Department: Criminology & Criminal Justice, School of

Code Name Description
CJ101 Introduction to Criminal Justice A general survey of the principles, system, and process of criminal justice. Introduction to conceptions and definitions of crime, criminal law, and due process. Examination of the organization and operation of the three basic components of the crimi...
CJ104 Professionalism in Criminal Justice A comprehensive career guide to getting hired and working in the field of criminal justice while correcting misconceptions about the profession. This course covers all elements of the criminal justice system including opportunities in law enforcement...
CJ188 No Norwich Equivalent This course is used for transfer when no equivalent Norwich course exists.
CJ212 Criminal Law This course presents the development of criminal law in the United States and discusses its principles, sources, distinctions and limitations. The following topics are covered in detail: criminal liability; offenses against persons, property, public...
CJ214 Criminal Procedure This course addresses the legal procedure connected with arrest, search and seizure, identification and questioning, bail setting, indictments and plea bargaining. Cross-listed with CRMJ 306 and CJ 301; not permitted to earn credit for both CJ 301, C...
CJ288 No Norwich Equivalent This course is used for transfer when no equivalent Norwich course exists.
CJ300 Topics in Criminal Justice Topics in Criminal Justice. This course may be repeated up to four times when taken as different titles. Prerequisite: CJ 101, Grade of C of higher. Offered: Occasionally
CJ305 Juvenile Justice A general survey of the philosophy, system and process of juvenile justice. Examination of the social and legal control of juvenile delinquency by the police, courts and corrections, as well as by private agencies. Emphasis on the distinctions in phi...
CJ307 Social Control and Crime Prevention The course will focus on crime prevention as a method of social control and will examine processes of social control as social and institutional sources of crime prevention. Examination of personal defense, environmental, situational, community, and...
CJ308 The Police A general survey of American policing and police organizations. Examination of the history of the police and the police idea, as well as structural, cultural, and social psychological analyses of police organizations. Coverage of the topics of police...
CJ310 The Courts Students will explore the American judicial system in this undergraduate course, including analysis of courts operating at the state, federal, and specialized levels. Students will also gain a comprehensive understanding of the distinctions between c...
CJ312 Corrections An analysis of the development and present structure of the correctional process in America, including detailed examinations of the operational problems of correctional institutions, probation and parole practices and other community-based correction...
CJ314 Restorative Justice This course presents a new paradigm of community justice as an alternative to the retributive model. The course examines and contrasts restorative approaches and traditional punitive responses to crime. Topics include mediation, victim-offender recon...
CJ318 Transnational Crime An examination of key legal and procedural issues impacting the investigation of transnational crime. Issues such as extra-territorial jurisdiction of US law, extradition and extra-judicial rendering, and the collection of evidence abroad. Includes r...
CJ322 Victims Services Students will examine how individuals, families and communities experience crime, what needs are created as a result of crime and how service providers can best meet the needs of those impacted. Through an examination of supplemental system responses...
CJ327 Emergency Management Students will learn how emergency managers respond to national, state or local disasters. Students will also gain a broad understanding of the functions, challenges, key concepts and organizing principles of domestic emergency management. Through the...
CJ362 Media, Justice and Society An overview of major theories regarding mass society, mediation, and social constructionism, exploring media impact on public perceptions of social problems, policies, justice, crime, and deviance. 3 Lecture hours. Prerequisites: SO 201 or SO 202 or...
CJ364 Theories of Justice An introduction to major classical and contemporary theories of justice, with applications to social interactions and institutions from both a historical and contemporary perspective. 3 Lecture hours. Prerequisites: SO 201 or CJ 101; Sophomore or hig...
CJ388 No Norwich Equivalent This course is used for transfer when no equivalent Norwich course exists.
CJ399 Pilot course No Description Set
CJ400 Independent Study An opportunity for qualified sophomore, junior, and senior students to engage in an intensive research program in fields of interest not satisfactorily covered by regular course offerings. Periodic conferences will be required. Prerequisites: CJ 101,...
CJ402 Law and Society An analysis of various theoretical perspectives on the nature, courses, organization and operation of law and legal systems. Emphasis will be placed on law creation, conflict resolution, the legal profession, and the role of law in social change. Cro...
