image 1Criminal Justice

Police Science Requirements

All courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted.

I. Foundation Courses (6 Credits—must be taken prior to Core Requirements)
Course# Course Title
PSY 101 General Psychology
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology

II. Core Requirements (15 Credits)
Course# Course Title
ACG 265

Criminal Justice Planning and Research (4 credits)

POL 332

American System of Criminal Justice
Cross-listed as ACG 332

SOC 246

Criminology (4 credits)
Cross-listed as ACG 246

SOC 261 Crime and Punishment (4 credits)
Cross-listed as ACG 261
SOC 277 Law and Social Inequality
Cross-listed as ACG 277

III. Required Courses (12 Credits)
Course# Course Title
ACG 254 Police and Community Relations (4 credits)
ACG 255 Police Organization and Administration (4 credits)
ACG 364 Forensic Science (4 credits)

IV. Electives (12-15 Credits) Selected with approval of academic adviser
Course# Course Title
Choose TWO of the following:
ACG 315 Juvenile Delinquency
Cross-listed as SOC 315
ACG 363 Criminal Law (4 credits)
ACG 370 Special Topics in Police Studies (4 credits)
PSY 386 Psychology of Criminal Behavior
Choose TWO of the following:
ACG 366 Organized Crime (4 credits)
ACG 455 Contemporary Developments in Criminal Justice (4 credits)
ANT 362 Jaws, Teeth, and Forensic Dentistry (4 credits)
Cross-listed as BIO 362/ENV 362
ANT 441 Forensic Anthropology (4 credits)
Cross-listed as ENV 441
POL 323 Individual Rights in the Constitution
POL 325 Law and the Legal Process
PSY 262

Social Psychology

PSY 355

Introduction to Forensic Psychology

PSY 462 Special Topics in Social Psychology
SOC 240

Sociology of Violence

SOC 244 Sociology of Deviance
SOC 331 Sociology of Law
SOC 341 Gender Issues in Criminal Justice

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Contact
For additional information, please contact:

Sally Ridgeway
Criminal Justice Program Director
Associate Professor
Department of Anthropology and Sociology
Blodgett Hall, Rm 105C
p - 516.877.4938
f - 516.877.4717
e - ridgeway@adelphi.edu

This page last modified on April 4, 2007.
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