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2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog
Criminology and Criminal Justice (CRJU) Courses
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Criminology and Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice
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CRJU 101 - The Criminal Justice System in Society
(3 units)
Prerequisites/Corequisites: One GE Foundation course.
Introduction to the study of criminal justice in American society. Focuses on the history, philosophy, functions, roles, processes, policies, best practices, and ethics of the criminal justice system, especially police, courts, and correctional agencies.
Letter grade only (A-F) Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 101.
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CRJU 230 - Survey of the Forensic Sciences
(3 units)
The application of scientific principles to criminal investigations and trials, focusing on crime scene analysis and recording; analytical methods of criminalistics; significance of results; and the specialized roles of criminalists and forensic biology, chemistry, ballistics, medicine, dentistry, anthropology, and psychology.
Both grading options.
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CRJU 290 - Selected Topics in Criminal Justice
(3 units)
Introductory topics of current interest in the field of criminal justice selected for intensive development.
Both grading options. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 units with different topics in different semesters. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes.
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CRJU 300 - Research, Writing, and Reasoning for Criminology and Criminal Justice
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in ENGL 100B or GE Written Communication (Area A2) or GE Critical Thinking (Area A3). Restrict to CRJU majors, CRJU minors, and Forensic Studies minors only. Excludes freshmen.
Develops the skills needed to conduct and properly cite library and electronic research for social scientific and legal sources and use them to write papers, case briefs, and reports commonly used in the fields and professions of criminology and criminal justice.
Letter grade only (A-F). Not open for credit to students with credit in CRJU 110.
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CRJU 301 - Criminal Courts and Judicial Processes
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 101 .
Prerequisites are waived for Legal Studies Certificate students.
Corequisite: CRJU 110 or CRJU 300 . CRJU majors and minors, Forensic Studies minors, and Legal Studies Certificate students only. Exclude freshmen.
Corequisites are waived for Legal Studies Certificate students.
Examines the structure and operation of the criminal court systems of the U.S. at the local, state, and federal levels, including their respective jurisdictions. Emphasizes pretrial and adjudication processes and the organizational roles and behaviors within the court system.
Letter grade only (A-F). Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 351.
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CRJU 302 - Policing
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 101 .
Corequisite: CRJU 110 or CRJU 300 . CRJU majors and minors only. Exclude freshmen.
The historical evolution of policing as an institution of social control with emphasis placed on the contemporary roles of police officers, including patrol strategies, training procedures, ethical standards, and discretion. Considers under-represented groups in policing and corruption in police agencies.
Letter grade only (A-F). Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 483.
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CRJU 303 - Corrections: Theory, Policy, and Practice
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 101 .
Corequisite: CRJU 110 or CRJU 300 . CRJU majors and minors only. Exclude freshmen.
Historical and philosophical reactions to law violators. Overview of institutional and community corrections. Examination of differing penal institutions. Evaluation of rehabilitation as crime control strategy. Alternatives to incarceration will be explored as criminal sanctions. Field trips may be required.
Letter grade only (A-F). Field trips may be required. Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 468.
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CRJU 304 - Criminological Theory
(3 units)
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 101 and CRJU 300 (or as previously offered prior to Fall 2023, CRJU 110). CRJU majors and minors only. GWAR portfolio course or score of 11 or higher on the GWAR Placement Exam.
A writing-intensive exploration of theories of crime, criminal behavior, and crime control policies. Criminological theories are traced through history by focusing on connections to biology, psychology, philosophy, politics, sociology, and economics.
Letter grade only (A-F). Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 404.
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CRJU 307 - Crimes against Consumers
(3 units)
Study of laws and agencies devoted to consumer protection; the investigation of consumer crimes, including product counterfeiting, consumer frauds/scams, false advertising, adulterated food, dangerous drugs and devices, and quackery; and college students, veterans, immigrants, and seniors as consumer crime victims.
Letter grade only (A-F) Not open for credit to students with credit in CAFF 307.
General Education: Upper Division D - Social Sciences, Upper Division E - Lifelong Learning and Self Development -
CRJU 320 - Criminal Justice Research Methods
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 101 , CRJU 300 (or as previously offered prior to Fall 2023, CRJU 110), and CRJU 304 . CRJU majors only. Upper division standing.
Introduction to basic techniques in criminal justice research, including report writing, components of research design models, sampling techniques, data collection techniques, questionnaire construction, interview techniques, and participant observation. Focus on bridging the gaps between theory, research, and justice policy.
Letter grade only (A-F). (3 hours lecture) Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 480.
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CRJU 325 - Statistics for Criminal Justice
(4 units)
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” in CRJU 101, CRJU 110 or CRJU 300 , and CRJU 304. CRJU majors only. GE Foundation requirements, one or more Exploration courses, and upper division standing.
