Criminal Justice AAS, Corrections Option

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PROGRAM CODE: AAS.CORRECTIONS

The Corrections program utilizes an interdisciplinary approach, including sociological, psychological and biological behavioral perspectives to provide students with a well-rounded basis for interacting with corrections clients in a variety of correctional settings.

Course work includes cooperative work experience, hands-on experience in a correctional agency to supplement and apply knowledge gained in academic courses.

RELATED INSTRUCTION OUTCOMES

Computation (1 course- MTH-098 College Math Foundations)

Use appropriate mathematics to solve problems.

Communication (1 course- WR-121Z Composition I)

Read actively, think critically, and write purposefully and capably for professional audiences.

Human Relations (1 course- CJA-250 Reporting, Recording & Testifying)

Engage in ethical communication processes that accomplish goals.

Physical Education/Health/Safety/First Aid (1 course- HPE-296 Health and Fitness for Criminal Justice)

Use effective life skills to improve and maintain mental and physical wellbeing.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

identify and define each step in the criminal justice process, and critically analyze how a case proceeds through the system, including landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions;
explain the functions of law enforcement and corrections in the United States in terms of historical roots, structure and contemporary issues;
identify conditions and personal characteristics that are specific to working with offenders in an institutional or community setting, and develop strategies for coping with those conditions;
demonstrate knowledge of ethical practices in educational and professional settings;
recognize how criminal justice professionals work effectively within a diverse society;
identify causes and indicators of crime and their effect on the criminal justice system’s response;
analyze contemporary issues in the adult and juvenile corrections systems in the United States and outline possible responses to those issues;
demonstrate effective verbal communication skills in a criminal justice setting;
demonstrate effective written communication skills in a criminal justice setting.

Complete the following Core Requirements

CJA-110
Introduction to Law Enforcement
3

CJA-120
Introduction to Courts
3

CJA-122
Criminal Law
4

CJA-130
Introduction to Corrections
3

CJA-134
Correctional Institutions
3

CJA-170
Careers in Criminal Justice
3

CJA-203
Crisis Intervention
3

CJA-215
Sexual Abuse and Human Trafficking
3

CJA-216
Implicit Bias and Policing
3

CJA-223
Criminal Justice Ethics
3

CJA-232
Case Management
3

CJA-252
Introduction to Restorative Justice
3

CJA-270
Criminal Justice Capstone
3

FYE-101
First Year Experience Level I
2

HDF-260
Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect
3

HE-163
Body & Drugs I: Introduction to Abuse & Addiction
3

HS-156
Conducting Human Service Interviews
3

HS-210
Motivational Interviewing
3

HS-211
Infectious Diseases and Harm Reduction
1

HS-216
Group Counseling Skills
3

PSY-219
Introduction to Abnormal Psychology
4

WR-122Z
Composition II
4

Total Credits Required: 91