Criminal Justice: Criminal Justice Courses
Online research guide for Criminal Justice majors
Criminal Justice Program Requirements
The Associate in Science Criminal Justice program requires 21 credits of general education and elective coursework in addition to core courses, totaling 60 credits. As part of the general education requirements, students should take PSY100 Psychology to fulfill the scientific reasoning requirement.
The Bachelor of Science Criminal Justice program requires requires 42 credits of general education (27 credits of foundation courses + 12 credits from declared intersection + 3 credits of experiential learning) in addition to core (60 credits) and elective classes (18 credits) totaling 120 credits. As part of the general education requirements, students should take PSY100 Psychology to fulfill the scientific reasoning requirement and GEO105 Global Geology to fulfill the Global Citizenship requirement. To fulfill the 18 credits of elective coursework requirement, students can take any courses not already fulfilling a degree requirement OR declare and fulfill the requirements for any non-criminal justice minor.
Both programs require completing either Internship or Capstone.
- Capstone Guide Online research guide for Capstone students
- Internship Guide Information for all stages of the Internship process: before, during, and after
CRI100 Criminal Justice books & ebooks
American Prisons and Jails: an Encyclopedia of Controversies and Trends [2 Volumes] by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781610695015Publication Date: 2019
Careers for the Criminal Justice Major: A Practical Guide to Course Selection, Descriptions of Entry-Level Positions and Best Prospects for Career Development by Call Number: WP 364.973 MIJISBN: 9780398092108Publication Date: 2018
Crime and Punishment in America: An Encyclopedia of Trends and Controversies in the Justice System by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781610699273Publication Date: 2016
Introduction to Criminal Justice by
Crime and justice in the United States -- Crime and its consequences -- Explaining crime -- The rule of law --History and structure of American law enforcement -- Policing : roles, styles, and functions -- Policing America : issues and ethics -- The administration of justice -- Sentencing, appeals, and the death penalty -- Institutional corrections -- Prison life, inmate rights, release, and recidivism -- Community corrections --Juvenile Justice -- The future of criminal justice in the United States.
Call Number: 364.973 BOH 8thISBN: 0078026539Publication Date: 2013
CRI135 Intro to Corrections books & ebooks
American Prisons: their past, present and future by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781138805781Publication Date: 2017- American Prisons and Jails: an Encyclopedia of Controversies and Trends [2 Volumes] by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781610695015Publication Date: 2019
Corrections in America by Call Number: OVR 364.609 ALL 13th Ed.ISBN: 9780132726771Publication Date: 2012
The Deviant Prison: Philadelphia's Eastern State Penitentiary and the origins of America's modern penal system, 1829-1913 by Call Number: 365.9748 RUBISBN: 9781108484947Publication Date: 2021
Incarceration Nation: How the United States Became the Most Punitive Democracy in the World by Call Number: 365.973 ENNSISBN: 9781316500613Publication Date: 2016
Prisons in the United States: a reference handbook by Call Number: EbookISBN: 9781440844379Publication Date: 2017
Understanding e-carceration : electronic monitoring, the surveillance state, and the future of mass incarceration by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781620976159Publication Date: 2022
CRI225 Juvenile Justice: Alternatives to Incarceration books & ebooks
APA Handbook of Psychology and Juvenile Justice by Call Number: REF 364.3609 HEI apaISBN: 9781433819674Publication Date: 2015
Exception: a Texas county's dream for realizing juvenile justice by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780875655802Publication Date: 2019
The Handbook of Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice by Call Number: Credo ReferenceISBN: 9781118513170Publication Date: 2015
The Juvenile Justice System by Call Number: 345.7308 CHA 7th Ed.ISBN: 0132764466Publication Date: 2012
A Return to Justice : rethinking our approach to juveniles in the system by Call Number: 364.3609 NELISBN: 1442227664Publication Date: 2015
Youth, Crime, and Justice: Learning through Cases by Call Number: 364.36 GEBISBN: 9781442237452Publication Date: 2017
CRI236 Ethics in Criminal Justice books & ebooks
Critical Race Realism: intersections of psychology, race, and law by Call Number: 342.7308 PARISBN: 9781595581464Publication Date: 2008
Ethics and Accountability in Criminal Justice: Towards a Universal Standard 3rd ed. by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781925644517Publication Date: 2021
Handbook of Policing, Ethics and Professional Standards by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781136222764Publication Date: 2012
Power and Restraint: the Moral Dimensions of Police Work, 2nd Edition by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781440877384Publication Date: 2021
CRI245 Criminal Investigation books & ebooks
The Certified Criminal Investigator Body of Knowledge by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781498752053Publication Date: 2017
