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Criminology (Crim)

4A. Patrol Function (3)
Open only to criminology majors. Principal concepts and contemporary issues involved in objectives and activities of the patrol force; related California Penal Code and other criminal statutes.

4B. Basic Crime Investigation (3)
Open only to criminology majors. Prerequisite: Crim 4A. Study of basic police investigative process; related laws.

5. Traffic (3)
Open only to criminology majors. Primary traffic functions of the police; traffic law enforcement; traffic direction; accident investigation; contemporary problems; California Vehicle Code.

7. Firearms (2)
Open only to criminology majors. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Use and care of firearms; explanation of situations warranting use of firearms; legal provisions and restrictions; policy covering use in performance of duty; safety precautions; nomenclature; dry firing and familiarization firing. (1 lecture, 3 range field hours)

8. Directed Policing (1; max total 6)
Open only to criminology majors who are members of the College Student Police Unit. Prerequisite or concurrently: Crim 4A-B; permission of instructor; not open to freshmen and not required of women students. Supervised field experience in police work for interpreting theories developed in parallel criminology courses. Weekly conference with supervisor. (Minimum of 3 field hours per unit.)

10. Police Records (2)
Open only to criminology majors. Organization and installation of a police record system; types and functions of records; recording procedures.

72. Report Writing (3) (Former Engi 72)
Prerequisite: Engl 1 or equivalent. Methods of explaining processes and theories reporting special investigations; preparing technical and narrative reports; general practices of written communications.

102. Police Organization and Administration (3)
Not open to students with credit in Crim 2. Fundamentals of police organization and administration applied to field operations; records and reports, patrol; traffic, investigation; vice, crime prevention; public relations; police ethics; allied problems.

105A-B. Criminal Law (3-3)
(A) Advanced study of theory, concepts, and philosophy of criminal law through case study method. (B) Laws of arrest, search and seizure; criminal procedure; criminal evidence; juvenile law, through case study method.

113. Criminalistics I (4)
Open only to criminology majors. Prerequisite: Crim 4. Advanced study of .scientific crime investigation and detection methods. Field trip may be required. (3 lecture, 3 lab hours)

114. Criminalistics II (3)
Open only to criminology majors. Prerequisite: Crim 4. Criminal identification systems; identification of persons and property; physical evidence; scientific resources and techniques. Field trip may be required.

120. Juvenile Delinquency (3)
The problem of juvenile delinquency; portrait of delinquency; causal factors; agencies of justice; treatment process; programs for control and prevention.

129. Detection of Deception (3)
Open only to criminology majors. Historical, physiological, psychological, and legal aspects of the analysis of detection of deception techniques; theory and practice of instrumental detection of deception and other interrogation aids; laboratory experiments in the use of the polygraph. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)

132. Criminology (3)
Theories of criminal behavior; sociological factors; organized crime; professional criminals; selected types of social deviants and criminal offenders.

133. Institutional Treatment of Offenders (3)
Modern philosophy and methods in the treatment of adult offenders and juvenile delinquents in correctional institutions.

135. Probation and Parole (3)
Principles and practices in probation and parole.

136. Topics in Criminology (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: senior or graduate standing in corrections. Critical analysis of recent trends in the correctional process; intensive investigation and discussion of selected topics in corrections.

153. Psychology of the Criminal (3)
Psychological bases of crime; motivation, alcoholism, economic and cultural pressures; forms of crime; criminal careers.

170. Research in Criminalogy (3)
Must be taken no later than the first semester of the student's junior year. Research methodology; use of library resources; preparation and handling of materials in criminology; written report required.

180. Internship in Law Enforcement
(1-6; max total 6)

Open only to criminology majors without law enforcement experience. Prerequisites: permission of instructor and sponsoring agency. Relates student's classroom studies with occupational and professional experiences. Weekly conference with field supervisor. (Minimum of 3 field hours per unit.)

181. Internship in Corrections (1-6; max total 6)
Open only to criminology majors without correctional work experience. Prerequisites: permission of instructor and sponsoring agency. Relates the student's classroom studies with occupational and professional experiences. Weekly conference with field supervisor. (Minimum of 3 field hours per unit.)

190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.


GRADUATE COURSES

(See Course Numbering System.)



Criminology (Crim)

201. History of Western Criminological Thought (3)
Prerequisite: Crim 100. An historical approach to criminological theory in Western civilization. Special treatment of the theoretical underpinnings of contemporary United States criminological thought. Detailed analysis of major 18th, 19th, and early 20th century Occidental thought.

210. Seminar in the Administration of Justice (3; max total 9 if no topic repeated)
Prerequisites: permission of instructor. Developments and trends in the administration of justice; constitutional, statutory, and procedural problems; the police Function; criminalistics; prosecution of criminal offenses; correctional administration and management.

227. Seminar in Crime and Delinquency Prevention Programs (3)
Prerequisite: Crim 200, 201, 202, and 203. Policies and programs for prevention and control of delinquency and crime; evaluation of specific programs; principles of prevention and control.

233. Seminar in the Treatment of Offenders (3; max total 12 if no topic repeated)
Prerequisite: Crim 133 or permission of instructor. Detention; community-centered correctional programs; probation; institutional treatment of deviants and offenders; group approach to social reintegration; parole and post institutional guidance of released persons.

270. Problems in Criminology
(1-6; max total 12 if no topic repeated)

Prerequisites: permission of instructor. Special problems in law enforcement or corrections; individual research in laboratory, library, or fieldwork; formal written reports. Weekly conference with instructor.

281. Supervised Professional Experience (1-6; max total 6)
Open only to criminology majors. Prerequisite: permission of instructor and selected agency. Supervised professional experience in law enforcement or correctional work.

290. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.

299. Thesis (2-4; max total 4)
Prerequisites: Crim 200, 201, 202, and 203. See Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion, and submission of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree.


IN-SERVICE COURSE

(See Course Numbering System.)

Criminology (Crim)

302. Topics in Criminology (1-3)

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