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Criminal Justice and Criminology Program

Department Chair

Dr. Wesley Fox

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice

919-658-7886

wfox@moc.edu

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Criminal Justice and Criminology program

Mount Olive College specializes in accelerated degree completion programs designed for working adults who have completed about two years of college. The Criminal Justice and Criminology program offers working professionals opportunities to enhance their careers through study, analysis, and research in all facets of criminal justice. The B.S. in Criminal Justice and Criminology combines theory, practice, and research that prepares students for graduate study and/or career opportunities in the public and private sectors.  Course work includes criminal justice topics relevant to 21^st issues. 

 If your goal is a better job, a career, degree completion, or graduate study, the CJC program can broaden your knowledge of the criminal justice system and equip you with the tools needed for professional advancement. After completing the program, you can enjoy expanded career options in city, county, state, and federal law enforcement, institutional and community correctional services, advocacy for juvenile and special populations, court administration, and preparation for graduate and law school.

Admission Requirements

• 55 semester hours of transferable college credit, 12sh of which must be general education courses, including one composition course
• Interview with Program Representative

Degree Sheet
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Program Format

• 15 courses (46 semester hours)
• 75 weeks, divided into three academic terms
• One four-hour class meeting weekly 

Program Calendar 

Course Descriptions

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CRJ 475 Theories of Crime and Delinquency (3sh). This course is a study of explanations of crime and delinquency, with an emphasis on the logic of the scientific method. punishment/rehabilitation.   

CRJ 313 juvenile Justice (3sh). This course is a study of the history and development of the concept of delinquency, the nature and extent of delinquency, legal issues related to delinquency, and public policy initiatives in the field of juvenile justice.

CRJ 330 Victimology (3sh). This courses focuses on victims and the process, etiology, and consequences of victimization with special attention paid to the types of victims, theories of victimization, and the treatment of victims within the criminal justice system. It includes examination of the role of victims in crime, their decisions to report crimes and help prosecute offenders, victim assistance, and victim compensation.

CRJ 385  Drugs, Crime and Social Control (3sh). This course focuses on historical development of the drug trade in America and its impact on family, education and the criminal justice community.

CRJ 335  Criminal Justice Ethics (3sh).  This course focuses on theoretical issues, both past and present, regarding domestic violence with attention given to contributing factors, legal aspects, responses to domestic violence, and the impact of domestic violence on the victim and society.

CRJ 400 Research Methodology (3sh).  This course is a study of empirical research principles including hypothesis formation, research design, sampling techniques, data collection, and data analysis with applications for project thesis. 

CRJ 300 Statistical Methods for Criminal Justice (3sh).  This course is a study of statistical methods to define, research, analyze, evaluate, and solve problems encountered in the work place. Topics include: identifying and measuring objectives, collecting data, working with significance levels, and constructing questionnaires with applications to the CJ project thesis.

CRJ 370 Criminal Procedure (3sh).  This course is a study of selected state and federal case law and effects that includes constitutional issues such as arrest, search and seizure and detention.

CRJ 365  Advanced Law Enforcement (3 sh).  This course is an analysis of structure, methods, and operations of law enforcement agencies in a democratic society.

CRJ 350 Advanced Corrections (3 sh). This course is a study of historical and contemporary developments, functions, and effectiveness of institutional and community corrections.

CRJ 340 Crime Scene Investigations (3 sh).  This course establishes foundations and techniques for proper crime scene investigation with or without a victim's body: organization, administration, and coordination functions related to investigations; logical approach for collecting evidence and documenting scene and collection process.

CRJ 413  Comparative Criminal Justice Systems (3sh).  This course is a study of the management of modern law enforcement, correctional, and court agencies, utilizing contemporary research on topics such as labor relations , computer utilization, research and planning, and evaluation.

 CRJ 311  Comparative Criminal Justice Systems (3 sh).  This course focuses on international perspectives in criminal justice policy and procedures that includes analysis of criminal justice systems in other countries and cultures.

CRJ 325 Terrorism & Homeland Security (3sh) This course is an examination of domestic and international terrorism with emphasis on understating threats to citizens of the United States and the responses of governmental agencies to terrorism.

CRJ 495 Project Thesis (4sh).  This is a capstone course required of all criminal justice majors that includes a structured research project concerning a criminal justice issue or problem, a literature review and data collection, and a presentation of findings.