Criminal Justice and Criminology at St. Mary's University

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St. Mary's University
One Camino Santa Maria
San Antonio, Texas 78228

Armando J. Abney, Chair
phone: (210) 436-3224
fax: (210) 431-2137
aabney@stmarytx.edu

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Criminal Justice studies the administration, organizational structures, goals, processes, practices, roles, philosophies and histories of formal organizations such as police and related law enforcement agencies, courts, community-based corrections and correctional institutions that assist in the prevention and control of crime and delinquency.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE
All majors must complete the following courses:

Introduction to Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice Administration
Ethics in Criminal Justice
International Justice Systems
Adjudication of Social Issues
Criminal Justice Research Methods
Computer Technologies in Criminal Justice
Legal Topics in Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice Senior Seminar

All majors must select seven additional courses from the following list:
CORRECTIONAL SYSTEMS

Corrections in the Community
Correctional Counseling & Treatment
Correctional Institutions

POLICING

Police Role in Crime & Delinquency
Police
Community Relations
Issues in Policing

JUDICIAL SYSTEM

Criminal Procedure & Evidence
Process & Policy of American Courts
Law and Society

CRIME & SOCIETY

Social Stratification or Minority Relations
Victimology or Demography & Ecology
Juvenile Delinquency
Criminology
Social Psychology or Urban Psychology

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Interviewing Techniques
Mediation Techniques
Internship in Criminal Justice


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