Course Catalog

Core Courses

JM 601 Introduction to Justice Management, 3 credits (Offered online every term)
Subject matter experts engage students in examining the fundamental issues associated with the Justice Management program's areas of concentration: Juvenile, Adult, and Executive Court/Agency Administration.

Optional: JM 600 Foundation of Research Methods, 3 Credits (Offered in Fall terms)
Systematic approach to analyzing published research, theory, sampling, measurement, quantitative and qualitative approaches, applied research, literature review, research design, and interpretation of basic statistics. (This course is an optional course for those students needing preparation before taking JM 602. There are screening questions on our "Course Registration Information" page which are designed to help a student determine whether or not to take this course. Credits count as Elective credits.)

JM 602 Methods of Program Research, Design, and Evaluation, 3 credits
(Offered in Spring and Summer terms; Recommended to be taken in 2nd or 3rd year)
Review major method designs and statistical techniques, with a focus on applications suitable for justice management policy development and evaluation research.  (Students should review screening questions on our "Course Registration Information" page before registering for this course to determine whether or not they should first take JM 600.)

Additional Foundation Courses

JM 703 Judicial Process I (Civil law & procedure), 3 credits (Offered online Spring term; may be taken alone or before or after JM 704)
Comprehensive overview of civil law and procedure. Areas of law covered in context of causes of action filed in court. Litigation, discovery, trial.

JM 704 Judicial Process II (Criminal law & procedure), 3 credits (Offered online Fall term; may be taken alone, or before or after JM 703)
Overview of criminal law and procedure. Diverse view points of major issues in management of criminal matters. Processing cases from arraignment to parole.

JM 705 Juvenile and Family Law and Procedure, 3 credits (Offered online Fall & Spring terms)
Examination of current issues and concerns in Juvenile and Family Law and procedures. Improving court practice in child abuse and neglect cases.

JM 706 Applied Ethics in Justice Management, 3 credits (Offered online Summer term)
Ethical dilemmas and application of codes of professional responsibility for court, agency, and corrections personnel, attorneys, and judges. Distinction between legal obligations and moral duties.

JM 707 Legal Research, 3 credits (Offered online Summer term)
Legal research for non-lawyers. Comprehensive look at legal resources and their organization and publication. Hands-on training in law library research and computerized research.

JM 708 Legal and Administrative Report Writing, 3 credits (Offered oline every term)
Basic skills for clear and concise writing. Case briefing, research memoranda, pleadings, case citation, and administrative report writing, including statements of policies and procedures.

JM 790 Special Topics in Justice Management, 1-3 credits (maximum of 9 credits)
Study of special topics related to Justice.  (Offered online periodically)

PHIL 657 Political Philosophy [Theories of Justice], 3 credits (Offered on campus periodically)
Detailed study of selected issues, e.g., justice, freedom, equality, tyranny, prudence, war, power, contract, consent, racism, feminism, politics and economics, politics and the human good.

PSC 611G Constitutional Law, 3 credits (Offered on campus periodically)
Role of the supreme Court in the political system, emphasizing constitutional development and judicial analysis of social and political issues; includes a study of administrative law.

SOC 746 Social Psychology and Law, 3 credits (Offered on campus periodically)
Examination of social psychological processes as they affect legal systems, including studies of jury behavior, procedural justice, plea bargaining and alternative dispute resolution.

 

Essentials of Justice Management Courses

JM 690 Special Topics in Essentials of Justice Management, 2-3 credits (maximum of 9 credits)
Note: For courses offered by supporting organizations, students must be registered in JM 690 when the course is taken, and must also be registered with such organization.
  
(a) Court Management; (b) Leadership; (c) Caseflow Management; (d) Information Technology; (e) Human Resources Management; (f) Budget and Finance. The following are examples of courses offered under this category:

(a) Examples of courses:  Professional Juvenile Justice Administrator (PJJA) courses (online courses supplemented by JM Instructors, 3 credits, offered year-round); Professional Juvenile Justice Manager (PJJM) courses (online courses supplemented by JM Instructors, 3 credits, offered year-round); Court Management for Judges and Court Administrators (NJC on-site course), 2 “S/U” or graded credits; Court Management for Tribal Court Judges and Personnel (NJC on-site course open to Tribal Court personnel only), 2 “S/U” or graded credits.

(b) Examples of courses:  Supervision and Staff Development (3 credits, offered online Fall term); Juvenile Justice Management Institute: Leadership and Management of Organizations (NCJFCJ on-site course), 2 “S/U” or graded credits; Leadership in Public Organizations (PSC 785, on-campus course, 3 credits, offered periodically).

