Survey of recent trends in crime and delinquency. The nature of and societal reaction to criminal behavior. Personal and social factors in crime causation. Critical analysis of criminological theories as well as the operation of criminal justice agencies.

Introduces core theoretical and empirical approaches to the study of the law as a social process and cultural practice. Promotes a foundational understanding of the concept of law, where it can be found, and why it matters, including spaces outside of formal legal institutions. Topics covered may include the differences between law on the books and law in action, legal mobilization, law and social inequality and how the law both shapes and constrains social change.

Explores the definitions of delinquent behavior. Analyzes the nature, etiology, and extent of juvenile delinquency; contributing social problems; adolescence as a subculture. Observes the adjudication process for juveniles: philosophy, development, and organization. Diversion, detention, and treatment of the juvenile offender.

Historical overview of how urban crime has been portrayed in the media. Analysis of contemporary media presentations of urban crime, criminals and the criminal justice system (including police, courts and the correctional system). Social scientific theory and analysis regarding media portrayals of crime, criminals and the criminal justice system.

Survey of current theoretical, research and public policy issues regarding white-collar crime. Examines the definitions and typologies of various types of white collar crimes and activities. Evaluates the nature, extent, and consequences of white-collar crime in the U.S. Assessment of strategies for combating white collar crime as well as prospects of alternative systems of control, such as civil litigation.

Social and historical origins of the police; police organization; police culture, roles and careers; police in the legal system, police discretion in practice, police and the community.

Organization and administration of police agencies. Principles of planning, personnel management, line operations, staff and auxiliary services. Organizational models and leadership styles. Internal control and policy formation. Evaluation of effectiveness.

Examine current carceral realities in the criminal justice system including formal institutions, operations, and economies of punitive structures and practices. Analyze relevant theories, ideologies and policies.

Analyzes the criminal court process from its initial stages through post-conviction review. Topics include court structure, the legal actors of the court process, prosecutorial and defense decision-making, bail setting, plea bargaining, trial operations, and the organization and management of judicial and prosecutorial discretion.

When and why are we surveilled? Who benefits and who is harmed? What laws protect our privacy? Drawing on social science research, case law, journalism and digital media, students will critically evaluate the socio-legal use and consequences of surveillance technologies. Emphasis on collaborative learning and reflection. No prior knowledge of field assumed.

Fundamental principles and procedures of criminal investigation. Crime scene search and recording. Collection and preservation of physical evidence. Obtaining testimonial evidence.

Basic methodological issues in the study of crime, criminals, and the law; principles, purposes, and limits of research; introduction to empirical research design and methods of inquiry, including formulating and testing hypotheses, sampling procedures, data collection techniques, and ethical issues in preparation of research reports. May not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for SOCI 3050.

The nature and character of police, prosecutorial, court and correctional activity and operations in world legal systems. Examine common law, civil law, socialist, and Islamic systems of law and social control.

Examine the roles of women in the criminal justice system. Critically analyze of the relationship of women as offenders, as victims, and as agents of social control. Review relevant theories and practices and both historical and contemporary issues.

Focus on the impact of race in the American Criminal Justice System with an emphasis on the social context of urban inequality. Examine different paradigms of race, the link between inequality and violence, the historical and contemporary importance of race in the law, and how discrimination shapes the administration of justice.

Discuss the reentry process as a topic of sociological and criminological examination. Investigate the empirical realities of reentry challenges. Identify the most common factors associated with success and failure. Review the theoretical work in this area. Explore questions of transformation and change, paying close attention to the voices of individuals who have experienced reentry.

Increase understanding of the experiences and issues faced by children with incarcerated parents, focusing on racial, ethnic and socioeconomically marginalized and disenfranchised populations. Evaluate appropriate evidence-based practices, strategies and policies. Identify and evaluate evidence-based practices and policies that positively impact children with incarcerated parents. Develop legislative and advocacy strategies to promote these practices and policy change. Emphasis on collaborative learning.

Presents a problem-oriented approach to understanding the effects of illegal drugs and drug trafficking on individuals and communities. Explores drug treatment and policies aimed at controlling drug use. Considers the effects of current enforcement strategies on drug use and drug markets and, ultimately, on American society.

Examines the roles and functions of the victim within the civil and criminal justice systems. Investigates victim attitudes, beliefs, problems, and needs; theories of victimization; experiences of victims within the legal system; victim assistance programs; and public policy and victimology.

Analyze violent crime in American society and ways in which the criminal justice system responds to it. Examine the causes of violent crime, its prevention, treatment and public policy ramifications. Historical and contemporary understanding of the significance of violence in American culture. Critical evaluation of methods utilized to deal with violent offenders.