Descriptive and inferential statistics covering univariate, bivariate, and multivariate statistical techniques. Focus on probability theory, significance testing, inferential statistics used for quantitative data analysis by criminal justice researchers and administrators. Includes laboratory using statistical software packages.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 4 hours)
General Education: Upper Division B - Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning -
CRJU 330 - Criminal Justice Ethics, Values, and Diversity
(3 units)
Prerequisites: CRJU 302 and CRJU 303 . CRJU majors only. Exclude freshmen.
Identifies and explores ethics and values in the criminal justices system, paying special attention to issues of social inequality. Discusses remedial strategies and behavior relating to unethical behavior from an individual and group perspective.
Letter grade only (A-F). Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 305.
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CRJU 340 - Substantive Criminal Law
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 301 . CRJU majors, minors, and Legal Studies Certificate students only. Exclude freshmen.
Prerequisites are waived for Legal Studies Certificate students.
Analysis of the historical development of criminal law and the underlying principles used to interpret it. Focuses on statutory construction and case law deconstruction of the elements and defenses to major crimes, and the public policy implications of these interpretations.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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CRJU 350 - Constitutional Criminal Procedure
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 301 . CRJU majors and minors, Forensic Studies minors, and Legal Studies Certificate students only. Exclude freshmen.
A study of criminal procedures mandated by the U.S. Constitution emphasizing searches and seizures under the Fourth Amendment; interrogations and confessions under the Fifth Amendment; the Sixth Amendment right to counsel; and due process under the Fourteenth Amendment.
Letter grade only (A-F). Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 451.
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CRJU 401 - Victimology
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 101 , CRJU 300 (or as previously offered prior to Fall 2023, CRJU 110), and CRJU 304 . CRJU majors only. Upper division standing.
Advances an ecological approach to the study of victimology. Theories and history shaping the bio-psycho-social and environmental characteristics of crime and violent victimization are examined with emphasis on their intersection with issues of race, gender, class, ethnicity, and sexual orientation.
Both grading options. Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 373. Double Numbered with: CRJU 601
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CRJU 402 - Crime and Inequality
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 101 , CRJU 300 (or as previously offered prior to Fall 2023, CRJU 110), and CRJU 304 . CRJU majors only. Upper division standing.
Explores variability in the perpetration, apprehension, prosecution, and punishment of crime, as well as criminal victimization, by race, class, gender, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Focuses on patterns of over-representation and critically evaluates the major explanations for this phenomenon.
Both grading options. Double Numbered with: CRJU 602.
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CRJU 403 - Comparative Criminal Justice and Transnational Crimes
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 101 , CRJU 300 (or as previously offered prior to Fall 2023, CRJU 110), and CRJU 304 . CRJU majors only. Upper division standing.
Examination of criminal justice systems around the world and related transnational crime issues. Political, social, and economic environments are studied in relation to varying criminological practices. Includes the role of international law, international criminal courts, the UN, and Interpol.
Both grading options. Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 484
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CRJU 404 - Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Criminal Justice
(3 units)
Prerequisites: Open only to CRJU majors with upper division standing. A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 101 ,CRJU 300 (or as previously offered prior to Fall 2023, CRJU 110), and CRJU 304 .
Set against the background of our global community, an examination of the relationship between the historical and contemporary motivations and goals of terrorism, United States Homeland Security and select aspects of the United States criminal justice systems.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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CRJU 406 - Delinquency and the Juvenile Justice System
(3 units)
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 101 , CRJU 300 (or as previously offered prior to Fall 2023, CRJU 110), and CRJU 304 . CRJU majors only. Upper division standing.
Theoretical foundations of delinquency causation. Historical tracing of the American juvenile justice system including the juvenile court and its jurisdiction. Police interaction with juveniles; treatment and correctional strategies for young offenders. Examination of prevention and treatment approaches.
Letter grade only (A-F). Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 487. Double Numbered with: CRJU 606
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CRJU 407 - White Collar Crime
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 101 , CRJU 300 (or as previously offered prior to Fall 2023, CRJU 110), and CRJU 304 . CRJU majors only. Upper division standing.
Discuss and explain the various types of white-collar crimes and the damage white-collar crime inflicts upon individual victims, society, institutions, and culture. Research current trends in white collar crime, especially those concerning consumer product frauds and fraudulent business opportunities.
Both grading options.
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CRJU 408 - Serial Killers and Psychopaths: The Psychology of the Criminal Mind
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 304 . CRJU majors only. Non-CRJU majors require instructor consent. Upper division standing.
Integrative examination of the intersection of criminal behavior and severe psychopathology using psychodynamic, behavioral, psychosocial, and neurobiological models. Particular attention is paid to understanding homicide and sex offenses committed by those diagnosed with psychopathy, schizophrenia, and antisocial personality disorder.
Both grading options. Not open for credit to students with credit in PSY 377.
