Criminal Justice
5th Floor Gladfelter Hall
215-204-1375
https://www.cla.temple.edu/criminal-justice/
Cathy Rosen, Chair
510 Gladfelter Hall
215-204-1089
crosen@temple.edu
Jennifer Wood, Undergraduate Chair
548 Gladfelter Hall
215-204-8055
woodj@temple.edu
Corissa Reilly, Criminal Justice Advisor
508 Gladfelter Hall
215-204-7919
corissa.reilly@temple.edu
Joseph DelMastro, Manager Administration
509 Gladfelter Hall
215-204-1376
joseph.delmastro@temple.edu
Mission and Goals
The mission of the Bachelor of Arts program in Criminal Justice is to foster a comprehensive understanding of the nature of crime and the effectiveness and fairness of society's efforts to prevent and control it. Students engage in a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of crime, offenders, and victims, and the agencies, goals, laws, policies, and processes of the criminal justice system. The Criminal Justice major emphasizes critical thinking about the kinds of questions and problems that shape developments in research, practice, policy and reform, and the skills utilized by scholars and professionals in the field.
Careers
Majoring in criminal justice helps to prepare students for careers as practitioners, researchers, and academics in a variety of public and private sector professions in both adult and juvenile systems of justice, at the federal, state, and local levels of government. Graduates obtain positions with law enforcement agencies; district attorney offices; public defender offices; juvenile and adult probation agencies; city, county, and federal courts; crime victims advocacy agencies; correctional facilities; and in a wide variety of other public and private criminal justice related agencies.
Criminal Justice students learn the core liberal arts skills in oral and written communication, problem-solving, and critical thinking, also preparing them for career paths outside the traditional criminal justice occupations or for post-graduate education. Graduates move on to doctoral and master's degree programs in criminology and criminal justice, law school, social work, business school, and a wide variety of other advanced degrees.
The department hosts an annual career fair every spring for Criminal Justice majors where representatives from over 40 local, state, federal, and private criminal justice related organizations gather to recruit Temple students for competitive internships and careers.
Internship and Experiential Learning
Students are encouraged to enroll in our specialized internship program, earning 3 credits for CJ 4075 Criminal Justice Internship Seminar (which can be used toward the electives in the major) and 1 - 9 credits in CJ 4085 Criminal Justice Internship (which count towards the 123 credits required for graduation but may not be used to fulfill any requirements of the Criminal Justice major). This program runs in the Fall, Spring, and Summer (over the two summer sessions). Interested students should contact the CJ advisor, Corissa Reilly, for more information.
Many other courses in the department include experiential learning components. CJ 2701 Inside-Out Prison Exchange is part of an award-winning national and international program that originated here at Temple University's Criminal Justice Department. Students travel weekly to a local prison where they take a class with a select group of inmates. In other classes, students often take field trips, hear from guest speakers, and engage in hands-on research and policy-relevant projects.
Criminal Justice 4+1 Accelerated BA/MA Program
High-achieving undergraduates will be invited by the faculty of the Criminal Justice Department to apply for the 4+1 BA/MA accelerated program. Students admitted to this program begin taking graduate courses, along with their undergraduate curriculum, in their last three undergraduate semesters. After completing their Bachelor of Arts degree, they then complete the remaining requirements of a Master of Arts in Criminal Justice in the 5th year. Twelve credits of graduate work may count for both the Bachelor's and Master's degree programs; these are used as Criminal Justice major electives in the undergraduate degree. Eligible students will have a minimum 3.5 overall GPA and will be able to complete their Bachelor’s degree in three semesters by the time they are admitted to the 4+1 program in the spring of their Junior year. Students must have completed the following courses to be considered for this program: CJ 1001, CJ 2401, CJ 2597 (formerly CJ 2601), and CJ 2602.
Eligible students will receive notification at the end of their Sophomore year, and applications will be accepted until September 30th of their Junior year.
Student Organization
The Criminal Justice Society hosts speakers from a variety of criminal justice related organizations, hosts information sessions on applying to graduate school and law school, and performs voluntary community service projects both within and outside the Temple community. Membership is open to all students majoring or minoring in Criminal Justice. For more information, contact the CJ Society advisor, Dr. Cheryl Irons, cirons@temple.edu.
Courses
CJ 0812. Criminal Behavior. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: GB
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 0852. Justice in America. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: GU
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 0853. Doing Justice. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: GU
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 0912. Honors Criminal Behavior. 3 Credit Hours.
Cohort Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Cohorts: SCHONORS, UHONORS, UHONORSTR.
Course Attributes: GB, HO
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 0952. Honors: Justice in America. 3 Credit Hours.
Cohort Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Cohorts: SCHONORS, UHONORS, UHONORSTR.
Course Attributes: GU, HO
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 0953. Honors: Doing Justice. 3 Credit Hours.
Cohort Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Cohorts: SCHONORS, UHONORS, UHONORSTR.
Course Attributes: GU, HO
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 1001. Introduction to Criminal Justice. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: IN
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 1002. Professional Development in Criminal Justice. 1 Credit Hour.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 1009. Discovering Criminal Justice. 1 Credit Hour.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 1901. Honors Introduction to Criminal Justice. 3 Credit Hours.
