Fall 2025 COURSES
Listed below are all the undergraduate and graduate courses the department is offering in Fall 2025.
ANTHROPOLOGY (CAMDEN CAMPUS)
50:070:101 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3) Introduces the student to the study of culture. Topics include the nature and diversity of culture among different peoples; the fieldwork process; cultural change; political, economic, and social organizations; worldview and values; socialization; social and religious movements; and applications of anthropology to the contemporary world. Cynthia Saltzman
50:070:211 Physical Anthropology (3) The study of human evolution and living populations today. Reading the fossil records; man’s primate heritage; culture and biological evolution; heredity and environment in human development; human biological variation; the codevelopment of culture, language, and biology; current trends in the study of human evolution. Patrick McCarty
50:070:323 Anthropology of American Culture (3) Examines unity and diversity of American culture; methods of study; class, race, and ethnicity; marginal and central groups; and community studies and ethnography. Cynthia Saltzman
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (CAMDEN CAMPUS)
50:202:101 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3) American crime and criminal justice agencies, i.e., police, courts, and correctional agencies. Emphasis on criminal justice as a system and the processing of persons accused of a crime from the point of arrest to post conviction and release. Ross Allen
50:202:202 Police and Policing (3) Explores the role of the police officer in the criminal justice system as well as the function of law enforcement in the United States. Includes historical foundations, trends, organizational structures, strategies, and issues concerning American police and policing. Prerequisite: 50:202:101 or 50:202:201. Daniel Howard
50:202:203 Confinement and Corrections (3) History and organization of American corrections. Emphasis on sentencing, custodial institutions, intermediate sanctions, community corrections, and mechanisms for release. Prerequisite: 50:202:101 or 50:202:201. Ross Allen
50:202:322 Juvenile Justice (3) Juvenile offenders and the changing perception of juvenile crime; the legal status of juvenile offenders and the role of the family court in preventing delinquency. Prerequisite: 50:202:101. Kayla Preito-Hodge
50:202:337 Inequality in Criminal Justice (3) Examines the disproportionate representation of poor and racial minorities in the United States criminal justice system. Includes trends, policies, and issues concerning the effects of class and race on justice outcomes. Prerequisite: 50:202:101 or 50:202:201. Sarah Tosh
50:202:355 Special Topics in Criminal Justice: Migration, Deportation and Justice (3) Over the past few decades, systems of immigrant detention and deportation in the United States have grown in unprecedented ways. Increasingly militarized borders and the widespread criminalization of immigrants are part of a broader societal turn towards punitive policy, exemplified by the ongoing War on Drugs and related mass incarceration. In this class, students will engage with a growing field of interdisciplinary scholarship examining the links between migration, deportation, and justice. The course will emphasize the central role of criminal justice systems in shaping streams of migration and deportation, as we delve into longstanding (and unfounded) stereotypes of immigrants as criminals, and the increased intertwining of immigration and criminal law. The course will also highlight the diverse field of community-based resistance that has emerged in response to the mass detention and deportation of immigrants, demanding justice beyond the scope of current immigration law. Throughout the class, students will be asked to think critically about the connections between migration, deportation, and justice as we examine the historical underpinnings of today’s immigration system, and the deeply engrained social inequalities that shape its function and results. Sarah Tosh
50:202:365 Queer Crime (3) Queer crime and punishment in America. Nonfictional accounts of queer–lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender–criminality as well as policing and punishment of these queer identities. Examines myth, misunderstanding, and prejudices of queer identities, criminalization of queer behavior, and marginalization of queer offenders by the criminal justice system. Gail Caputo
50:202:400 Race and Policing (3) This course explores contemporary and historical issues of race and policing in the U.S. Aptly, we apply sociological and criminological theories of identity, race, intersectionality, critical race theory, organizational/occupational culture, and power to understand how American’s oftentimes experience the policing system. We begin by collaboratively exploring the evolution of policing in the United States. We will then turn our attention to the ways different groups experience policing in the United States. Finally, we will discuss ways to move forward in the quest to create equitable, fair, and non-violent policing practices. Prerequisites: 50:202:101 or 50:920:101. Kayla Preito-Hodge