CJ403 Criminal Justice Administration An introduction to the principles of public administration as they are applied in the operation of criminal justice agencies. This course will emphasize how such topics as organization, decision making, leadership style, personnel policy, planning, a...
CJ405 Internship This elective course permits an upper-level student to participate directly in the criminal justice process by serving as an aide to agencies involved in the process. This offering is subject to the availability of such internships. Prerequisite: CJ...
CJ407 Experiential Study An Opportunity for qualified sophomore, junior and senior students to engage in an intesive observational experiential program in fields of interest not covered by regular course offerings. Experiential study experiences are required. This offering i...
CJ410 Senior Seminar A course dedicated to intensive research and analysis of major issues in criminal justice. Emphasis will be placed on critical thinking and evaluation of topics previously discussed during the student's academic career in the criminal justice program...
CJ421 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems This course examines how countries other than the United States deal with the problem of crime and its control. It begins from the classic approach of a critical analysis of the history and development of the world's great legal traditions, and the r...
CJ422 Civil Liability in the Criminal Justice System This course examines the civil law that governs criminal justice agencies. As representatives of the government, Criminal Justice agencies must adhere to the Constitution and other State and Federal laws. When they fail to do so, the aggrieved party...
CJ423 Evidence This course is an in-depth examination of the rules governing the admissibility or exclusion of evidence at trial. Subjects include competency of witness, direct and cross-examination of witnesses, the rule against hearsay and its exceptions, expert...
CJ430 Homeland Security In this course, students examine the critical issues associated with Homeland Security. Homeland Security is analyzed both from a scholarly and practitioner perspective. Topics include infectious diseases, border security, secure air/sea/ground trave...
CJ488 No Norwich Equivalent This course is used for transfer when no equivalent Norwich course exists.
CJ499 Pilot Course A course is permitted to run as a pilot without seeking faculty approval for one academic year. The section will include the title of the course. A student will not earn credit for a pilot course and the course when approved as its own course.
CJ522 Contemporary Issues in CJ A focuses on the nexus and relationships among leadership, ethics, and emerging technology for criminal justice practitioners, managers and administrators. The multifaceted responsibilities of criminal justice professionals require basic knowledge of...
CJ551 Law Enforcement Administration Examines law enforcement best practices, police leadership, workforce development, accountability, internal affairs, productivity, and managing special units. Students will also study the role of community policy, community policing, restorative just...
CJ552 Corrections Administration Examines administration in the corrections environment. Topics include personnel management, budgeting and public finance, workforce development, staffing, special units, correctional policy development and planning, The role of technology and integr...
CJ553 Legal Foundations Legal Foundations in Criminal Justice is a comprehensive master's level course designed to provide students with a deep understanding of the fundamental legal principles that underpin the American criminal justice system. This course serves as a corn...
CJ556 Crit Incid Mngt for Pub Safety Explores public administration within the scope of critical incidents and crisis management. Among the topics to be studied are domestic terrorism and counterterrorism, the roles of the National Incident Management System and the National Response Fr...
CRIM101 Introduction to Criminology Students will learn the foundational sociological theories to explain different forms of crim in society. Students will also apply these foundational theories to examine violent, property, corporate, political, environmental or victimless crime, meth...
CRIM188 No Norwich Equivalent This course is used for transfer when no equivalent Norwich course exists.
CRIM200 Fundamentals of Intelligence This course will explore the field of intelligence, which is the collection and analysis of information for the purpose of forecasting events to support decision-making. Intelligence has traditionally been practiced by governments in the context of w...
CRIM201 Advanced Criminology This course builds on foundational biological, psychological and sociological theories covered in Introduction to Criminology to explain different forms of crime in society. Students may explore violent, property, corporate, political, victimless and...
CRIM209 Methods of Social Science Research An examination of the methodological foundations of the social sciences; the logic and technique of empirical inquiry; the nature of social facts, the operationalization of concepts, and the construction of hypotheses; research designs including surv...
CRIM209L Methods of Social Science Research Lab Students will take a lab section to accompany the lecture. The lab part of the course instructs students how to use and apply SPSS and other relevant software. 1 Lab hour per week. Corequisite: CRIM209. Offered: Fall, Spring.
