Complete with a "C" or better (C-minus is not acceptable) all courses toward the criminal justice major. Courses are selected in consultation with your academic advisor.

I. Core Courses Required (All 27 credits are required )

• CRMJ *101 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3cr)
• CRMJ 200 Criminal Justice Research Methods (3cr)
• CRMJ 233 Criminology (3cr)
• CRMJ 234 Juvenile Delinquency/Juvenile Justice (3cr)
• CRMJ 235 Police and Society (3cr)
• CRMJ 316 Criminal Justice Procedures (3cr)
• CRMJ 363 Corrections (3cr)
• CRMJ 365 Race, Crime, Law (3cr) (DV)
• CRMJ 380 Criminal Law (3cr)

II. Upper Division Electives (Select 15 credits)

Recommended, but not required. Suggested 300-level electives relevant to possible career tracks:

• Law Enforcement
  
  --CRMJ 305 Family Violence (3cr)
  --CRMJ 335 Liability Issues in Criminal Justice (3cr)
  --CRMJ 344 Organized Crime (3cr)
  --CRMJ 345 White Collar Crime (3cr)
  --CRMJ 355 Forensic Evidence (3cr)
  --CRMJ 370 Psychology of Evil (3cr)
  --CRMJ 371 The Criminal Mind (3cr)
  --CRMJ 372 Violence (3cr)
  --CRMJ 387 Terrorism and Security (3cr)
  --CRMJ 494 Criminal Justice Internship (3cr) [Only 3 credits will count toward CJ upper division elective credits.]
  --PHIL 328 Ethics/Criminal Justice System (3cr)
  --POLS 310 Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties (3cr)
  --SOCA 310 Forensic Anthropology (3cr)
  
  
• Courts/Law
  
  --CRMJ 335 Liability Issues in Criminal Justice (3cr)
  --CRMJ 352 Law and Social Change (3cr)
  --CRMJ 359 Law and Society (3cr)
  --CRMJ 371 The Criminal Mind (3cr)
  --CRMJ 375 Criminal Court Process (3cr)
  --CRMJ 494 Criminal Justice Internship (3 cr) [Only 3 credits will count toward CJ upper division elective credits.]
  --PHIL 328 Ethics/Criminal Justice System (3cr)
  --POLS 310 Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties (3cr)
  --POLS 320 Constitutional Law: Structure of Government (3cr)
  
  
• Corrections
  
  --CRMJ 305 Family Violence (3cr)
  --CRMJ 325 Restorative Justice (3cr)
  --CRMJ 335 Liability Issues in Criminal Justice (3cr)
  --CRMJ 359 Law and Society (3cr)
  --CRMJ 362 Community Corrections (3cr)
  --CRMJ 364 Capital Punishment (3cr)
  --CRMJ 366 Women, Crime, Criminal Justice (3cr)
  --CRMJ 368 Victimology (3cr)
  --CRMJ 370 Psychology of Evil (3cr) --CRMJ 371 The Criminal Mind (3cr)
  --CRMJ 372 Violence (3cr)
  --CRMJ 494 Criminal Justice Internship (3 cr) [Only 3 credits will count toward CJ upper division elective credits.]
  --PHIL 320 Value Theory: Punishment (3cr)
  --PHIL 328 Ethics/Criminal Justice System (3cr)
  
  
• Juvenile Justice
  
  --CRMJ 305 Family Violence (3cr)
  --CRMJ 366 Women, Crime and Criminal Justice (3cr)
  --CRMJ 372 Violence (3cr)
  --CRMJ 494 Criminal Justice Internship (3 cr) [Only 3 credits will count toward CJ upper division elective credits.]
  --PHIL 328 Ethics/Criminal Justice System (3cr)
  
  
• Criminal Justice/Social Justice
  
  --CRMJ 325 Restorative Justice (3cr)
  --CRMJ 352 Law and Social Change (3cr)
  --CRMJ 353 Criminal Justice/Social Justice (3cr)
  --CRMJ 359 Law and Society (3cr)
  --CRMJ 366 Women, Crime and Criminal Justice (3cr)
  --CRMJ 368 Victimology (3cr)
  --CRMJ 370 Psychology of Evil (3cr)
  --CRMJ 372 Violence (3cr)
  --CRMJ 385 Media, Crime and Criminal Justice (3cr)
  --CRMJ 388 Comparative and International Criminal Justice Systems (3cr)
  --PHIL 328 Ethics/Criminal Justice System (3cr)
  --POLS 315 Diversity Law: Tribal Nations (3cr) (DV)
  --POLS 316 Diversity Law: African Americans (3cr) (DV)
  
  
  
  **CRMJ 490 Special Topics courses (3 credits each)
  -- Jury Trial
  -- New Approaches to Policing Diverse Communities (DV)
  --Crime and Human Rights
  -- Special Kinds of Victims
  -- Careers in Criminal Justice and Related Fields
  -- Comparative Law
  -- Safer Communities
  

DV = Ethnic Diversity course



For more information, contact:

Professor Dr. Susan R. Takata, Department Chair
Criminal Justice Department
Molinaro Hall 362
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Box 2000, Kenosha WI 53141-2000
Telephone: (262) 595-3416
Fax: (262) 595-2471