CRM JST 105 Orientation for Social Welfare Students
1 cr. Undergraduate.
Prepares students to participate in UWM's educational process and to explore career choices in social welfare.
Prerequisites: fr st only.
Course Rules: Counts as repeat of Crm Jst 88. Jointly offered with & counts as repeat of Soc Wrk 105.
Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 110 Introduction to Criminal Justice
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Survey of the present structure, philosophy, procedures, future prospects of police, courts, corrections, and of the penal system in American society.
Prerequisites: none.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 208 College of Community Engagement and Professions Internship Course
0-3 cr. Undergraduate.
Students conceptualize, understand, and apply the experiences of their internship. Students will consider the questions, among others: 'What is an internship?', and 'How does my internship connect to my career and to my community?'.
Prerequisites: consent of instructor.
Course Rules: If credit has been earned for the course, it can be retaken, but only as a zero credit option.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 271 Introduction to Policing
3 cr. Undergraduate.
An interdisciplinary analysis of the role of police in a democratic society; emphasis on historical development of police institution, cultural attributes, accountability, occupational socialization, police-behavior, and selected current issues.
Prerequisites: CRM JST 110(P).
Last Taught: Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 273 Introduction to Corrections
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Analysis of role of corrections in American criminal justice. Emphasis on describing and assessing the effectiveness of correctional models in prisons, jails, probabion, and parole.
Prerequisites: CRM JST 110(P).
Last Taught: Spring 2024, UWinteriM 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 275 Introduction to Criminal Courts
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Examination of criminal judicial process from setting bail through sentencing, role of courts within criminal justice. Analysis of structure, professional roles, and procedural law governing processing.
Prerequisites: CRM JST 110(P).
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 281 Dead Men Do Tell Tales: An Introduction to Forensic Science
3 cr. Undergraduate.
A multidisciplinary view of how forensic scientists contribute to the many ways that physical evidence is collected, analyzed, and evaluated.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: ANTHRO 281, BMS 281, CHEM 281, and CRM JST 281 are jointly offered and count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 285 Medicolegal Death Investigation
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Lectures on the fundamentals of death investigation as outlined by national guidelines for death investigators.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: Jointly offered with & counts as repeat of Anthro 285, Chem 285, & BMS(C L Sci) 285.
Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 291 Current Issues in Criminal Justice:
1-3 cr. Undergraduate.
Selected current issues in criminal justice.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to max of 6 cr.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 297 Study Abroad:
1-12 cr. Undergraduate.
Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.
Prerequisites: acceptance for Study Abroad Prog.
Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic.
Last Taught: UWinteriM 2024, Spring 2022, UWinteriM 2020, Fall 2019.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 300 Criminal Process
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Analysis of the problems of the criminal justice system in separating the guilty and the innocent. Discussion of constitutional issues and technical procedural problems involved.
Prerequisites: jr st; Crm Jst 110(P).
Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 301 Criminal Law
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Principles, theories and doctrines of the law of crimes with a unified study of legal defense.
Prerequisites: jr st; Crm Jst 110(P).
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 304 Gangs and Organized Crime
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Provides an overview of domestic and international gangs and organized crime networks. The challenges these organizations bring to the criminal justice system are also discussed.
Prerequisites: none
Course Rules: Counts as repeat of Crm Jst 291 with same topic.
Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 305 Criminological Theory and Policy
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Examination of criminal justice policy through analysis of relevant theory, research findings, and implications.
Prerequisites: CRM JST 110(P).
Last Taught: Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 310 Race, Crime, and Criminal Justice
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Issues of race and ethnicity in the criminal justice system. Emphasis on research examining social construction of race and ethnicity.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: Counts as repeat of CRM JST 291 with same topic.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 311 Field Experience Practicum
3-6 cr. Undergraduate.
Placement in a faculty unit or project in a criminal justice setting, either public or private. Minimum 120 hours per semester under supervision.
Prerequisites: jr st; Crm Jst 110(P); writ cons instr. Regis priority for students admitted to Crm Jst major.
