Administration of Justice: AAS Degree

The Administration of Justice AAS program is designed to prepare students to enter the workforce in the criminal justice arena. This program teaches students specific knowledge and skills, which will assist in securing employment in a wide variety of law enforcement and corrections/juvenile detention positions. This is a Programs of Study articulated program. For more information click here 

The outcomes identified below define the knowledge and skill sets
that graduates will possess at the end of their program of study.

• Prepare students for upper division course work and the attainment of a bachelor’s degree in related fields of study or.

• Understand the structure of the criminal justice system and the functions of its’ main constituents: official agencies, citizens, and their elected representatives.

• Acquire the major communication skills required of most criminal justice practitioners including the development of effective written and oral communications consistent with the criminal justice field.

• Use knowledge of other cultures, politics, ethics, and human rights to positively impact the community, work place, and the physical environment around us.

• Provide students with the resources to investigate careers within the criminal justice system.

• Prepare students with skills necessary to enter the criminal justice workforce with specialized training in such areas as detention/corrections officer or emergency communications dispatcher.

Minimum credit hours required: 62                     

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