Cohort Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Cohorts: SCHONORS, UHONORS, UHONORSTR.
Course Attributes: HO, IN
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 2000. Special Topics. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
CJ 2001. Introduction to Juvenile Justice. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 2002. Victims in Society. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 2101. Introduction to Law Enforcement. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 2201. Criminal Courts and Criminal Justice. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 2301. Introduction to Corrections. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 2304. Ethics, Crime, and Justice. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 2401. Nature of Crime. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 2501. Introduction to Criminal Law. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 2597. Criminal Justice Research Methods. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
CJ 1001|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
CJ 2601. Introduction to Criminal Justice Research. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 2602. Criminal Justice Statistics. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: QB
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
(CJ 1001|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently)
AND (CJ 2696|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently
OR CJ 2597|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently)
CJ 2696. Planned Change. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 2701. Inside-Out Prison Exchange. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 3000. Special Topics. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
CJ 3002. Drugs, Crime, and Justice. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 3003. Race and Criminal Justice. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 3004. Women and Criminal Justice. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 3005. Historical Roots of Urban Crime. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 3006. Crime and Justice Around the World. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 3007. Cybercrime. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 3101. Police Organization and Management. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
CJ 2101|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
CJ 3102. Community and Crime Prevention. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 3201. The American Jury System. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 3301. Community Corrections. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 3302. Prisons in America. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 3303. Rehabilitation of the Offender. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 3304. Capital Punishment. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 3401. White Collar Crime. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 3402. Street-Level Criminology. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
CJ 2401|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
CJ 3403. Organized Crime. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 3404. Urban Crime Patterns. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 3405. Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Global Security. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 3406. Youth and Crime. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 3407. Violence, Crime, and Justice. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 3408. Psychology and Criminal Justice. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 3409. Criminal Gangs. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 3501. Criminal Procedure: Police Phase. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 3502. Criminal Procedure: Prosecution & Adjudication. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
CJ 2501|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
CJ 3503. Sex Crimes and the Law. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 3504. Hate Crimes. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 3506. Cyber-Investigations, Digital Forensics, and the Law. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 3601. Legal Research. 0 or 2 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
CJ 1001|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently
OR CJ 1901|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
CJ 3602. Evidence-Based Policing. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 3603. Mapping Crime and Justice Data. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 3701. Land Management and Federal Law Enforcement. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 3901. Honors Issues in Criminal Procedure. 3 Credit Hours.
Cohort Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Cohorts: SCHONORS, UHONORS, UHONORSTR.
Course Attributes: HO
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 3902. Honors: Street-Level Criminology. 3 Credit Hours.
Cohort Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Cohorts: SCHONORS, UHONORS, UHONORSTR.
Course Attributes: HO
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 3903. Honors: Psychology and Criminal Justice. 3 Credit Hours.
Cohort Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Cohorts: SCHONORS, UHONORS, UHONORSTR.
Course Attributes: HO
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 3904. Honors: Drugs, Crime, and Criminal Justice. 3 Credit Hours.
Cohort Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Cohorts: SCHONORS, UHONORS, UHONORSTR.
Course Attributes: HO
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 4000. Special Topics. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
CJ 4001. Crime and Social Policy. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 4075. Criminal Justice Internship Seminar. 3 Credit Hours.
Co-requisites: CJ 4085.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 4082. Independent Study. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
CJ 4085. Criminal Justice Internship. 1 to 9 Credit Hour.
Co-requisites: CJ 4075.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 4096. Writing Seminar: Crime and Social Policy. 3 Credit Hours.
Field of Study Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Fields of study: Criminal Justice.
Class Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classes: Junior 60 to 89 Credits, Senior 90 to 119 Credits, Senior/Fifth Year 120+ Credits.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
CJ 2602|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
CJ 4097. CJ Capstone Seminar. 3 Credit Hours.
Field of Study Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Fields of study: Criminal Justice.
Class Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classes: Junior 60 to 89 Credits, Senior 90 to 119 Credits, Senior/Fifth Year 120+ Credits.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
(CJ 1001|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently)
AND (CJ 2401|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently)
AND (CJ 2501|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently)
AND (CJ 2602|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently)
CJ 4098. Writing Seminar: Gender and Criminal Justice. 3 Credit Hours.
Field of Study Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Fields of study: Criminal Justice.
Class Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classes: Junior 60 to 89 Credits, Senior 90 to 119 Credits, Senior/Fifth Year 120+ Credits.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
CJ 2602|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
CJ 4101. Critical Issues in Law Enforcement. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 4196. Writing Seminar: Critical Issues in Law Enforcement. 3 Credit Hours.
Field of Study Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Fields of study: Criminal Justice.
Class Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classes: Junior 60 to 89 Credits, Senior 90 to 119 Credits, Senior/Fifth Year 120+ Credits.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
CJ 2602|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
CJ 4901. Honors Reform Strategies in Criminal Justice. 3 Credit Hours.
Cohort Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Cohorts: SCHONORS, UHONORS, UHONORSTR.
Course Attributes: HO
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 4911. Honors Crime and Social Policy. 3 Credit Hours.
Cohort Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Cohorts: SCHONORS, UHONORS, UHONORSTR.
Course Attributes: HO
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
CJ 4941. Honors Youth and Crime. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: HO
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.