Criminal Justice and Philosophy, BS (Boston)
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Introduction to Crime, Law, and the Justice System
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What do we know about crime and justice? In these three courses, students have an opportunity to develop a foundational understanding of three related phenomena: why crime exists, how our criminal justice system responds to crime, and the constitutional and legal oversight of this process.
Current Crime and Justice Issues
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These courses introduce students to topical issues related to crime and justice.
Complete one of the following:
- One of:
Crime Problems and Criminal Justice Institutions
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The 2000-level courses below ask how justice works and for whom and introduce students to the systems and institutions tasked with providing justice. Each one includes experiential learning components in cooperation with local criminal justice institutions. The 3000-level courses below offer students a deeper look at a range of crime problems.
Complete one of the following:
- One of:
- AFCS 3210 — Black Abolition Studies: Carcerality, Liberation, and Resistance
- CRIM 2310 — Courts: The Third Branch of Government
- CRIM 2320 — Youth Crime and Justice
- CRIM 2330 — Punishment in the Age of Mass Incarceration
- CRIM 2350 — Policing a Democratic Society
- CRIM 2370 — Restorative Justice: Transforming the System
- CRIM 2380 — Black Families and Incarceration
- CRIM 3010 — Criminal Violence
- CRIM 3030 — Global Criminology
- CRIM 3040 — Psychology of Crime
- CRIM 3050 — Organized Crime
- CRIM 3060 — Political Crime and Terrorism
- CRIM 3070 — Corporate and White-Collar Crime
- CRIM 3100 — Criminal Law
- CRIM 3540 — Substance Use and Social Justice
Systemic Issues
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These courses consider systemic issues facing the criminal justice system.
Complete one of the following:
Creating Knowledge About Crime and Justice
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How do we know what we know about crime and justice—and how do we develop new knowledge? These courses study how to harness data to learn about issues, identify solutions, and advocate for change.
- CRIM 3600 — Criminal Justice Research Methods
- CRIM 3700 — Analyzing and Using Data on Crime and Justice
Co-op Integration Seminars
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Co-op students should complete the seminars below. Non–co-op students should complete a 4-semester-hour CRIM elective.
Complete two of the following. EESH 2000 and CRIM 3000 are required for the first co-op. CRIM 4000 is required if a second co-op is taken:
- Choose 8 semester hours from:
Solutions and Reform
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How do we reinvent criminal justice institutions and their practice? The capstone experience is project based and solution oriented, drawing on knowledge gained in the classroom and through co-op and other experiences.
- CRIM 4949 — Senior Capstone Seminar
Criminal Justice Elective
4 semester hours.
From the catalog
These courses round out our knowledge of crime and justice.
Complete one additional CRIM elective from the 3000, 4000, or 5000 level.
Required Courses
- PHIL 1115 — Introduction to Logic
- PHIL 2303 — Social and Political Philosophy
- One of:
- PHIL 2330 — Modern Philosophy
Advanced Philosophy Electives
8 semester hours.
From the catalog
Complete two PHIL courses with a designation of 3000 or above, at least one of which is at the 4000 or 5000 level.
Critical Philosophy Elective
From the catalog
Complete one of the following not used to fulfill other requirements:
- One of:
- AFCS 1101 — Introduction to African American and Africana Studies
- PHIL 1104 — Goddesses, Witches, Saints, and Sinners: Women and Religion
- PHIL 1271 — Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
- PHIL 2155 — Human Rights
- PHIL 2410 — Possession, Sacrifice, and Divination in African Diasporic Religions
- PHIL 3492 — Indigenous Philosophy
- PHIL 3500 — Sexuality, Gender, and the Law
- PHIL 3512 — Religion, Race, and Politics
- PHIL 3822 — Philosophy of Race and Racism
Philosophy Electives
4 semester hours.
From the catalog
Complete one additional PHIL course not used to fulfill other requirements.
Philosophy Integrative Course
- PHIL 2301 — Philosophical Problems of Law and Justice
Criminal Justice Integrative Course
- CRIM 1400 — Human Trafficking
Substitutions
Possible equivalents for this program — dashed means a suggestion, not a rule, and every substitution needs your advisor's approval:
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