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Major: 3394
Catalog Year: 2023-2024
Effective Term: 2004 Fall
Last Admit Term: 2015 Summer
Award: AAS Total Credits: 64 CIP Code: 43.0104 |
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Initiating College: Mesa Community College
Program Availability: Not Found
Program Availability: College-Specific
Field of Interest: Not Found
Instructional Council: Administration of Justice Studies (01) GPA: 2.00 |
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Program Prerequisites: None
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AJS101 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 | Credits: 33 |
Restricted Electives | |||
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Select 9 credits from the following list of courses: | Credits: 6-9 |
General Electives | |||
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General Education Requirements | |||
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General Education Requirement | Credits: 25 | ||
General Education Core | Credits: 15 | ||
First-Year Composition | Credits: 6 | ||
+ ENG101 First-Year Composition (3) OR
ENG107 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) AND + ENG102 First-Year Composition (3) OR ENG108 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) | |||
Oral Communication | Credits: 3 | ||
COM100 Introduction to Human Communication OR
COM225 Public Speaking (3) 3 | |||
Critical Reading | Credits: 3 | ||
CRE101 Critical and Evaluative Reading I | |||
Mathematics | Credits: 4 | ||
MAT102 Mathematical Concepts and Applications (3) OR Satisfactory completion of a higher-level mathematics course.
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General Education Distribution | Credits: 10 | ||
Humanities, Arts and Design | Credits: 3 | ||
AJS123 Ethics in Criminal Justice | |||
Social-Behavioral Sciences | Credits: 3 | ||
Any approved general education course from the Social and Behavioral Sciences Area | |||
Natural Sciences | Credits: 4 | ||
Any approved general education course from the Natural Sciences Area | |||
Program Competencies | |||
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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. Identify computer usage and types of software utilized in the criminal justice system. (AJS119) 6. Explain the rules of evidence, including how to recognize and use evidence in judicial proceedings. (AJS201) 7. Identify and explain those parts of the U.S. Constitution that govern the law enforcement function. (AJS210) 8. Describe key issues related to victimology and crisis intervention. (AJS258) 9. Describe the criminal procedure for arrest, search and seizure. (AJS260) 10. Identify principles of law which have evolved from "landmark" decisions appertaining to criminal justice. (AJS260) 11. Contrast the functions of various courts in Arizona, and describe their interrelationships. (JUD101) 12. Describe the roles and responsibilities of court staff and other court personnel in Arizona. (JUD103) 13. Describe the rules of civil procedure as applied to both standard civil actions and small claims cases in Arizona courts. (JUD107) 14. Identify and write documents that are commonly used in the judicial setting. (JUD109) 15. Explain the alternatives, methods, laws, rules, and practices that relate to the sentencing of misdemeanants. (JUD111) 16. Describe the organization and management of courts, especially in the areas of personnel, case processing standards, staff organization, quality management, and court administration. (JUD113) 17. Describe the philosophy and practical applications of injunctive orders. (JUD115) 18. Describe and demonstrate techniques for conflict resolution. (JUD119) 19. Describe the processing of appeals from limited jurisdiction courts to general jurisdiction courts. (JUD121) | |||
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 4-24-01 |