Selected Topics in Criminal Justice
Offered At the following campus locations
Program Overview
The Selected Topics in Criminal Justice Certificate of Credit is a sequence of courses that introduces the student to specific matters that are distinctive relevance to criminal justice. Learning opportunities develop knowledge that is used as a basis for job related training as an entry point for a diploma or degree program, or pursuit of entry level job acquisition. The Selected Topics in Criminal Justice Technical Certificate contains sufficient hours for in-service law enforcement to meet the college requirements of the Intermediate Certificate of the Career Development Program of the Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training Council.
Course Overview
| Course | Credit Hours |
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CRJU 1052 Criminal Justice Admin This course explores the managerial aspects of effective and efficient police adminstration.Emphasis is directed towards increasing organizational skills and overcoming interdepartmental and inter-agency non-communication.Topics include:environmental management, human resources, and organizational concerns.
Required textbooks and materials:
- Justice Administration: Police Courts, and Corrections Management, ISBN 978-0-13-359119-4, $180.25
2433 | 3 |
CRJU 1065 Community-Oriented Policing Presents the fundamentals for the community-oriented policing philosophy, including the comparison of traditional and community policing philosophies; law enforcement and community relationships; importance of political and public support and involvement; attitudinal changes involving the roles of police management, supervisors and line personnel; creation of partnerships with community organizations, businesses, private security, other governmental agencies, and special interest groups; and police problem-solving methodologies. Topics include: foundations of community-oriented policing, partnerships and problem-solving in community-oriented policing, and community-oriented policing projects and programs.
Required textbooks and materials:
- Community Policing: Partnerships for Problem-Solving, ISBN 978-0495-09544-6, $162.16
2437 | 3 |
CRJU 1400 Ethic & Cultural Persp-Crim Just This course provides an exploration ethics and cultural perspectives in criminal justice. In presenting ethics, both the individual perspective and the organizational standpoint will be examined.Four areas of ethical decision making opportunities are studied including: law enforcement ethics; correctional ethics; legal profession ethics; and policymaking ethics.
The presentation of cultural perspectives is designed to aid law enforcement officers to better understand and communicate with members of other cultures with whom they come in contact in the line of duty.Topics include:defining and applying terms related to intercultural attitudes, role-play activities related to intercultural understanding, developing interpersonal/intercultural communication competence, and development of personal intercultural growth plan.
Required textbooks and materials:
- Ethics and Cultural Perspectives, ISBN 978-0-558-90503-3, $40
2440 | 3 |
CRJU 2070 Juvenile Justice Analyzes the nature, extent, and causes of juvenile delinquency, and examines processes in the field of juvenile justice.Topics include:survey of juvenile law, comparative analysis of adult and juvenile justice systems, and prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency.
Required textbooks and materials:
- Juvenile Delinquency: Theory, Practice, and Law; ISBN 978-1111-34689-8, $184.96
2444 | 3 |
| *12 minimum semester hour credits required for certificate | |
