Criminology - USF Behavioral & Community Sciences

Are you CURIOUS about the relationship between societal issues and the Criminal Justice System?: 

Are you CURIOUS about the relationship between societal issues and the Criminal Justice System? If you answered yes then… Welcome to Criminology

What is Criminology?: 

What is Criminology? Criminology is a study of human behavior: the causes and effects of crime on individuals and the community. Emphasizing research and prevention, the study of criminology could have a real-world impact on the regional and national health of communities and the country.

What can you expect from the Department of Criminology?: 

What can you expect from the Department of Criminology? A Department that is among the Top Ten Criminology doctoral programs in the nation. Student Friendly Faculty Professional Academic Advisors Internship Opportunities at the Federal, State, and Local Level Criminology Honors Program Criminal Justice Honor Society Enhance Critical Thinking Skills Accelerated BA/MA Program Masters and PhD Program

Career Paths in Criminology: 

Career Paths in Criminology Corrections Counseling Judicial System Juvenile Justice System Rehabilitation

Career Paths in Criminology: 

Career Paths in Criminology Criminal Investigation Fraud Investigation Law Enforcement Private Investigation Retail Investigation Special Agent

Career Paths in Criminology: 

Career Paths in Criminology Medical Investigation Research and Policy Studies Teaching Youth Programming More than 400 positions at the federal, state and local level

Myths About Criminology:: 

Myths About Criminology: Our program is a law enforcement academy. This program will enhance an application for the law enforcement academy, however this is a degree program rooted in theory, research, and critical thinking. Incorrect Our program prepares you for careers in criminal profiling, forensic psychology, or forensics . Incorrect Careers in these fields require advanced degrees and professional training well beyond the undergraduate level.

Major Requirements: 

Major Requirements 36 Major Hours (30 hrs of which must be completed at USF) Including: 12 hrs Core CCJ 3024 Survey of Criminal Justice System CCJ 3117 Theories of Criminal Behavior CCJ 3701 Research Methods CCJ 4934 Senior Seminar 24 hrs of Criminology Electives – Choose 8 of the following : CCJ 3014 Crime and Justice in America CCJ 3621 Patterns of Criminal Behavior CCJ 4450 Criminal Justice Administration CCJ 4604 Abnormal Behavior CCJ 4700 Research Methods II CCJ 4933 Selected Topics CCJ 4940 Internship CJC 4010 American Correctional Systems CJE 4010 Juvenile Justice Systems CJE 4114 American Law Enforcement Systems CJE 4610 Criminal Investigation CJL 3110 Substantive Criminal Law CJL 4410 Criminal Rights and Procedures CJL 4115 Environmental Law and Crime

Minor Requirements: 

Minor Requirements 18 hours Required with a minimum of 9 semester hours must be completed at USF. 6 hrs Core Courses : CCJ 3024 Survey of Criminal Justice System & CCJ 3117 Theories of Criminal Behavior 12 hrs Criminology Elective courses

Faculty: 

Faculty Lyndsay Boggess Assistant Professor lboggess@bcs.usf.edu John Cochran Professor and Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs cochran@cas.usf.edu Richard Dembo Professor dembo@bcs.usf.edu Lorie Fridell Graduate Director lfridell@bcs.usf.edu Kathleen Heide Professor kheide@cas.usf.edu Wesley Jennings Assistant Professor wjennings@usf.edu Ojmarrh Mitchell Assistant Professor omitchell@usf.edu Shayne Jones Assistant Professor sjones@bcs.usf.edu Michael J. Leiber Professor & Chair mjleiber@usf.edu Michael Lynch Professor mlynch@bcs.usf.edu Thomas Mieczkowski Professor mieczkow@usf.edu Max Bromley Associate Professor mbromley@usf.edu Amy M. Cohn, Ph.D. Assistant Professor amycohn@bcs.usf.edu Wilson R. Palacios Associate Professor wpalacio@usf.edu Dwayne Smith Professor, Vice Provost for Faculty & Program Development mdsmith@bcs.usf.edu Christine Sellers Associate Professor, Associate Chair csellers@usf.edu

Staff: 

Staff Chandra Davis Office Manager chandradavis@usf.edu Lisa Landis Undergraduate Coordinator Professional Advisor llandis@usf.edu Courtney Lewellen Professional Advisor lewellen@usf.edu Nadine Priester Program Assistant nadine@usf.edu

For More Information – Please visit our website at :   http://criminology.cbcs.usf.edu/: 

For More Information – Please visit our website at : http://criminology.cbcs.usf.edu/ Department of Criminology