Master of Science in
Criminal Justice Leadership & Management
Military Only

Curriculum

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An ideal schedule is provided below. All military personnel should enroll in both CJ 639, Police and Society, and CJ 672, Seminar in Criminology and Corrections, as electives.

Year One

Fall

CRIJ 6333 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 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 6393 Professional Development for Military Police Personnel * *
Instructor: TBA
A customized section of CJ 693 designed to facilitate exposure of military police personnel to civilian criminal justice agency administration. Students select from a suite of options in consultation with an academic advisor. Options include attendance at national conferences and/or workshops, completion of American Correctional Association executive certification, and structured observation of agency operations. Additionally, course requirements include completion of an initial instructional sequence involving review of fundamental dynamics and trends in American policing and corrections. Requires analytic paper(s) reviewing the application of civilian practices to Military Police functions.

CRIJ 6334 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 6339 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 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.

Year Two

Fall

CRIJ 6394 Building Democratic Justice Systems Abroad * *
Instructor: TBA
A designated section of Special Topics limited to military personnel. When totalitarian regimes collapse, the U.S. military is frequently involved in rebuilding justice systems that are anchored in democratic principles. This course includes examination of the critical components of such efforts, both philosophical and practical. Emphasis is upon law enforcement and corrections, although the judicial branch of government is included. Among the components reviewed are establishing legal foundations for criminal justice agencies, balancing independence and accountability, staffing, leadership, scope of agency roles, and transition.

CRIJ 5330 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 6392 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.

CRIJ 6388 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.

Summer

If no transfer credits, then choose two electives from the list below:

CRIJ 6332 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 6336 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 6365 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.

CRIJ 6370 Internship in Criminal Justice
Instructor: TBA
A minimum of three months in an approved criminal justice setting. Designed to provide the graduate student with an opportunity to synthesize theory and practice. Prerequisite: consent of the Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs, College of Criminal Justice. Credit to be arranged.

CRIJ 6335 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 6363 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.

* Required Courses
* * Sections Designed Specifically for Military Police
* * * Courses may be awarded as transfer credit for American Council on Education assessment of military preparation equivalent experiences. If not transferred, may be taken as electives.