Communication in Investigative and Legal Contexts : integrated approaches from forensic psychology, linguisticc and law enforcement by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781118769232Publication Date: 2016
DNA and Property Crime Scene Investigation : Forensic Evidence and Law Enforcemen by Call Number: 363.252 MAKISBN: 1455775533Publication Date: 2014
O'Hara's Fundamentals of Criminal Investigation by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780398092573Publication Date: 2019
Real-World Crime Scene Investigation : a step-by-step procedure manual by Call Number: 363.252 SUBISBN: 9781498707442Publication Date: 2016
Tell Me What Happened: questioning children about abuse by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781118881637Publication Date: 2018
The Young Eyewitness: How Well Do Children and Adolescents Describe and Identify Perpetrators? by Call Number: 363.258 POZISBN: 9781433822926Publication Date: 2016
CRI285 Societal Changes in Victimology books & ebooks
Bullying: a Reference Handbook by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781440855238Publication Date: 2019
Crime Victim Rights and Remedies by Call Number: 344.7303 TOBOISBN: 9781611636949Publication Date: 2016
Current Issues in Victimology Research by Call Number: 362.8809 MORISBN: 9781611638660Publication Date: 2016
Domestic Violence and Abuse: A Reference Handbook by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781440858840Publication Date: 2020
Intersections of Identity and Sexual Violence on Campus: Centering minoritized students' experiences by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781620363874Publication Date: 2017
Sexual Assault and Harassment in America: Examining the Facts by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781440876561Publication Date: 2022
Victimology: Theories And Applications by Call Number: 362.882 BurISBN: 9780763772109Publication Date: 2009
Violence against women : what everyone needs to know by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780199378951Publication Date: 2021
CRI310 Criminal Profiling: Policy & Practice Books & Ebooks (not required for AS, required for BS)
Criminal Profiling : an introduction to behavioral evidence analysis by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780123852441Publication Date: 2011
Evidence-Based Offender Profiling by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781000049619Publication Date: 2020
Incendiary: The Psychiatrist, The Mad Bomber, and The Invention of Criminal Profiling by Call Number: 363.325 CANISBN: 9781250182364Publication Date: 2018
The Killer Across the Table: unlocking the secrets of serial killers and predators with the FBI's original Mindhunter by Call Number: 363.2595 DOU killerISBN: 9780062910639Publication Date: 2019
Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit by Call Number: 363.2595 DOUISBN: 9781501191961Publication Date: 2017
The Psychology of Arson: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Managing Deliberate Firesetters by Call Number: 364.1642 DOLISBN: 9780415810692Publication Date: 2015
CRI312 Investigative Report Writing (not required for AS, required for BS) books & ebooks
Report writing for criminal justice professionals 6th ed. by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781351973472Publication Date: 2018
The Criminal Justice Student Writer's Manual by Call Number: 808.0663 JOHISBN: 9780133514384Publication Date: 2014
Effective Communication in Criminal Justice by Call Number: 364.014 GRUISBN: 9781506392134Publication Date: 2018
Just the Facts: Investigative Report Writing by Call Number: 808.0663 BIGISBN: 9780132132800Publication Date: 2011
The SAGE Guide to Writing in Policing : Report Writing Essentials by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781544364636Publication Date: 2020
CRI321 Police Operations books & ebooks
Community Policing: Partnerships for Problem Solving by Call Number: 363.23 MILLISBN: 9781285096674Publication Date: 2013
Issues and Controversies in Policing Today by Call Number: 363.2309 NHANISBN: 9781538117545Publication Date: 2019
Police Use of Force: important issues facing the police and the communities they serve by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781498732147Publication Date: 2017
The ultimate guide to being a great police officer: a guide to professional policing by Call Number: 363.2 FOXISBN: 9781543418460Publication Date: 2017
CRI365 Cyber Investigation books & ebooks (not required for AS, required for BS)
Cybercrime: an Encyclopedia of Digital Crime by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781440857355Publication Date: 2020
Cybercrime and Digital Forensics: An Introduction by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781138021297Publication Date: 2015
Cybercrime Investigations: the comprehensive resource for everyone by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781000062205Publication Date: 2020
Cyber Intelligence : actors, policies, and practices by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781626379657Publication Date: 2022
Cybersecurity Law, Standards and Regulations, 2nd Edition by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781944480585Publication Date: 2020
Digital Evidence and Computer Crime: forensic science, computers and the internet by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780123742681Publication Date: 2011
