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COURSES

 

Criminology (Crim)

1. Crime in America (3)
Not open to students majoring in criminology who have more than 60 units. Social justice and criminal law; state vs. accused; crime and criminals; police function; prosecution; correctional process; prevention.

2. Administration of Justice (3)
Purpose, function, and history of agencies dealing with administration of justice; survey of criminal procedures; organization of law enforcement agencies at federal, state, and local levels; organization and functions of courts; probation, parole, and pardons; penology and prison administration.

4. Police Operations (3)
Open only to criminology majors. Basic theories, objectives, and activities of police patrol and field operations.

7. Firearms (2)
Open only to criminology majors. Prerequisite: permission of department. 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 Bring. (l lecture, 3 range field hours)

20. Criminal Law (3)
Introduction to the case method of studying criminal law, theory, concept, and philosophy of substantive law and criminal offenses; analysis of court decisions and opinions through case method.

21. Criminal Evidence (3)
Fundamental questions of evidence and theory of proof through analysis of court decisions and opinions by case method, code sections, judicial notice, burdens of proof presumptions and Inferences, competency, hearsay, privilege, relevance, documentary evidence, and the exclusionary rule.

30. Community Relations (3)
Not open to students with credit in Crim 140. Nature and causes of complex problems in people-to-people relations; related role of community agencies.

73. Police Report Writing (3)
Not open to students with credit in Crim 74; open only to criminology majors. Principles of effective preparation of technical and narrative law enforcement reports.

74. Correctional Report Writing (3)
Not open to students with credit in Crim 73; open only to criminology majors. Principles of effective preparation of technical and narrative lreprots in correctional institutions, community service, or probation and parole agencies.

101. Police Supervision (3)
Analysis and evaluation of sound human relations and supervisory techniques as related to protective policy performance: discipline; motivation, problem handling, personnel policies; supervisory relationships; wages; grievances; morale and safety; instruction; training.

102. Police Organization and Administration (3)
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.

103. Middle Management in Law Enforcement (3)
Relationship to the organization, internal-external interpersonal relationships. Role in supervision; leadership; effective communication; personnel management; research, planning and analysis; deployment and utilization of personnel; fiscal planning, execution, and control; community relations; information management; training program management; conference leadership.

104. Current Issues in Police Management (3)
Analysis of current major police management problems from the viewpoints of both the administrator and the line operations officer which seeks the integration of established scientific knowledge with practical police experience in the various areas of police functioning.

105. Criminal Law (3)
Not open to students with credit in Crim 105A. Theory, concepts, and philosophy of substantive law and criminal offenses; analysis of court decisions and opinions through case-study method.

106. Criminal Procedure (3)
Not open to students with credit in Crim 105B. Prerequisite: Grim 105 or 105A. Criminal procedure From arrest to appeal, utilizing California materials as well as United States Supreme Court decisions binding on California courts; analysis of court decisions and opinions through case study method.

107. Criminal Evidence (3)
Not open to students with credit in Crim 105B. Prerequisite: Crim 105 or 105A. Fundamental questions of evidence and theory of proof through analysis of court decisions and opinions by case study method: Judicial notice; hearsay and exceptions, business records, documentary proof, privileged communications, self-incriminations, relevance, and presumptions.

108. Directed Policing (3; max total 15)
Open only to criminology majors. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and sponsoring agency. Supervised field experience in police work for interpreting theories developed in parallel criminology courses. Purchase of uniform required. (Minimum of 6 field hours per unit.)

109. Comparative Police Systems (3)
Prerequisite: Crim 102. Study of selected police systems in other jurisdictions; examination of the organization; administration and operations of police agencies in the United States, Europe, the United Kingdom, and Asia.

110. Criminal Justice Information Systems (3)
Open only to criminology majors. Organization and installation of police records systems; use of computer technology in records, traffic, uniform crime reporting, manpower allocation, wanted persons Ale checking, and communications.

113. Criminalistics I (3)
Open only to criminology majors. Advanced study of scientific crime investigation, identification, and detection methods. (3 lecture, 3 lab hours)

114. Criminalistics II (3)
Open only to criminology majors. Criminal identification systems; identification of persons and property; physical evidence; scientific resources and techniques.

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

121. Delinquency Prevention (3)
An analysis of the role of the police, correctional agencies, the courts, group and community oriented programs of the prevention and control of juvenile delinquency.

125. Corrctional Law (3)
Basic legal theories, concepts, and laws affecting juveniles and adults in the correctional process; case studies.

126. Legal Rights of Women (3)
(See W S 126.) Legal rights of women: constitutional law, employment legislation, family law, property rights, criminal law, and women's legal rights in other countries.

128. Interviewing and Interrogation (3)
The elements of police interviews and interrogations.

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.

136T. Topics in Criminology (3; max total 12 if no topic repeated)
Analysis of selected areas of criminology; deviant behavior; institutional and noninstitutional treatment; corrections; administration and management; law enforcement; criminalistics.

137. Small Groups (3)
An examination of theories and techniques of group dynamics and group therapy.

138. Correctional Counseling (3)
Prerequisite: Crim 137 or permission of instructor. Methods of orientation, guidance, and treatment by which a leader may counsel a group of individuals, direct' and facilitate constructive interpersonal relationships; group approach to social reintegration in the correctional setting.

139. Counseling Techniques (3)
Individual counseling techniques and methods used in the field of corrections.

140. Community Relations (3)
Nature and causes of complex problems in people-to-people relations; related role of community agencies.

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

169. Statistics (3)
A study of elementary statistical techniques with special reference to criminological problems.

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
(1-12; max total 12)

Open only to criminology majors without law enforcement experience. Prerequisites: permission of instructor and sponsoring agency. Graduating criminology seniors have first priority; other students may receive priority status by permission of instructor. Relates the student's classroom studies with occupational and professional experiences. Weekly conference with field supervisor. Transfer students should be aware that 12-unit total must include units previously earned; check with departmental adviser. (Minimum of 3 field hours per unit.)

181. Internship in Corrections (1-12; max total 12)
Open only to criminology majors without correctional work experience. Prerequisites: permission of instructor and sponsoring agency. Graduating criminology seniors have first priority; other students may receive priority status by permission of instructor. Relates the student's classroom studies with occupational and professional experiences. Weekly conference with field supervisor. Transfer students should be aware that 12-unit total must include units previously earned; check with departmental adviser.

183. Counseling Practicum (3; max total 6)
Professional experience in individual and group counseling in a correctional or related agency. (Minimum of 6 supervised field hours.)

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.

298. Directed Research (3)
Prerequisites: Crim 200, 201, 202, and 203. Directed evaluative research in applied criminological settings culminating in a research paper.

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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