Crime and Justice Minor
The purpose of the minor is to introduce students to the interdisciplinary study of crime and justice. Students pursuing this minor will be able to explore how crime is defined, what its causes are, what its impact is, and how social, political, and legal institutions shape and respond to it.
Requirements
Eighteen credits at the 2000-level or higher are required:
- Three credits each from Group 1 (Crime and Justice), Group 2 (Deviance and Violence), and Group 3 (Law).
- Six additional credits from any of the Groups 1, 2, and 3.
- Three credits of approved internship or field experience (Group 4) in one of the institutions of the criminal justice system or an agency that interacts on a day-to-day basis with such criminal justice system institutions.
Variable topics, special topics, and education abroad courses may be used to meet the requirements of the minor when these focus on the theme of the minor. Approval by the minor advisory group is required.
A maximum of six credits in the minor may be part of the major; minor courses may contribute to the related field courses of the major with the major department’s consent.
Groups
Group 1 - Crime and Justice
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 2550 | Crime, Policing, and Punishment in the United States | 3 |
| POLS 2827W | Criminal Justice in Practice | 3 |
| POLS 3827 | Politics of Crime and Justice | 3 |
| SOCI 2301 | Criminology | 3 |
| SOCI 2310 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| SOCI/WGSS 3317 | 3 |
Group 2 - Deviance and Violence
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HDFS 3420 | Abuse and Violence in Families | 3 |
| PSYC 2300 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| SOCI 2305 | Deviant Behavior | 3 |
| SOCI 2320 | Drugs and Society | 3 |
| WGSS/HRTS 2263 | Women, Gender, and Violence | 3 |
Group 3 - Law
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HDFS 3520 | Legal Aspects of Family Life | 3 |
| HDFS 3540 | Child Welfare, Law and Social Policy | 3 |
| PHIL 3226 | Philosophy of Law | 3 |
| POLS 3807 | Constitutional Rights and Liberties | 3 |
| POLS 3817 | Law and Society | 3 |
| SOCI 3823 | The Sociology of Law: Global and Comparative Perspectives | 3 |
Group 4 - Internship
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HDFS 3080 | Supervised Field Experience | 3-6 |
| INTD 3590 | Urban Field Studies | 9 |
| POLS 3991 | Supervised Field Work | 1-12 |
| PSYC 3880 | Field Experience | 1-6 |
| SOCI 3990 | Internship: Field Experience | 2 |
| SOCI 3991 | Internship: Research Paper | 1 |
| URBN 3991 | Internship in Urban Studies: Field Study | 2 |
| URBN 3981 | Internship in Urban Studies: Seminar | 1 |
| 2000-level or higher internship or field experience course approved in advance by a minor advisor | ||
The minor is administered by the Individualized and Interdisciplinary Studies Program (IISP), Rowe 419. A list of Crime and Justice minor advisors from participating departments can be found on the IISP website.