Criminal Justice Certificate Program

Certificate Code: AAU-CJ01

Focused on educating the student on the legal aspects of crime and the criminal, a certificate in Criminal Justice provides the core elements in the legal and security field or to help them advance within their current position.

Required Criminal Justice Certificate Courses

CRJ302: Effective Professional Communication (From B.S. Criminal Justice Degree Program)

3 Semester Credits
Prerequisite: None

This course provides an understanding of research and communications in a professional environment. It familiarizes students with the techniques, strategies and forms of writing used in the professional world. This course will increase students’ knowledge of organizational writing and communications including case analysis, data interpretation, problem solving and report writing.

CRJ100: Introduction to Justice Administration (From A.S. Criminal Justice Degree Program)

3 Semester Credits
Prerequisite: None

The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to the justice administration system, encompassing police, courts and corrections management. These three institutions must work together to achieve an effective overall system for the protection of public safety and order, the impartial and fair trial of those accused of crime, and the enlightened confinement and rehabilitation of those found guilty to minimize the rate of recidivism.

CRJ110: Introduction to Criminology (From A.S. Criminal Justice Degree Program)

3 Semester Credits
Prerequisite: None

This course introduces the student to the dynamic field of criminology which is constantly changing because of research studies, Supreme Court rulings, governmental policy and the current events of everyday life. Criminologists spend their career trying to understand what drives people to commit crime. This introductory course will provide insights into the answers for many of these questions, and will help students to think critically about law and justice. At the end of this course, students should have developed a critical perspective toward the social and legal institutions entrusted with crime control.

CRJ120: Introduction to Law Enforcement (From A.S. Criminal Justice Degree Program)

3 Semester Credits
Prerequisite: None

The purpose of this course is to equip the criminal justice student with a complete and practical set of procedures and techniques that are needed for understanding policing in America. This course reflects the changing times in which we live, and the tremendous challenges facing law enforcement officers each day. The specter of terrorism and homeland security are emphasized in this course, as well as what the police are doing to prevent, and react to, any future attacks.

CRJ125: The Corrections Process (From A.S. Criminal Justice Degree Program)

3 Semester Credits
Prerequisite: None

This course is a comprehensive overview and practical introduction to the ideas and practices that characterize our modern correction systems. The approach to this course includes a thorough description of correctional ideology, including professionalism, policy issues and society's avowed goals for the correctional enterprise. Also included is a comprehensive overview of correctional practices, including the everyday operations of correctional agencies, prisons, jails, and the procedures of parole and probation, along with the development of personal skills applicable to the corrections field.

CRJ240: Juvenile Justice (From B.S. Criminal Justice Degree Program)

3 Semester Credits
Prerequisite: CRJ100

This course provides an orientation to the area of juvenile delinquency, including the origins, causes and courses of development of delinquent behavior. The course outlines problems facing modern juveniles, and compares adult and juvenile justice systems. Topics include intervention, apprehension, referral and preventive techniques. Finally the course outlines the problems inherent in police handling juveniles and the function of juvenile courts.

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