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Criminal Justice

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Cat. No./Title	Instructor	Dates	Location	Days	Time	Cr	Class No.	Fee	Register
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CRMJUS104L Introduction to Systems of Criminal Justice	C Monteiro	Feb 7 - May 9	Copley	Th	6:00 - 9:00pm	3	3615	$1020	Registration for this session has been closed. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
Description for CRMJUS104L: The goals of the course are to give students a theoretical and empirical foundation of the criminal justice system. Topics will also include the nature of victimization, the inner workings of the criminal justice system and the outcomes for offenders leaving the system. The student will be exposed to the critical issues in justice, be involved in discussions of their impact on American society, and be asked to consider alternative approaches to addressing these issues. In addition, during the discussion of each segment of the American system of justice, comparisons will be made with other developed and developing nations’ justice systems. Academic Information: Credits: 3
[PR] CRMJUS262L Criminology SB	L Holmes	Feb 9 - May 4	W-1-009 Wheatley Bldg, 1st Floor, Room 009	Sa	11:45am - 2:45pm	3	2557		Registration for this session has been closed. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
Description for CRMJUS262L: A general survey and analysis of adult crime. Attention to historical development of criminological thought, societal reaction to crime, and behavioral systems. Emphasis on theories of criminality and issues in the administration of justice by police and courts. Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101. Academic Information: Credits: 3 Distribution: Social and Behavioral Sciences
[PR] CRMJUS321L Racial and Ethnic Relations SB	K Lischinsky	Feb 9 - May 4	W-1-005 Wheatley Bldg, 1st Floor, Room 005	Sa	8:15 - 11:15am	3	1014		Registration for this session has been closed. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
Description for CRMJUS321L: An examination of racial and ethnic relations in contemporary society, including the history and sociology of the immigration experience, bilingual education, the nature and character of discrimination, neighborhood change, and racial and ethnic conflict. Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101. SOCIOL or PSYSOC or CRMJUS or ALCSUB students only. Academic Information: Credits: 3 Distribution: Social and Behavioral Sciences Diversity: United States focus Cross listed: SOCIOL 321L.
[PR] CRMJUS351L Methods of Sociological Research	M Rocha-Tracy	Feb 5 - May 7	Braintree	Tu	6:30 - 9:30pm	3	3617	$1020	Registration for this session has been closed. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
Description for CRMJUS351L: Design of sociological research and methods of inquiry. Organization and analysis of data, development of research projects. Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101. SOCIOL or PSYSOC or CRMJUS or ALCSUB students only. Academic Information: Credits: 3 Cross listed: SOCIOL 351L.
[PR] CRMJUS363L Corrections	Staff	Feb 4 - May 6	Copley	M	6:00 - 9:00pm	3	1015	$1020	Registration for this session has been closed. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
Description for CRMJUS363L: Prisons, jails, parole, and probation. Attention to inmate social structure, and philosophy underlying the correctional system and modern treatment approaches. Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101 and CRMJUS/SOCIOL 262L. Academic Information: Credits: 3 Cross listed: SOCIOL 363L.
[PR] CRMJUS367L Drugs and Society SB	J Struzziery	Feb 4 - May 10	Online	-	-	3	6489	$1020	The course has reached its maximum enrollment. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
Description for CRMJUS367L: This course examines the social origins and consequences of the use and abuse of consciousness-altering substances (including alcohol). It considers how society defines and deals with drug use and assesses social harm, including such issues as addictions and health effects, drugs and crime, the legislation debate, and drug policy and enforcement. Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101. Click here for video introduction, instructor, books and other information. Academic Information: Credits: 3 Distribution: Social and Behavioral Sciences Cross listed: SOCIOL 367L.
[PR] CRMJUS465L The Police in Society	G Walsh	Feb 8 - May 3	W-1-034 Wheatley Bldg, 1st Floor, Room 034	F	2:30 - 5:30pm	3	3619		Registration for this session has been closed. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
Description for CRMJUS465L: An examination of police as a system of social control; a survey of major studies of police by sociologists and government commissions. Emphasis placed on police organization, patterns and consequences of police training, historical and cross-cultural perspectives of police systems and studies of police discretion and police-citizen interaction. Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101 and CRMJUS/SOCIOL 262L. Academic Information: Credits: 3 Cross listed: SOCIOL 465L.
[PR] CRMJUS467L The Sociology of Law	R Tyler	Feb 8 - May 3	W-1-034 Wheatley Bldg, 1st Floor, Room 034	Sa	11:45am - 2:45pm	3	1016		The course has reached its maximum enrollment. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
Description for CRMJUS467L: A general analysis of the social origins and consequences of law and legal process; special emphasis on law as a method of conflict resolution and as a social control structure, and on law and social change. Attention also given to law in other societies, including non-literate societies, to the evolution and development of legal structures, and to patterns of due process and criminal law. Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101 and CRMJUS/SOCIOL 262L. Academic Information: Credits: 3 Cross listed: SOCIOL 467L.