Criminal Justice  

ONE YEAR CERTIFICATE

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

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

ENG 112 English Composition                      3

or ENG 121Technical Communications II  3

SPC 111 Speech                                              3

Elective                                                           3

CLE 199 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 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 199 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. 

 

CLE 211 Criminal Law II

This course is a continuation of Criminal Law-CLE 111 and deals with the consideration of legal aspect of law enforcement.