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CRJU 409 - Drugs and the Drug War
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 101 , CRJU 300 (or as previously offered prior to Fall 2023, CRJU 110), and CRJU 304 . CRJU majors only. Upper division standing.
This course engages with the theoretical foundations of drug use and U.S. drug war. The impacts and effectiveness of prohibition, treatment, prevention, interdiction, and harm reduction are assessed. Global policies (e.g., Western Europe, Afghanistan, and South America) are integrated throughout.
Letter grade only (A-F). Not open for credit to students with credit in CRJU 609 /409 or CRJU 460. Double Numbered with: CRJU 609
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CRJU 410 - Police Administration
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 302 and CRJU 330 . CRJU majors only. Upper division standing.
Organizational management and systems approach to the study of police administration. Emphasizes the administration of various police functions, organizational structures, resources management, operational techniques, professional ethics, and leadership principles and their implications for generalized and specialized units.
Both grading options. Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 325.
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CRJU 412 - Criminal Investigation
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 101 , CRJU 300 (or as previously offered prior to Fall 2023, CRJU 110), and CRJU 302 , and CRJU majors only. Or, a grade of “C” or better in CRJU 101 , CRJU 300 (or as previously offered prior to Fall 2023, CRJU 110), and Forensic Studies minors only. Upper division standing.
Study of basic principles of criminal investigation. Analysis of investigative techniques; patterns and modus operandi; interviewing and interrogation strategies; collection and management of evidence; surveillance; and crime scene investigation. Theories, philosophies, and concepts related to suppression of crime are covered.
Letter grade only (A-F). Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 361.
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CRJU 420 - Legal Aspects of Corrections
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 101 , CRJU 300 (or as previously offered prior to Fall 2023, CRJU 110), and CRJU 303 . CRJU majors only. Upper division standing.
Overview of court decisions related to corrections. Study of current legal issues and their impact on correctional policies and procedures.
Both grading options. Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 356.
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CRJU 421 - Probation, Parole and Community Corrections
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 101 , CRJU 300 (or as previously offered prior to Fall 2023, CRJU 110), and CRJU 303 . CRJU majors only. Upper division standing.
Focus is on probation, parole and other intermediate sanctions and community treatment options. Each is examined from both punishment and treatment model perspectives. The pre-sentence investigation (PSI) will be analyzed. Supervision of offender in community and revocation will be discussed. Field trips may be required.
Both grading options. Field trips may be required. Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 470.
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CRJU 423 - Correctional Environments
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 101 , CRJU 300 (or as previously offered prior to Fall 2023, CRJU 110), and CRJU 303 , and instructor consent. Non-CRJU majors require instructor consent. Upper division standing.
An introduction to American penology through six all-day field trips to city, county, state, and federal correctional facilities. Includes observations of both juvenile and adult facilities; both all-male and all-female facilities; local, state, federal, and private facilities; and facilities for mentally ill, substance abusing, and other special populations.
Letter grade only (A-F) Course fee may be required. Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 369. Special start dates and end dates apply. Full-day field trips are required. Double Numbered with: 423/623
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CRJU 424 - Successful Reentry: Theory and Practice
(3 units)
Prerequisite(s): CRJU 101, CRJU 110 or CRJU 300 , and CRJU 301, or consent of instructor
This course gives students theoretical and practical tools to assist themselves or others in the reentry process. Students explore criminal desistance and reentry theories, both past and present, learn the fundamentals of each theory, and learn how to apply those theories when analyzing and implementing reentry services. Drawing on that knowledge, the class creates a “rehabilitation packet” either for themselves or for system-impacted citizens currently engaging in the reentry process. The rehabilitation packet is essential for the reentering citizen and ensures they have the tools needed for school admission, job placement, and later court filings (e.g., certificates of rehabilitation, expungements, and pardons).
Letter Grade Only (A-F). Not repeatable for credit. Double Numbered with: 624
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CRJU 425 - Collateral Consequences of Incarceration
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 101, CRJU 110 or CRJU 300 , and CRJU 303, or instructor consent.
Explores secondary impacts of incarceration beyond the obvious and initial implications of sending an individual to jail or prison. Discussion in this course will include collateral sanctions for those who are incarcerated and coming home after serving a sentence. Secondary impacts will be explored for children and families left behind, as well as correctional staff and their families, and the community at large.
Letter grade only (A-F). Field trips may be required. Not repeatable for credit. Double Numbered with: CRJU 625.
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CRJU 426 - Social Justice in Action
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 101.
Corequisite: CRJU 110 or CRJU 300 .
Explores social justice, including broad conceptualizations of social justice; exploration of human rights, race, culture, poverty, privilege and identity in social justice; and impact of current world events (e.g. the global pandemic, civil unrest, etc.) through active engagement (in-person and/or virtual) with social justice organizations and services.