50:202:405 Criminal Investigation Practicum I (3) Under instructor supervision, students provide investigative services for actual legal cases. Through seminars and field experience, students learn investigative techniques such as reviewing discovery, locating and interviewing witnesses, obtaining records, and testifying and writing detailed reports. Course may be repeated for 6 credits (only 3 credits can be counted toward electives for criminal justice majors). Open to juniors and seniors. Kevin Murphy
50:202:449 Ethics and Policy in Criminal Justice (3) The development, implementation, and evaluation of criminal justice policy. Ethics of law enforcement, court processes, and corrections. Evaluation of research on topics such as race, class, and gender disparities; capital punishment; gun control; drug policy; pornography; and gambling. Prerequisites: Senior status. 50:202:101 or 50:202:201 and 50:920:301. Nathan Link
SOCIOLOGY (CAMDEN CAMPUS)
50:920:101 Introduction to Sociology (3) Introduction to the study of social groups and societies. Basic sociological methods and theoretical perspectives. Survey of basic subfields of sociology, such as socialization, family, religion, inequality, race and ethnicity, politics, deviance, and social change. The department recommends that students wishing to take advanced courses begin with Introduction to Sociology. Christina Jackson
50:920:301 Methods and Techniques of Social Research (3) Introduces basic methods and techniques of social research, including formulating research design and utilizing appropriate data-gathering techniques. Prerequisite: 50:920:101 or 50:920:207 or 50:202:101 or 50:202:201. Laura Napolitano
50:920:313 Theories of Crime and Delinquency (3) Explanation of crime and delinquency in American society. Topics include deterrence theory, biological explanations for crime, sociological theories, and conflict-based theories. Emphasis on social causes of crime. Prerequisite: 50:920:101 or 50:920:207 or 50:202:101 or 50:202:201. Richard Stansfield
50:920:314 Masculinities (3) This course is an introduction to the interdisciplinary study of masculinities. Moving past the conception of gender as a fixed biological category, the course addresses the emergence and representations of multiple masculinities in American culture along intersections with race, class, sexuality, and other areas of difference. It examines the ways diverse formations of masculinities function at the individual and collective level in various domains, such as in sports, family, relationships, subcultures, work and other social and physical sites. It addresses issues including the body, female and queer masculinities, maleness, boyhood, and violence. The course is interdisciplinary and will offer various contexts for exploring masculinities, such as academic and popular literature, film, and music. Gail Caputo
50:920:316 Race and Ethnicity (3) The social construction of race and ethnicity in the United States and around the globe. The formation of racial and ethnic identities and the varieties of group interaction, including prejudice, discrimination, assimilation, institutional domination, and change. Changing concepts, boundaries, and interrelationships within a global context. Julio Alicea
50:920:325 Sociological Theory (3) An intensive study of the classical sociological thinkers–Marx, Durkheim, Weber–and a survey of contemporary theoretical traditions in the field. Prerequisite: 50:920:101 or 50:920:207 Joan Maya Mazelis
50:920:345 Sociology of Education (3) Examines the interaction between schools and society. Explores socialization, the development of mass education, cultural differences and classroom interactions, the relationship between schooling and stratification, school funding and segregation, schools as social organizations in terms of bureaucratic procedures, authority, identity, and student peer networks. Julio Alicea
50:920:346 Special Topics in Sociology: Brujas and Blackness: Feminist Perspectives of AfroLatinidad (3) Blackness and brujería are taboo topics within Latinx communities; both typically connote negative imagery and are actively avoided. Recently, the bruja identity has been reclaimed by many AfroLatinx women and femmes who see it as an outward expression of their AfroLatinidad and source of personal empowerment. Latinx spiritual practices such as espiritismo, Santeria, Palo Monte, among others, will become avenues through which will explore key themes in Black/Latina/Chicana feminisms, including the politics of representation, stigmatization, multiple forms of state and interpersonal violence, intersecting forms of oppression, and strategies of empowerment and resistance. E Morales-Williams
