• CJ 3700: Women, Crime, and Justice

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  Course explores women within the American criminal justice system, focusing on females as the victim and perpetrator of crime as well as the various positions that they hold within the criminal justice profession (i.e. law enforcement, courts, corrections). Additional attention will be paid to the social construction of gender and how it can shape the creation and application of social control within society. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Identify the various differences between male and female participation in crime. 2. Critique inequities for women in the justice system. 3. Connect criminological theories to issues of women, crime, and justice. 4. Improve written and verbal communication skills. Prerequisites: CJ 3270 (Grade C- or higher or can be concurrently enrolled).
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• CJ 3710: Crimes Against Humanity

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  A multi-disciplinary examination of the emergence and impact of modern conceptions of human rights. Examines institutions such as International War Tribunals and Peace and Reconciliation Commissions. Particular attention paid to the theories and causes of genocide. Offered based on sufficient student need. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Define key behavioral and situational causes of participation in crimes against humanity. 2. Apply such knowledge to real-life experiences and occurrences. 3. Offer insightful critiques concerning the material covered in class. 4. Improve written and verbal communication skills. Prerequisite: CJ 3270 (can be concurrently enrolled).
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• CJ 3830: International Criminal Justice Systems

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  Examines the influences of the history, religion, ethnicity, and traditions of other nations on the development of their respective legal systems. Examines the respective distinctions between other countries and compares them with the political practices and legal systems of the USA. Consult course schedule for rotation. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Identify how the 4 dominant legal systems were adopted by selected western and non-western countries and how that has shaped the development of their criminal justice system and response to crime. 2. Examine the historical, political and legal elements of a diverse group of international criminal justice systems. 3. Analyze the theoretical and methodological issues involved in the study of comparative international criminal justice systems. 4. Evaluate and apply knowledge of international system approaches to solve a contemporary criminal justice issue facing the United States. Prerequisite: CJ 3270 (Grade C- or higher); can be concurrently enrolled.
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• CJ 3850: Immigration and Crime

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  This course broadly addresses the issues of race, immigration, and citizenship. This course also seeks to explore immigrant encounters with the criminal justice system and provides a historical context to current issues over immigration reform. This course will highlight thematic weeks that will discuss current research and debates related to that topic. This class bridges the race, immigration, criminology, and legal studies literature to highlight the lack of research focused on this particular group in relation to other racialized groups. This class will also discuss several different ethnic groups and their migration history to the U.S. as well as the criminalization of their behaviors. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Analyze the relationship between immigration and crime. 2. Apply such knowledge to real-life experiences and occurrences. 3. Demonstrate advanced critical thinking skills. 4. Produce written and verbal communication that demonstrates continuous skill improvement. Prerequisites: CJ 3270 (Grade C- or higher or can be concurrently enrolled).
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• CJ 4020: Urban Crime

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  Focuses on crime in the inner-city, the most crime-riddled areas in our country; examines urban crime typologies and their possible causes. Specifically, this course covers gang violence, the illegitimate economy of the inner-city, the policies designed to help combat the high crime rates of urban areas, and more. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Explain the sociohistorical causes of modern inner-city communities. 2. Offer insightful critiques concerning the theory and practice of law and law enforcement in inner-city communities. 3. Connect criminological theories to crime in inner-city communities. 3. Enhance and further their critical thinking skills. Prerequisite: CJ 3270. FA
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• CJ 4050: Sports and Crime

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  This course will offer students the opportunity to critically review, analyze, and evaluate the field of sports using a criminological perspective. This course is specifically designed to explore crime, controversy, and conflict in the realm of sports in our society. Students will critically examine the role of crime and sports, including NCAA violation, cheating, drugs, criminal athletes, sports organizational crime, and gambling. Students should attain an in-depth and critical understanding of the various economic, individual, social, and organizational harms that occur at the intersection of sports and crime. ** COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) ** At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Outline the major criminological theories that have been developed to describe the root causes of criminality. 2. Develop a criminological perspective on sport by applying criminological theories, concepts and research methods. 3. Apply the basic criminological concepts and theories to analyze the role of sports in our everyday social lives. 4. Develop critical thinking skills. Prerequisites: CJ 3270 (Grade C- or higher).
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• CJ 4100: Social Control

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  Closely examines the mechanisms of social control, including formal means through the criminal justice system and informal means through familial and communal institutions. Covers punitive measures used in the criminal justice system, the behavioral influence of social control mechanisms, the ethics of policies of social control, and more. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Describe the various facets of social control. 2. Apply such knowledge to real-life experiences and occurrences. 3. Offer insightful critiques concerning the theory and practice of criminal justice mechanisms of control in both the past and present. 4. Improve written and verbal communication skills. Prerequisite: CJ 3270. FA
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• CJ 4150: Criminal Justice Reform

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  Examines criminal justice reform. Topics may include bail, capital punishment, incarceration, juvenile justice, restorative justice, prisoner reentry, among others. Students will be introduced to potential reforms. Consult course schedule for rotation. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Examine various problems within the American criminal justice system. 2. Evaluate potential reforms within the criminal justice system. 3. Critique reforms to predict whether such efforts would be cost-effective/feasible to improve and resolve the many complicated dilemmas facing our criminal justice system. Prerequisite: CJ 3270 (Grade C- or higher).
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• CJ 4200: Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  For students interested in careers in law enforcement, adult or juvenile corrections, law, or criminology. Examines criminal justice system, police, courts, corrections, and related government functions and agencies, identifying and exploring ethical problems, issues, and trends. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Identify and describe acceptable ethical conduct in the criminal justice field. 2. Extend their understanding of ethical conduct to real-life experiences in the criminal justice field. 3. Offer insightful critiques revolving around professional ethics to the actions and behaviors of criminal justice officials. 4. Improve verbal and written communication skills. Prerequisite: CJ 3270.
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• CJ 4240: Delinquency & Social Responsibility

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  Considers the statement: all crime is deviant but not all deviance is criminal. Breaks into three sections: 1. Reviews the origins, development, and reactions societies have to violations of codified law, 2. Considers what role a society plays in the creation and management of criminal behavior, and 3. Develops a plan for future laws and social policies designed to address criminal behavior. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Identify various causes of juvenile delinquency. 2. Analyze social responses to juvenile delinquency, especially those found in the criminal justice system. 3. Apply such knowledge to real-life experiences and occurrences. 4. Enhance and further their critical thinking skills. Prerequisite: CJ 3270. SP
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