CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGY RESEARCH PROJECT

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This course is aimed at the integration of the knowledge acquired and the individual choice of a defined topic of study among the areas studied in the master’s in criminal justice, Criminology and Research. It constitutes an applied research experience, which logically harmonizes and articulates theories, methodologies, concepts and strategies of documentary and field research. The fundamentals of quantitative and qualitative research are analyzed in a technical way, to identify, analyze problems and identify solutions. Taking as a scenario the historical evolution and the current function of Criminal Justice, students will use their hypotheses, questions, instruments for data collection and the strategies learned to analyze them, to complete their investigation. CJGR 651 INTEGRATED SEMINAR OF COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGY 3 CREDITS Preparatory course to take the comprehensive exam in Criminal Justice, Criminology and Investigation. The degree exam is a graduation requirement for all candidates who aspire to obtain the master’s degree in Criminal Justice and Criminology. The exam will be designed according to the curriculum that the student has studied. CMED 600 ALTERNATIVE METHODS IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION: FOUNDATIONS, THEORIES, AND PRINCIPLES IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS 3 CREDITS This course analyzes and discusses the foundations, theories and principles that support mediation as an alternative method for conflict resolution and analysis of the limits to the authority of the mediator in the resolution of conflicts and the ethical d ilemmas that will guide professional conduct free of prejudice. Study of the ethical standards that guide the mediation process. CMED 610 JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF PUERTO RICO AND ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTION 3 CREDITS Analysis of the organizational structure of the Judicial System of Puerto Rico, its functions and the procedures to be followed in cases that are referred by the court to alternative methods of conflict resolution. Study of legal terminology.