CRIM209L Methods of Social Science Research Lab Students will take a lab section to accompany the lecture. The lab part of the course instructs students how to use and apply SPSS and other relevant software. 1 lab hour per week. Co-requisite: CRIM209. Offered: Fall, Spring.
CRIM288 No Norwich Equivalent This course is used for transfer when no equivalent Norwich course exists.
CRIM300 Environmental Crime Environmental criminology provides a platform for debate and discussion of theories, laws and policy and preventative approaches to subareas including environmental law enforcement and environmental harms and crimes such as wildlife trafficking and p...
CRIM302 Crime and Law Enforcement Intelligence Criminal intelligence is a core function within government agencies such as the FBI and the DHS as well as fusion centers located at the state and local level, yet it is not well understood by the public at large. Through engagement with readings, cl...
CRIM304 Junvenile Delinquency An examination of the social and psychological dimensions of juvenile delinquency, its nature, extent, distribution, and patterns. Evaluation of theories and explanations of delinquent causation, and the investigation of delinquent subcultures. Consi...
CRIM306 Victimology An examination of the role of the victim in crime and the treatment of the victim by the criminal justice system. Instruction in the use of victimization data in determining crime rates and in developing prevention programs. Review of victim assistan...
CRIM309 Advanced Methods of Social Science Research Students will learn how to conduct surveys, interviews and focus groups; as well as connect the various parts of a research study including summarizing relevant literature, developing a research question or hypothesis and analyzing quantitative and q...
CRIM311 Topics Course Topics in Criminology. Students will expand their knowledge with greater depth beyond CRIM 101 and CRIM 201 to explore criminological topis not regularly taught in the curriculum. This course may be repeated up to two times when taken as different ti...
CRIM316 Criminal Violence This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the causes, patterns, and interventions related to violent crimes, including: homicide, robbery, assaults, rape, hate crimes, terrorism, and in different contexts and settings, such...
CRIM320 Drugs and Society This course focuses on the interrelationships between drugs and the social order. Issues considered include: the nature and effects of legal and illegal drugs; the determinants of drug effects, especially the social determinants; the history of drug...
CRIM330 Terrorism In this course, students examine the critical issues of domestic and international terrorism. The phenomenon of terrorism is analyzed from varying theoretical and empirical perspectives. Topics include terror organizations/networks, ideology, motives...
CRIM350 Capital Punishment This course provides students with an understanding of capital punishment in the United States, including detailed examination from the early period in 1608 to the modern day, the legal and ethical history of capital punishment and the administration...
CRIM388 No Norwich Equivalent This course is used for transfer when no equivalent Norwich course exists.
CRIM400 Independent Study An opportunity for qualified junior and senior students to engage in an intensive research program in fields of interest not covered by regular course offerings. Periodic conferences with the professor are required. Criminology course average 3.0, cu...
CRIM410 Capstone Seminar Students will be provided the experience of synthesizing their learning by conducting intensive ethical research and analysis of major issues in criminology. Students will also be trained in conducting ethical research and the Institutional Review Bo...
CRIM424 Murder: Our Killing Culture This course provides a comprehensive examination of the nature and extent of both the common and unusual forms of murder in the United States. The class examines characteristics, trends, and the theoretical explanations of homicide as well as the pre...
CRIM425 Interpersonal Violence This course provides a comprehensive examination of the nature and extent of domestic violence in the United States. Theoretical perspectives used to explain intimate violence are examined as well as the social factors that are related to patterns of...
CRIM444 Crime Analysis and Mapping This course provides an introduction to crime analysis and crime mapping and examines techniques used to study crime and disorder patterns faced by law enforcement agencies today. The course will discuss the theory, data collection methods, analysis...
CRIM488 No Norwich Equivalent This course is used for transfer when no equivalent Norwich course exists.
CRMJ188 No Norwich Equivalent This course is used for transfer when no equivalent Norwich course exists.
CRMJ288 No Norwich Equivalent This course is used for transfer when no equivalent Norwich course exists.