Course Rules: May be retaken to 6 cr max.
Last Taught: Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 340 Policing the Streets
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Analysis of policing from the perspective of the front line police officer, including societal expectations, legality, use of force, discretion, and psychological aspects.
Prerequisites: none
Course Rules: Counts as repeat of Crm Jst 291 w/same topic.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 350 White Collar Crime
3 cr. Undergraduate.
The nature and extent of white collar crime in the United States, especially the harmful and criminal acts of the rich and powerful
Prerequisites: none.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 370 Criminal Justice Administration
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Analysis of operational and administrative issues in criminal justice drawn from organizational theory, management theory; discussion of organizational technology, structure, environment; and organizational assessment.
Prerequisites: jr st; Crm Jst 110(P).
Last Taught: Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2008, Fall 2006.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 380 Victimology
3 cr. Undergraduate.
An overview of conceptual and substantive issues in victim centered theory and research, including past, present and future models of victim participation in criminal justice.
Prerequisites: jr st; Crm Jst 110(P).
Last Taught: Summer 2024, UWinteriM 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 385 Women and Criminal Justice
3 cr. Undergraduate.
A study of female crime and delinquency, and how the criminal justice system responds to female crime.
Prerequisites: none.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 386 Criminal Intelligence
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Contemporary responses to police problems, the tenets of various police styles and tactical crime analysis.
Prerequisites: Crm Jst 110(P).
Course Rules: Counts as repeat of Crm Jst 592 with same subtitle.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 410 Comparative Criminal Justice
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Comparative study of criminal justice components of selected countries. Emphasis will be on cultural influences on the principles and operation of criminal justice systems.
Prerequisites: jr st or cons instr.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 416 Intimate Partner Violence
3 cr. Undergraduate.
An examination of the criminal justice response to intimate partner violence. Theoretical and practical issues are explored in the context of physical child abuse, intimate partner violence, teen dating violence, and elder abuse.
Prerequisites: none.
Last Taught: Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 420 Violence and the Criminal Justice System
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Historical and contemporary study of violent crime and its relationship to the criminal justice system.
Prerequisites: jr st; Crm Jst 110(P) & 150(P).
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Spring 2022, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2015.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 421 Cybercrime
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Legal issues associated with cybercrimes, including response, investigation and prosecution.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Course Rules: Counts as repeat of Crm Jst 592/970 with same topic.
Last Taught: Fall 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 421G Cybercrime
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Legal issues associated with cybercrimes, including response, investigation and prosecution.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Course Rules: Counts as repeat of Crm Jst 592/970 with same topic.
Last Taught: Fall 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 422 Cyber Crime, Law & Public Policy
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Overview of the current legal challenges related to cyber crime and public policy responses. Relevant court cases and public policy initiatives will be discussed.
Prerequisites: junior standing or graduate standing.
Last Taught: Spring 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 422G Cyber Crime, Law & Public Policy
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Overview of the current legal challenges related to cyber crime and public policy responses. Relevant court cases and public policy initiatives will be discussed.
Prerequisites: junior standing or graduate standing.
Last Taught: Spring 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 423 Investigating the Dark Web
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Survey of criminal activity and investigative methods towards dark web related cyber crime offenses.
Prerequisites: junior standing or graduate standing.
Course Rules: Counts as a repeat of CRM JST 291 with similar topic.
Last Taught: Spring 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 423G Investigating the Dark Web
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Survey of criminal activity and investigative methods towards dark web related cyber crime offenses.
Prerequisites: junior standing or graduate standing.
Course Rules: Counts as a repeat of CRM JST 291 with similar topic.
Last Taught: Spring 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 424 Sex Crimes, Human Trafficking, and the Internet
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Survey of criminal activity and investigative methods towards cyber crime focused on human trafficking and other sex crimes.
Prerequisites: junior standing or graduate standing.
Course Rules: Counts as a repeat of CRM JST 291 with similar topic.
Last Taught: Fall 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 424G Sex Crimes, Human Trafficking, and the Internet
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Survey of criminal activity and investigative methods towards cyber crime focused on human trafficking and other sex crimes.
