Administration of Justice (AAS Degree)

What will I learn?

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.