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 Program Description
The Department of Criminal Justice Administration offers an undergraduate program designed for the development of knowledge and understanding of practices, theory, and concepts of justice administration, as well as to prepare students for professional careers in justice administration, law enforcement, and corrections. The major includes two specialized options and the student selects one depending on her/his career interest.
The Law Enforcement and Administration option affords the opportunity to work in government agencies and private organizations offering challenging positions in crime prevention, investigation, and control. It is designed for students interested in careers with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, or in law enforcement within the private sector. Employment opportunities include administrators of institutional programs, consultants to groups in mobilizing resources to combat social problems, and social scientists working toward understanding individual and group behavior and social control by means of law.
The Corrections option is designed for students interested in careers in probation, parole, correctional institutions, and affiliated forms of work. It primarily focuses on probational services including investigation of case histories, assessment of treatment needs, advisement to the court, and the operation of diverse types of correctional programs.
Many local, state, federal and private agencies employ Cal State East Bay criminal justice graduates. Senior majors may qualify for internship placement in criminal justice agencies throughout the Bay Area.
Local level agencies include municipal police departments, county sheriffs' offices, probation departments, halfway and pre-release houses, group homes, crisis centers, juvenile halls, welfare fraud units, computer crime analysis, and retail and industrial security agencies. State level agencies include: the Highway Patrol, Department of Corrections, Department of Motor Vehicles, and Departments of Justice, Fish and Game, and Forestry. Federal level agencies include the Border Patrol; F.B.I.; Secret Service; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Internal Revenue Service; National Park Service; Customs; Postal Inspection Service; and Federal Prisons.
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Preparation
It is strongly recommended that students complete the lower division (1000-2000) courses before taking the upper division courses.
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Major Requirements (B.S.)
Please consult an advisor in your major department for clarification and interpretation of your major requirements. The major consists of 78 units; the B.S. degree requires a total of 186 units. Credit/No Credit (CR/NC) grading is not permitted for classes used to meet the major requirements.
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Lower Division (34 units) |
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(Lower division courses in the major can be satisfied by successful completion of equivalent courses at a community college.)
CRJA 2100 Elementary Criminal Law (4)
CRJA 2200 Basic Criminal Investigation (4)
CRJA 2400 Evidence in Corrections and Law Enforcement (4)
CRJA 2500 Administration of Justice (4)
CRJA 2600 Police Community Relations (4)
PSYC 1000 General Psychology (or one of 1001, 1005, 2004, or 2009) (5)
SOC 1000 Introduction to Sociology (or one of 1001, 1002,
2001, or 2002) (4)
STAT 1000 Elements of Probability and Statistics (5)
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Upper Division Core (16 units) |
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CRJA 3200 Research Methods in Criminal Justice (4)
CRJA 3700 Ethics and Justice Administration (4)
CRJA 4127 Crime Theory (4)
POSC 3410 Law and Society (4)
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Option (28 units) |
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Students select one option to complete. In addition to the 28 units of option core courses, 12 units of electives must be taken.
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Law Enforcement and Administration Option Core (16 units) |
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Students who elect to take Option A must complete each of the following four courses:
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CRJA 3300 Crime Prevention and Control (4)
CRJA 3400 Advanced Criminal Investigation (4)
CRJA 3610 Police Organization and Management (4)
CRJA 3800 Comparative Evidence and Its Evaluation (4)
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Under this option, students must complete a total of 12 additional upper division units from the specialized elective area.
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Corrections Option Core (16 units) |
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Students who elect to take Option B must complete each of the following four courses:
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CRJA 3100 Corrections and Criminal Justice (4)
CRJA 4121 Probation and Parole (4)
or CRJA 4730 Restorative Justice (4)
CRJA 4700 Community Based Corrections (4)
CRJA 4123 The Crime Victim (4)
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Under this option, students must complete a total of 12 additional upper division units from a specialized elective area.
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Specialized Electives for Both Options (12 units) |
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Both Option A and Option B students must choose 12 units of elective coursework in a single specialized study area, provided that the course or courses chosen have previously not been taken as part of an option. Upon faculty advisement and approval, additional courses may also apply.
