CJS 360 - Issues In Criminal Justice

Department: Criminal Justice Sciences

Description: A critical and analytical study of a contemporary issue or controversy in the field of criminal justice. Maximum 6 hours of all 360Axx courses.

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisites: 45 hours including in progress hours or graduate standing

Graduate Level Course: This course is approved for graduate credit

New Course Catalog Information Effective 05-19-2025

New Prerequisites: 45 hours including in progress hours
'300-Level for Graduate Credit' to be removed and will no longer apply.

Current Offerings

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Spring 2025

001 - Lecture (Hybrid): Multiple Meetings, Joanne Savage - 3.00 hour(s)

Meeting Times:

01/13/2025 - 05/03/2025 : TBD TBD - Hybrid Class (HYBRID )
01/13/2025 - 05/03/2025 : T Th 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM - Schroeder Hall 115 (SCH 115)

Instructor: Joanne Savage

Class Notes: In this course we will grapple with “American exceptionalism” in violent crime. We will examine data and make comparisons to other countries. We will cover special topics such as guns, popular culture, domestic violence, drugs, hate crime, movies and video games, and evaluate policies used to prevent violence.

Textbooks are not required for this section.