This program is designed for practitioners employed by criminal justice agencies or for students wishing to diversify their major course of study. The purpose of the certificate program is to provide students with an academic post-secondary education in criminal justice. Courses taken will provide a theoretical and systems approach to the entire field of criminal justice. Courses completed satisfactorily may be used toward the Associate Degree in Public Service.
Areas of instruction focus on concepts, theories and processes pertaining to all areas of the criminal justice system, including police work and organization, criminal law, causes of criminal behavior, rules of evidence and criminal procedures, and correctional services and systems.
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| CRJ 101 | Introduction to Criminal Justice |
3.0 |
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| CRJ 115 | Criminal Law I |
3.0 |
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| CRJ 125 | Criminology |
3.0 |
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| CRJ 130 | Police Administration |
3.0 |
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| CRJ 220 | The Judicial Process |
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| CRJ 240 | Correctional Treatment |
3.0 |
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| CRJ 236 | Criminal Evidence |
3.0 |
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| CRJ 242 | Correctional Systems |
3.0 |
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Total Credit Hours: |
21.0 |