Curriculum
Master of Science in Criminal Justice Leadership and Management
Year One
Fall
CJ 633.1 Seminar in Organization and Administration
(Jan 11 - Mar 3 2010)
Instructor: Dr. D. Webb
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The master's program experience begins with a review of organization theory, its application to public administration generally, and criminal justice agency administration more particularly.
* Please note this course will also be offered Oct-Dec 2009 along with CJ 696.
CJ 696.2 Legal Aspects of Criminal Justice Management
(Oct 16 - Dec 11 2009)
Instructor: Dr. J. Dowling
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The program begins with practical knowledge, and remains linked to practical knowledge throughout. This course offers an overview of the legal issues commonly facing managers in criminal justice agencies.
Spring
CJ 634.2 Research Methods and Quantitative Analysis in Criminal Justice
(Mar 8 - Apr 28 2010)
Instructor: Dr. G. Armstrong
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Today's management roles require astute understanding of research design and data analysis to know what is relevant and, just as importantly, what is not. This course is designed to expose students to methods and techniques of research, preparing them to access and translate research findings into policy.
CJ 663.1 Leadership Psychology in Criminal Justice Management
(Jan 11 - Mar 3 2010)
Instructor: Dr. R. Garner
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The first of a two course sequence on leadership, CJ 663 is designed to start graduate students "thinking as leaders think," whatever their respective roles.
Summer
CJ 632.1 Resource Development in the Organizational Context
(May - Jun)
Instructor: Dr. J. Dowling
Criminal Justice managers are ultimately resource managers - of facilities, technology, and, most of all, human capital. This course covers critical issues and strategic questions regarding managing human resources in criminal justice agencies.
CJ 665.2 Community Theory and the Administration of Justice
(Jun - Aug)
Instructor: Dr. J. Gerber
To succeed, all components of the criminal justice system must enlist the assistance of both other government agencies and the community at large. This course examines the nature of criminal justice organizations as components of the political, social, and economic inter-organizational networks.
Year Two
Fall
CJ 530.2 Critical Analysis of Justice Administration
(Aug - Oct)
Instructor: Dr. D. Longmire
More than a review of criminal justice administration, the Critical Analysis course requires analysis of the application of organization theory to the system and also covers the role of justice agencies as part of societal response to crime.
CJ 635.1 Seminar in Leadership and Management
(Oct - Dec)
Instructor: Dr. R. Garner
The second of the leadership courses, this course requires student-initiated thought and reflection on problems and alternative solutions in criminal justice management.
Spring
CJ 636.1 Computer / Technology Applications for Criminal Justice
(Jan 11 - Mar 3 2010)
Instructor: Dr. S. Cuvelier
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Knowledge management is at the core of effective criminal justice agency administration. This course details techniques of data processing with emphasis upon utilization and application to criminal justice information management.
CJ 692.2 Program Evaluation for Criminal Justice Management
(Mar 8 - Apr 28 2010)
Instructor: Dr. M. Tackett-Gibson
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Continuous program assessment is a requisite for true managerial leadership in any public administration role. This course covers the principles and techniques of program evaluation, including models and case studies.
Summer
CJ 639.1 Police in Society
(May - Jun)
Instructor: Dr. W. Oliver
Near the completion of the degree, graduate students will explore the application of generic management principles to a specific component of the criminal justice system. This course offers an examination of the evolution of police in modern society with special emphasis on the role the police play in contemporary society.
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CJ 672.1 Seminar in Criminology and Corrections
(May - Jun)
Instructor: Dr. H. Henderson
The goal of all correctional programming is reintegration of offenders. This course analyzes the linkage between criminological theory and corrections practice, as well as theory and problems in criminology and corrections.
CJ 688.2 Emergent Issues in Criminal Justice Leadership
(Jun - Aug)
Instructor: Dr. R. Watkins
The capstone course requires graduate students to build a multi-dimensional portfolio of degree related research and publication. Students will integrate information acquired through the program while addressing the relationship to emergent issues and perspectives in organization theory.
