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AJS 150 Defensive Tactics for Law Enforcement
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Force tactics as they apply to law enforcement. Includes the use of verbal and physical skills to accomplish control with a
minimum potential of injury to the officer or subject. Also includes handcuffing, impact weapons, and handgun retention.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
AJS 170 Death Investigation
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Procedures and techniques of investigating sudden and unexpected, suspicious and violent deaths within the framework of
a modern law enforcement and medical examiner system.
Offered: Spring.
AJS 201 Rules of Evidence
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
The origin, development, philosophy and constitutional basis of evidence. Includes constitutional and procedural
considerations affecting arrest and search and seizure. Also includes degrees of evidence and rules governing admissibility,
judicial decisions interpreting individual rights, and case studies.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
AJS 204 Criminal Investigations
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Fundamentals of modern criminal investigation. Includes procedures and skills in search and investigation, conduct at the
crime scene, collection and preservation of evidence, developing sources of information, preparation of cases for court
prosecution, and report-writing requirements for administration and court use.
Information: AJS 109 or concurrent enrollment or consent of instructor is required before enrolling in this course.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
AJS 210 Police Community and Human Relations
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Survey of the police officer’s role in attaining and maintaining public support. Includes recognition and understanding of
community problems, community action programs, methods of coping with crisis situations, ethnic and minority cultures,
various environments, crime prevention, and police operations in relation to these cultures and environments.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
AJS 212 Juvenile Justice Procedures
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
The course will examine the causes, responses and prevailing legal and social practices concerning delinquency in America.
Includes issues pertaining to the family, schools, gang membership, drug use and youth victimization. Also includes the
juvenile justice system including the history and philosophy of the juvenile court, court decision-making, sentencing
practices, diversion, institutionalization, community supervision and how it interfaces with the administration of justice.
Recommendation: Completion of AJS 101 before enrolling in this course.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
AJS 225 Criminology
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Survey of the nature, extent and control of crime and delinquency. Includes comparison of theoretical and practical
approaches to causation, prevention, punishment and treatment, and current problems.
Prerequisite(s): AJS 101.
Information: Prerequisite(s) may be waived with consent of instructor.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
AJS 246 Race and Ethnicity Issues in the Administration of Justice
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
The course examines the impace of cultural diversity on law enforcement to include a discussion of cultural awareness,
bias, prejudice, training, recruitment and cross cultural communication. Police challenges in engaging with specific
racial/ethnic groups are examined, to include Asian/Pacific Americans, African-Americans, Latino/Hispanic Americans, Arab
Americans, Native Americans and others. Homeland security concerns, racial profiling and hate crimes are also addressed.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
AJS 260 Criminal Justice Management
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
A practical examination of the challenges of criminal justice management. Includes unique requirements for these
agencies and departments, as differentiated from non-governmental organizations; management theories as applied to
criminal justice agencies; effective communication, leadership styles, budgets, decision making, and model management
practices. Also includes special problems such as managing difficult or unethical employees; use of force issues; sexual
and gender harassment; and work force issues including recruitment, retention, diversity, and training.
Information: Consent of instructor required before enrolling in this course.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
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