Prerequisites: junior standing or graduate standing.
Course Rules: Counts as a repeat of CRM JST 291 with similar topic.
Last Taught: Fall 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 430 Punishment
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Critical examination of theoretical justifications of punishment, corresponding sentencing structures, and recent empirical evidence addressing the utilitarian aims of punishment. Seminar.
Prerequisites: jr st or cons instr.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Fall 2016, Spring 2014, Fall 2003, Fall 2002.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 460 The Federal System: Law Enforcement, Courts, and Corrections
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Aspects of the federal criminal justice system; how law enforcement, courts, and corrections at the federal level are organized as well as special topics within these areas.
Prerequisites: none.
Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 480 Criminal Evidence and Investigation
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Examination of the criminal investigation process with emphasis on theory of investigation, role of criminal evidence, and effectiveness of the process.
Prerequisites: junior standing and CRM JST 110(P) or graduate standing.
Course Rules: Counts as repeat of CRM JST 970 with similar topic.
Last Taught: Spring 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 480G Criminal Evidence and Investigation
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Examination of the criminal investigation process with emphasis on theory of investigation, role of criminal evidence, and effectiveness of the process.
Prerequisites: junior standing and CRM JST 110(P) or graduate standing.
Course Rules: Counts as repeat of CRM JST 970 with similar topic.
Last Taught: Spring 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 481 Criminalistics
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Instruction on collection, preservation, and analysis of physical evidence from crime scenes. Instruction on the rules of evidence and expert testimony.
Prerequisites: jr st; admis to Forensic Sci cert program; Crm Jst/Anthro/Chem/BMS(C L Sci) 281(P); Crm Jst 480(P).
Course Rules: Anthro 481, Chem 481, BMS(C L Sci) 481, and Crm Jst 481 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 490 Drugs, Crime and Criminal Justice
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Overviews illicit drug use, the relationship between drugs and crime, and responses of criminal justice agencies to illegal drug use.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Course Rules: Counts as repeat of Crm Jst 592/970 w/same topic.
Last Taught: Spring 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 490G Drugs, Crime and Criminal Justice
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Overviews illicit drug use, the relationship between drugs and crime, and responses of criminal justice agencies to illegal drug use.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Course Rules: Counts as repeat of Crm Jst 592/970 w/same topic.
Last Taught: Spring 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 497 Study Abroad:
1-6 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Variable content (subtitle is area of concentration). Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.
Prerequisites: jr st; acceptance for Study Abroad Prog.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to max of 9 cr.
Last Taught: Summer 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 497G Study Abroad:
1-6 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Variable content (subtitle is area of concentration). Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.
Prerequisites: jr st; acceptance for Study Abroad Prog.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to max of 9 cr.
Last Taught: Summer 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 510 Introduction to Crime Analysis
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Introduction to crime analysis and crime mapping. Examines techniques, theory, data collection ethods, statistics used, history of and career opportunities in crime analysis.
Prerequisites: Crm Jst 110(P).
Course Rules: Counts as repeat of Crm Jst 592 w/same topic.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 520 Analysis Oriented Technology: Spatial Data Analysis; Crime Mapping; ArcGIS
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Examines theories and applications to analyze data. Approaches include crime mapping and spatial analysis; strategic, administrative, and tactical crime analysis. Other methods are also covered.
Prerequisites: jr st; Crm Jst 110(P).
Last Taught: Spring 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 520G Analysis Oriented Technology: Spatial Data Analysis; Crime Mapping; ArcGIS
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Examines theories and applications to analyze data. Approaches include crime mapping and spatial analysis; strategic, administrative, and tactical crime analysis. Other methods are also covered.
Prerequisites: jr st; Crm Jst 110(P).
Last Taught: Spring 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 530 Data Driven Policing Strategies and Police Intelligence
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Examines data driven policing strategies and police intelligence. Approaches covered include: Problem-oriented Policing (POP), Smart Policing, Intelligence-led Policing, and Place-based Policing.