Hands-On Incident Response and Digital Forensics by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781780174204Publication Date: 2018
A History of Cyber Security Attacks: 1980 to present by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781498785860Publication Date: 2017
Policing Cybercrime and Cyberterror by Call Number: 363.2596 HOLISBN: 9781611632569Publication Date: 2015
CRI375 Terrorism (not required for AS, required for BS) Books & Ebooks
The bankers' blacklist : unofficial market enforcement and the global fight against illicit financing by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781501761539Publication Date: 2022
Boko Haram: The History of an African Jihadist Movement by Call Number: 363.325 THUISBN: 9780691172248Publication Date: 2017
Does Terrorism Work? : a history by Call Number: 363.325 ENGISBN: 9780199607853Publication Date: 2016
The Future of Terrorism: ISIS, Al-Qaeda, and the Alt-Right by Call Number: 363.325 LAQISBN: 9781250142511Publication Date: 2018
Hateland: A Long, Hard Look at America's Extremist Heart by Call Number: 303.484 JOHISBN: 9781633885165Publication Date: 2019
Indoctrination to Hate: recruitment techniques of hate groups and how to stop them by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781440857003Publication Date: 2022
Modern American Extremism and Domestic Terrorism: an encyclopedia of extremists and extremist groups by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781440852749Publication Date: 2018
The Only Plane in the Sky: an oral history of 9/11 by Call Number: 973.931 GRAISBN: 9781501182204Publication Date: 2019
The Psychology of Terrorists: tools for profiling and counterterrorism by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781439810026Publication Date: 2019
Social Networks as the new frontier of terrorism : #Terror by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781138950535Publication Date: 2017
Terrorist Criminal Enterprises: Financing terrorism through organized crime by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781440860683Publication Date: 2018
Understanding Apocalyptic Terrorism: Countering the Radical Mindset by Call Number: 363.3251 FLANISBN: 9781138282490Publication Date: 2016
CRI380 Psychology of the Criminal books & ebooks (not required for AS, required for BS)
The Anatomy of Violence: the biological roots of crime by Call Number: 616.8582 RAIISBN: 0307475611Publication Date: 2014- APA Handbook of Psychology and Juvenile Justice by Call Number: REF 364.3609 HEI apaISBN: 9781433819674Publication Date: 2015
The Creation of Dangerous Violent Criminals by Call Number: 364.3019 ATHISBN: 9781412865364Publication Date: 2017
Criminal Behavior: A psychological approach by Call Number: 364.322 BAR 11th Ed.ISBN: 9780134163741Publication Date: 2017
Criminal Psychology [4 Volumes] by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780313396076Publication Date: 2013
Criminal Trajectories: A Developmental Perspective by Call Number: 364.3 DAYISBN: 9781479864607Publication Date: 2019
Introduction to Forensic Psychology: Essentials for Law Enforcement by Call Number: 614.15 SCOISBN: 9781498755504Publication Date: 2016
The New Evil: Understanding the Emergence of Modern Violent Crime by Call Number: 364.322 STO newISBN: 9781633885325Publication Date: 2019- The Psychology of Arson: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Managing Deliberate Firesetters by Call Number: 364.1642 DOLISBN: 9780415810692Publication Date: 2015
The Psychology of Criminal and Antisocial Behavior: victim and offender perspectives by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780128095775Publication Date: 2017
The Psychology of Criminal Conduct by Call Number: 364.3 BON 6th ed.ISBN: 9781138935778Publication Date: 2016
The Psychology of Death Investigations by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781138735293Publication Date: 2018- The Psychology of Terrorists: tools for profiling and counterterrorism by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781439810026Publication Date: 2019
School Shooters: understanding high school, college, and adult perpetrators by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781442233560Publication Date: 2015
The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781647002275Publication Date: 2021
Why They Do It: inside the mind of the white-collar criminal by Call Number: 364.168 SOLISBN: 9781541774179Publication Date: 2019
CRI395 Essential Criminal Justice Research (not required for AS, required for BS) books & ebooks
Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology by Call Number: 364.072 HAGISBN: 9780133008616Publication Date: 2013
Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology: An Interdisciplinary Approach by Call Number: 364.072 ELL & Ebook CentralISBN: 9780742564428Publication Date: 2010
Research Literacy: A Primer for Understanding and Using Research by Call Number: 001.42 BEAISBN: 9781462524624Publication Date: 2016
Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology: a text and reader by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780367509132Publication Date: 2021
CRI436 Security Management (not required for AS, required for BS) Books & Ebooks
Contemporary Security Management by Call Number: 658.47 FAYISBN: 9780128092781Publication Date: 2017
Corporate Security Crossroads: responding to terrorism, cyberthreats, and other hazards in the global business environment by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781440832857Publication Date: 2018
