Criminal Justice—Law Enforcement

Associate in Technical Arts

The preparatory Criminal Justice—Law Enforcement Program leads to an Associate in Technical Arts Degree in Law Enforcement. This program is designed to give knowledge, skill, and information to the student of law enforcement.

Not all courses listed are offered every quarter. Please see an appropriate faculty advisor or Division Dean for course sequence and schedule details. A faculty advisor must approve the program for degree/certificate completion.

Program Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, successful students will have demonstrated the ability to apply their skills and knowledge in the following ways:

1.   Successfully compete for entry-level jobs in the criminal justice system.

2.   Apply criminology theories to current day policy and practice.

3.   Given a variety of situations or simulations, resolve conflict.

4.   Recognize cultural differences and how those differences impact decisions and community relations.

5.   Given a variety of case studies or simulations, demonstrate behaviors and make decisions that reflect high ethical criminal justice standards.

6.   Given a variety of case studies or simulations, apply the criminal laws as a criminal justice worker.

ADVISOR            OFFICE               PHONE

TBA                  Humanities 142          360-475-7337

REQUIRED COURSES                               CREDITS

BIO     105   Biological Principles________________________ 5 

CRM-J   101   Introduction to Law Enforcement______________ 5 

CRM-J   102   Criminal Law*________________________________ 5 

CRM-J   103   Administration of Justice______________ 5 

or   

SOCIO   103   Administration of Justice______________ 5____ 5

CRM-J   104   Police Organization & Administration*________ 5 

CRM-J   106   Juvenile Delinquency and Justice*______ 5 

or   

SOCIO   106   Juvenile Delinquency and Justice*______ 5____ 5

CRM-J   116   Police Community Relations*__________________ 5 

CRM-J   124   Introduction to Criminology*_________________ 5 

CRM-J   201   Principles of Investigation*_________________ 5 

ENGL    101   Composition*_________________________________ 5 

ENGL    104   Technical Writing*___________________________ 5 

FLSPN   101   Elementary Spanish___________________________ 5 

MATH    107   College Math/Liberal Arts Students*__________ 5 

POL-S   210   American Government__________________________ 5 

PSYCH   101   General Psychology___________________________ 5 

SOCIO   101   Introduction to Sociology____________________ 5 

SOCIO   108   Sociology of Corrections_____________________ 5 

SPCH    151B  Fundamentals of Speech_______________________ 5 

TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED ____________________________ 90 

NOTE: 20 hours of Human Relations are embedded in CRM-J 101 and CRM-J 116.

* See course description for prerequisite.

Source: 2007-2008 Olympic College Catalog