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Approach justice with compassion.
Take justice one step further than the physical or legal realm – bring justice to the healing hearts and minds of those who have been affected by crime. With the mental health and counseling area of emphasis within the criminal justice major at William Woods University, you will be able to combine your motivation to see wrongs-righted with your intrigue for psychology or social work.
In addition to your criminal justice degree and area of emphasis in mental health and counseling, you are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity to pursue a second major or a minor in psychology or social work.
The William Woods University mental health and counseling area of emphasis within the criminal justice major, in combination with a second major in psychology or social work will prepare you to pursue a career in counseling, probation or forensic psychology as well as for advanced study through graduate work in the field of psychology or forensic social work.
The mental health and counseling area of emphasis in criminal justice includes coursework in crime victimization, domestic violence theories and intervention, child abuse and neglect, correctional counseling and treatment, forensic psychology and more.
Major Requirements
Core Credits: 18.00
| This introductory course will examine crime in America with a focus on the role of police, courts, and correctional institutions. Students will consider the balance between freedom and security issues and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the American justice system as it adapts to cultural, political, and societal changes. credits: | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| This introductory course will explore the cause and major theories of criminal behavior. Students will learn the various research techniques that have been used to study criminal behavior and examine connections to social, environmental and ethnographical factors. Students will gain a more complete understanding of crime and how it relates to human social life. Finally students will apply the knowledge gained in their studies to examine current policy trends and the methods used to address crime and proscribed social behavior. credits: | Criminology -Q | 3 |
| This course involves the study of substantive and procedural criminal law including due process, probable cause, statutory and case law authorities governing criminal law and rules of criminal procedure. This course will also provide a foundation for further work in the Criminal Justice field, and host an in-depth examination of the crimes committed by suspects, and actions taken by criminal justice professionals to deal with those crimes. credits: | Criminal Law | 3 |
| This introductory course begins with first contact with the police, all the way through to appeal. We will discuss Search and Seizure; Interrogations, Confessions, and Identification Procedures; The Beginnings of Formal Proceedings; Trial, Conviction, and Beyond. This course presupposes no legal expertise, connects criminal procedure cases to the real world through innovative pedagogy, and encourages students through numerous decision making exercises to be critical thinkers by putting them in the position of judge. credits: | Criminal Procedure | 3 |
| This course will examine three major criminal justice related schools of thought (virtue, formalism, and utilitarianism) and emphasizes how ethics impact individual decision-making. We will engage in extensive critical-thinking exercises, explore Police ethics as interpreted in movies, books and television and raise ethical questions to assist students in developing ethical-reasoning skills. credits: | Criminal Justice Ethics -Q | 3 |
credits: | Senior Seminar | 3 |
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