Area 1. Criminal Justice System
CRJA 3100 Corrections and Criminal Justice (4)
CRJA 3300 Crime Prevention and Control (4)
CRJA 3400 Advanced Criminal Investigation (4)
CRJA 3500 Criminal Identification (4)
CRJA 3610 Police Organization and Management (4)
CRJA 3800 Comparative Evidence and Its Evaluation (4)
CRJA 4730 Restorative Justice (4)
CRJA 4123 The Crime Victim (4)
CRJA 4124 Sex Crime Investigation (4)
CRJA 4125 Women in Criminal Justice (4)
CRJA 4128 Internship in Criminal Justice (4)
CRJA 4700 Community Based Corrections (4)
CRJA 4710 Drugs, Law & Society (4)
Area 2. Offender Treatment/Reform
COMM 3520 Nonverbal Communication (4)
CRJA 3100 Corrections and Criminal Justice (4)
CRJA 4123 The Crime Victim (4)
CRJA 4126 Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration (4)
CRJA 4128 Internship in Criminal Justice (4)
CRJA 4700 Community Based Corrections (4)
CRJA 4710 Drugs, Law & Society (4)
CRJA 4730 Restorative Justice (4)
PSYC 4360 Psychopharmacology (4)
PSYC 4410 Abnormal Psychology (4)
PSYC 4610 Psychology of Personality (4)
Area 3. Legal Aspects
CRJA 3500 Criminal Identification (4)
POSC 3417 Survey of American Law (4)
POSC 3441 American Constitutional Law I (4)
POSC 3442 American Constitutional Law II (4)
POSC 4450 Administrative Law (4)
PHIL 3503 Philosophy of Law (4)
PHIL 3510 Human Rights and Social Justice (4)
Area 4. Social and Cultural Perspectives
ANTH 3720 Medical Anthropology (4)
COMM 3240 Public Opinion (4)
CRJA 4125 Women in Criminal Justice (4)
CRJA 4710 Drugs, Law & Society (4)
E S 3700 Special Topics in Ethnic Studies (4)
MLL Three upper division courses in a single foreign language (4-4-4)
PHIL 3510 Human Rights and Social Justice (4)
PUAD 4800 Public Administration and Society (4)
PUAD 4830 Organization Theory and Human Behavior (4)
SOC 3520 Sociology of Minority Groups (4)
SOC 3730 Juvenile Delinquency (4)
SOC 3750 Alcohol and Drug Abuse (4)
SOC 4740 Criminology (4)
Area 5. Internship
At least two quarters (8 units) of approved Internship placement and CRJA 4126 Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration (4) | |
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Other Degree Requirements
In addition to major requirements, every student must also complete the University requirements for graduation which are described in the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements chapter in the front of this catalog. These include the General Education-Breadth requirements; the U.S. history, U.S. Constitution, and California state and local government requirement; the University Writing Skills requirement; and the residence, unit, and grade point average requirements.
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Minor Requirements
The minor consists of 33 units. The purpose of the minor is to provide interested students with the opportunity to study the central areas of criminal justice. The selected courses will offer instruction in law, law enforcement, ethics, corrections and the courts. The minor allows those students with career plans in the social services and business administration to acquire knowledge of criminal justice, a career area with high employment prospects. Credit/No Credit (CR/NC) grading is not permitted for classes used to meet minor requirements.
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Lower Division (12 units) |
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CRJA 2100 Elementary Criminal Law (4)
CRJA 2200 Basic Criminal Investigation (4)
CRJA 2500 Administration of Justice (4)
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Lower Division Statistics Requirement (5 units) |
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STAT 1000 Elements of Probability and Statistics (5)
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Upper Division Requirements (16 units) |
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CRJA 3100 Corrections and Criminal Justice (4)
CRJA 3300 Crime Prevention and Control (4)
CRJA 3610 Police Organization and Management (4)
CRJA 3700 Ethics and Justice Administration (4)
CSUEB has two options for students interested in Forensic Science
Biological Science Major with a Forensic Science Option
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Chemistry Major with Option in Forensic Science
Both these options will include courses from criminal justice, chemistry, and biology. For more informaiton on these options and the required courses please see the University Catalog.
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