(c) Examples of courses:  Effective Caseflow Management (NJC on-site course), 2 “S/U” or graded credits; Fundamentals of Caseflow Management (ICM online course, 3 credits)

(d) Examples of courses:  Managing Computer-based Information Resource Systems (BADM 750, on-campus course, 3 credits, offered periodically); Data Communications (IS 677, on-campus course, 3 credits, offered periodically).

(e) Examples of courses:  Public Personnel Administration (JM 690e, 3 credits, offered online Spring terms - also offered on-campus under PSC 604(b) Spring terms); Juvenile Justice Management Institute: The Performance Spectrum: Building Employee Commitment and Motivation (NCJFCJ on-site course), 2 “S/U” or graded credits.

(f) Examples of courses:  Juvenile Justice Management Institute: Strategic Leadership through Effective Human Resources and Fiscal Management (NCJFCJ on-site course, 2 “S/U” or graded credits); Public Financial Administration (PSC 604(a), 3 credits, offered on-campus periodically);  Government Budgeting (PSC 744, 3 credits, offered on-campus periodically).

Electives - Juvenile Justice Management

JM 720 Juvenile Defendants in Adult Systems, 3 credits (Future course offering)
Examination of the legal, social, economic and system implications of the transfer of juvenile offenders to adult status, including a review of outcome studies.

JM 721 Victims’ Issues, Restitution, & Restorative Justice, 3 credits (Offered online Spring term)
Study of victim’s needs and strategies to make juvenile systems responsive and effective in dealing with victims and increasing offender accountability.

JM 722 Interstate Compact: History, Theory, and Operation, 3 credits (Future course offering)
Examination of the foundations, requirements, and effective use of Interstate Compact including notification and registration of juvenile sex-offenders.

JM 723 Early Intervention and Crime Prevention Programs, 3 credits (Offered online Fall term)
This course will examine effective strategies for intervention with young offenders and the role of juvenile justice in crime prevention.

JM 724 Electronic Monitoring and Emerging Technologies, 3 credits (Future course offering)
This course will examine the use of electronic and other technological tools for managing offenders in the community, including advantages and disadvantages and economic considerations.

JM 725 Race and Gender in Juvenile Justice, 3 credits (Offered online Summer term)
Overview of offender race and gender within crime and juvenile processing statistics. Emphasis on contributing factors for disparity, effectiveness of policies and programs addressing disparity.

JM 791 Special Topics in Juvenile Justice Management, 1-3 credits (maximum of 9 credits) (Offered online or on-site periodically) Study of special topics related to Juvenile Justice Management. (Examples: Juvenile Sex Offenders, Learning Disabilities in the Juvenile System; Working with Difficult Offenders; Dependency and Delinquency; Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative)

HDFS 631 Advanced Studies in Human Development, 3 credits (Offered on-campus periodically)
Theory, research, and issues in one of the following: (a) infancy, (b) early childhood, (c) middle childhood, (d) adolescence, or (e) adult development and aging.

HDFS 633 Administration of Child and Family Services, 3 credits (Offered on-campus periodically)
Administration of programs serving children, adolescents, adults and families; includes philosophy, staffing, operations and legal parameters.

HDFS 634 Family Life Education, 3 credits (Offered on-campus periodically)
Programming and skills-training in family life education. Developing needs assessments, programs for presentation and evaluation components.

HDFS 658 Families and Public Policy, 3 credits (Offered on-campus periodically)
Role of the family in decision making and management of public issues; analysis of legislation directly affecting the family, including experience with the legislature and other policy-making bodies.

SOC 683 Family Violence, 3 credits (Offered on-campus periodically)
Examination and critical analysis of major theoretical perspectives on family violence. Analysis of current issues and debates in family violence.

 

Electives -Adult Justice Management

JM 730 Privatization in Justice Management, 3 credits (Offered online periodically)
Examination of the conceptual foundations of privatization of justice services including an analysis of selected case studies, contracts, and requests for proposal of service.

JM 731 Sentencing Models and Alternatives to Incarceration, 3 credits (Future course offering)
Examination of the conceptual foundations of sentencing including the theory and practice of sentence management. A review of sentencing alternatives to incarceration.

JM 732 History and Development of Parole and Probation, 3 credits (Offered online Summer term)
This course will provide an in-depth study of Parole and Probation, including an overview of the department, effective management, and public safety issues.

JM 733 Medical Issues in Justice Management, 3 credits (Future course offering)
Examination of selected issues confronting the criminal justice system today including the practical, legal, political and moral aspects of HIV, hepatitis, organ transplants, etc.

JM 734 Mental Health Issues in Justice Management, 3 credits (Offered online Fall term)
Examination of selected issues confronting the criminal justice system today including criminalization of the mentally ill, diagnosis and screening, forced psychotropic medication, re-entry, etc.