Letter grade only (A-F). Community-based activities may be required. Not repeatable for credit. Double Numbered with: CRJU 626.
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CRJU 430 - Criminal Evidence and Trials
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 301 , and CRJU 340 or CRJU 350 . CRJU majors and Forensic Studies minors only. Upper division standing.
Using a mock-trial approach, an in-depth study of procedural, evidentiary, tactical, and ethical problems experienced by lawyers, witnesses, and defendants. Emphasis on the rules of evidence and expert testimony as it relates to policing and the forensic sciences.
Both grading options.
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CRJU 440 - Criminalistics: Forensic Science in the Crime Laboratory
(3 units)
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 230 . CRJU majors and minors, and Forensic Studies minors only. Upper division standing.
Overview of general principles of forensic science, techniques, equipment, and methodologies as used in crime laboratories. Focus on fingerprint and firearm identification, trace evidence (hair, fiber, paint, glass), blood, DNA evidence, forensic document examination, crime scene kits, and forensic microscopy.
Letter grade only (A-F). Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 462.
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CRJU 441 - Investigating High-Tech Crimes
(3 units)
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 230 . CRJU majors and minors, and Forensic Studies minors only. Upper division standing.
Overview of general classification, devices, microscopy, and methodologies in investigating high-tech crimes. Focuses on counterfeiting and fraud related to U.S. currency, credit card, checks, driver’s licenses, social security cards, DVS/CD, cable TV box/satellite TV cards, and computer-based “cybercrimes.”
Letter grade only (A-F). Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 463.
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CRJU 442 - Forensic Psychology and the Criminal Justice System
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 301 . CRJU majors and Forensic Studies minors only. Upper division standing.
An interdisciplinary examination of the relationship between psychiatry, clinical psychology, and the criminal justice system with regard to mentally-ill criminal offenders. Focus is on the legal standards for determining various criminal competencies, insanity, diminished capacity, and related defenses of excuse.
Both grading options.
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CRJU 443 - Forensic Pathology and the Medical-Legal Investigation of Death
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 230 . CRJU majors and Forensic Studies minors only. Upper division standing.
A multimedia examination of the medico-legal investigation of death. Focuses on thanatology and thanato-etiology of unexpected natural deaths, accidental deaths, suicides, and homicides. Special attention to deaths by gunshot wound, sharp force injury, blunt force trauma, asphyxiation, and electrocution. Field trips may be required.
Letter grade only (A-F). Field trips may be required.
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CRJU 444 - Forensic Photography
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 230 . CRJU majors and Forensic Studies minors only. Upper division standing.
The application of photography in a forensic investigation through the use of still and video digital media. Focuses on the documentation of the crime scene, victim, suspect, and evidence related to the investigation.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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CRJU 450 - Domestic Violence and the Criminal Justice System
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 101 , CRJU 300 (or as previously offered prior to Fall 2023, CRJU 110), CRJU 301 , CRJU 302 , and CRJU 304 . CRJU majors only. Upper division standing.
Domestic violence is studied as a phenomenon that impacts the criminal justice system. Spousal/intimate partner abuse, child abuse, and elder abuse are studied from a multidisciplinary perspective. Strategies for criminal justice personnel handling these cases are stressed.
Both grading options. Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 492.
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CRJU 460 - Introduction to Crime Analysis
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 101 , CRJU 300 (or as previously offered prior to Fall 2023, CRJU 110), CRJU 304 . CRJU majors only. Upper division standing.
This course will introduce students to essential theories, research and analytical techniques, and data collection and analysis techniques such as descriptive statistics and GIS crime mapping, used by crime analysts to identify crime problems and patterns, and to prevent, reduce, and problem-solve crime.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture) Not repeatable for credit. Double Numbered with: CRJU 660
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CRJU 461 - Crime Analysis Technique 1: Social Network Analysis
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 101 , CRJU 300 (or as previously offered prior to Fall 2023, CRJU 110), and CRJU 304 . CRJU majors only. Upper-division standing.
This course examines the theory, methods, and analytics of social network analysis, a crime analysis technique. The laboratory portion of this course applies hands-on computational techniques using sociometric data and network specific software to identify patterns among social ties in illicit/dark networks.
Both grading options. (1 hour seminar, 1 hour discussion, 1 hour lab exercises). Double Numbered with: CRJU 661 .
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CRJU 462 - Crime Analysis Technique 2: Crime Mapping
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 101 , CRJU 300 (or as previously offered prior to Fall 2023, CRJU 110), CRJU 304 , CRJU 460 , and GEOG 471 . CRJU majors only. Upper division standing.
