Criminal Justice Technology

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE

The program is designed to provide the student with sufficient background and competencies required for employment in the law enforcement profession. 

 

Ron Ferguson                      618 634-3225

ronf@shawneecc.edu

Phyllis Sander, Chairperson   618 634-3334

phylliss@shawneecc.edu

Courses                                                   Credit Hours

FIRST YEAR

CLE 111 Criminal Law I                                     3

CLE 123 Introduction to Crime Control               3

CLE 125 Criminal Behavior                                 3

ENG 111 English Composition                             3

or ENG 124 Technical Communications I         3

SOC 212 Sociology                                             3

SEM 111 College Orientation                               1

INT 111 Career Development                              1

First Semester Total Hours                                17

 

CLE 115 Interpersonal Relations                           3

CLE 211 Criminal Law II                                      3

CLE 224 Juvenile Justice                                        3

COM 111 Business Computer Systems                  4

ENG 112 English Composition                                3

or ENG 121Technical Communications II             3

Second Semester Total Hours                               16

 

SECOND YEAR

CLE 113 Ethics in Criminal Justice                           3

CLE 213 Criminal Investigations                              3

MAT 110 General Education  Mathematics              4

or MAT 121 Technical Math                               3

PSY 211 Introduction to Psychology                       3

or PSY 224 Practical Psychology                        3

SPC 111 Speech                                                    3

First Semester Total Hours                                15/16

 

CLE 222 Police/Community Relations                       3

CLE 223 Intro to Corrections                                   3

PE 218 Weight Training                                            1

SPA 110 Conversational Spanish                              2

Elective                                                                    2

Science Elective                                                       4

CLE 299 Law  Enforcement Internship                     2

Second Semester Total Hours                               17

 

 

CLE 111 Criminal Law I

Consideration of legal aspects of law enforcement.  Laws of arrest, search and seizure and constitutional due process, entrapment and informers, wire tapping, interrogation, evidence, and examination of court procedures with special implications for criminal justice professionals. 

 

CLE 113 Ethics in Criminal Justice

This course is a study of the fundamentals of ethical theory.  It is an introduction to the ways and means of making moral judgments in the fields of policing, corrections, probation, and parole.

 

CLE 115 Interpersonal Relations

Delineation of the major patterns characteristic of relationships between pre-delinquent or offenders and staff of community-based programs; analysis of means of encouraging the development of internalized controls by offenders within the relatively free environment of the average community.

 

CLE 123 Introduction to Crime Control

Review of the historical and ideological foundations of law enforcement and corrections; delineation of major patterns of practice and organizational structure, and description of major programs and their inter-relationships.

 

CLE 125 Criminal Behavior

Introduction to personality theories and their application to causes of crime with primary emphasis on individual-oriented theories; consideration of the offenders and their community context as problems for rehabilitation efforts, and critique of typical treatment programs

 

CLE 213 Criminal Investigations

Examines the major theories and techniques of criminal investigation.  Upon completion of this course, the student will have an understanding of the techniques of criminal investigation, skills of investigation, the value and techniques of preserving evidence, and how the chain of evidence is vital to a successful prosecution.

 

CLE 222 Police/Community Relations

Role of the law enforcement personnel in achieving and maintaining public support, public relations, and public information.  Includes crisis intervention in community problems such as family disputes, riots, and disasters.

 

CLE 223 Introduction to Corrections

Introduction to the history, development, philosophy, and variety of correctional methods, processes, systems, and services.  Includes institutional and post-institutional agencies and programs.

 

CLE 224 Juvenile Justice

This course provides an overall examination of the US juvenile Justice System.  Theories that attempt to explain the underlying causes of delinquency are surveyed.  The application of preventive methods and correctional techniques are discussed. 

 

CLE 299 Law Enforcement Internship

Supervised work experience in an approved training station.  Student is required to complete 150 contact hours at a worksite during the semester.