CRMJ303 The Study of Crime This course covers the various biological, psychological, and sociological types of theory that have been offered to explain the incidence of crime in society. Various types of crime, including violent, property, corporate, political and victimless c...
CRMJ305 Law Enforcement Administration An introduction to the principles of public Law enforcement administration as they are applied in the operation of criminal justice agencies, local, state and federal. This course will emphasize how such topics as organization, decision making, leade...
CRMJ307 Cold Case Investigations This course examines the process of cold criminal case investigations. Students analyze the reasons why investigations become classified as a cold case and the factors involved in re-assigning or re-opening a cold case. Students also study the proble...
CRMJ340 Investigative Interviewing Foundations in Interrogation offers a multidimensional and integrated perspective in the operational, legal, and ethical frameworks for interrogation tradecraft and current interrogation practitioners and managers serving in law enforcement, the mili...
CRMJ388 No Norwich Equivalent This course is used for transfer when no equivalent Norwich course exists.
CRMJ400 Capstone No Description Set
CRMJ488 No Norwich Equivalent This course is used for transfer when no equivalent Norwich course exists.
GJ588 No Norwich Equivalent This course is used for transfer when no equivalent Norwich course exists.
INSC188 No Norwich Equivalent This course is used for transfer when no equivalent Norwich course exists.
INSC288 No Norwich Equivalent This course is used for transfer when no equivalent Norwich course exists.
INSC311 Intro Homeland Security Intel In this course, students examine the critical issues associated with Homeland Security. Homeland Security is analyzed both from a scholarly and practitioner perspective. Topics include infectious diseases, border security, secure air/sea/ground trave...
INSC313 Global Security and Intelligence Students examine a range of contemporary international issues from questions of realism versus idealism in foreign affairs to changes in the nation-state, the rise and influence of member states in the Pacific Rim, and overall global security objecti...
INSC315 Security Coordin&Collaboration Focuses on the significance of sharing and coordinating information across all levels of government to support homeland security partners in preventing, protecting against, and responding to crime and terrorism. It explores the role of fusion centers...
INSC320 Intelligence Management Students develop their skills in developing and analyzing intelligence. They learn how to collaborate with public and governmental agencies to share intelligence that is critically important to improving public safety and security.
INSC388 No Norwich Equivalent This course is used for transfer when no equivalent Norwich course exists.
INSC488 No Norwich Equivalent This course is used for transfer when no equivalent Norwich course exists.
SO188 No Norwich Equivalent This course is used for transfer when no equivalent Norwich course exists.
SO201 Introduction to Sociology An analysis of the order and change in social life, both at the micro (interactional) and macro (societal) levels. An examination of fundamental concepts and research methods applied to understanding culture and socialization; social groups and organ...
SO202 Problems of Modern Society This course examines the problems of American social institutions such as the family, the economy, and education, using basic sociological principles and paradigms. The course also covers problems of inequality, deviance, and problems of change and m...
SO212 Cultural Anthropology Principles and methods in the comparative study of cultures. An examination of the concepts and theories in terms of which cultural anthropology is pursued. Cross-listed with SOCI 401, not permitted to earn credit for both SO 212 and SOCI 401. Offere...
SO214 Racial and Cultural Minorities A study of relations between racial and ethnic groups in modern America. Attention is also given to selected subordinate groups in the U.S. and other countries. Prerequisite: Sophomore or higher.
SO216 Sociology of Health, Wellness & Medicine Introduction to the sociology of health, wellness and medicine. Examines the cultural and institutional aspects of health, wellness, and healthcare systems through basic sociological principles, paradigms and methods. Explores inequality in health ou...
SO218 Intro to Cultural Competence This course presents key concepts in the study of cultures and explores how culture and cultural contexts and language influence values, expectations, behavior, communication styles, and conflict resolution. Includes an international comparative appr...
SO288 No Norwich Equivalent This course is used for transfer when no equivalent Norwich course exists.
SO300 Topics in Sociology Students will explore distictions between what is right and wrong, good and bad and criminal and non-criminal and delves into the grey zones between these boundaries. In other words, deviance examines the broad scope of such divisions as a set of soc...