This course provides a basic understanding of the spatial analysis of issues related to criminal justice and crime mapping using ArcGIS from Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI). Skills developed include asking and investigating spatial problems, displaying and presenting spatial information, and conducting and reporting spatial research in areas relevant to criminal justice.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture) Not repeatable for credit. Double Numbered with: CRJU 662
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CRJU 463 - Crime Analysis Technique 3: Intelligence Analysis
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in CRJU 101 , CRJU 300 (or as previously offered prior to Fall 2023, CRJU 110), CRJU 304 , and CRJU 460 . CRJU majors only. Upper division standing.
This course will introduce students to key analytical techniques used by entry-level analysts in the intelligence community and law enforcement operations. Students will also learn the types of information that can be turned into intelligence and how to critically analyze the source. It provides students with hands-on practice and experience with intelligence data.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture) Not repeatable for credit. Double Numbered with: CRJU 663
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CRJU 490 - Selected Topics in Criminal Justice
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in all 300-level core courses. CRJU majors only. Forensic Studies minors require instructor consent. Upper division standing.
Advanced and specialized topics of current interest in the field of criminal justice selected for intensive development.
Both grading options. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 units with different topics in the same semester. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes.
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CRJU 493 - Internship
(3 units)
Prerequisite(s): A grade of “C” or better in seven of the ten 300-level core courses (CRJU 300 , CRJU 301 , CRJU 302 , CRJU 303 , CRJU 304 , CRJU 320 , CRJU 325 , CRJU 330 , CRJU 340 , and CRJU 350 ) and department consent. CRJU majors only. Upper-division standing.
Supervised work experience for at least 130 hours in an organization that connects to students’ Criminology & Criminal Justice coursework.
Letter grade only (A-F). Not open to students with credit in CRJU 491. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units Double Numbered with: CRJU 693 .
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CRJU 497 - Directed Research or Independent Study
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in all 300-level core courses (CRJU 301 , , , , , , , , and ) and department consent.
For students who wish to learn about a topic related to criminology, criminal justice, or forensics in great detail through independent reading and writing assigned by a faculty member.
Both grading options. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 units.
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CRJU 498 - Senior Thesis
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in all 300-level core courses (, , , , , , , , and ); a minimum 3.0 GPA and department consent.
For students who wish to engage in intensive guided research and write a thesis under the direction of a panel of three faculty members. Highly recommended for students who plan to pursue graduate or law school.
Both grading options. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units with the same topic.
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CRJU 501 - Proseminar and Professional Writing in Criminology and Criminal Justice
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Open to Criminology & Criminal Justice master’s students only or graduate advisor permission.
Overview of graduate study in criminology and criminal justice, focusing multidisciplinary library research for evaluating primary sources used at the graduate level; locating statistical data; and exploring research ideas presented by faculty, students, and guests.
Letter grade only (A-F). Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 584 or CRJU 551.
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CRJU 504 - Criminological Theory
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Open to Criminology & Criminal Justice master’s students only who have taken or an equivalent undergraduate-level course in criminological theory as approved by the graduate advisor or graduate advisor permission.
Exploration of theories and policy implication of crime. Political, social, and economic context will be used to explore the ecology of criminal behavior. Underpinnings of criminological theory are traced through history by focusing on connection to biology, psychology, and sociology.
Letter grade only (A-F). Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 581.
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CRJU 520 - Advanced Criminal Justice Research Methods
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Open to Criminology & Criminal Justice master’s students only who have taken or an equivalent undergraduate-level social scientific research methods course as approved by the graduate advisor or graduate advisor permission.
An in-depth exploration of the scientific methods used in criminology and criminal justice research, including research design and both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies. Special attention is paid to the ethics of human subjects research.
Letter grade only (A-F). Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 583.
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CRJU 525 - Advanced Statistics for Criminal Justice
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Open to Criminology & Criminal Justice master’s students only who have taken or an equivalent undergraduate-level social science statistics course as approved by the graduate advisor or graduate advisor permission.
Nonparametric, bivariate, and multivariate inferential statistics that are used for quantitative data analysis by criminal justice researchers and practitioners.
Letter grade only (A-F). Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 582.
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CRJU 530 - Criminal Justice Ethics, Values, and Diversity
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Open to Criminology & Criminal Justice master’s students only and graduate advisor permission.
Identifies and explores ethics and values in the criminal justices system, paying special attention to issues of social inequality. Discusses remedial strategies and behavior relating to unethical behavior from an individual and group perspective.
Letter grade only (A-F). Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 512.
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CRJU 535 - Criminal Justice Policy
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Open to Criminology & Criminal Justice master’s students only who have taken , , and or graduate advisor permission.
Critical evaluation of policy-oriented scholarly literature in criminology and criminal justice, focusing on contemporary literature related to the philosophical, social, political, and legal policy issues affecting the American criminal justice system.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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CRJU 540 - Substantive Criminal Law
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Open to Criminology & Criminal Justice master’s students only and graduate advisor permission.
