Criminal Justice Degree Online

Eligibility:
Studied 4 years or more, personal and / or the military police or security forces Superior.
Curriculum:
First Level
Research Methodology and Analysis
Risk Analysis
Applied to the Criminal Investigation
Formal and Applied Logic
Application of Analytical Techniques in crime situations I
Institutional Sociology

Second Level
Analysis Applied to Criminal Investigation
Criminal Psychology
Elements of Probability and Statistics
Application of Analytical Techniques in Criminal Situations II

Course: Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 18 to 22 hours.

Start of classes: April 2008

Information and registration:
November 2007 and since February 2008

Department of Postgraduate - Faculty of Security Sciences
posegu@universidad-policial.edu.ar
Rosario 532 - Piso 1 º - Hotline 4901-9733
Int Switch 4902-4759. 261

Fees: PFA Institute of Community and Alumni
Tuition: $ 170 Tuition: $ 200
Fee: $ 120 Fee: $ 180

Adelphi offers a redesigned undergraduate major in Criminal Justice leading to the Bachelor of Science degree, with a concentration in either Police Science or Social Science. The program provides an interdisciplinary approach to the study of crime, delinquency, and social control and prepares students for graduate work or professional training.

Introduced in fall 2004, this revised major combines traditional liberal arts classes with courses in criminology, sociology of law, psychology, and law enforcement administration. The following six new classes have been added to the curriculum:
Crime and Punishment
Juvenile Delinquency
Gender Issues in Criminal Justice
Law and Social Inequality
Psychology of Criminal Behavior
Sociology of Law
The major is interdisciplinary in nature. Students may select courses in Adult Academic Programs in University College, the Derner Institute, the School of Social Work, and the departments of anthropology, political science, and sociology. Many of the required courses will be cross-listed, enabling students to receive credit toward their degree through University College or the College of Arts and Sciences.

Contact
For additional information, please contact:

Sally Ridgeway
Criminal Justice Program Director
Associate Professor
Department of Anthropology and Sociology
Blodgett Hall, Rm 105C
p - 516.877.4938
f - 516.877.4717
e - ridgeway@adelphi.edu

All courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted.
I. Foundation Courses (9 Credits—must be taken prior to Core Requirements)

Course# Course Title
ANT 111 Cultural Anthropology
PSY 101 General Psychology
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology

II. Core Requirements (18 Credits)

Course# Course Title
ACG 265
Criminal Justice Planning and Research (4 credits)
POL 332
American System of Criminal Justice
Cross-listed as ACG 332
SOC 246
Criminology (4 credits)
Cross-listed as ACG 246
SOC 261 Crime and Punishment (4 credits)
Cross-listed as ACG 261
SOC 277 Law and Social Inequality
Cross-listed as ACG 277

III. Required Courses (9 Credits)

Course# Course Title
POL 323 Individual Rights in the Constitution
PSY 386 Psychology of Criminal Behavior
SOC 331 Sociology of Law

IV. Electives (12-15 Credits) Selected with approval of academic adviser

Course# Course Title
Choose TWO of the following:
ACG 363 Criminal Law (4 credits)
SOC 240 Sociology of Violence
SOC 244 Sociology of Deviance
SOC 315 Juvenile Delinquency
Cross-listed as ACG 315
Choose TWO of the following:
ACG 364 Forensic Science (4 credits)
ACG 366 Organized Crime (4 credits)
ACG 455 Contemporary Developments in Criminal Justice (4 credits)
ANT 229 Humankind, Culture, Environment (4 credits)
ANT 362 Jaws, Teeth, and Forensic Dentistry (4 credits)
Cross-listed as BIO 362/ENV 362
ANT 441 Forensic Anthropology (4 credits)
Cross-listed as ENV 441
POL 325 Law and the Legal Process
POL 327 State and Local Government
PSY 262 Social Psychology
PSY 355 Introduction to Forensic Psychology
PSY 462 Special Topics in Social Psychology
SOC 341 Gender Issues in Criminal Justice

All courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted.
I. Foundation Courses (6 Credits—must be taken prior to Core Requirements)

Course# Course Title
PSY 101 General Psychology
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology

II. Core Requirements (15 Credits)

Course# Course Title
ACG 265
Criminal Justice Planning and Research (4 credits)
POL 332
American System of Criminal Justice
Cross-listed as ACG 332
SOC 246
Criminology (4 credits)
Cross-listed as ACG 246
SOC 261 Crime and Punishment (4 credits)
Cross-listed as ACG 261
SOC 277 Law and Social Inequality
Cross-listed as ACG 277

III. Required Courses (12 Credits)

Course# Course Title
ACG 254 Police and Community Relations (4 credits)
ACG 255 Police Organization and Administration (4 credits)
ACG 364 Forensic Science (4 credits)

IV. Electives (12-15 Credits) Selected with approval of academic adviser

Course# Course Title
Choose TWO of the following:
ACG 315 Juvenile Delinquency
Cross-listed as SOC 315
ACG 363 Criminal Law (4 credits)
ACG 370 Special Topics in Police Studies (4 credits)
PSY 386 Psychology of Criminal Behavior
Choose TWO of the following:
ACG 366 Organized Crime (4 credits)
ACG 455 Contemporary Developments in Criminal Justice (4 credits)
ANT 362 Jaws, Teeth, and Forensic Dentistry (4 credits)
Cross-listed as BIO 362/ENV 362
ANT 441 Forensic Anthropology (4 credits)
Cross-listed as ENV 441
POL 323 Individual Rights in the Constitution
POL 325 Law and the Legal Process
PSY 262
Social Psychology
PSY 355
Introduction to Forensic Psychology
PSY 462 Special Topics in Social Psychology
SOC 240
Sociology of Violence
SOC 244 Sociology of Deviance
SOC 331 Sociology of Law
SOC 341 Gender Issues in Criminal Justice

Adelphi offers a redesigned undergraduate major in Criminal Justice leading to the Bachelor of Science degree, with a concentration in either Police Science or Social Science. The program provides an interdisciplinary approach to the study of crime, delinquency, and social control and prepares students for graduate work or professional training.

Introduced in fall 2004, this revised major combines traditional liberal arts classes with courses in criminology, sociology of law, psychology, and law enforcement administration. The following six new classes have been added to the curriculum:
Crime and Punishment
Juvenile Delinquency
Gender Issues in Criminal Justice
Law and Social Inequality
Psychology of Criminal Behavior
Sociology of Law
The major is interdisciplinary in nature. Students may select courses in Adult Academic Programs in University College, the Derner Institute, the School of Social Work, and the departments of anthropology, political science, and sociology. Many of the required courses will be cross-listed, enabling students to receive credit toward their degree through University College or the College of Arts and Sciences.