MCCCD Program Description

Major: 3057 Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2017 Spring Last Admit Term: 2019 Summer Award: AAS Total Credits: 64-69 CIP Code: 43.0104	Primary College: Initiating College: Paradise Valley Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific Program Availability: Field of Interest: Behavioral Sciences and Human Services Instructional Council: Administration of Justice (01) GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: 25-1111, 33-1011, 33-1012

Description: The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Administration of Justice curriculum is interdisciplinary in nature and provides the student, including practitioners, with a broad based knowledge of the criminal justice field. It prepares the student/practitioner for Administration of Justice careers in, but not limited to: law enforcement, security, evidence technology, adult and juvenile corrections/detentions, probation/parole, victim advocacy and social services/community based agencies/organizations.

Required Courses

Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in each course in the Required Courses area.
AJS101 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3
AJS109 Substantive Criminal Law 3
AJS200 Current Issues in Criminal Justice 3
AJS205 Criminal Justice Report Writing 3
AJS212 Juvenile Justice Procedures 3
AJS225 Criminology 3
AJS230 The Police Function 3
AJS240 The Correction Function 3
AJS/EMT/FSC/SWU258 Victimology and Crisis Management 3
AJS260 Procedural Criminal Law 3

Credits: 30

Restricted Electives
Students must complete 9-12 credits from the following list of courses to complete a minimum of 64 credits for the AAS degree. AJS+++++ Any AJS prefix courses not listed under Required Courses area HES201 Substance Abuse and Behavior 3 CWE198++ Any CWE Career/Work Experience (any suffixed course) 1-3	Credits: 9-12

General Electives
	Credits:

General Education Requirements

General Education Requirement	Credits: 25-27

General Education Core	Credits: 15-17

First-Year Composition	Credits: 6
Any approved general education course in the First-Year Composition area 6

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

Critical Reading	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course in the Critical Reading area or equivalent as indicated by assessment 3

Mathematics	Credits: 3-5
Any approved general education course in the Mathematics area or equivalent as indicated by assessment 3-5

General Education Distribution	Credits: 10

Humanities, Arts and Design	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course in the Humanities, Arts and Design area except AJS123 if taken as a Restricted Elective 3

Social-Behavioral Sciences	Credits: 3
PSY101 Introduction to Psychology (3) OR SOC101 Introduction to Sociology (3) OR SOC241 Race and Ethnic Relations (3)

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

Program Competencies
1. Identify and describe the three major components of the Criminal Justice System. (AJS101) 2. Trace and describe the historical development of common law to modern criminal law including the elements and classifications of crime. (AJS109) 3. Identify and analyze current issues and trends in the criminal justice system. (AJS200) 4. Write concise and accurate reports for law enforcement, probation, parole, corrections, and case management. (AJS205) 5. Trace and describe the history and development of juvenile justice theories, procedures, and institutions in terms of juveniles as victims and juveniles as perpetrators. (AJS212) 6. Describe deviances, identify theories of criminality, and analyze statistics related to types of crime. (AJS225) 7. Describe the history of policing, including the principles, roles and functions of police. (AJS230) 8. Describe the missions and interrelationships of federal, state, and local law enforcement systems. (AJS230) 9. Describe the history and development of correctional theories and institutions. (AJS240) 10. Describe the role that corrections performs in the criminal justice system. (AJS240) 11. Describe the historical changes in the way society views and treats victims and describe techniques of crisis intervention including coping skills, stress management, and community resources. (AJS258) 12. Identify the functions of the rules of misdemeanor and felony criminal procedures from arrest through initial appearance, trial, sentencing, and appeals process. (AJS260) 13. Describe the roles and responsibilities within the judicial system of prosecutors, defense counsel, magistrates, juries, and the public. (AJS260)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 2-28-06

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.