| FIRST YEAR | |||
| First Semester | Hours | ||
| CJS-150 | Intro/Criminal Just CJS-150 Focuses on an overview of the justice system with emphasis on the total system of police, courts, and corrections.
Intro/Criminal Just Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| COM-200 | Interpersonal Communication COM-200 Principles and practices of oral communication emphasizing message formation and delivery, listening, perception, awareness of verbal and non-verbal codes and managing conflict.
Interpersonal Communication Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| CJS-151 | Intro to Policing CJS-151 This course provides an introduction to the police profession by examining the history of policing, the mental and physical requirements for a police officer and police operational issues. Consideration is also given to current policing trends.
Intro to Policing Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| POS-162 | State/Local Govern POS-162 Focuses on legal authority, structure, leadership and functions of state, county, city, township and special district governments. The Illinois State Constitution is analyzed.
State/Local Govern Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| ENG-119 | Composition I Pathway ORENG-119 Students will study the writing process by reading essays illustrating a variety of rhetorical strategies, analyzing texts and writing, revising and editing short essays. Course is for students who have assessed into developmental English, receiving supplemental instruction for course completion.
Composition I Pathway Course Outline | ||
| ENG-120 | Composition I ENG-120 Students develop a writing process by reading and analyzing texts that illustrate various rhetorical strategies as well as writing, revising and editing short essays. Minimally, students must compose four formal, revised writing assignments, having one reach at least 1,250 words.
Composition I Course Outline | 3.0 | |
Semester Totals |
15.0 | ||
| Second Semester | |||
| CJS-152 | Criminal Investigation I CJS-152 Focuses on the fundamentals of investigation, crime scene applications and investigative techniques and procedures. Upon completion of this course, the student will understand the theory and practicality of investigation from crime scene to courtroom.
Criminal Investigation I Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| CJS-156 | Criminal Law CJS-156 A study of the concept of social order, examining criminal law. Crime is defined and examined as is criminal responsibility, mental state, physical act and other fundamental legal doctrines.
Criminal Law Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| CJS-081 | Police Report Writing CJS-081 This course provides an understanding of the fundamental principles of good writing and effective police reporting by developing a practical, basic understanding to the types of reports and forms commonly used in the field of criminal justice.
Police Report Writing Course Outline | 2.0 | |
| PSY-271 | Intr/Psychology PSY-271 Focuses on psychology as a science, presenting concepts, research methods and research in a variety of subfields, including neuroscience, sensation and perception, consciousness, learning and memory, cognition, motivation and emotion, development, personality, disorders and therapy and social psychology.
Intr/Psychology Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| --- --- | IAI Mathematics OR--- ---
IAI Mathematics | ||
| --- --- | IAI Physical/Life Science --- ---
IAI Physical/Life Science | 3.0 | |
| CJS-166 | Corrections CJS-166 Enables the student to develop an understanding of the current problems in correctional institutions. Sentencing trends, alternatives to incarceration, inmate life of population and their effects on the system will be examined.
Corrections Course Outline | 3.0 | |
Semester Totals |
17.0 | ||
| SECOND YEAR | |||
| First Semester | Hours | ||
| CJS-160 | Criminal Evidence and Procedure CJS-160 Focuses on the application of Constitutional law. Procedural responsibilities of the police as they apply to the constitutional rights of the individual will be emphasized.
Criminal Evidence and Procedure Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| CJS-089 | Police Operations CJS-089 This course focuses on the duties and responsibilities of the patrol officer. Topics covered will include routine patrol, traffic enforcement and officer survival.
Police Operations Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| CJS-210 | Community Policing CJS-210 This course examines the relationship between police and the community and provides information on how to strengthen that relationship. Strategies for effective community policing are examined.
Community Policing Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| PSY-273 | Abnormal Psychology ORPSY-273 Takes an integrative approach to psychopathology. Areas of study include research methods; clinical assessment and diagnosis; descriptions, causes and treatments of the major psychological disorders; and legal and ethical issues in abnormal psychology.
Abnormal Psychology Course Outline | ||
| PSY-277 | Social Psychology PSY-277 Study of social behavior including research methods, attitude formation and changes, social cognition, interpersonal relations, group processes, and social influences.
Social Psychology Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| CJS-092 | Police Management & Supervision CJS-092 This course focuses on organizational and managerial roles in law enforcement. Emphasis is placed on organizational structure, administrative procedures and enforcement responsibilities.
Police Management & Supervision Course Outline | 3.0 | |
Semester Totals |
15.0 | ||
| Second Semester | |||
| CJS-158 | Juvenile Justice CJS-158 This course is designed to familiarize the student with development and trends in the juvenile justice system. It includes delinquency prevention, causation of juvenile crime and treatment and control of the juvenile delinquent.
Juvenile Justice Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| CJS-245 | Ethics in Criminal Justice CJS-245 This course analyzes various aspects of ethics in the criminal justice system, including the police, the court system, and the correctional system.
Ethics in Criminal Justice Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| CJS-250 | Criminology CJS-250 This course analyzes criminological theories. Crime in relation to physical and psychological factors, to cultural areas, to the family and to other social institutions will be examined. Consideration is given to professional crime and white-collar crime.
Criminology Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| HED-178 | Responding to Emergencies HED-178 The purpose of the American Red Cross Responding to Emergency course is to provide the citizen responder with the knowledge and skills necessary in an emergency to help sustain life.
Responding to Emergencies Course Outline | 2.0 | |
| CJS-200 | Liability in Criminal Justice CJS-200 This course explores civil and criminal liability within the criminal justice system. Areas prone to liability are examined, and best practices that minimize those liabilities are discussed.
Liability in Criminal Justice Course Outline | 3.0 | |
Semester Totals |
14.0 | ||
Total Program Hours | 61.0 | ||