university of nevada

Course Descriptions

Criminal Justice

  • Admission to courses may be gained through instructor permission.

  • UPPER DIVISION COURSES: Junior standing or near completion of university core curriculum required registration in upper division criminal justice courses. Upper division courses open to major and minors only.

    • CRJ 101:INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE I
    CRJ 102:INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE II
    CRJ 106:INTRODUCTION TO CORRECTIONS
    CRJ 125:LEGAL CAREERS AND LAW SCHOOL
    CRJ 126:LEGAL RESEARCH AND METHODS
    CRJ 127:LEGAL WRITING
    CRJ 211:POLICE IN AMERICA
    CRJ 222:CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
    CRJ 289:LAW AND JUSTICE
    CRJ 299:SPECIAL TOPICS
    CRJ 301:RESEARCH METHODS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
    CRJ 312:ADMINISTRATION
    CRJ 313:COMMUNITY POLICING AND PROBLEM SOLVING
    CRJ 320:COURTS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
    CRJ 325 R:SERIAL KILLERS AND SEXUAL PREDATORS
    CRJ 330:PROFESSIONAL PAPER-RESEARCH PROBLEM
    CRJ 380:DIVERSITY AND MULTICULTURISM IN COMMUNITY POLICING
    CRJ 401 R:INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON POLICING
    CRJ 411:COMPARATIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS
    CRJ 412:LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION IN PROBLEM SOLVING
    CRJ 413:DILEMMAS IN LAW AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
    CRJ 415 R:CONTROLLING, PREVENTING AND SOLVING CRIME PROBLEMS
    CRJ 420/620:JURISPRUDENCE
    CRJ 425:THE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
    CRJ 427:STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE
    CRJ 433:THE PRISON IN CINEMA
    CRJ 437/637:THEORIES OF DELINQUENCY PREVENTION AND CONTROL
    CRJ 444/644:CRIMINOLOGICAL THEORY
    CRJ 446:SEMINAR ON THE CRIMINAL MIND
    CRJ 448:OBSCENITY, PORNOGRAPHY AND THE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN
    CRJ 449:COMMUNITY-BASED EXPERIENCES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
    CRJ 450 R:SEMINAR IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
    CRJ 451 R:CRIMINAL JUSTICE COLLOQUIUM
    CRJ 462:COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS
    CRJ 463:VICTIMOLOGY
    CRJ 465:SEX, CRIME, AND THE MEDIA
    CRJ 469/669:PSYCHOLOGY AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM
    CRJ 475:WOMEN AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
    CRJ 479/679:FEMINIST JURISPRUDENCE: VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
    CRJ 481:TERRORISM: THEORY AND RESPONSE
    CRJ 489:STAR TREK, LAW, AND ETHICS
    CRJ 491:INTERNSHIP IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
    CRJ 492:INTERNSHIP IN COMMUNITY POLICING
    CRJ 498:SELECTED TOPICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
    CRJ 499:INDEPENDENT STUDY IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
    CRJ 702:GRADUATE RESEARCH
    CRJ 711:CRITICAL ISSUES IN POLICING
    CRJ 723:SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF LAW
    CRJ 740:CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
    CRJ 750:PLANNED CHANGE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
    CRJ 755:DIRECTED READINGS
    CRJ 785:CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY ANALYSIS
    CRJ 788:ETHICS, LAW, AND JUSTICE POLICY
    CRJ 790:PROSEMINAR IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
    CRJ 795 R:COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
    CRJ 796:PROFESSIONAL PAPER
    CRJ 797:THESIS
    CRJ 799:DISSERTATION