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Specialty AreasHealth PolicyUrban Regional Development and Infrastructure Social Policy Justice Policy Environment/Infrastructure Policy The Justice Specialization provides an interdisciplinary approach to the study of crime and society's response to it. This concentration prepares students to conduct research and policy analysis on local, state, and national policies and policy initiatives and provide information for policy makers. The primary goal of this specialization is to provide students with the tools necessary for critically and objectively assessing policies related to the administration of justice. Toward that end, students gain the appropriate analytical skills, an understanding of the nature of criminal behavior and its impact, and knowledge about the criminal justice system as well as about a variety of issues related to the control of crime. They also become familiar with the process of making and implementing justice policy and with those organizations involved in this process. Required courses for this specialty include: PPOL8671 Criminal Justice Policy PPOL8672 Theories of Crime and Justice PPOL8673 Law and Social Control PPOL8681 Race, Gender, Class and Public Policy One other class from the other specialties Students may also develop a focus in other related fields or design their
specialty based on faculty resources available. As with all programs, such a
program would need the approval of the student’s advisor and the Director of the
Program. Program faculty will continue to develop additional substantive and
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