50:920:348 Special Topics in Sociology: Migration, Deportation and Justice (3) Over the past few decades, systems of immigrant detention and deportation in the United States have grown in unprecedented ways. Increasingly militarized borders and the widespread criminalization of immigrants are part of a broader societal turn towards punitive policy, exemplified by the ongoing War on Drugs and related mass incarceration. In this class, students will engage with a growing field of interdisciplinary scholarship examining the links between migration, deportation, and justice. The course will emphasize the central role of criminal justice systems in shaping streams of migration and deportation, as we delve into longstanding (and unfounded) stereotypes of immigrants as criminals, and the increased intertwining of immigration and criminal law. The course will also highlight the diverse field of community-based resistance that has emerged in response to the mass detention and deportation of immigrants, demanding justice beyond the scope of current immigration law. Throughout the class, students will be asked to think critically about the connections between migration, deportation, and justice as we examine the historical underpinnings of today’s immigration system, and the deeply engrained social inequalities that shape its function and results. Sarah Tosh
50:920:445 Special Topics in Sociology: Black Masculinity (3) This course examines historical, sociological, psychological and political factors that influence the identity of the black man in the United States. This course will use a variety of documentaries, film, guest lecturers, text and readings to as part of the interactive class dialogue. Eliezer Marcellus
50:920:446 Special Topics in Sociology: Health and Society (3) This course examines the social determinants of health in the United States. It will address various factors – such as socioeconomic status, education, race, and gender – that influence individual and community health outcomes, as well as how these factors shape health disparities and impact public health. Johanna Kallan
CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE – BLACKWOOD CAMPUS
50:202:327 Forensic Science: Theory and Practice (3) An introduction to forensic science from both an academic and practitioner viewpoint covering a range of forensic techniques, procedures and protocols. We will also cover evidence admissibility, the CSI effect, human rights, forensic regulation, standards, and quality control to gain a broader understanding of forensics’ role within criminal justice. Heather Garoh
50:920:313 Theories of Crime and Delinquency (3) Explanation of crime and delinquency in American society. Topics include deterrence theory, biological explanations for crime, sociological theories, and conflict-based theories. Emphasis on social causes of crime. Prerequisite: 50:920:101 or 50:920:207 or 50:202:101 or 50:202:201. Ross Allen
50:920:316 Race and Ethnicity (3) The social construction of race and ethnicity in the United States and around the globe. The formation of racial and ethnic identities and the varieties of group interaction, including prejudice, discrimination, assimilation, institutional domination, and change. Changing concepts, boundaries, and interrelationships within a global context. Augustine Isamah
50:920:463 Special Topics in Sociology: Sex, Genes, and Looks: The Politics of the Body (3) This course examines the role of society in understanding and relating to biology, especially the human body. We tend to think of sex, genes, and looks as “givens”, but in this class we will take a critical view of seemingly objective knowledge about ourselves and the physical world around us. We will analyze how bodies are used as grounds for inequality, including not only those rooted in gender but also race, disability, size, and social class. October Krausch
ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE – MAYS LANDING CAMPUS
50:070:101 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3) Introduces the student to the study of culture. Topics include the nature and diversity of culture among different peoples; the fieldwork process; cultural change; political, economic, and social organizations; worldview and values; socialization; social and religious movements; and applications of anthropology to the contemporary world. Patrick McCarty
50:202:203 Confinement and Corrections (3) History and organization of American corrections. Emphasis on sentencing, custodial institutions, intermediate sanctions, community corrections, and mechanisms for release. Prerequisite: 50:202:101. Ross Allen
