Criminal Justice course descriptions
Associate of Science, (AS.CRJ)
The Criminal Justice program provides students education based in a liberal arts core and interdisciplinary criminal justice curriculum. The criminal justice aspect focuses on law, law enforcement and corrections. It examines legal systems, the impact of crime, the criminal justice system's role and organization and techniques of applied criminal justice through a group of program and specialized elective courses as well as a program of internship and independent study.
The program prepares students for continuing education in the field as well as careers in the major institutions of criminal justice and law enforcement on a local, state and federal level. It also acquaints students with the growing career opportunities in the private security and investigation industries.
Students planning to transfer to other colleges and universities can coordinate their course work with these institutions.
Students who complete the Criminal Justice degree will be able to:
- Apply critical thinking skills to resolve criminal justice practitioner issues
- Demonstrate knowledge of Due Process and Crime Control modes of criminal justice
- Define and respect the rights of all citizens guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution
- Describe the various casual factors of crime
- Define the basic theoretical basis of the criminal sanctions applied in the system
- Demonstrate knowledge of historical and contemporary aspects of the legal, penal and law enforcement systems
- Apply their understanding of the operations of police agencies, courts and correctional institutions
- Demonstrate knowledge of the outside influences on our criminal laws
- Describe the effects of the Constitution on criminal law
- Demonstrate their understanding of sociological, psychological, biological and economic theory concerning deviant behavior
- Define the role of science in the courtroom
- Describe the science and art of investigative technique
Criminal Justice is an aspect of our lives that is continuously changing with new case decisions, advanced technology and changes in public opinion and policy. The need for educated professionals in the public and private sectors of criminal justice has created many fascinating and rewarding career options. The extreme media and public interest in the system has also provided tremendous increases in the professions of criminal justice
| General Education Courses | Credits |
| Written Communications |
6 |
| Arts and Humanities |
6 |
| Social Science |
6 |
| Mathematics |
3 |
| Natural Science |
7-8 |
| Computer Science |
3 |
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| Total |
31-32 |
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| Program Courses | Credits |
CRJ 101  Introduction to Criminal Justice |
3 |
| CRJ 102 Police Operations and Procedures |
3 |
| CRJ 106 Introduction to Court Systems |
3 |
| CRJ 103 Introduction to the Correctional System |
3 |
| Select six credit hours from the following: |
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| CRJ 111 Criminal Law |
3 |
| CRJ 113 Criminal Investigations |
3 |
| CRJ 114 Criminalistics |
3 |
| CRJ 203 Legal Rights of the Convicted |
3 |
| CRJ 217 Juvenile Delinquency |
3 |
| CRJ 218 Introduction to Private Security |
3 |
| CRJ 219 Organized Crime |
3 |
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| Total |
18 |
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| Electives (Recommended CRJ 118, CRJ 213, CRJ 220, POL 215) |
15 |
| Total Required for Degree |
64 |
Faculty Hompage:
Alan Hart
Last Updated: 06/11/02
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