Utilizing the classroom setting and a "hands-on" approach, students will practice various skills such as conducting a criminal investigation; to include, processing a crime scene, collecting and preserving evidence; interview and interrogation techniques; writing police reports and testifying in criminal court.
Criminal Justice Degree Program Objectives:
Graduate of the Criminal Justice degree training program will develop entry-level skills for careers in criminal justice positions that include, but are not limited to the following:
Police Officers
Deputy Sheriffs
Correctional Officers
Security Guards
Private Investigators
Police, Fire and EMS Dispatchers
Wildlife Conservation Officers
Human Services Workers
The Criminal Justice education program is designed for and relevant to today's law enforcement and security professions. Course work and hands-on classes will cover the following subject areas:
Intro to Criminal Justice
Criminology
Criminal Law
Criminal Procedures and Evidence
Intro to Policing
Criminal Court Procedures
Criminal Report Writing
Constitutional Law
Criminal Investigations
Terrorism
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Intro to Corrections
Rehabilitation/Victimology
Crime Scene Investigation
Criminological Perspective on Drugs
Understanding Gangs
Women’s Studies in Crime
Security Management
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