Analysis of the historical development of criminal law and the underlying principles used to interpret it. Focuses on statutory construction and case law deconstruction of the elements and defenses to major crimes, and the public policy implications of these interpretations.
Letter grade only (A-F). Not open for credit to students with credit in . Double Numbered with:
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CRJU 550 - Constitutional Criminal Procedure
(3 units)
Prerequisites: Open to Criminology & Criminal Justice master’s students only and graduate advisor permission.
A study of criminal procedures mandated by the U.S. Constitution emphasizing searches and seizures under the Fourth Amendment; interrogations and confessions under the Fifth Amendment; the Sixth Amendment right to counsel; and due process under the Fourteenth Amendment.
Letter grade only (A-F). Not open for credit to students with credit in . Double Numbered with:
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CRJU 555 - Law, Justice, and Social Control
(3 units)
Prerequisites: Open to Criminology & Criminal Justice master’s students only who have taken or or equivalent undergraduate course in criminal law as approved by Graduate Advisor, or or or equivalent undergraduate course in criminal procedure as approved by Graduate Advisor or graduate advisor permission.
Evaluation of the ways in which society responds, both informally and formally, to criminal and non-criminal deviance. Special attention is paid the role of the U.S. Constitution in limiting the exercise of formal social control.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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CRJU 601 - Victimology
(3 units)
Prerequisite: A grade of “B” or better in or consent of instructor. Open to Criminology & Criminal Justice master’s students only or graduate advisor permission.
Advances an ecological approach to the study of victimology. Theories and history shaping the bio-psycho-social and environmental characteristics of crime and violent victimization are examined with emphasis on their intersection with issues of race, gender, class, ethnicity, and sexual orientation.
Letter grade only (A-F). Double Numbered with:
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CRJU 602 - Crime and Inequality
(3 units)
Prerequisite(s): A grade of “B” or better in CRJU 504 or consent of instructor. Open to Criminology & Criminal Justice master’s students only or graduate advisor permission.
Explores variability in the perpetration, apprehension, prosecution, and punishment of crime, as well as criminal victimization, by race, class, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and immigration status. Focuses on patterns of over-representation and critically evaluates the major explanations for this phenomenon.
Both grading options. Not repeatable for additional credit. Double Numbered with:
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CRJU 604 - Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Criminal Justice
(3 units)
Prerequisites: Open to Criminology & Criminal Justice master’s students and EMER majors only or graduate advisor permission.
Set against the background of our global community, an examination of the relationship between the historical and contemporary motivations and goals of terrorism, United States Homeland Security and select aspects of the United States criminal justice systems.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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CRJU 606 - Delinquency and the Juvenile Justice System
(3 units)
Prerequisite: A grade of “B” or better in and or consent of instructor. Open to Criminology & Criminal Justice master’s students only or graduate advisor permission.
Theoretical foundations of delinquency causation. Historical tracing of the American juvenile justice system including the juvenile court and its jurisdiction. Police interaction with juveniles; treatment and correctional strategies for young offenders. Examination of prevention and treatment approaches.
Letter grade only (A-F). Not open for credit to students with credit in CRJU 406 or CRIM 487. Double Numbered with:
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CRJU 608 - Serial Killers and Psychopaths: The Psychology of the Criminal Mind
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Open to Criminology & Criminal Justice master’s students only or graduate advisor permission.
Integrative examination of the intersection of criminal behavior and severe psychopathology using psychodynamic, behavioral, psychosocial, and neurobiological models. Particular attention is paid to understanding homicide and sex offenses committed by those diagnosed with psychopathy, schizophrenia, and antisocial personality disorder.
Both grading options.
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CRJU 609 - Drugs and the Drug War
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “B” or better in and or consent of instructor. Open to Criminology & Criminal Justice master’s students only or graduate advisor permission.
This course engages with the theoretical foundations of drug use and U.S. drug war. The impacts and effectiveness of prohibition, treatment, prevention, interdiction, and harm reduction are assessed. Global policies (e.g., Western Europe, Afghanistan, and South America) are integrated throughout.
Letter grade only (A-F). Not open for credit to students with credit in or 460. Double Numbered with: CRJU 409
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CRJU 621 - Administration and Management of Criminal Justice Organizations
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Open to Criminology & Criminal Justice master’s students only or graduate advisor permission.
Introduction to the management of criminal justice agencies in the U.S. Examines the purposes, goals, and functions of administrative principles from a multidisciplinary systems perspective to develop both a theoretical and practical understanding of criminal justice leadership and management.
Letter grade only (A-F). Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 621.
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CRJU 623 - Correctional Environments
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Open to Criminology & Criminal Justice master’s students only who have taken , , , or graduate advisor permission, and consent of instructor.
