Criminal Justice Minor at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside

If you declared BEFORE September 5, 2007, take the following courses for a CRMJ minor:
[If you declared AFTER September 5, 2007, go to the New CRMJ Minor link now.]
The minor in criminal justice consists of a minimum of 24-26 credits distributed as follows:

CORE COURSES REQUIRED (12 credits)

Required Course: CRMJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3cr)

Select 9 credits from the following courses:

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 380 Criminal Law (3cr)

RESEARCH METHODS (3-5 credits)

CRMJ 200 Criminal Justice Research Methods (3cr) -- Strongly recommended
Or equivalent methods/statistics course approved by a criminal justice advisor.

UPPER DIVISION ELECTIVES (Select 9 credits)

CRMJ 305 Family Violence (3cr)
CRMJ 325 Restorative Justice (3cr)
CRMJ 335 Liability Issues in Criminal Justice (3cr)
CRMJ 344 Organized Crime (3cr)
CRMJ 345 White Collar Crime (3cr)
CRMJ 352 Law and Social Change (3cr)
CRMJ 353 Criminal Justice/Social Justice (3cr)
CRMJ 355 Forensic Evidence (3cr)
CRMJ 359 Law and Society (3cr)
CRMJ 364 Capital Punishment (3cr)
CRMJ 365 Race, Crime and Law (3cr) (DV)
CRMJ 366 Women, Crime, and Criminal Justice (3cr)
CRMJ 368 Victimology (3cr)
CRMJ 370 Psychology of Evil (3cr)
CRMJ 371 Criminal Mind (3cr)
CRMJ 372 Violence
CRMJ 375 Criminal Court Process (3cr)
CRMJ 385 Media, Crime and Criminal Justice (3cr)
CRMJ 387 Terrorism and Security (3cr)
CRMJ 388 Comparative and International Criminal Justice Systems (3cr)

CRMj 490 ST: Crime and Human Rights (3cr)
CRMJ 490 ST: New Approaches to Policing Diverse Communities (3cr) (DV)
CRMJ 490 ST: Special Kinds of Victims (3cr)
CRMJ 490 ST: Careers in Criminal Justice and Other Related Fields (3cr)
CRMJ 490 ST: Current Issues in Criminal Justice (3cr)
CRMJ 490 ST: Comparative Law (3cr)
CRMJ 490 ST: Safer Communities: From Prevention to Rehabilitation (3cr)
CRMJ 490 ST: Idea of the Detective (3cr)
CRMJ 490 ST: Community Corrections (3cr)

CRMJ 492 Criminal Justice Research Seminar: ---- (3 cr)
CRMJ 494 Criminal Justice Internship (3 cr) [Only 3 credits will count for CJ upper division elective credits.]
CRMJ 499 Independent Study (3 cr)

PHIL 320 Value Theory: Punishment (3c)
PHIL 328 Ethics/Criminal Justice System (3cr)
POLS 310 Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties (3cr)
POLS 315 Diversity Law: Tribal Nations (3cr) (DV)
POLS 316 Diversity Law: African Americans (3cr) (DV)
POLS 320 Constitutional Law: Structure of Government (3cr) [Equivalent to POLS 320 Law, Power and Constitution (3cr)]
SOCA 310 Forensic Anthropology (3cr)
SOCA 359 Sociology of Law (3cr) [prior to Spring 2004]

Courses began as a special topics and later adopted as a regular course:

CRMJ 490 ST: Criminal Mind (3cr)
CRMJ 490 ST: Violence (3cr)
CRMJ 490 ST: Organized Crime (3cr)
CRMJ 490 ST: Criminal Justice/Social Justice (3cr)
CRMJ 490 ST: Death Penalty Seminar (3cr)
CRMJ 490 ST: Women, Crime and Criminal Justice (3cr)
CRMJ 490 ST: Criminal Justice Research Seminar II (3cr)
CRMJ 490 ST: Criminal Justice Research Seminar (3cr)
CRMJ 490 ST: The Psychology of Evil (3cr)
CRMJ 490 ST: Comparative and International Criminal Justice Systems (3cr)
CRMJ 490 ST: Terrorism and Security (3cr)
CRMJ 490 ST: Media, Crime and Criminal Justice (3cr)
CRMJ 490 ST: Liability Issues in Criminal Justice (3cr)
CRMJ 490 ST: Forensic Evidence (3cr)
CRMJ 490 ST: White Collar Crime (3cr)
CRMJ 490 ST: Restorative Justice (3cr)
CRMJ 490 ST: Race, Crime, Law (3cr)

For more information, contact:

Professor 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
E-mail: takata@uwp.edu
Fax: (262) 595-2471

Updated: January 16, 2008