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JUS 600 Foundations of Justice Administration
This course introduces students to endemic and emerging
administrative problems confronting the criminal justice
system in its administration of justice. An examination
of the major components necessary to effective justice administration
will be examined including: an overview of organizational
thought and theory, executive leadership challenges, human
resource management, and policy development & implementation.
This is not a course on how to solve every managerial problem,
but rather a course that seeks to suggest more powerful
and provocative ways of thinking about organizational/administrative
opportunities and pitfalls. Additionally, this course will
stress the importance of developing ethical models.
JUS 610 Criminal Behavior Issues
This course focuses on historical and contemporary perspectives
of human behavior. Theories of behavior in the context of
threat-producing activities are discussed. Contemporary
issues such as substance abuse, violence, ideologies, and
similar themes are examined.
JUS 620 Justice Policy and Planning
This course combines traditional reading and writing with
non-traditional methods of learning. Throughout this course
students are expected to critically analyze a range of issues
related to the process of justice policymaking. As criminal
justice scholars, our focus will be on local, state, and
federal processes that create and change criminal justice
policies.
JUS 625 Research Methods and Program
Evaluation
This course introduces students to the scientific methods
of conducting research in criminal justice and criminology.
Additionally, this course will acquaint students with the
techniques of conducting and assessing evaluative research
(i.e., program evaluation). Where appropriate, methods of
statistical analysis will be incorporated in order to enhance
the student’s statistical literacy—not make
them statistical sleuths. Students will learn both the skills
necessary for conducting research on their own and the ability
to accurately interpret, analyze, and critically evaluate
extant research done by others.
JUS 630 Legal Issues in Justice Administration
This course is designed to discuss, in detail, major legal
issues facing the administration of the 21st Century criminal
justice system—from investigation through the corrections
process. The course will be primarily taught through the
Socratic Method as well as by lecture and discussion. Emphasis
will be placed on advanced constitutional as well as North
Carolina statutory concerns and on personnel management
issues.
JUS 635 The Budgetary Process and Justice
Organizations
This course provides a general overview of budgeting procedures
in the criminal justice system. Fundamental budgeting concepts
and practices applicable to state and local criminal justice
organizations are studied. Emphasis is placed on policy
development and decision- making as it relates to budget
decisions.
JUS 640 Organizational Behavior
This course examines the behavioral aspects of management
with emphasis on leadership, motivation, and decision-making.
Special attention is given to communication, conflict management,
group dynamics, and organizational change and ethics within
criminal justice organizations.
JUS 645 Ethical Foundations of Justice
Administration
This course aims to acquaint students with the basic concepts,
arguments, and methods of ethics as these relate specifically
to the field of criminal justice. It introduces students
to the classic theories of normative ethics and to those
moral issues most likely to be encountered by the police,
judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and correctional
personnel, as well as moral issues in the criminal justice
system as a whole.
JUS 660 Media and Public Relations for
Justice Organizations
This course examines theories and practices for effective
public relations focusing on writing for public relations,
factors affecting public opinion, ethics and laws, communication
channels, and use of media. Tactics and techniques will
be explored using case studies to evaluate effective campaigns
and crisis management situations to develop skills through
the development, organization, preparation, and administration
of public relations campaigns.
JUS 670 Human Resource Development
Criminal justice managers are facing diminishing financial
and human resources. Expectations from citizens and employees
are increasing. The 21st century manager in the criminal
justice field must understand and apply human resource management
and development to meet increasing needs with diminishing
resources. The theoretical foundation and practices of human
resource development to include motivation, organizational
learning and change, needs assessment, orientation, training,
and evaluation will be thoroughly explored.
JUS 675 Problem Solving Models for Justice
Organizations
The course will examine the application of effective problem-solving
strategies to the solution of complex problems within criminal
justice organizations. Various problem-solving models will
be examined. Emphasis will be placed on Kolb’s experiential
learning model, creative problem-solving strategies, problem-based
learning, and benchmarking. A case study approach will be
utilized in the course.
JUS 680 Justice Futures
A study of futures research methods from the perspective
of criminal justice management officials responsible for
making criminal justice organizations, both public and nonprofit,
ready for the future. Emphasis will be placed on applying
established predictive techniques in the field of futures
research to improve decision-making within the context of
strategic planning.
JUS 690 Leadership and Change for the
21st Century
The course will focus on how effective leadership and collaboration
are essential to criminal justice organizations in accomplishing
their mission and achieving their goals in the 21st century.
The course will review and build upon basic knowledge of
leadership theory and principles as applied in an environment
of collaboration. Topics discussed with include visionary
leadership, situational leadership, transformational leadership,
and team building. Students will be afforded the opportunity
to assess their leadership style.
JUS 695 Special Topics in Justice Administration
Courses will be offered, as needed, in areas of interest
such as emergency and disaster planning, homeland security,
racial profiling, forensic science, new technologies, correctional
rehabilitation, and community policing, etc.
JUS 699 Capstone Course
This course is designed to provide the student with an opportunity
to demonstrate, under faculty supervision, the ability to engage
in a problem solving management project as a demonstration of skill
in administration techniques. Students will demonstrate their ability
to present a program evaluation of a problem, issue, or dilemma
in their organization by (1) organizing a research project that
answers a particular question or set of questions specific to the
needs of their organization; (2) completing an analysis, using program
evaluation criteria, that answers their specific research questions;
and (3) a formal presentation and oral defense of the research and
findings to the faculty.
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