An introduction to American penology through six all-day field trips to city, county, state, and federal correctional facilities. Includes observations of both juvenile and adult facilities; both all-male and all-female facilities; local, state, federal, and private facilities; and facilities for mentally ill, substance abusing, and other special populations.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units in different semesters. Special start dates and end dates apply. Full-day field trips are required. Double Numbered with: 623/423
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CRJU 624 - Successful Reentry: Theory and Practice
(3 units)
Prerequisite(s): CRJU 501 and CRJU 504, or consent of instructor.
This course gives students theoretical and practical tools to assist themselves or others in the reentry process. Students explore criminal desistance and reentry theories, both past and present, learn the fundamentals of each theory, and learn how to apply those theories when analyzing and implementing reentry services. Drawing on that knowledge, the class creates a “rehabilitation packet” either for themselves or for system-impacted citizens currently engaging in the reentry process. The rehabilitation packet is essential for the reentering citizen and ensures they have the tools needed for school admission, job placement, and later court filings (e.g., certificates of rehabilitation, expungements, and pardons).
Letter Grade Only (A-F). Not repeatable for credit. Double Numbered with: 424
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CRJU 625 - Collateral Consequences of Incarceration
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “B” or better in CRJU 501 and CRJU 504;or consent of instructor. Open to Criminology & Criminal Justice master’s students only or graduate advisor permission.
Explores secondary impacts of incarceration beyond the obvious and initial implications of sending an individual to jail or prison. Discussion in this course will include collateral sanctions for those who are incarcerated and coming home after serving a sentence. Secondary impacts will be explored for children and families left behind, as well as correctional staff and their families, and the community at large.
Letter grade only (A-F). Field trips may be required. Not repeatable for credit. Double Numbered with: CRJU 425.
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CRJU 626 - Social Justice in Action
(3 units)
Prerequisites: A grade of “B” or better in CRJU 501 and CRJU 504;or consent of instructor. Open to Criminology & Criminal Justice master’s students only or graduate advisor permission.
Explores social justice, including broad conceptualizations of social justice; exploration of human rights, race, culture, poverty, privilege and identity in social justice; and impact of current world events (e.g. the global pandemic, civil unrest, etc.) through active engagement (in-person and/or virtual) with social justice organizations and services. Community-based activities may be required.
Letter grade only (A-F). Not repeatable for credit. Double Numbered with: CRJU 426.
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CRJU 640 - Criminalistics: Forensic Science in the Crime Laboratory
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Open to Criminology & Criminal Justice master’s students only or graduate advisor permission.
Overview of general principles of forensic science, techniques, equipment, and methodologies as used in crime laboratories. Focus on fingerprint and firearm identification, trace evidence (hair, fiber, paint, glass), blood, DNA evidence, forensic document examination, crime scene kits, and forensic microscopy.
Letter grade only (A-F). Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 562. Undergraduate students register for ; graduate students for CRJU 640. Double Numbered with: CRJU 440
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CRJU 641 - Investigating High-Tech Crimes
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Open to Criminology & Criminal Justice master’s students only or graduate advisor permission.
Overview of general classification, devices, microscopy, and methodologies in investigating high-tech crimes. Focuses on counterfeiting and fraud related to U.S. currency, credit card, checks, driver’s licenses, social security cards, DVS/CD, cable TV box/satellite TV cards, and computer-based “cybercrimes.”
Letter grade only (A-F). Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 563.
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CRJU 642 - Forensic Psychology and the Criminal Justice System
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Open to Criminology & Criminal Justice master’s students only or graduate advisor permission.
An interdisciplinary examination of the relationship between psychiatry, clinical psychology, and the criminal justice system with regard to mentally-ill criminal offenders. Focus is on the legal standards for determining various criminal competencies, insanity, diminished capacity, and related defenses of excuse.
Letter grade only (A-F).
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CRJU 643 - Forensic Pathology and the Medical-Legal Investigation of Death
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Open to Criminology & Criminal Justice master’s students only or graduate advisor permission.
A multimedia examination of the medico-legal investigation of death. Focuses on thanatology and thanato-etiology of unexpected natural deaths, accidental deaths, suicides, and homicides. Special attention to deaths by gunshot wound, sharp force injury, blunt force trauma, asphyxiation, and electrocution.
Letter grade only (A-F). Field trips may be required.
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CRJU 660 - Introduction to Crime Analysis
(3 units)
Prerequisites: Open to Criminology & Criminal Justice master’s students only or graduate advisor permission.
This course will introduce students to essential theories, research and analytical techniques, and data collection and analysis techniques such as descriptive statistics and GIS crime mapping, used by crime analysts to identify crime problems and patterns, and to prevent, reduce, and problem-solve crime.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture) Not repeatable for credit. Double Numbered with: CRJU 460
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CRJU 661 - Crime Analysis Technique 1: Social Network Analysis
(3 units)
Prerequisites: . Open to Criminology & Criminal Justice master’s students only or graduate advisor permission.
