Criminal Justice
Note: the courses on this page reflect Summer Term 2008 offerings.
Please check back on December 15 for a list of courses available during Summer Term 2009.
Metropolitan College
MET CJ 610 Special Topics: American Prison
Prereq: Previous criminal justice or related course, or consent of instructor.
Through the use of film, literature, social science texts and class lectures,
the course provides an intensive focus on one of contemporary society’s
most significant institutions—the American Prison System. The course begins
with an identification of the basic structures of the prison system. Focus
then turns to developing an understanding of the operational processes
that occur within these prison structures. Next, the intended and unintended
functions or goals of imprisonment are evaluated. Finally, the effects
of the prison institution on various sub-populations within American society
(including inmates, inmate families, and prison staff) and the outside community
in general is examined. 4 cr.
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MET CJ 650 Terrorism
A general introduction to the overt as well as underlying
ideology, history, reasons and causes of terrorism. Both domestic and international
terrorism are discussed, with special emphasis on domestic hate groups. The
roles of politics and the media are examined. Students are exposed to the
philosophies of terrorists and terrorism. Counter terrorism is also discussed
at length. Students are expected to participate actively in the course.
4
cr.
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MET CJ 725 Forensic Behavioral Analysis
Examines the development of individual criminality and criminal
careers, social group processes implicated in criminal activity, varieties
of criminal behavior including violent, sexual and predatory crime, mental
disorders, psychopathy, victimization, offender profiling, and forensic criminal
investigation. Also explores the contribution of psychology
to our contemporary understanding of crime and criminogenic behavior through
the application of psychological theories in the investigation of crime.
4 cr.
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MET CJ 750 Police in the Multicultural Society
Explores the ways in which issues of class, race, gender, and sexuality inform
the perspective(s) of the criminal justice, social, legal, or medical services
practitioner in his/her delivery of services. The standpoint and world view
of the recipient(s) of the myriad police imprint, in most situations the subaltern:
the underclass, the working poor, ethnic others, immigrant adults and children,
asylum seekers, people of color, women, and non-heterosexuals, are examined
and deconstructed. Students are brought to an understanding as to the position
of cultural ideology, (that of the practitioner and the client class), in affecting
the spectrum of the criminal justice, social service, medical and legal service
delivery apparatus. 4 cr.
