Administration of Justice

Estrella Mountain Community College

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Administration of Justice

Award Type: Associate in Applied Science  Initiating College: Estrella Mountain Community College
Effective First Year/Term: 2004 Fall Program Availability: College Specific
Overall G.P.A.:  2.00 Total Credits:  64
 
Major Code:  3137 CIPS Code:  43.01.04
Faculty Initiator:  Instructional Council: Administration of Justice Studies (01)

Development Date:
District Curriculum Committee Online Agenda Date:
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 11-26-02

Description: The Administration of Justice Program is designed to prepare men and women for careers within the criminal justice system, including, but not limited to:  law enforcement, the courts, probation and parole, corrections, and the various social service agencies that support the criminal justice system.  It is interdisciplinary in nature and provides the student with a broad knowledge of the conceptual occupational issues and concerns existent within the criminal justice system.  The program also provides criminal justice practitioners with the opportunity for continued education and academic growth and development.
 

Program Notes:
Students must earn a grade of “C” or better for all courses within the Program.
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
Students who have completed an Arizona POST certified academy may be waived from the following courses:  AJS101, AJS109, AJS260, AJS270, AJS275, AJS107, and AJS205 through the “credit by evaluation” process.  Students without prior experiences in the field of law enforcement should consult with the program director.

Admission Criteria:  None

Program Prerequisites:  None

Required Courses:  Credits:  33
 AJS101 Introduction to Criminal Justice  3
 AJS109 Substantive Criminal Law 3

 AJS123 Ethics and the Administration of Justice (3) OR
 PAD101 Survey of Public Administration (3) 3

 AJS131 Police Management Techniques I 3
+ AJS132 Police Management Techniques II 3
 AJS211 Police Planning 3
 AJS225 Criminology 3
 AJS249 Community Policing 3
 AJS260 Procedural Criminal Law 3
 AJS270 Community Relations 3
 AJS275 Criminal Investigations I 3

Restricted Electives:  Credits:  6
 AJS110 Law and Legal Review I 3
 AJS124 Correctional Institutions 3
 AJS133 Correctional Supervision I 3
 AJS200 Current Issues in Criminal Justice 3
 AJS201 Rules of Evidence 3
 AJS205 Criminal Justice Reporting Writing 3
 AJS210 Constitutional Law 3
 AJS212 Juvenile Justice Procedures 3
 AJS220 Organized Crime 3
 AJS230 The Police Function 3
 AJS107 Patrol Procedures 3

General Education:  Credits:  25

CORE:  Credits:  15

First-Year Composition
 Any approved general education course in the First Year Composition Area 6

Oral Communication
 Any approved general education course in the Oral Communication Area 3

Critical Reading
 Any approved general education course in the Critical Reading Area 3

Mathematics
 Any approved general education course in the Mathematics Area 3

DISTRIBUTION:  Credits: 10

Humanities & Fine Arts
 Any approved general education course in the Humanities and Fine Arts Area 3

Social and Behavioral Sciences
 Any approved general education course from the Social and Behavioral Sciences Area  3

Natural Sciences
 Any approved general education course from the Natural Sciences Area 4

Program Competencies

1. Identify and trace the development of the organization, jurisdiction, and suspect adjudication responsibilities of the three components of the criminal justice system as well as the historical development of modern criminal law with emphasis on classifications and degrees of crime. (AJS101, AJS109, AJS260)

2. Identify and describe supervisory techniques and personnel management concerns as they relate to criminal justice practitioners to include ethical theory, concepts, and issues. (AJS123, AJS131, AJS132)

3. Examines the roles of public administrators and the importance of planning as they relate to organizational and intergovernmental relations, human resources, and fiscal management. (AJS211, PAD101)

4. Identify and describe the theories of criminality, victimology, and the relationship between crime statistics and trends. (AJS225)

5. Examines the history, philosophy, application, benefits, and the future of community policing with emphasis on coping with human behavior, conflict and ethnic diversity. (AJS249, AJS270)

6. Identify and describe the goals of criminal investigations as well as, describe and list the appropriate steps undertaken in the investigation of specific crimes. (AJS275)