Prerequisites: Crm Jst 110(P).
Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2018.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 585 Internship in Forensic Toxicology
1-3 cr. Undergraduate.
Practical experience in a forensic toxicology laboratory under the supervision of a toxicologist.
Prerequisites: jr st; admis to Forensic Sci cert prog; Anthro/Chem/BMS(C L Sci)/Crm Jst 281(P) & 285(P); Chem 221(P) or 223(P); Crm Jst 480(P); Hepatitis B vaccine series or waiver.
Course Rules: Anthro 585, Chem 585, BMS(C L Sci) 585, & Crm Jst 585 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2002.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 589 Internship in Death Investigation
1-3 cr. Undergraduate.
Practical experience in death investigation under the supervision of a death investigator and forensic pathologist.
Prerequisites: jr st; admis to Forensic Sci certif prog; Crm Jst/Anthro/Chem/BMS(C L Sci) 281(P); Crm Jst 480(P); BMS(C L Sci) 620(R); Hepatitis B vaccine series or waiver.
Course Rules: Anthro 589, Chem 589, BMS(C L Sci) 589 & Crm Jst 589 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 591 Senior Thesis
1-3 cr. Undergraduate.
Thesis written under supervision
Prerequisites: sr st, 2.5 GPA; writ cons instr & dept.
Last Taught: Summer 1991.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 592 Critical Issues in Criminal Justice:
1-3 cr. Undergraduate.
Explores interests of special concern in criminal justice. Specific credits announced in Schedule of Classes whenever course is offered.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Course Rules: May be retaken to max of 6 cr with change of topic.
Last Taught: UWinteriM 2023, Fall 2022, UWinteriM 2022, Summer 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 594 Internship in Forensic Science
1-3 cr. Undergraduate.
On-site shadowing of evidence analyst at State Crime Laboratory.
Prerequisites: jr st; admis to Forensic Sci cert prog; Anthro/Chem/BMS(C L Sci)/Crm Jst 281(P); Chem 221(P) or 223(P); Crm Jst 480(P); Hepatitis B vaccine series or waiver.
Course Rules: Anthro 594, Chem 594, BMS(C L Sci) 594, & Crm Jst 594 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2019.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 599 Independent Reading
1-3 cr. Undergraduate.
Reading may be in any field for which the student has an adequate background.
Prerequisites: sr st; writ cons instr & coord; gpa 2.5 or above.
Course Rules: May be retaken to max of 6 cr.
Last Taught: Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2018, Summer 2016.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 662 Methods of Social Welfare Research
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Analysis of methods used in social welfare research and problems in project design and programming. Distinctive characteristics of investigations directed to planning, administrative, and scientific objectives.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 663 Criminal Justice Capstone Seminar
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Synthesis of criminal justice theories, empirical research and program creation and implementation.
Prerequisites: junior standing or greater and completion of OWC-A.
General Education Requirements: OWCB
Last Taught: Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 671 Juvenile Justice
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Structure of juvenile justice system -- police, courts, and corrections; analysis of structure of subsystems of the juvenile justice process; introduction to literature and research.
Prerequisites: jr st or cons instr.
Last Taught: Fall 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 671G Juvenile Justice
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Structure of juvenile justice system -- police, courts, and corrections; analysis of structure of subsystems of the juvenile justice process; introduction to literature and research.
Prerequisites: jr st or cons instr.
Last Taught: Fall 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 680 Jails
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
The primary purpose is to develop a comprehensive understanding of the role of the jail in contemporary society.
Prerequisites: jr st; Crm Jst 110 (P).
Last Taught: Spring 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 680G Jails
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
The primary purpose is to develop a comprehensive understanding of the role of the jail in contemporary society.
Prerequisites: jr st; Crm Jst 110 (P).
Last Taught: Spring 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 713 Measuring Crime & Analyzing Crime Data
3 cr. Graduate.
This course discusses various measures of crime, how different measures affect outcomes, and strategies to analyze and visualize crime data.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 716 Advanced Analytic Techniques for Crime Analysts
3 cr. Graduate.
