Operation of the agencies of criminal justice: police, prosecution, courts, correctional institutions, probation and parole. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.

Studies in the etiology of juvenile delinquency, analysis of the agencies of control of juvenile behavior, and the roles of courts and correctional institutions in the administration of juvenile justice. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.

Critical issues related to crime and urban society; analysis and evaluation of documents in the field of Criminal Justice. Consideration of newly proposed reforms and the method of implementing these reforms. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.

Intensive study and analysis in investigative procedures; strategy and tactics of obtaining and analyzing evidence through testimonial evidence, physical evidence and records; reconstructing the crime; preservation of evidence and case preparation. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.

Analysis of the nature of substantive criminal law, with emphasis on its historical and philosophical development in the United States. Examination of constitutional rights of the defendant, as these relate to arrest, rules of evidence, and courtroom procedure at pre-trial and trial level. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.

Study of the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, as these govern police and court procedures and the rights of citizens. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.