50:202:346 Children and Families of the Incarcerated (3) Connects research on the impact of parental incarceration, brain development, trauma, toxic stress, attachment, and resilience theories to the experiences of children of incarcerated parents and their families. Examines emerging best practices in serving children with incarcerated parents in education, health/mental health, child welfare, and corrections. Shannon Ellis
50:202:354 St in Criminal Justice: Wrongful Convictions (3) Dean Wyks
50:202:449 Ethics and Policy in Criminal Justice (3) The development, implementation, and evaluation of criminal justice policy. Ethics of law enforcement, court processes, and corrections. Evaluation of research on topics such as race, class, and gender disparities; capital punishment; gun control; drug policy; pornography; and gambling. Prerequisites: Senior status. 50:202:101 or 50:202:201 and 50:920:301. Joseph Dagrossa
50:920:332 Inequality in the United States (3) Analyzes class inequality and the class structure in U.S. society, with particular attention to the processes which generate, reproduce, and change social and economic inequalities, as well as the consequences of inequality. When offered with a lab, this course has a mandatory engaged civic learning component (ECL), included in a 0-credit lab section. In those circumstances, all students must register for the course and one lab section, and the 0-credit lab section is a corequisite. Augustine Isamah
CRIMINAL JUSTICE GRADUATE PROGRAM
56:202:574 Special Topics in Criminal Justice: Using Crime Data (3) The course introduces students to new ways to visualize, map, and explore spatial relationships in crime data. Students will review theoretical ideas of crime at local places, before reviewing both academic and professional reports using and displaying crime data to answer local policy questions. Students will develop their own research question to explore using mapping software. Richard Stansfield
56:202:673 Special Topics in Criminal Justice: Cannabis and Social Institution (3) This discussion-based course will touch on the rich history and culture of cannabis, and its use and impact on society and our social institutions. Students will study the history of cannabis (i.e., uses, policies, laws, social acceptance) from its ancient past to its place in the contemporary globalized 21st century world. Students will learn the cultural influence of cannabis on entertainment, politics, religion, race, gender and class, and other key social institutions by exploring its evolution over time. This course is designed to foster critical thinking about past, present and future impacts of cannabis on cultures and social institutions by developing a more in-depth understanding of the plant itself and its complicated history. Past and current policies around cannabis in the U.S. will also be discussed. To this end, it is important that students recognize the inclusive approach toward understanding the equity issues related to the history and culture of cannabis. Courtney Harding
56:202:674 Special Topics in Criminal Justice: Mass Incarceration, Reentry & Justice (3) This course examines three components related to mass incarceration in the United States: 1) the social, political, and economic forces behind the rise in mass imprisonment; 2) the processes of incarceration, and returning home with a focus on the collateral health and social consequences for justice impacted individuals, their families, and communities; and 3) the promising multilevel reform initiatives geared toward addressing the issue of mass incarceration and the difficulties and stigmatization faced by individuals when reentering their communities. Victoria Nicolosi
56:202:674 Special Topics in Criminal Justice: Gender, Crime and Justice (3) Gender, Crime & Justice is an online course designed to explore the intricate relationships between gender, criminal behavior, and the justice system. This course offers a comprehensive examination of how gender influences, interacts with, and is represented within various facets of crime and justice. We will delve into contemporary issues and paradigms in criminology while grounding our study in concrete legal contexts and historical foundations. We will investigate a range of topics at the intersection of gender and the criminal justice system. Our exploration will cover key issues such as domestic violence, discrimination, reproductive justice, sex work, and employment. We will analyze these issues through multiple lenses, including theoretical frameworks, historical contexts, and current events. The course aims to provide a nuanced understanding of how gender shapes experiences with crime and justice, and how societal and legal responses impact various gender identities and expressions. By the end of the course, you will be able to 1) examine gender dynamics, 2) connect theory and practice, 3) critique and reform and 4) integrate historical and contemporary perspectives. Alexa Garvey