Administration of Justice - AAS
Major: 3057
Effective Term: 2006 Fall Final Term: Current
Award: AAS
Total Credits: 64-69
Description:
The Administration of Justice curriculum is interdisciplinary in nature and provides the student, including practitioners, with a broad based knowledge of the criminal justice field. It prepares the student/practitioner for Administration of Justice careers in, but not limited to: law enforcement, security, evidence technology, adult and juvenile corrections/detentions, probation/parole, victim advocacy and social services/community based agencies/organizations.
Program Notes:
++ indicates any module.
Admission Criteria:
None
Program Prerequisites: None
| Credits: 30 | |||
| Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in each course in the Required Courses area. | |||
| AJS101 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 | |
| AJS109 | Substantive Criminal Law | 3 | |
| AJS200 | Current Issues in Criminal Justice | 3 | |
| AJS205 | Criminal Justice Report Writing | 3 | |
| AJS212 | Juvenile Justice Procedures | 3 | |
| AJS225 | Criminology | 3 | |
| AJS230 | The Police Function | 3 | |
| AJS240 | The Correction Function | 3 | |
| AJS258 | Victimology and Crisis Management | 3 | |
| AJS260 | Procedural Criminal Law | 3 | |
| Credits: 9-12 | |||
| AJS+++++ | Any AJS prefix courses not listed under Required Courses area | 6 | |
| HES201 | Substance Abuse and Behavior | 3 | |
| CWE198++ | Any CWE Career/Work Experience (any suffixed course) | 1-3 | |
| General Education Requirement | Credits: 25-27 | ||
| General Education Core | Credits: 15-17 | ||
| First-Year Composition | Credits: 6 | ||
| Any approved General Education course in the First-Year Composition Area | 6 | ||
| Oral Communication | Credits: 3 | ||
| Any approved General Education course in the Oral Communication Area | 3 | ||
| Critical Reading | Credits: 3 | ||
| Any approved General Education course in the Critical Reading Area | 3 | ||
| or equivalent as indicated by assessment | 3 | ||
| Mathematics | Credits: 3-5 | ||
| Any approved General Education course from the Mathematics Area | 3-5 | ||
| or equivalent as indicated by assessment | 3 | ||
| General Education Distribution | Credits: 10 | ||
| Humanities and Fine Arts | Credits: 3 | ||
| Any approved General Education course in the Humanities and Fine Arts Area | 3 | ||
| except AJS123 if taken as a Restricted Elective | 3 | ||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | Credits: 3 | ||
| PSY101 | Introduction to Psychology (3) OR | ||
| SOC101 | Introduction to Sociology (3) OR | ||
| SOC140 | Racial & Ethnic Minorities (3) | 3 | |
| Natural Sciences | Credits: 4 | ||
| Any approved General Education course from the Natural Sciences Area | 4 | ||
Program Competencies
- Identify and describe the three major components of the Criminal Justice System. (AJS101)
- Trace and describe the historical development of common law to modern criminal law including the elements and classifications of crime. (AJS109)
- Identify and analyze current issues and trends in the criminal justice system. (AJS200)
- Write concise and accurate reports for law enforcement, probation, parole, corrections, and case management. (AJS205)
- Trace and describe the history and development of juvenile justice theories, procedures, and institutions in terms of juveniles as victims and juveniles as perpetrators. (AJS212)
- Describe deviances, identify theories of criminality, and analyze statistics related to types of crime. (AJS225)
- Describe the history of policing, including the principles, roles and functions of police. (AJS230)
- Describe the missions and interrelationships of federal, state, and local law enforcement systems. (AJS230)
- Describe the history and development of correctional theories and institutions. (AJS240)
- Describe the role that corrections performs in the criminal justice system. (AJS240)
- Describe the historical changes in the way society views and treats victims and describe techniques of crisis intervention including coping skills, stress management, and community resources. (AJS258)
- Identify the functions of the rules of misdemeanor and felony criminal procedures from arrest through initial appearance, trial, sentencing, and appeals process. (AJS260)
- Describe the roles and responsibilities within the judicial system of prosecutors, defense counsel, magistrates, juries, and the public. (AJS260)
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