Administration of Justice - AAS

AAS General Education Requirements (19 credits)

• College Composition or Applied Communication  Credits: 6
• Mathematics  Credits: 3
• Physical and Biological Sciences   Credits: 4
• AJS 123 - Ethics and Criminal Justice  (Social and Behavioral Sciences) Credits: 3
• Arts and Humanities  OR Social and Behavioral Sciences  Credits: 3 

Program Requirements (30 credits)

• 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 (12 credits)

Select 12 credit hours from the following courses:

• AJS 103 - Public Safety Report Writing Credits: 3
• AJS 106 - Public Safety Communications Credits: 3
• AJS 192 - Serial Killers and Mass Murderers Credits: 3
• AJS 212 - Juvenile Justice Procedures Credits: 3
• AJS 226 - Victimology and Crisis Intervention Credits: 3
• AJS 252 - Homeland Security and Terrorism 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.
2. Analyze criminal conduct in the context of historical, social, political and legal developments.
3. Identify the organization and jurisdiction of local state and federal law enforcement, courts and correctional systems.
4. Describe the relationships between the three components of the criminal justice system.
5. Summarize the philosophy of legal sanctions and corrections and the historical development of theories of punishment and rehabilitation.
6. Analyze the intersection of law, morality and ethics in our modern society.
7. Summarize the modern scientific tools used in criminal investigation.
8. Analyze current issues and trends in crime rates, criminal behavior, and social trends as they impact the criminal justice process.
9. Identify and analyze specific problems which relate to police-community relations and seek possible solutions.
10. Identify and summarize the various theories of the causes of criminal behavior.
11. Analyze the role of the US Supreme Court in defining the Constitutional protections and procedural due process safeguards in the criminal justice system.
12. Describe the economic and psychological impact of crime on society.
13. Define investigation and describe the goals of criminal investigation.
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.