CJUS 430 - Capstone Seminar in Criminal Justice

Credit Hours: 4
Lecture Hours: 4
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): CJUS 310 and MATH 115 and students must have passed at least 21 credit hours of criminal justice course work at the 300 level or above
Restriction(s): BS Criminal Justice majors only

Corequisite(s): None

This is a capstone course for the integration of knowledge concerning the criminal justice system, criminal law, criminology, juvenile delinquency, law enforcement, corrections, administration, legal aspects and research methods. Students are expected to research, discuss, and write exploratory papers on issues relevant to the criminal justice system. The seminar emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding criminal justice issues.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course: Upon successful completion of this seminar, students will be able to:

Know and apply relevant academic knowledge related to the substantive areas of criminal justice;
Understand the various ways that research can be used to understand problems and trends in the field;
Interpret basic statistical analysis appropriate to criminal justice and law enforcement research;
Demonstrate knowledge of current events relevant to the field of criminal justice that affect the law, professionals in the field and the communities served;
Critically review a current topic in criminal justice, illustrating a comprehensive understanding of the statistical research pertaining to that subject matter and analyzing the research and academic studies as they relate to the topic.