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.
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.
107. Correctional Law (3)
Prerequisiste: Crim 105A. Basic legal theories, concepts, and laws affecting
juveniles and adults in the correctional process.
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.
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.
(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.
204. Seminar In Criminal Law (3; max total 6)
Prerequisite- Crim 105A-B or permission of instructor. Inquiry into principal
concepts and contemporary issues involved in selected legal aspects of criminology.
Topics vary with each offering.
208. Seminar in Administration (3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: Crim 102 or Pol Sc 164A; or permission of instructor. Analysis
of selected theories of organization, administration, and management of
agencies concerned with criminal justice. Topics vary with each offering.
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 equivalent. Modern philosophy and practice in
institutional and noninstitutional treatment of offenders. Topics vary with
each offering.
270. Problems in Criminology
(1-6; max total 12 if no topic repeated)
Prerequisite: Crim 170, statistics course, department approval of problem.
Special problems in criminology; individual study in laboratory, library,
or field work; formal written reports. Weekly conference with instructor.
281. Field Work (1-6; max total 6)
Open only to criminology majors. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Work 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.
(See Course Numbering System.)
Criminology (Crim)
302. Topics in Criminology (1-3)
May be repeated for credit provided different fields are covered. Prerequisite:
permission of instructor. Selected areas in the organization, administration,
and management of agencies engaged in the administration of justice; the
police function; prosecution of criminal offenses; the correctional process;
deviant behavior.