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Center for Curriculum and Transfer Articulation
Major: 3404
Effective Term: 2013 Fall   

Award: AAS
Total Credits: 60
CIP Code: 43.0106
Instructional Council: Administration of Justice Studies (01)
GPA: 2.0
SOC Code: 19-4092, 25-1111??


Description: The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Forensic Technology program is designed to prepare students for entry level positions in the fields of forensics technology. It provides practitioners in the field of evidence technology with the opportunity for academic growth and development in their specialized fields.



Required Courses
AJS101 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3
AJS109 Substantive Criminal Law 3
AJS210 Constitutional Law 3
AJS213 Evidence Technology/Fingerprints 3
AJS215 Criminalistics: Physical Evidence 3
AJS216 Criminalistics: Biological Evidence 3
AJS241 Police Photography 3
AJS260 Procedural Criminal Law 3
AJS275 Criminal Investigation I 3
AJS290BN Courtroom Testimony Seminar 1
Credits: 28

Program Competencies
1. Identify and describe the major components of the criminal justice process. (AJS101)
2. Describe governmental structure and its relationship to the criminal justice system. (AJS101)
3. Trace the historical development of common and statutory law. (AJS109)
4. List and describe elements necessary to prove the corpus delicti of criminal acts as found in the common law and the Arizona Revised Statutes. (AJS109)
5. Describe the major rules of evidence, including the Opinion Rule, Hearsay Rules (and its exceptions), Best Evidence Rule, the Exclusionary Rule, and the rules regarding privileged communications. (AJS109, AJS260)
6. Identify and describe the basic provisions of Amendments I, II, IV, V, VI, VIII, and XIV of the U.S. Constitution. (AJS210)
7. Classify fingerprints using the Henry System and National Crime Information Center System. (AJS213)
8. Take and record fingerprints. (AJS213)
9. Apply the fundamental principles of fingerprint identification. (AJS213)
10. Develop and lift latent prints using both powders and chemical methods. (AJS213)
11. Collect and preserve physical evidence. (AJS215)
12. Describe functions of a crime laboratory. (AJS215)
13. Identify common drugs. (AJS216)
14. Photograph basic accident and crime scenes and specific items of evidence using appropriate photographic techniques. (AJS241)
15. Describe the process to develop and print film. (AJS241)
16. Describe procedural criminal law requirements and their effect on the criminal justice system. (AJS260)
17. Describe the criminal procedure for arrest, search, and seizure. (AJS260)
18. Identify principles of law which have evolved from "landmark" decisions appertaining to criminal justice. (AJS260)
19. Identify and describe the goals and objectives of criminal investigation. (AJS275)
20. Describe criminal investigation and list the appropriate steps to be undertaken during the investigation of specific crimes. (AJS275)
21. Describe courtroom demeanor and protocol including the role and primary functions of witnesses and legal counsel. (AJS290BN)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: April 23, 2013

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