JM 735 Special Topics in Homeland Security: Threat Groups, 3 credits (Offered online Fall term)
Explore the historical, current and future impact of national and international threat groups to homeland security.

JM 736 Special Topics in Homeland Security: Impact on Jurisprudence, 3 credits (Offered online Spring term)
Assess the impact of security threat groups and homeland security on national and international law and caselaw.

JM 737 Special Topics in Homeland Security: Innovative Technology, 3 credits (Future course offering)
Explore the impact of security threat groups and homeland security on technology and counter-terrorism, including current and cutting edge biometric, data base and psychological assessment.

JM 792 Special Topics in Adult Justice Management, 1-3 credits (maximum of 9 credits) (Offered online or on-site periodically)
Study of special topics related to Adult Justice Management. (Examples: Community Prosecution, Psychology of Criminal Behavior, Substance Abuse in Criminal Justice, What Works in Corrections, Population Projection Models, Correctional Institutions: Form & function; Planning & Development, The Death Penalty, The Sex Offender, The Female Offender, Community Supervision)

Electives - Executive Court and Agency Administration

JM 693 Selected Issues in Court Management, 2-3 credits (maximum of 6 credits) (Offered online or on-site periodically)
Selected issues concerning court management, such as jury management and technology, court performance standards, and other issues. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 credits. (May include other applicable courses offered by UNR and cooperating institutions.)

JM 793 Special Topics in Executive Court and Agency Administration, 1-3 credits (max. of 9 credits) (Offered online or on-site periodically)
Study of special topics related to Executive Court and Agency Management. ( Examples: Treatment of minorities (race, gender, disabilities), Court Security, Crisis Management, Science in the Courts, Alternative Dispute Resolution & Court Annexed Programs)

MGT 653 Organizational Change and Development, 3 credits (Offered on-campus periodically)
Analysis of strategies to bring about change in organizational structure; tasks; individual behavior; interpersonal relationships; and relationships of groups.

PSC 604(a) Public Financial Administration, 3 credits (Offered on-campus periodically)
Analysis of current practices of budget implementation with emphasis on control systems, debt and cash management, and specific behaviors of budget officials

PSC 604(b) Public Personnel Administration, 3 credits (Offered on-campus Spring term, also offered online as JM 690e Spring term)
Methods of recruiting, examining, training and other techniques utilized in the management of employees in government service

PSC 604(f) Administrative Law, 3 credits (Offered on-campus periodically)
Legal setting of public administrative, adjudicative and rule-making authority. Remedies for abuse of administrative authority.

PSC 755 Program Design and Evaluation (or Seminar: Planning & Evaluation), 3 credits (Offered on-campus periodically)
Concepts, problems, issues and techniques involved with formulating and assessing governmental programs.

BADM 720 Management & Organizational Science, 3 credits (Offered on-campus periodically)
Individual and group behavior in organizations, and organizational design and communication strategies. Interaction of structural, technological and human resource components. International focus emphasized.

COM 730 Seminar: Organizational Communication, 3 credits (Offered on-campus periodically)
Communication behavior and the evaluation-decision process in human organizations.

JOUR 703 Media Dynamics in Society, 3 credits (Offered on-campus periodically)
Examination of the structure, functions and performance of the mass media and their dynamic relationship to American society in the context of communication theory and intellectual thought.

JOUR 708 Mass Media & American Politics, 3 credits (Offered on-campus periodically)
Analyzes how the media are molded by and reflect the political system and how they affect its performance and the interplay among public and private institutions.

 

Electives - Independent Study and Internship

JM 780 Independent Study, 1-6 credits (Offered online every term.  Students must obtain department approval.)
Under supervision, allows pursuit of special problems associated with justice management. May be repeated to maximum of 6 credits.

JM 781 Internship, 1-3 credits (Offered online every term.  Students must obtain department approval.)  S/U only.
Supervised theoretical and applied experience in the justice system.

Professional Project and Thesis

JM 796 Professional Project, 3 credits (Offered online Fall & Spring terms, recommended to be taken alone in last term.)
Submission of plan for change in a specific agency, organization, or community. Upon approval, student will implement plan and submit report on process and outcome.

JM 797 Thesis, 1-6 credits (Offered online Fall & Spring terms. Students must obtain department approval.)

JM 899 Graduate Advisement, 1-4 credits.  Provides access to faculty for continued consultation and advisement. No grade is filed and credits may not be applied to any degree requirements. Limited to 8 credits (2 semesters) enrollment. For non-thesis master’s degree students only.
(Offered Fall & Spring terms, qualifies as required minimum enrollment credits) 

Other UNR courses

UNR courses offered by other departments (not listed above) may be included with JM department approval.