Criminal Justice and Sociology, BS (Boston)

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Introduction to Crime, Law, and the Justice System

From the catalog
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.

CRIM 1100 — Introduction to Criminal Justice
CRIM 1110 — Criminal Due Process
CRIM 1120 — Criminology

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:
- CRIM 1300 — The Death Penalty
- CRIM 1400 — Human Trafficking
- CRIM 1500 — Corruption, Integrity, and Accountability
- CRIM 1700 — Crime, Media, and Politics

Understanding and Experiencing Criminal Justice Institutions and Systems

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How does justice work and for whom? These courses introduce students to the systems and institutions tasked with providing justice. Each includes experiential learning components in cooperation with local criminal justice institutions.
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- 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

Crime Problems

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The following courses provide students with 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 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

Criminal Justice Electives

16 semester hours.

From the catalog
These courses round out our knowledge of crime and justice.
Complete four additional criminal justice electives. Two must be from the 3000, 4000, or 5000 level.

Sociology Requirements

SOCL 1101 — Introduction to Sociology
SOCL 3300 — Social Theory

Sociology Introductory Electives

From the catalog
Complete two courses in the following range not used to satisfy other program requirements
SOCL 1100 to SOCL 1999

Choose 8 semester hours from:
- Any SOCL course numbered 1100–1999

Sociology Intermediate Electives

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Complete two courses in the following range not used to satisfy other program requirements.
SOCL 2000 to SOCL 3999

Choose 8 semester hours from:
- Any SOCL course numbered 2000–3999

Sociology Advanced Elective

From the catalog
Complete one course in the following range not used to satisfy other program requirements.
SOCL 4000 to SOCL 5999

Choose 4 semester hours from:
- Any SOCL course numbered 4000–5999

Introduction

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- CRIM 1000 — Criminal Justice at Northeastern
- SOCL 1000 — Sociology at Northeastern

Research Methods

One of:
- SOCL 2321 — Research Methods in Sociology
- INSH 3101 — Research Methods in the Social Sciences

Statistics

One of:
- CRIM 3700 — Analyzing and Using Data on Crime and Justice
- INSH 3102 — Introduction to Statistics in the Social Sciences

Co-op Integration Requirements

From the catalog
Complete before the first co-op:

EESH 2000 — Professional Development for Co-op
From the catalog
Complete after the first co-op:
CRIM 3000 — Co-op Integration Seminar 2
From the catalog
Complete after the second co-op:
CRIM 4000 — Co-op Integration Seminar 3

Senior Capstone Requirement

One of:
- CRIM 4949 — Senior Capstone Seminar
- SOCL 4600 — Senior Seminar

Integrative Elective Courses

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- CRIM 3030 — Global Criminology
- CRIM 3110 — Gender, Crime, and Justice
- CRIM 3120 — Race, Crime, and Justice
From the catalog
Complete one of the following:
One of:
- SOCL 1245 — Sociology of Poverty
- SOCL 2270 — Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality
- SOCL 3407 — The Immigrant Experience: Ethnicity, Race, and Inequality in America
- SOCL 4520 — Race, Class, and Gender

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