Criminal Justice- Law Enforcement
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/Law Enforcement Program is designed to prepare student for entry level positions in the criminal justice profession or to provide additional training or further advancement for those already employed in the criminal justice field by emphasizing courses in the theory and practice of Criminal Justice and closely related topics.
View the curriculum for this academic program in the latest college catalog here.
Certificates
The Law Enforcement Certificate Program is designed for those individuals who have been accepted into a regional police academy in Massachusetts, or who plan on applying for a police position in a municipality whose police officer candidates are trained in a regional police academy.
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 rights under the United States Constitution of those accused of 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
Degrees
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/Law Enforcement Program is designed to prepare student for entry level positions in the criminal justice profession or to provide additional training or further advancement for those already employed in the criminal justice field by emphasizing courses in the theory and practice of Criminal Justice and closely related topics.
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
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Criminal Justice- Law Enforcement Courses
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Course
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 108
Criminal Justice Ethics
- 3
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- CJS 109
Criminal Law
- 3
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- CJS 121
Criminal Procedure
- 3
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