The Justice Studies department offers three tracks: A (Crime & Criminology); B (Global Justice); and C (Social Justice)
Justice Studies students at the European Union Parliament building in Strasbourg, France. May 2012
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JUST 323 Comparative Criminal Justice
This course provides an introductory analysis of crime and criminal justice systems around the world. The course focuses primarily on the reaction to lawbreaking in various countries; thus, law enforcement and systems of punishment will be highlighted. Additional topics include transnational crime, the interrelationships of the various criminal justice subsystems and their environments, and the historical and political factors that shape the various systems of justice.
In summer of 2012 I taught a section of 323 in Europe for the first time. We traveled to 4 countries (Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France) and 6 cities (Amsterdam, The Hague, Brussels, Luxembourg, Strasbourg, & Lyon). The photo above includes students from both JMU and Niagara University in New York. During the summer of 2014, I served as the Faculty Member in Residence (FMIR) for JMU in London, and offered Comparative Justice in Netherlands during the summers of 2015-16.
JUST 334 Media and Justice
This course examines media constructions of justice. More specifically, what do various media forms have to tell us about justice/injustice issues? The basis of the course is that much of our knowledge about important issues is constructed by the media. Students will be required to critically analyze the portrayal of justice issues in various media forms including print, television, internet, and film. Furthermore, students will explore the broader social implications in regards to how we view complex justice issues. Topics examined include: race, class, gender, and crime in the media; politics, war, and free press; moral panics; social construction of crime; and new media.
JUST 399 Justice Research Methods (Core methods class for JUST)
JUST 301 - State Crime
JUST 323 Comparative Criminal Justice
This course provides an introductory analysis of crime and criminal justice systems around the world. The course focuses primarily on the reaction to lawbreaking in various countries; thus, law enforcement and systems of punishment will be highlighted. Additional topics include transnational crime, the interrelationships of the various criminal justice subsystems and their environments, and the historical and political factors that shape the various systems of justice.
In summer of 2012 I taught a section of 323 in Europe for the first time. We traveled to 4 countries (Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France) and 6 cities (Amsterdam, The Hague, Brussels, Luxembourg, Strasbourg, & Lyon). The photo above includes students from both JMU and Niagara University in New York. During the summer of 2014, I served as the Faculty Member in Residence (FMIR) for JMU in London, and offered Comparative Justice in Netherlands during the summers of 2015-16.
JUST 334 Media and Justice
This course examines media constructions of justice. More specifically, what do various media forms have to tell us about justice/injustice issues? The basis of the course is that much of our knowledge about important issues is constructed by the media. Students will be required to critically analyze the portrayal of justice issues in various media forms including print, television, internet, and film. Furthermore, students will explore the broader social implications in regards to how we view complex justice issues. Topics examined include: race, class, gender, and crime in the media; politics, war, and free press; moral panics; social construction of crime; and new media.
JUST 399 Justice Research Methods (Core methods class for JUST)
JUST 301 - State Crime