MCCCD Program Description

Major: 3400 Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2013 Fall Last Admit Term: 2019 Fall Award: AAS Total Credits: 60 CIP Code: 43.0104	Primary College: Initiating College: Phoenix College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific Program Availability: College Specific Field of Interest: Behavioral Sciences and Human Services Instructional Council: Administration of Justice Studies (01) GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: 25-1111, 33-1011, 33-1012?

Description: The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Administration of Justice degree is designed to prepare students for careers in the fields of law enforcement, probation, parole, security, and related criminal justice fields along with related technical occupations. It provides practitioners in the Administration of Justice field with the opportunity for academic growth and development in their specialized fields and prepares them to continue their education at a four-year institution. Certificates of Completion are also available.

Required Courses

AJS101 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3
AJS109 Substantive Criminal Law 3
AJS210 Constitutional Law 3
AJS212 Juvenile Justice Procedures 3
AJS225 Criminology 3
AJS230 The Police Function 3
AJS240 The Correction Function 3
AJS260 Procedural Criminal Law 3
AJS270 Community Relations 3
AJS275 Criminal Investigation I 3

Credits: 30

Restricted Electives
AJS+++++ Any AJS Administration of Justice Studies courses except courses used to satisfy Required Courses area. 5-8	Credits: 5-8

General Electives
None	Credits:

General Education Requirements

General Education Requirement	Credits: 22-25

General Education Core	Credits: 12-15

First-Year Composition	Credits: 6
Any approved general education courses from the First-Year Composition area.

Oral Communication	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course from the Oral Communication area.

Critical Reading	Credits: 0-3
+ CRE101 College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking (3) OR Equivalent as indicated by Assessment (0) 0-3

Mathematics	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course from the Mathematics area.

General Education Distribution	Credits: 10

Humanities, Arts and Design	Credits: 3
Humanities and Fine Arts Any approved general education course from the Humanities and Fine Arts area. AJS123 is recommended.

Social-Behavioral Sciences	Credits: 3
+ Any approved general education course from the Social and Behavioral Sciences area. AJS200 is recommended. 3

Natural Sciences	Credits: 4
Any approved general education course from the Natural Sciences area.

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. Trace the history and development of juvenile justice theories, procedures, and institutions. (AJS212) 8. Identify and describe the major social, political, and legal issues associated with crime in America. (AJS225) 9. Identify deviance, society`s role in defining behavior, theories of criminality, and the psychological impact of crime. (AJS225) 10. Identify principal functions of the police in American Society. (AJS230) 11. Trace the history of policing from ancient times to the modern era. (AJS230) 12. Describe the interrelationships and missions of the federal, state, and local law enforcement systems. (AJS230) 13. Trace the history and development of correctional theories and institutions. (AJS240) 14. Identify and describe various types of correctional institutions and the role that corrections performs in the criminal justice system. (AJS240) 15. Describe procedural criminal law requirements and their effect on the criminal justice system. (AJS260) 16. Describe the criminal law procedures for arrest, search, and seizure. (AJS260) 17. Identify principles of law which have evolved from "landmark" decisions pertaining to criminal justice. (AJS260) 18. Trace the development of police/community programs. (AJS270) 19. Identify and describe future trends in police/community relations. (AJS270) 20. Identify and describe the goals and objectives of criminal investigation. (AJS275) 21. Describe criminal investigation and list the appropriate steps to be undertaken during the investigation of specific crimes. (AJS275)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: April 23, 2013

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.