Criminal Justice
The Quincy College Criminal Justice Program is designed to prepare individuals for the various aspects of Criminal Justice in the region. The program options available to students offer several routes of preparation. In any Criminal Justice course, students may find themselves in classrooms with police officers, private security professionals, government agency staff, and prospective social scientists. Students are encouraged to carefully review each Criminal Justice track, and the options available within each, in order to more effectively identify the program best suited for their career and personal goals.
The Criminal Justice Program is designed to assist students who anticipate transferring to Criminal Justice programs at Baccalaureate Degree-granting institutions. The purpose of the Program is to make possible transfer into such institutions and enhance the likelihood of students’ success in those programs. The Criminal Justice Program allows the student greater flexibility in selecting courses that will match the program requirements of the school to which the student intends to transfer.
On-Campus or Online Degree
Students may complete the Quincy College Criminal Justice Program as an on-campus student or a fully online student.
On-Campus
On-campus students may take all of their courses on-campus. Students have the opportunity to take a combination of on-campus and online courses.
View the curriculum for this academic program in the latest college catalog here.
Online Degree
Quincy College offers the Criminal Justice Associate Degree program fully online. This program is offered in a pathway format and students may enroll as full-time or part-time.
Degrees
On-Campus or Online
The Quincy College Criminal Justice Program is designed to prepare individuals for the various aspects of Criminal Justice in the region. The program options available to students offer several routes of preparation. In any Criminal Justice course, students may find themselves in classrooms with police officers, private security professionals, government agency staff, and prospective social scientists. Students are encouraged to carefully review each Criminal Justice track, and the options available within each, in order to more effectively identify the program best suited for their career and personal goals.
The Criminal Justice Program is designed to assist students who anticipate transferring to Criminal Justice programs at Baccalaureate Degree-granting institutions. The purpose of the Program is to make possible transfer into such institutions and enhance the likelihood of students’ success in those programs. The Criminal Justice Program allows the student greater flexibility in selecting courses that will match the program requirements of the school to which the student intends to transfer.
Program Outcomes
At the completion of this program, the student should be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the structure and functions of the police, courts, and corrections
- Analyze how theories of criminal behavior explain such behavior, and how those theories relate to the criminal justice system
- Describe major court decisions related to crime and criminal procedure and how those decisions influence the behavior of those working in or involved with the criminal justice system
- Describe the Constitutional rights in the United States of those accused of a crime, and explain why those rights exist
- Analyze the criminal justice process from initial contact with the police to appeals
- Explain the substance, purpose, and function of criminal law
- Distinguish between the features and purposes of the adult court system and the juvenile court system
Students may complete the Quincy College Criminal Justice Program as an on-campus student or a fully online student.
On-Campus
On-campus students may take all of their courses on-campus. Students have the opportunity to take a combination of on-campus and online courses.
Online Degree
Quincy College offers the Criminal Justice Associate Degree program fully online. This program is offered in a pathway format and students may enroll as full-time or part-time.
Online
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Criminal Justice Courses
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Credits
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- CJS 101
Introduction to Criminal Justice
- 3
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- CJS 103
Criminology
- 3
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- CJS 107
Juvenile Delinquency
- 3
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- CJS 109
Criminal Law
- 3
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- SOC 101
General Sociology
- 3
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