SO316 Aging in Society Introduction to the sociological study of aging in society. This course examines the cultural, relational and institutional interpretations of aging through the life course using basic sociological principles, paradigms and methods. Students will exp...
SO320 Drugs and Society This course focuses on the interrelationships between drugs and the social order. Issues considered include: the nature and effects of legal and illegal drugs; the determinants of drug effects, especially the social determinants; the history of drug...
SO325 Deviance Students will explore distinctions between what is right and wrong, good and bad and criminal and non-criminal and delves into the grey zones between these boundaries. In other words, deviance examines the broad scope of such divisions as a set of so...
SO330 Military Sociology This course provides a sociological perspective of the military as both an institution as an occupation. It examines the social structure and functions of the military and the social factors that influence behavior in and of the military. In terms of...
SO334 Opression and Empowerment This course explores anthropological perspectives on oppression and empowerment. Students will learn about systematic oppression along with modes of empowerment that have become an increasingly complementary research area especially in field such as...
SO342 Quality of Life The course will examine the impact of social, psychological, and physical factors on quality of life (QOL) outcomes. It introduces key concepts, theoretical perspectives, and methodologies in the interdisciplinary field of health-related quality of l...
SO360 Inequality and Society Compare major classical and contemporary sociological theories of social stratification and inequality, and review the historical development of class systems with emphasis on American society. Apply theory to a contemporary case study on topics such...
SO362 Media, Justice and Society An overview of major theories regarding mass society, mediation, and social constructionism, exploring media impact and public perceptions of social problems, policies, justice, crime and deviance. 3 Lecture hours. Prerequisites: SO 201, or SO 202 or...
SO364 Theories of Justice An introduction to major classical and contemporary theories of justice, with applications to social interactions and institutions from both a historical and contemporary perspective. 3 Lecture hours. Prerequisites: SO 201 or CJ 101 Sophomore or high...
SO388 No Norwich Equivalent This course is used for transfer when no equivalent Norwich course exists.
SO400 Independent Study An opportunity for qualified upper class students to engage in an intensive research program in fields of interest not satisfactorily covered by regular course offerings. Periodic conferences will be required. Prerequisite: Written consent of the ins...
SO402 Law and Society An analysis of various theoretical perspectives on the nature, courses, organization and operation of law and legal systems. Emphasis will be placed on law creation, conflict resolution, the legal profession, and the role of law in social change. Cro...
SO488 No Norwich Equivalent This course is used for transfer when no equivalent Norwich course exists.
SOCI188 No Norwich Equivalent This course is used for transfer when no equivalent Norwich course exists.
SOCI220 Cultural Issues & CJ System This course explores the issues of race and ethnicity as they relate to crime and our criminal justice system in a culturally diverse society. Students will examine the broader social context of race and ethnicity in our American society, with a spec...
SOCI288 No Norwich Equivalent This course is used for transfer when no equivalent Norwich course exists.
SOCI322 Drugs and Gangs This course focuses on the interrelationships between drugs and the social order. Issues considered include: the nature and effects of legal and illegal drugs; the determinants of drug effects, especially the social determinants; the history of drug...
SOCI325 Public Safety Diverse Society Students learn about law enforcement issues in a society with increasing physical, cultural and economic diversity. Topics include women and minorities in policing, conflict resolution, cross cultural communication, building community relationship an...
SOCI330 Military Sociology This course provides a sociological perspective of the military as both an institution and as an occupation. It examines the social structure and functions of the military and the social factors that influence behavior in and of the military. In term...
SOCI388 No Norwich Equivalent This course is used for transfer when no equivalent Norwich course exists.
SOCI401 Culture and Anthropology Students complete a study for a particular region in relation to its culture, social groups and organizations, social stratification, and other relevant characteristics of the region. The study will include a comparative analysis of the various cultu...
SOCI406 Area Studies Students complete a study which surveys and evaluates a particular region in relation to its geographic location, diversity and resources. The study should include a summation of the geography of the region and how it relates to implementation of a p...
SOCI488 No Norwich Equivalent This course is used for transfer when no equivalent Norwich course exists.
SOCI588 No Norwich Equivalent This course is used for transfer when no equivalent Norwich course exists.