Justice Studies Certificate

Program Requirements

• AJS 101 - Introduction to Administration of Justice Credits: 3
• AJS 123 - Ethics and Criminal Justice Credits: 3
• AJS 192 - Serial Killers and Mass Murderers Credits: 3
• AJS 200 - Current Issues in Criminal Justice Credits: 3
• AJS 212 - Juvenile Justice Procedures Credits: 3
• AJS 225 - Criminology Credits: 3
• AJS 226 - Victimology and Crises Intervention Credits: 3
• AJS 278 - Neuroscience and the Law Credits: 3

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the Justice Studies Certificate 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)
3. Analyze the intersection of law, morality, and ethics in modern society. (AJS 123)
4. Analyze current issues and trends in crime rates, criminal behavior, and social trends as they impact the criminal justice process. (AJS 200)
5. Outline the modern philosophies, organization and treatment/intervention goals of the juvenile justice system. (AJS 212)
6. Identify and summarize the various theories of the causes of criminal behavior. (AJS 225)
7. Describe the economic and psychological impact of crime on society. (AJS 225)
8. Identify and explain victimology and the crisis interventions afforded to victims of crime and their families. (AJS 226)
9. Discuss new discoveries in neuroscience and how our increased understanding of the brain is having direct impact on the criminal justice system. (AJS 278)
10. Explain theories of causation of serial and mass murderers. (AJS 192)