Current methods and analyses commonly used by crime analysts, including the identification of crime patters, risk factors, and intelligence gathering strategies.
Prerequisites: Grad st; Crm Jst 520(P), Crm Jst 713(P), Crm Jst 716(P)
Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 743 Proseminar: Administration of Criminal Justice Systems
3 cr. Graduate.
An examination of criminal justice organizations from a public administration focus, integrating organizational theory and political theory for the analysis of criminal justice administration.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 756 Proseminar: Analysis of Criminal Justice Research
3 cr. Graduate.
A study of the application of social science research methods to criminal justice issues.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 773 Criminological Perspectives
3 cr. Graduate.
An in-depth analysis of the etiology of criminal behavior; processes of becoming a criminal; patterns of criminal behavior; and policy and individual consequences of decriminalization.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Course Rules: Jointly offered; CRM JST 773 and SOC WRK 773 count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 775 Race, Crime and Criminal Justice
3 cr. Graduate.
A study of crime and criminal justice issues as they impact major racial groups such as Blacks, American Indians, and Hispanics
Prerequisites: grad st.
Last Taught: Spring 2013, Spring 2011, Fall 2008, Fall 2007.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 783 Data Mining and Predictive Modeling for Crime Analytics
3 cr. Graduate.
Explores data mining and predictive analytics for crime analysts. Theoretical and practical applications of these techniques are explained.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Last Taught: Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 795 Issues in Law Enforcement Practice and Policy
3 cr. Graduate.
An examination of police practice in a democratic society from an operational, legal, and sociological perspective
Last Taught: Fall 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2017, Spring 2016.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 810 Police Administration
3 cr. Graduate.
An application of management principles to the police organization.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Last Taught: Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2009.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 820 Police and the Multicultural Community
3 cr. Graduate.
A study of the critical issues facing police officers and administrators in relation to policing a diverse society, with particular emphasis on training leadership, minorities and women police officers, and police - community relations.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Last Taught: Fall 2018, Fall 2016, Spring 2012, Fall 2009.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 830 Intervention Strategies for Correctional Clients
3 cr. Graduate.
A review and analysis of intervention approaches and programs used with correctional clients, both juvenile and adult, with emphasis on diversion, prevention, and rehabilitation strategies.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2017.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 840 Philosophical Foundations of Policing
3 cr. Graduate.
An in-depth analysis of the social theory of policing. The most significant theoretical and empirical works on policing are examined.
Prerequisites: grad st
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 850 Issues in Correctional Practice and Policy
3 cr. Graduate.
Overview of significant issues facing corrections, including sentencing, life imprisonment, violence and victimization in prison, supermax, evidence-based practices, and parole revocation.
Prerequisites: grad st
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2020, Fall 2018, Fall 2016.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 910 Methods and Practice Capstone for Crime Analysts
3 cr. Graduate.
Seminar in use of crime analysis techniques and synthesis of prior empirical research using crime analysis techniques.
Prerequisites: grad st
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 920 Criminal Justice Masters Capstone Seminar
3 cr. Graduate.
Seminar involving synthesis and integration of degree coursework on criminal justice theories, empirical research and program creation and implementation.
Prerequisites: grad st
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 970 Readings in Criminal Justice Research:
3 cr. Graduate.
Variable content research oriented course involving systematic analysis and investigation of criminal justice topics.
Prerequisites: graduate standing; consent of instrurctor.
Course Rules: May be retaken to max of 9 cr.
Last Taught: Summer 2024, Spring 2024, UWinteriM 2024, Summer 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 990 Thesis or Research Project
1-3 cr. Graduate.
Prerequisites: grad st; writ cons instr & coord grad prog.
Course Rules: May be repeated once for cr.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
CRM JST 999 Independent Reading in Criminal Justice
1-3 cr. Graduate.
Work suited to individual graduate students arranged.
Prerequisites: grad st;cons instr & coord Grad Prog.
Last Taught: Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/