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25CE - Criminal Justice

Program Overview

Program Description

62 credit hours

Department(s)

Business and Social Sciences Division

Program Code

25CE

Status

Active

Learning Outcomes

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identify and define the steps in the legal process and administration of criminal justice in American society, as well as the functions of the police, prosecution, criminal defense, courts, and corrections. (Criminal Justice Process)

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demonstrate knowledge of the history, structure, and function of the police in society, including the heritage of American policing, the patrol function, the various styles of policing, community policing, police discretion, and police accountability. (Police Process)

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explain the roots of criminal behavior from the standpoint of sociological, psychological, biological, developmental, and rational choice theories of crime causation as they relate to violent, property, public order, white-collar, organized, and high-tech/internet crime. (Criminology)

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display an understanding of the history, philosophy, and administration of corrections in the United States, as well as sentencing strategies, prison, jail, probation, parole functions, intermediate sanctions, correctional law, and professionalism in corrections. (Correctional Process)

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demonstrate a knowledge of the substantive criminal law, the specific elements of the crime, criminal defenses, and the criminal statutes found in the Illinois compiled statutes. (Substantive Criminal Law)

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analyze rules of evidence and criminal procedure as they relate to arrest, search and seizure, interrogation, use of force, and due process of law, including the interpretations by the U.S. Supreme Court of the application of the U.S. Constitution to criminal procedure. (Procedural Criminal Law)

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display a knowledge of the roots of antisocial behavior in youth, the steps in the legal processing of juvenile cases, the history and philosophy of the juvenile court, current juvenile law as articulated in the Illinois Juvenile Code and by the U.S. Supreme Court, methods of juvenile treatment, and the role of the police and social service agencies in addressing the problem of juvenile crime. (Juvenile Justice Process)

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demonstrate the ability to write narrative reports that relate to either the police or corrections function that relate to the professional style necessary for review by police supervisors, prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, and correctional administrators. (Professional Writing)

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demonstrate an understanding of the ethical and professional standards that apply to the law enforcement, court, and corrections professionals. (Professional Ethics)

Requisites

CoURSE	Title	Hours
First Semester		14 Credits
CLC120	College Success Seminar	2
ENG121	English Composition I or
ENG120	Technical Composition I	3
MTH114	Applied Mathematics or other Science or Math elective	3
PSY121	Introduction to Psychology	3
CRJ121	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
Second Semester		15 Credits
CoURSE	Title	Hours
CMM121	Fundamentals of Speech	3
CRJ122	Introduction to Policing	3
PSC122	State and Local Politics or
PSC121	American National Politics	3
CRJ123	Introduction to Criminology	3
CRJ130	Report Writing	3
Summer Session		3 Credits
CoURSE	Title	Hours
CRJ125	Introduction to Private Security or other CRJ elective (see list below)	3
Third Semester		15 Credits
CoURSE	Title	Hours
ART155	Forensic Photography or other Humanities and Fine Arts elective	3
CRJ213	Community Policing or other CRJ elective (see list below)	3
SOC121	Introduction to Sociology	3
CRJ221	Criminal Law	3
CRJ223	Ethics in Criminal Justice	3
Fourth Semester		15 Credits
CoURSE	Title	Hours
CRJ124	Introduction to Corrections	3
CRJ222	Criminal Procedural Law	3
CRJ229	Juvenile Delinquency	3
CRJ219	Criminal Investigations or other CRJ elective (see list below)	3
CRJ270	Criminal Justice Assessment Seminar	3
Total Hours for A.A.S Degree		62
Additional CRJ Elective Options
Course	Title	Hours
CIT155	Introduction to Computer Forensics	3
CRJ118	Introduction to Forensic Science	3
CRJ119	Principles of Direct Supervision	3
CRJ125	Introduction to Private Security	3
CRJ150	Careers in Criminal Justice	3
CRJ212	Traffic Law Enforcement	3
CRJ213	Community Policing	3
CRJ214	Substance Abuse and Criminal Justice	3
CRJ216	Police Management and Supervision	3
CRJ218	Criminal Justice Internship	3
CRJ219	Principles of Criminal Investigation	3
CRJ220	Independent Research	3
CRJ224	Institutional Corrections	3
CRJ227	Institutional Corrections	3
CRJ230	Principles of Courtroom Testimony	3
CRJ248/PSY248	Psychology of the Criminal Mind	3
CRJ299	Special Topics in Criminal Justice	3
HUS140	Drugs and Society	3
SOC222	Social Problems	3
LGL110	Introduction to Legal Studies	3
SOC223	Being Different: The Sociology of Deviant Behavior	3
SWK121	Introduction to Social Work	3