Course Listings
Criminal Justice and Restorative Justice (CJRJ)
Students will develop an understanding of criminal justice history and practices, with a focus on social theories of crime, criminalization, and society. Restorative and transformative approaches to justice are an integral part of the program.
Major in Criminal Justice and Restorative Justice
44-46 credit hours
Core courses:
- CJRJ 100 Introduction to Criminal Justice3
- CJRJ 200 Sociology of Crime and Deviance3
- CJRJ 310 Current Issues in Law Enforcement3
- PJCS 220 Inside Out:3
- PJCS 347 Restorative Justice3
- SOC 200 Principles of Sociology3
- SOC 334 Race, Class & Ethnic Relations3
- SOC 391 Methods of Social Research3
- CJRJ 409 Internship2-4
- CJRJ 411 Senior Seminar3
Understanding the Law
Justice and Equity in Social Context
- Choose two courses from the list below3
- ECON 200 Principles of Economics
- HIST 327 U.S. Immigration and Ethnic History
- PHIL 203 Living Ethically
- PJCS 201 Violence and Nonviolence
- PJCS 350 Dynamics/Theology of Reconciliation
- PJCS 370 Personal Violence and Healing
- PSYC 200 Social Psychology
- REL 316 Liberation Theologies
- SOWK 221 Human Behavior
- SOWK 229 Child Welfare
- SOWK 245 Women's Concerns
- WGS 200 Introduction to Gender Studies
Politics and the Public
Statistical and Communicative Capacity
Student Learning Outcomes
Graduates in Criminal Justice and Restorative Justice will:
- Demonstrate and apply knowledge of conflict and violence, deviance and crime.
- Identify the institutions that comprise Criminal Justice systems and how they relate to one another.
- Engage with local levels of justice system through class trips and internships.
- Create and implement restorative responses to addressing social injustices and social harms in our communities.
- Articulate the origins of criminal behavior, society’s response to crime, and the consequences of crime to our society, utilizing multiple perspectives.
- Demonstrate sufficient critical self-awareness to understand the influence of personal biases and values when interacting with diverse groups.
- Apply theoretical frameworks to understanding the causes and prevention of crime, the processes of criminalization, and crime enforcement.
- Utilize qualitative and quantitative research methods to collect and analyze data.
- Demonstrate writing proficiency.
- Demonstrate effective oral communications skills.
Planning guide
| First Year | Goshen Core SST language Intro to Criminal Justice Principles of Sociology Academic Voice |
| Second Year | Goshen Core Research & Writing Sociology of Crime and Deviance Research Methods Economics or Political Science course |
| Third Year | Goshen Core Violence and Nonviolence Restorative Justice Race, Class, and Ethnic Relations US Constitutional Law Additional courses required for CJRJ major |
| Fourth Year | Balance of Goshen Core Remaining courses required for CJRJ major Internship Senior Seminar |
Planning and advising notes
Students should work with their academic advisor to select classes designed to help them apply their CJRJ major after graduation, depending upon their career aspirations.
Minor in Criminal Justice and Restorative Justice
18 credit hours
Core courses:
Lower Elective:
Upper Elective
CJRJ 100 Introduction to Criminal Justice
This course provides an introduction to the criminal justice system in the United States. Students will develop a general understanding of the criminal justice system’s response to crime in society and be introduced to the components of the system: police,...
CJRJ 200 Sociology of Crime and Deviance
This course introduces students to criminology and criminological theories. Crime and reactions to crime will be examined as they relate to social and institutional life in contemporary U.S. society. Students will gain theoretical lenses for understanding the situational and systemic...
CJRJ 310 Current Issues in Law Enforcement
This course explores current issues impacting the practice of policing including legal issues; race, ethnicity, and gender within law enforcement; the use and abuse of force by police; police accreditation and training; and public opinion surrounding crime and policing. Offered...
CJRJ 409 Internship
An approved internship or work experience related to Criminal Justice and Restorative Justice. Open to senior majors or minors in CJRJ. Prerequisite: CJRJ 411 or permission from instructor. Offered every spring.
CJRJ 411 Senior Seminar
After researching the various professional sub-fields within criminal justice and restorative justice as well as the particular challenges facing each of these, students will complete an inventory of their own particular skillsets and convictions leading to an extended self- reflective...
PJCS 220 Inside Out:
An interactive course which addresses justice from the viewpoints of those both inside and outside the criminal justice system. Half of students in each class are inmates in a correctional facility and half are college students. The course is flexible...
PJCS 347 Restorative Justice
Begins with an account of some of the classic and mainstream understandings of justice and then moves on to an overview of the foundational principles of restorative justice and its various practical applications. The course will examine and address the...
POSC 200 Introduction to Political Science
General comparative survey of political institutions and behavior in various types of regimes, with special emphasis on the American political system. The most appropriate course for students required to take one course in political science. Collateral reading may be adjusted...
SOC 200 Principles of Sociology
An introduction to the principles and methods used in the study of human society. Includes a survey of topics in social problems, social inequalities, social identity, human ecology and social change.
SOC 334 Race, Class & Ethnic Relations
A study of race/ethnic group interaction, gender and class dynamics focusing on marginalized groups in the U.S. Attention is given to social class, power and majority-group dominance as factors in assimilation and culture-loss or collective self-determination and maintenance of cultural...
SOC 391 Methods of Social Research
(Cross-listed from SoWk 391) An introduction to the principles and methods of social research. Students will develop the knowledge and skills needed to develop and evaluate research designs, interpret both qualitative and quantitative research, and be effective consumers of research...