MCCCD Program Description

Major: 3398 Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2015 Fall Last Admit Term: 2018 Summer Award: AAS Total Credits: 64 CIP Code: 43.0104	Primary College: Initiating College: Mesa Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific Program Availability: Field of Interest: Not Found 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 Studies is an interdisciplinary program that prepares students for a variety of careers in the criminal justice field, including law enforcement, corrections, probation, and social services in community-based organizations and agencies.

Suggested Course Plan Sequenced by Semester

Required Courses

AJS101 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3
AJS109 Substantive Criminal 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
AJS275 Criminal Investigation I 3

Credits: 24

Restricted Electives
AJS+++++ Administration of Justice Studies (Any other AJS courses) OR JUD+++++ Judicial Studies (Any JUD course)	Credits: 15-18

General Electives
	Credits:

General Education Requirements

General Education Requirement	Credits: 25-27

General Education Core	Credits: 15-17

First-Year Composition	Credits: 6
+ ENG101 First Year Composition (3) AND + ENG102 First Year Composition (3)

Oral Communication	Credits: 3
COM100 Introduction to Human Communication (3) OR + COM225 Public Speaking (3) OR COM230 Small Group Communication (3)

Critical Reading	Credits: 3
CRE101 College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking (3) OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment

Mathematics	Credits: 3-5
MAT112 Mathematical Concepts and Applications (3) OR MAT120 Intermediate Algebra (5) OR MAT121 Intermediate Algebra (4) OR MAT122 Intermediate Algebra (3) OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment OR Approved math courses which are required in a specific AAS program OR Satisfactory completion of a higher level mathematics course

General Education Distribution	Credits: 10

Humanities, Arts and Design	Credits: 3
AJS123 Ethics and the Administration of Justice 3

Social-Behavioral Sciences	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course from the Social-Behavioral Sciences area. AJS200 or AJS258 or AJS270 recommended.

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 Statues. (AJS109) 5. Trace the history and development of juvenile justice theories, procedures, and institutions. (AJS212) 6. Identify and describe the major social, political and legal issues associated with crime in America. (AJS225) 7. Identify deviance, society`s role in defining behavior, theories of criminality and the psychological impact of crime. (AJS225) 8. Identify the principles roles and functions of the police in American Society. (AJS230) 9. Trace the history of policing from ancient times to the modern era. (AJS230) 10. Describe the interrelationships and missions of the federal, state, and local law enforcement systems. (AJS230) 11. Trace the history and development of correctional theories and institutions. (AJS240) 12. Identify and describe various types of correctional institutions and the role that corrections performs in the criminal justice system. (AJS240) 13. Describe procedural criminal law requirements and their effect on the criminal justice system. (AJS260) 14. Describe the criminal procedure for arrest, search and seizure. (AJS260) 15. Identify principles of law which have evolved from "landmark" decisions appertaining to criminal justice. (AJS260) 16. Identify and describe the goals and objectives of criminal investigation. (AJS275) 17. 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: 12-11-07

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.