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Course Descriptions

2015-2016 Catalog

Criminology

10 VICE CONTROL

3 units, 3 lecture hours

ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125 and 126.

This course focuses on legal issues relating to vice

detection, crime suppression, criminal apprehension, and

prosecution of offenders. It also examines organized crime and

its effect on the criminal justice system. (A, CSU)

11 JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

3 units, 3 lecture hours

ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125 and 126.

This course explores the origins of juvenile law as

well as issues relating to juvenile delinquency. It also analyzes

the juvenile court system and its processes. (A, CSU) (C-ID

AJ 220)

12 CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS

3 units, 3 lecture hours

ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125 and 126.

This course emphasizes the fundamentals of

gathering and organizing information for the purposes of

writing reports within the criminal justice system. (A, CSU)

13 THE CONSTITUTION AND YOUR

INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS

3 units, 3 lecture hours

ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125 and 126.

This course examines the history and development

of the United States Constitution and places particular

emphasis on how the document informs Supreme Court

cases. More specifically, the course analyzes the interpretive

reasoning utilized by Supreme Courts Justices in making

constitutionally based decisions. Also, there is a concentration

on the historic protection of individual rights contrasted with

the inherent power of the government. (A, CSU-GE)

14 MULTI-CULTURAL ISSUES WITHIN

PUBLIC SAFETY

3 units, 3 lecture hours

ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125 and 126.

This course encompasses a theoretical as well as

conceptual overview of multi-cultural concepts and matters

related to gender, age, and sexual orientation. Additionally, the

course identifies issues that have arisen as a result of society’s

increasingly diverse population as well as examines strategies

to address those issues in the context of maintaining social

order. (A, CSU, UC)

15 INTRODUCTION TO POLICE ETHICS

3 units, 3 lecture hours

ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125 and 126.

This course examines the philosophical and

theoretical issues related to the ethical considerations that

are faced in every aspect of the criminal justice system. Also,

the course is designed to challenge students in the areas of

morality, ethics, and human behavior.. (A, CSU)

19V COOPERATIVE WORK EXPERIENCE,

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

1-8 units, 75 hrs/unit paid, 60 hrs/unit

volunteer

This course offers credit for work experience. It is

supervised employment directly related to the student’s major

and/or career goals in the field of Criminal Justice. Students

may enroll for a maximum of 8 units in one enrollment period.

Students may earn a total of 16 units in work experience of

which only 6 may be in COTR 19G. (A, CSU)

20 INTRODUCTION TO CORRECTIONS

3 units, 3 lecture hours

ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125 and 126.

This course examines the history, philosophy, and

concepts of the United States correctional system. Additionally,

the course presents a critical analysis of punishment and

its alternatives, as well as a review of the various types of

correctional facilities employed in the United States. (A, CSU)

(C-ID AJ 200 CRIM 20 & CRIM 28)

23 CORRECTIONAL INTERVIEWING

AND COUNSELING

3 units, 3 lecture hours

ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125 and 126.

This course provides an overviewof the contemporary

techniques used in counseling and interviewing by corrections

personnel. (A, CSU)

24 CONTROL AND SUPERVISION

IN CORRECTIONS

3 units, 3 lecture hours

ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125 and 126.

This course presents an overview of the supervision

of inmates in local, state, and federal correctional institutions.

Additionally, it emphasizes issues of institutional control which

include the daily inner workings of the system, crisis situations,

inmate subculture, violence and the cause and effect of the

use of abusive tactics. (A, CSU)