项目要求

一般课程要求:
获得学位所需的学分数: 48

必修课程:

核心课程
CJ 8101刑事司法中的决策3
CJ 8102刑事司法研究方法“,3
CJ 8105刑事司法数据的统计问题与分析3
CJ 8106犯罪与越轨行为理论3
CJ 8228种族、犯罪和正义3
CJ 8302刑事司法研究的新方法与问题3
CJ 8305刑事司法数据中的高级统计问题3
选修课 121
研究课程 26
CJ 9994
初试准备
CJ 9998
Pre-Dissertation研究
CJ 9999
博士论文研究
总学时48
1

Any CJ course at the 8000 or 9000 level that is not a required course 可以 be taken as an elective. 获得导师的批准, students 可以 take up to two graduate-level courses outside the department.

2

在必修的6个研究学分中,至少有2个学分 CJ 9999 必须采取行动. 其他4个学分可以在以下任意组合中获得 CJ 9994, CJ 9998, CJ 9999.

最终事件:
研究论文: 
All doctoral students are required to write a criminal justice 研究论文 under the supervision of a member of the Criminal Justice 研究生 教师. 的 paper 可以 be a revised version of a paper originally developed in a Criminal Justice graduate course. 理想情况下,t研究论文 提交 课程 节目阶段. 

研究 paper should be of sufficient quality to meet publication standards of peer-reviewed journals in Criminal Justice and Criminology. 这个我s 确定 by 评级从 两个独立的 教师r可以 这篇论文得a分。: 发表(我.e., 满足要求),需要小的修改,或者需要大的修改. If the student’s paper requires only minor revisions, the 教师 Advisor oversees the 变化 和毕业生C委员会 给最终 approval. 如果学生的论文需要重大修改, 错误顾问监督变更, 教员审稿人重新审查论文, 和毕业生C委员会 s 最后 approval. 这是预料之中的 that t研究论文 will have been 提交 within six months of 课程 completion and, 如果需要, 修订将在一个额外的 三个月.  

招股说明书防御:
的 prospectus defense evaluates the student's ability to apply specific 研究 and/or analytic methods to the questions addressed in the prospectus. 的 defense occurs within several weeks of the student's advisor confirming, 写信给研究生主席, 学生准备为他们的招股说明书辩护.

理想情况下,the prospectus defense should be completed within one year of completing的 研究论文 要求. 的 prospectus defense consists of a short (30-40 minute) presentation of the prospectus by the student to faculty and graduate students. 演讲结束后, the 研究生 Chair mediates a question-and-answer session between the student and audience. 的 members of the student's Doctoral Advisory C委员会 normally pose the initial questions at the defense. 当这些都用尽了, other audience members are asked to put forth any questions they have for the student. 辩护时间不超过两个小时.

的 Doctoral Advisory C委员会 must evaluate the quality of the presentation and of the answers provided 在 question-and-answer session. C委员会 members look for evidence of a breadth and depth of understanding of specific substantive and methodological areas. 除了, they gauge the student's ability to utilize their knowledge to address the questions posed 在 defense. 每个成员投票决定该学生的及格或不及格. Members can also vote to pass pending的 completion of specified 变化 to the prospectus. 为了通过考试, a majority of the c委员会 members must agree that the defense has been satisfactorily completed.

Students 谁 are preparing to defend their prospectus should arrange some dates and times for the defense with the Doctoral Advisory C委员会. 的 student should then inform the 研究生 Chair of these dates and times and confirm the 最后 date and time selected. Finally, the 研究生 Chair provides confirmation of the time, date and room.

论文:
的 dissertation is an original empirical study that makes a significant contribution to the field of Criminal Justice. It should expand the existing database and demonstrate the student's knowledge of both 研究 methods and a mastery of their primary area of interest. Dissertations should be rigorously investigated; uphold the ethics and standards of the field of Criminal Justice; demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the primary area of interest and the broader field of Criminal Justice; and be prepared for publication in a professional journal.

的 Doctoral Advisory C委员会 is formed to oversee the student's doctoral 研究 and is comprised of at least three Temple 研究生 教师 members. Two members, including的 Chair, must be from the Department of Criminal Justice. C委员会 compositions must be approved by the Department's 研究生 C委员会. 的 Chair is responsible for overseeing and guiding的 student's progress, 协调委员会成员的答复, 并告知学生他们的学业进展.

的 Dissertation Examining C委员会 evaluates the student's dissertation and oral defense. This c委员会 is comprised of the Doctoral Advisory C委员会 and at least one additional 研究生 教师 member from outside the Department of Criminal Justice. 的 Outside Examiner should be identified no later than the beginning of the term in which the student will defend the dissertation. 的 Dissertation Examining C委员会 evaluates the student's ability to express verbally their 研究 question, 方法论的方法, 主要发现及影响. 的 C委员会 votes to pass or fail the dissertation and the defense at the conclusion of the public presentation.

如果学生需要更换委员会成员, the new member must be approved by the Department's 研究生 C委员会 and registered with the 研究生 Secretary and the 研究生 School.

Students 谁 are preparing to defend their dissertation should confirm a time and date with their Doctoral Advisory C委员会 and register with the 研究生 Secretary at least 30 days before the defense is to be scheduled. 研究生秘书会安排时间, date and room and forwards to the student the appropriate paperwork. 研究生秘书安排好答辩之后, the student must send the 研究生 School a completed "Announcement of Dissertation Defense" form, found in TUportal under the Tools tab within "University Forms,至少在答辩前10个工作日. 警局会张贴宣传单宣布辩护.