This course examines the theory, methods, and analytics of social network analysis, a crime analysis technique. The laboratory portion of this course applies hands-on computational
techniques using sociometric data and network specific software to identify patterns among social ties in illicit/dark networks.
Both grading options. (1 hour seminar, 1 hour discussion, 1 hour lab exercises). Double Numbered with: .
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CRJU 662 - Crime Analysis Technique 2: Crime Mapping
(3 units)
Prerequisites: . Open to Criminology & Criminal Justice master’s students only or graduate advisor permission.
This course provides a basic understanding of the spatial analysis of issues related to criminal justice and crime mapping using ArcGIS from Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI). Skills developed include asking and investigating spatial problems, displaying and presenting spatial information, and conducting and reporting spatial research in areas relevant to criminal justice.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture) Not repeatable for credit. Double Numbered with:
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CRJU 663 - Crime Analysis Technique 3: Intelligence Analysis
(3 units)
Prerequisites: . Open to Criminology & Criminal Justice master students only or graduate advisor permission.
This course will introduce students to key analytical techniques used by entry-level analysts in the intelligence community and law enforcement operations. Students will also learn the types of information that can be turned into intelligence and how to critically analyze the source. It provides students with hands-on practice and experience with intelligence data.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture) Not repeatable for credit. Double Numbered with:
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CRJU 690 - Selected Topics in Criminal Justice
(3 units)
Prerequisite: A grade of “B” or better in or consent of instructor. Open to Criminology & Criminal Justice master’s students only or graduate advisor permission.
Advanced and specialized topics of current interest in the field of criminal justice selected for intensive development.
Both grading options. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 units with different topics in the same semester. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes.
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CRJU 691 - Instructional Strategies for Criminal Justice Professionals
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Open to Criminology and Criminal Justice master’s students only who have advanced to candidacy and graduate advisor permission.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Consent of instructor.
A structured program to teach graduate students how to create and deliver college-level instruction in criminal justice. Includes design of assignments within a measurable assessment framework; development of teaching strategies; and appropriate use of media and other pedagogical devices. May require time outside of semester format.
Letter grade only (A-F). May require time outside of semester format. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units in different semesters.
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CRJU 693 - Internship
(3 units)
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Graduate Advisor.
Supervised work experience for at least 130 hours in an organization that connects to students’ Criminology & Criminal Justice coursework.
Letter Grade Only (A-F). May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units. Double Numbered with: .
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CRJU 694 - Thesis I
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Open to Criminology and Criminal Justice master’s students only who have advanced to candidacy and graduate advisor permission.
Student works under direct faculty supervision to complete a proposal for the thesis research study. Review of the literature on a topic and development of appropriate methodology.
Letter grade only (A-F). Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 695.
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CRJU 695 - Directed Readings/Independent Study
(1-4 units)
Prerequisite: Open to Criminology & Criminal Justice master’s students only and graduate advisor permission.
For students who wish to learn about a topic related to criminology, criminal justice, or forensics in great detail through independent reading and writing assigned by a faculty member.
Both grading options. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units.
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CRJU 697 - Directed Research
(1-4 units)
Prerequisite: Open to Criminology & Criminal Justice master’s students only and graduate advisor permission.
Extensive independent research on assigned topic addressing theoretical criminology and synthesis of literature on current issues in criminal justice.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to a maximum of 8 units in different semesters.
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CRJU 698 - Thesis II
(3 units)
Prerequisite: A grade of “B” or better in Open to Criminology and Criminal Justice master’s students only who have advanced to candidacy and graduate advisor permission.
Student works under direct faculty supervision to complete a master’s thesis research study.
Letter grade only (A-F). Not open for credit to students with credit in CRIM 698.
Emergency Services Administration
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EMER 301 - Emergency Management and Planning
(3 units)
Prerequisites: Completion of at least 60 units, completion of the entire Foundation, and completion of at least one GE Course from the Explorations stage.
Theories, principles, history, and approaches to emergency management. Natural and technological hazards. Mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery. Crisis communication. International disasters. Terrorism. Disaster analysis and policy impacts. Roles and duties of emergency managers. Legal issues and the future of emergency management.
Letter grade only (A-F). Not repeatable for credit.
General Education: Upper Division D - Social Sciences -
EMER 401 - Advanced Concepts and Integration in Emergency Management and Homeland Security
(3 units)
Prerequisite: EMER 301 or consent of instructor.
Emergency management and homeland security advanced concepts. Terrorism, counterterrorism, U.S and international governance, civil authority defense support, critical infrastructures, transportation, border security, and public health. National Incident Management System. Incident Command Systems. Leadership, decision making, and influence in crisis management.
Letter grade only (A-F). Not repeatable for credit.
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