Focuses on the ways in which race and ethnicity shape definitions of and experiences with domestic violence and how different cultural groups interact with community and legal resources designed to assist victims and perpetrators of domestic violence. Examines the implications this has for policy, practice and justice in society.

Overview and analysis of sexual offenses in the United States, including socio-legal, public and political approaches. Interpersonal, situational and institutional factors affect how we think about sexual violence and respond to it within systems of law, justice, health and social services. Types of violence and the impact on sex offenders, families, communities and victims/survivors are addressed.

Analyze maltreatment of children, youth, spouses, and seniors within the family. Examine causes and intervention methods emphasizing the response of actors and government agencies.

Basic principles of the law of evidence. Presentation of oral and demonstrative evidence in the trial process. The quantum of proof in criminal proceedings.

Field experience in a community social service agency for the purpose of furthering the student's integration of theory and practice in a professional setting. Placement is for a minimum of 140 hours per term under the supervision of agency personnel. Includes weekly seminar with internship coordinator. S/U grade assessment. Limited enrollment capacity.

Analyzes the nature and consequences of delinquency and crime. Classical and contemporary examinations of criminal behavior. Observes the effects of social interaction, social class, social organization, small groups and other variables on crime patterns and efforts to cope with crime. Explores the relationship of criminological theory and social policy issues.

Critically explores the philosophical, historical and procedural issues that have attended the administration of judicial killings in the United States. Attends to principles of capital sentencing jurisprudence in comparison with empirical analysis from social scientists, legal scholars, journalists and practitioners.

Social justice approach to the study of empathy as it relates to crime and justice. Explores and cultivates various modes of empathic knowing, specifically as these relate to criminal defendants, victims of crime, and various actors in the criminal justice system.

Lectures and discussion in an area of sociocultural context which, because of its topicality, is not the subject of a regular course.

Lectures and discussions in an area of response to crime which, because of its topicality, is not the subject of a regular course.

Uses transformative justice as a political framework for responding to violence, harm and abuse and aims to transform the conditions that enabled that harm. Addresses the foundations of transformative justice through a lens of peacemaking and nonviolence. Uses intersectional theories and analyses of violence and accountability; considers abolition as a visionary process of dismantling carceral systems and building structures and relationships to replace it.

Survey of theoretical and empirical literature on the role that neighborhood characteristics play in crime. Examines the utility of crime prevention strategies for reducing neighborhood crime rates. Develops the skills necessary to investigate Milwaukee neighborhood crime patterns. Students create and deliver professional presentations and technical reports.

Technological introduction to the basic functionality of ESRI’s ArcGIS for mapping and analyzing crime data. Students learn skills to create crime maps, analyze crime patterns, and develop a solid base upon which to build further expertise in geographic information system (GIS) software and spatial analysis.

Studies criminal substantive law; constitutional limits and principles of criminal law and liability; defenses to criminal liability; definitions and classification; criminal procedure of crimes; constitutional limits and protections of criminal procedure.

Lectures and discussions in an area of crime and criminal behavior which, because of its topicality, is not the subject of a regular course.

Lectures and discussions in an area of policy and practice which, because of its topicality, is not the subject of a regular course.

Overview of prevailing ethical controversies confronting the process and agencies of contemporary criminal justice. Attends to concrete ethical issues and dilemmas encountered regularly by participants in the major components of the criminal justice system. Analyzes the emerging trend of evidence-based criminal justice policy reliant on criminal justice analytics, algorithms, and predictive statistical modeling.

Lectures and discussions in an area which, because of its topicality, is not the subject of a regular course. The special topics will be designated in the Schedule of Classes.

Read, discuss and apply criminological research under the supervision of a CRLS faculty mentor. Review the literature on an assigned or negotiated topic and design and propose a specific research project. A maximum of six credits of CRLS 4956, 4995 and 4999 combined may be counted as electives toward the minimum requirements of the major and a maximum of three credits of CRLS 4956, 4995 and 4999 may be counted as electives toward the minimum requirements for the minor.

Continuation of the internship experience (CRLS 3986). Placement is for a minimum of 140 hours per term of supervised practice at the same agency as the previous term. Includes weekly seminar with internship coordinator. Credits earned cannot be counted toward the major. S/U grade assessment. Limited enrollment capacity.

Faculty-supervised, independent study/research of a specific area or topic in Criminology and Law Studies.

