Master of Science in
Criminal Justice Leadership & Management

Curriculum

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Year One

Fall

CRIJ 6333.1 Seminar in Organization and Administration
Instructor: Dr. D. Webb
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.

CRIJ 6396.2 Legal Aspects of Criminal Justice Management
Instructor: Dr. J. Dowling
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

CRIJ 6363.1 Leadership Psychology in Criminal Justice Management
Instructor: Dr. R. Garner
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.

CRIJ 6334.2 Research Methods and Quantitative Analysis in Criminal Justice
Instructor: Dr. G. Armstrong
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.

Summer

CRIJ 6332.1 Resource Development in the Organizational Context
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.

CRIJ 6365.2 Community Theory and the Administration of Justice
Instructor: Dr. D. Webb
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

CRIJ 6335.1 Seminar in Leadership and Management
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.

CRIJ 5330.2 Critical Analysis of Justice Administration
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.

Spring

CRIJ 6336.1 Computer / Technology Applications for Criminal Justice
Instructor: Dr. S. Cuvelier
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.

CRIJ 6392.2 Program Evaluation for Criminal Justice Management
Instructor: Dr. M. Tackett-Gibson
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

CRIJ 6339.1 Police in Society
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.

CRIJ 6372.1 Seminar in Criminology and Corrections
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.

CRIJ 6388.2 Emergent Issues in Criminal Justice Leadership
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.