transfer course that can meet Core, Minor, Major/Area or elective requirements toward graduation.
CJ-419: Women and Crime
Credits 3Women's involvement in crime and interactions with criminal justice system have generally been overlooked. This course is designed to offer students the opportunity to examine diverse perspectives which focus on the complexity of female contact and interaction with the criminal justice system and its agencies. Topics may include, but are not limited to, women as victims, offenders, and workers in the criminal justice system. Prerequisites: ENG 112 or WRI 118, SOC 119, CJ 152, completion of 12 hours of coursework in Criminal Justice and/or Sociology and Junior standing.
CJ-425: Policing Public Disorder
Credits 3A study of a selected topic of special interest. The topic may be proposed by either the instructor or students, and may be taken for credit any number of times, provided a different topic is studied each time. Prerequisite: CJ 152 or SOC 119 and Junior standing.
CJ-435: Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
Credits 3This course will effectively explain the complexities of justice systems around the world. Using an accessible, easy-to-understand comparative approach, it will help students recognize the growing importance of an international perspective. Key concepts will be organized in a sequence that many students will already find familiar, progressing from issues concerned with criminal law to examinations of police, courts, and corrections. Students will gain a realistic understanding of the many ways policing, adjudication, and corrections systems can be organized and operated. The course will cover more than 30 countries, offering insights into such issues as Islamic legal tradition and the Eastern Asia legal tradition. Prerequisite: CJ 152 and Junior standing.
CJ-450: Police and Society
Credits 3Explores the relationship of the police to courts, probation, community corrections, institutional corrections, and parole, with a specific emphasis on critical social, cultural, political, and economic issues related to policing in society. The course also explores the relationship between police and other social institutions as well as the philosophy and implications of the police as an agent of social control. Prerequisites: CJ 152 or SOC 119 and Sophomore standing.
CJ-463: Race, Ethnicity, Social Class, and Crime
Credits 3This course will examine the complex inter-relationships between race and crime in the United States, with a special emphasis on social class. The focus of the course will be on critical thinking regarding racial disparities and discrimination in the explanation of crime and in the criminal justice system. Reading intensive. Prerequisites: CJ 152, ENG 112 or WRI 118, SOC 119, completion of 12 hours of coursework in Criminal Justice and/or Sociology, and Junior standing.
CJ-472: Law of Criminal Justice
Credits 3Viewing the criminal law as an instrument of social control, an extensive analysis will explore the broad range of legal principles bringing a criminal case: justification, attempt, conspiracy, parties to crime, ignorance and mistake, immaturity, insanity, and intoxication. Some consideration is given to rules of evidence in criminal cases. An exploration of the law of homicide is undertaken as a device to test the rules by which the law is applied. The common law, selected statutes of Kentucky and of representative states, and what the function of law is in society are studied. Prerequisites: CJ 152, ENG 112 or WRI 118, and Junior standing.
CJ-490: Special Topics in Criminal Justice
Credits 1 3A study of a selected topic of special interest. The topic may be proposed by either the Instructor or students, and may be taken for credit any number of times, provided a different topic is studied each time. Prerequisites: CJ 152 and Junior standing.
CJ-491: Special Topics in Criminal Justice and Sociology
Credits 1 3A study of a selected topic of special interest. The topic may be proposed by either the Instructor or students, and may be taken for credit any number of times, provided a different topic is studied each time. Prerequisites: CJ 152 or SOC 119 and Junior standing. Cross-listed as SOC 491.
CJ-498: Practicum
Credits 1 3A supervised work/study placement in a setting consistent with the student's interest and career goals. May be repeated for a total of 6 semester hours with 3 hours credited to the completion of a Sociology or Criminal Justice major and the remaining 3 hours credited as an upper division general elective. Contacts with agencies arranged with permission of instructor. Prerequisites: Junior standing, completion of 15 hours of coursework Criminal Justice and/or Sociology, and permission of faculty supervisor. Cross-listed as SOC 498.
CJ-499: Directed Individual Study in Criminal Justice
Credits 1 3A program of reading and reporting planned and carried out under the guidance of a faculty member in the major. The topic, issue or area of student interest must concern a problem in the discipline not otherwise available to students. Interdisciplinary study is encouraged. Prerequisites: Junior standing, completion of 15 hours of coursework in Criminal Justice, and permission of faculty supervisor.
CJ-ELEC: Criminal Justice Electives
Credits 15Plan 1 course to meet a Criminal Justice elective from any of the following courses: COM 303, CJ 274, CJ 275, CJ 280, CJ 290, CJ 291, CJ 315, CJ 361, CJ 375, CJ 384, CJ 419, CJ 450, CJ 463, CJ 472, CJ 490, CJ 491, CJ 498, CJ 499, HIS 339, PSY 323, REL 332, SOC 214, SOC 342, SOC 355, SOC 405, or SOC 411. Once you have added this course to your plan, delete this placeholder by clicking the X.