Reflect on undergraduate education emphasizing Marquette's mission statement and Jesuit values. Through exploration of previous coursework, guest speakers and in-class assignments, students examine notions of what it means to exemplify Jesuit values working in criminal justice or related fields. Assignments and projects include course reflections that focus on salient issues related to criminal justice, criminology and law studies including equity, fairness, and reform.

Analyzes the nature and consequences of delinquency and crime. Classical and contemporary examinations of criminal behavior. Observes the effects of social interaction, social class, social organization, small groups and other variables on crime patterns and efforts to cope with crime. Explores the relationship of criminological theory and social policy issues.

Critically explores the philosophical, historical and procedural issues that have attended the administration of judicial killings in the United States. Attends to principles of capital sentencing jurisprudence in comparison with empirical analysis from social scientists, legal scholars, journalists and practitioners.

Social justice approach to the study of empathy as it relates to crime and justice. Explores and cultivates various modes of empathic knowing, specifically as these relate to criminal defendants, victims of crime, and various actors in the criminal justice system.

Uses transformative justice as a political framework for responding to violence, harm and abuse and aims to transform the conditions that enabled that harm. Addresses the foundations of transformative justice through a lens of peacemaking and nonviolence. Uses intersectional theories and analyses of violence and accountability; considers abolition as a visionary process of dismantling carceral systems and building structures and relationships to replace it.

Survey of theoretical and empirical literature on the role that neighborhood characteristics play in crime. Examines the utility of crime prevention strategies for reducing neighborhood crime rates. Develops the skills necessary to investigate Milwaukee neighborhood crime patterns. Students create and deliver professional presentations and technical reports.

Technological introduction to the basic functionality of ESRI’s ArcGIS for mapping and analyzing crime data. Students learn skills to create crime maps, analyze crime patterns, and develop a solid base upon which to build further expertise in geographic information system (GIS) software and spatial analysis.

Studies criminal substantive law; constitutional limits and principles of criminal law and liability; defenses to criminal liability; definitions and classification; criminal procedure of crimes; constitutional limits and protections of criminal procedure.

Basic principles of the law of evidence. Presentation of oral and demonstrative evidence in the trial process. The quantum of proof in criminal proceedings.

Analysis of maltreatment of children, youth, spouses, and seniors within the family. Examination of causes and intervention methods emphasizing the response of actors and government agencies.

Analysis of violent crime in American society and ways in which the criminal justice system responds to it. Examination of the causes of violent crime, its prevention, treatment and public policy ramifications. Historical and contemporary understanding of the significance of violence in American culture. Critical evaluation of methods utilized to deal with violent offenders.

Overview of prevailing ethical controversies confronting the process and agencies of contemporary criminal justice. Attends to concrete ethical issues and dilemmas encountered regularly by participants in the major components of the criminal justice system. Analyzes the emerging trend of evidence-based criminal justice policy reliant on criminal justice analytics, algorithms, and predictive statistical modeling.

Lectures and discussions in a broad area which, because of its topicality, is not the subject of a regular course. The special topics will be designated in the Schedule of Classes. May be taken a maximum of two times.

An advanced statistics course examining multivariate regression models for the social sciences and common statistical software packages including STATA. Builds upon basic mathematical functions for advanced-level statistics. Develops advanced skills in multivariate linear OLS, GLS and nonlinear models with categorical dependent variables. Examines techniques in regression diagnostics and tests of robustness. Concludes with model specification of two-way interaction effects.

An introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Designed to provide students with a working knowledge of GIS. Gives instruction on how to use GIS analytical tools to expand and enhance the understanding of spatially referenced phenomena. Examines foundational concepts behind Geographic Information Science (GIScience) to properly use GIS analytical tools. Incorporates diverse learning activities including lectures, PowerPoint presentations, instructor-led skills training and student practice sessions.

Develop connections to field practicum placement agencies and prepare for required practicum experience. Guided development of relationship and written agreement with community-based practicum placement agency, drawing upon knowledge from student’s previous course work. Group and one-on-one meetings discussing project plans and developing agreements. Grade assessed on the basis of research questions, project design and final written agreement.

Serves as the CJDA capstone experience. Practical application of knowledge and skills in a crime and intelligence/crime analysis unit of a criminal justice agency. Topic determined by the instructor in conjunction with a community partner from a criminal justice-related institution, agency or organization within the Milwaukee community. Designed to afford graduate students the opportunity to use their skills to solve to an organizational problem and to cultivate relationships with community partners.

Provides opportunities to investigate and study areas of interest through readings, research, field experience, projects, and/or other educational activities under the direction of a faculty adviser.