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Requirements for the Major (60 units) A total of 120 units is required for the Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice, including a minimum of 60 units for the major. All students must complete a required core of twenty-one (21) units in lower division courses.
Secondly, the program is designed to encourage the development of effective analytical and problem-solving skills that will equip professionals with the intellectual capacity necessary for a variety of positions in criminal justice.
An overview of criminal law addresses its purposes, language and construction of penal statutes, conflicts between statutes, and liability. The text then explains the classification of crimes into felonies, misdemeanors, and infractions as well as several theories of punishment.
The book emphasizes the importance of legal research in a criminal case, discussing case law, elements covered in a legal brief, and how to use the law library. A history of criminal law begins with ancient codes and then focuses on the development of common law and modern legal philosophy in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Specific topics reviewed include the concept of stare decisions, constitutional restrictions on the powers of Congress and legislatures, pre-emption theories, repeal, mala in se and mala prohibita crimes, victimless crimes, police powers, and substantive versus procedural law.
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A total of 120 units is required for the Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice, including a minimum of 60 units for the major. All students must complete a required core of twenty-one (21) units in lower division courses. The total upper division requirement includes twenty-four (24) units of upper division criminal justice courses ...
The program provides intensive study in areas of criminal justice theory, research methodology and data analysis, criminal law, organizational functioning, and program planning. The program strives to promote understanding of key criminal and legal issues of contemporary urban society and respect for racial, ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity.
The Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice is designed to prepare individuals academically in the behavioral, natural and social science perspectives, as well as for further study in graduate or professional schools in any of these fields. The program provides intensive study in areas of criminal justice theory, research methodology and data analysis, criminal law, organizational functioning, and program planning. The program strives to promote understanding of key criminal and legal issues of contemporary urban society and respect for racial, ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity. By incorporating a multidisciplinary social, behavioral and natural science approach to undergraduate study, the program provides two important benefits for the student. First, it encourages the development of an interrelated perspective with regard to the study of criminal justice. This perspective facilitates a more comprehensive focus on the connections among the endeavors of crime prevention, law enforcement, adjudication, and punishment. Secondly, the program is designed to encourage the development of effective analytical and problem-solving skills that will equip professionals with the intellectual capacity necessary for a variety of positions in criminal justice.
Students must earn a “C” or higher in all other courses used to meet major curriculum requirements . Students who receive a “C-” or lower in the same course twice or in two separate courses within the upper or lower division core will be required to change their major.
CRIM 3010 is a prerequisite to all upper division courses. All upper division courses are restricted to declared Criminal Justice majors. Students minoring in Criminal Justice and other majors seeking electives may be admitted to upper division courses by permit.