Enterprise Security Risk Management: concepts and applilcations by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781944480424Publication Date: 2018
Industrial Security: managing security in the 21st century by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781118194638Publication Date: 2015
Introduction to Security by Call Number: 363.289 FIS 10th ed.ISBN: 9780128053102Publication Date: 2019
Introduction to Security: operations and management 5th ed. by Call Number: 363.289 JOHISBN: 9780134558929Publication Date: 2018
CRI445 Probation & Parole Casework Management (not required for AS, required for BS) books & ebooks
The Ex-Offender's Job Interview Guide by Call Number: WP 650.1408 KRAISBN: 1570233942Publication Date: 2017
The Ex-Offender's Re-Entry Success Guide: Smart Choices for Making It on the Outside by Call Number: 364.8 KRAISBN: 9781570233852Publication Date: 2016
Handbook of Recidivism Risk / Needs Assessment Tools by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781119184270Publication Date: 2018
The Meaning of Rehabilitation and Its Impact on Parole: there and back again in California by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781138202191Publication Date: 2017
On the Parole Board: reflections on crime, punishment, redemption, and justice by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780231177337Publication Date: 2017
Probation and Parole: theory and practice 11th ed. by Call Number: 364.6309 ABAISBN: 9780135112472Publication Date: 2012
The Probation and Parole Treatment Planner, with DSM 5 Updates by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781119073291Publication Date: 2015
Professional Lives of Community Corrections Officers: the Invisible Side of Reentry by Call Number: 364.6202 LUTISBN: 9781452242262Publication Date: 2013
Swift, Certain and Fair: Does Project HOPE Provide a Therapeutic Paradigm for Managing Offenders? by Call Number: 364.6099 BARISBN: 9783319584447Publication Date: 2017
GEO105 Global Geography (not required for AS, required for BS) books & ebooks
The Atlas of Disappearing Places: our coasts and oceans in the climate crisis by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781620974568Publication Date: 2021
The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Cultural Geography by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781118384442Publication Date: 2013
An Introduction to Human-Environment Geography: ocal dynamics and global processes by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781118241004Publication Date: 2013
Human Geography: a concise introduction by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781118451489Publication Date: 2015
HSM205 Fundamentals of Intelligence Analysis (required for AS, not required for BS) books & ebooks
Introduction to Intelligence Studies 2nd ed. by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781498738347Publication Date: 2018
Introduction to Intelligent Surveillance: Surveillance Data Capture, Transmission, and Analytics by Call Number: 621.3892 YANISBN: 9783319602271Publication Date: 2017
Homeland Security and Intelligence, 2nd Edition by Call Number: 327.127 LOG 2nd ed.ISBN: 9781440857751Publication Date: 2017
LGL130/LGS210 Evidence Books & Ebooks
Exhibit Rules: tips, rules, and tactics for preparing, offering, and opposing exhibits by Call Number: Ebsco ebookISBN: 9781601568243Publication Date: 2019
LGL250/LGS265 Criminal Law Books & Ebooks
Criminal Law Deskbook by
No longer updating. Last update received: Publication 217, Release 30, August 2014.
Call Number: REF 345.73 MCCISBN: 0820512176Publication Date: 2014
Criminal Justice Policy: Origins and Effectiveness by Call Number: 364 GAUISBN: 9780190210939Publication Date: 2018
A Pattern of Violence: How the Law Classifies Crimes and What It Means for Justice by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780674248908Publication Date: 2021
LGL260/LGS170 Criminal Procedure books & ebooks
The Student's Guide to Understanding Constitutional Law by Call Number: 342.73 DELISBN: 1401852394Publication Date: 2005
Criminal Procedure: Constitutional Constraints Upon Investigation and Proof by Call Number: REF 345.7305 TOMISBN: 9780769852867Publication Date: 2013
Cases on Criminal Procedure : 2017-2018 by Call Number: 345.7305 BLO 2017-2018ISBN: 9781454883418Publication Date: 2016
MTH200 Statistics (not required for AS, required for BS) books & ebooks
Basic Statistics for Business and Economics by Call Number: 519.522 LIN 8th ed.ISBN: 9780073521473Publication Date: 2012
The Tao of Statistics: a path to understanding (with no math) by Call Number: 519.5 KELISBN: 9781483377926Publication Date: 2016
Straightforward Statistics: understanding the tools of research by Call Number: 150.1519 GEHISBN: 9780190276959Publication Date: 2014
Introductory Statistics by Call Number: Free Ebook & 519.5 ILLISBN: 9781947172050Publication Date: 2013
PSY100 Psychology books & ebooks
50 Psychology Classics: Your Shortcut to the Most Important Ideas on the Mind, Personality, and Human Nature Second Edition by Call Number: Credo ReferenceISBN: 9781857886740Publication Date: 2017
Clinical Psychology: A Very Short Introduction by Call Number: 150 LLEISBN: 9780198753896Publication Date: 2017
Our Minds, Our Selves: A Brief History of Psychology by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780691175089Publication Date: 2018
