Administration of Justice - AAS

AAS General Education Requirements

• College Composition or Applied Communication  Credits: 6
• Mathematics  Credits: 3
• Physical and Biological Science  Credits: 4
• Arts and Humanities  OR Social and Behavioral Science  Credits: 3 
• AND AJS 123 - Ethics and Criminal Justice  Credits: 3 ^*Required

Program Requirements

• AJS 101 - Introduction to Administration of Justice Credits: 3
• AJS 109 - Substantive Criminal Law Credits: 3
• AJS 170 - Forensic Science Credits: 3
• AJS 200 - Current Issues in Criminal Justice Credits: 3
• AJS 225 - Criminology Credits: 3
• AJS 230 - The Police Function Credits: 3
• AJS 240 - The Correction Function Credits: 3
• AJS 260 - Procedural Criminal Law Credits: 3
• AJS 270 - Community Relations Credits: 3
• AJS 290 - Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Credits: 3

Program Electives

Select 12 credit hours from the following courses:

• AJS 103 - Public Safety Report Writing Credits: 3
• AJS 192 - Serial Killers and Mass Murderers Credits: 3
• AJS 212 - Juvenile Justice Procedures Credits: 3
• AJS 226 - Victimology and Crises Intervention Credits: 3
• AJS 250 - Introduction to Global Security and Intelligence Credits: 3
• AJS 252 - Homeland Security Credits: 3
• AJS 254 - Global Crime and Criminal Justice Credits: 3
• AJS 256 - Terrorism Credits: 3
• AJS 258 - Information Protection and Computer Security Credits: 3
• AJS 275 - Criminal Investigations Credits: 3
• AJS 278 - Neuroscience and the Law Credits: 3
• AJS 296 - Internship: Administration of Justice Credits: 3
• AJS 298 - Special Justic Topics: Credits: 3

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the Administration of Justice Degree program, the learner will be able to:

1. Explain the historical development of American criminal law from its English common law roots to the present. (AJS 101)
2. Analyze criminal conduct in the context of historical, social, political and legal developments. (AJS 101, AJS 109)
3. Identify the organization and jurisdiction of local state and federal law enforcement, courts and correctional systems. (AJS 101, AJS 230, AJS 240)
4. Describe the relationships between the three components of the criminal justice system. (AJS 109, AJS 230, AJS 240)
5. Summarize the philosophy of legal sanctions and corrections and the historical development of theories of punishment and rehabilitation. (AJS 109, AJS 240)
6. Analyze the intersection of law, morality and ethics in our modern society. (AJS 123)
7. Summarize the modern scientific tools used in criminal investigation. (AJS 170)
8. Analyze current issues and trends in crime rates, criminal behavior, and social trends as they impact the criminal justice process. (AJS 200)
9. Identify and analyze specific problems which relate to police-community relations and seek possible solutions. (AJS 270)
10. Identify and summarize the various theories of the causes of criminal behavior. (AJS 225)
11. Analyze the role of the US Supreme Court in defining the Constitutional protections and procedural due process safeguards in the criminal justice system. (AJS 260)
12. Describe the economic and psychological impact of crime on society. (AJS 225, AJS 240)
13. Define investigation and describe the goals of criminal investigation. (AJS 275)
14. Identify the key provisions of the Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constitution that pertain to civil liberties and civil rights, and explain various competing theories of constitutional interpretation and judicial review. (AJS 290)