Academy of Criminal Justice
Launch of our New Criminal Justice Curriculum

This online criminal justice career path is designed to help prepare students to enter the criminal justice field in a variety of first-tier positions. Students will be exposed to the foundational areas of the discipline: investigation and law enforcement, law and courts, and corrections and parole. The program also addresses juvenile delinquency and the juvenile justice system.

  

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Principles of Public Services 1.0 Credit

The purpose of this course is to provide students with competencies related to a cluster of public service job preparatory programs and to help students develop skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary for success and advancement in a specialized public service job preparatory program.

Introduction to Criminal Justice 1.0 Credit This course is a survey of the agencies that comprise the criminal justice system, which are primarily law enforcement, the courts, and corrections. The processes of these components and their relationship to one another, as well as the roles of related agencies, will be examined.

Law Enforcement and Operations 1.0 Credit This course is a survey of the agencies that comprise the criminal justice system, which are primarily law enforcement, the courts, and corrections. The processes of these components and their relationship to one another, as well as the roles of related agencies, will be examined.

Juvenile Justice 1.0 Credit This course surveys the area of juvenile justice and delinquency through the study of the theories of juvenile misconduct, the juvenile court system, and methods of rehabilitation. Students will also explore the history of juvenile justice, the stages of juvenile court proceedings, and the effects of treating juvenile offenders as adults.

Criminal Law 1.0 Credit This course introduces the general principles of criminal law. Topics covered include both the policy and procedure of criminal law.

Criminal Justice Operations 1 1.0 Credit This course is designed to introduce students to the fields of law enforcement, the court system, and the correctional system.  The content includes career opportunities in these fields, court system, correctional system, interpersonal and communication skills, and employability skills.

Criminal Justice Operations 2 1.0 Credit This course is designed to develop competencies in patrol, traffic control, defensive tactics and physical proficiency skills, and first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills.

Criminal Justice Operations 3 1.0 Credit This course is designed to develop competencies in crime and accident investigation procedures, forensic science tasks, crime prevention, and property control procedures.

Crime Scene Technology 1.0 Credit This course is designed to develop working knowledge of all basic tenets in crime scene technology that are encompassed in the phases of crime scene search, recording, evidence gathering, packaging of evidence and courtroom testifying. The purpose is to provide for the proper collection of crime scene evidence according to all legal dictates and to present in related courts.

Introduction to Corrections 1.0 Credit This course is a comprehensive examination of corrections. Students will explore the corrections process, alternatives, and the history and future directions in corrections.