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JUST 867 - Students, Teachers, and the Law
Credits:
4.00
Explores how the law impacts the educational lives of
students and teachers. Topics include church-state
relations, free speech, dress codes, and search and seizure.
(Also offered as EDUC 867.)
JUST 897 - Culminating Project
Credits:
1.00 to 4.00
Students conduct a project related to their internship under
the supervision of a faculty member. Projects might include
an evaluation of a community policing program, interviews
with battered women in a shelter, or a survey of corporal
punishment. Prereq: JUST 901, 905 or 906, 907. Cr/F.
JUST 899 - Masters Thesis
Credits:
1.00 to 8.00
Students conduct a masters thesis under the supervision of
three graduate faculty members. Thesis projects might
include an intervention study to reduce delinquincy, a study
of immigration law in the 1920s, or a survey of hate crimes.
Prereq: JUST 901, 905 or 906, 907. Cr/F.
JUST 901 - Proseminar: Introduction to Justice Studies
Credits:
4.00
Provides students with an introduction to Justice Studies
and its faculty. Interdisciplinary study of informal and
formal social organization and conflict resolution.
Emphasis on law in practice and how individuals operate
within and against the system of law. Topics include social
order, crime and punishment, security and surveillance, and
sharing/assessing risk.
JUST 905 - Quantitative Research Methods
Credits:
4.00
Introduction to the major quantitative methods used by
criminologists and justice researchers. Focuses on methods
which illuminate causes of crime and justice. Covers all
aspects of the research process including conceptualization,
design, sampling, data analysis, and dissemination of
results. Does not assume prior statistical knowledge.
JUST 906 - Qualitative Research Methods
Credits:
4.00
Introduction to qualitative research methods of data
gathering and analysis in Justice Studies. An intensive
workshop training in field work technique. Emphasis on
collecting data and analyzing it systematically. Four
dimensions: reading about qualitative work, critiquing
methodologies, participant observation, analyzing/writing up
field notes/interviews.
JUST 950 - Traditional Field Experience
Credits:
4.00
Field experience internships in a variety of justice
settings including courts, law enforcement and victim
services. Includes weekly seminar. Prereq: JUST 901. Cr/F.
JUST 951 - Research Field Experience
Credits:
4.00
Research experience internships in research centers on
campus such as Justiceworks, Crimes Against Children, and
Family Research Lab or with individual researchers on
campus who conduct justice-related research. Cr/F.
JUST 965 - Special Topics
Credits:
4.00
New or specialized courses are presented under this listing.
Staff present material not normally covered by the course
offerings. Cross-listed courses. May be repeated but not
duplicate content.