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the use of accounting information in decision making by
investors, creditors and others.
See CIS 24 for Accounting on Microcomputers.
ADMINISTRATION OF
JUSTICE
1 - INTRODUCTION TO ADMINISTRATION OF
JUSTICE (3 UNITS) UC:CSU
This course details the philosophy and history of law
enforcement; overview of crime and police problems;
organization and jurisdictional local, state and federal
agencies. Survey of qualifications required.
2 - CONCEPTS OF CRIMINAL LAW (3 UNITS)
UC:CSU
This course deals with the structure of law, definitions,
and the most frequently used sections of the California
Penal Code. Topics include origins of federal and state
laws, interpretation and application of laws, identifying
elements of property crimes and criminal liability.
3 - LEGAL ASPECTS OF EVIDENCE (3 UNITS)
CSU
This course includes the kinds and degrees of evidence
and the rules governing the admissibility of evidence
in court
5 - CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION (3 UNITS) CSU
This course includes fundamentals of investigation, crime
scene search and recording, collection and preservation
of physical evidence, scientific aids, modus operandi,
sources of information, interviews and interrogation, and
follow-up and case preparation.
6 - PATROL PROCEDURES (3 UNITS) CSU
This course includes the responsibilities, techniques, and
methods of police patrol procedures.
7 - TRAFFIC CONTROL (3 UNITS) CSU
The student in this course will study traffic law
enforcement, regulation and control, fundamentals of
traffic accident investigation, and the California Vehicle
Code.
8 - JUVENILE PROCEDURES (3 UNITS) CSU
This course includes the organization, functions, and
jurisdiction of the juvenile agencies, the processing and
detention of juveniles, juvenile case disposition, juvenile
status and court procedures.
14 - REPORT WRITING FOR PEACE
OFFICERS (3 UNITS) CSU
Involved in this course are the study of and practice in
various types of technical writing commonly used in
police agencies, the appropriateness of different styles
in different contexts and the conceptualization of the
material, and the utilization of machine tabulation in
reports and methods of reporting criminal statistics.
16 - RECRUITMENT SELECTION PROCESS
(3 UNITS) CSU
This course provides an in-depth coverage of the
legal selection process designed to assist student with
employment in a law enforcement agency. Written and
oral exam techniques and the agility exam are covered.
The background investigation process is examined in
detail.
37 - CALIFORNIA CRIMINAL PROCEDURES I
(3 UNITS) CSU
This course includes a study of the history and
organization of the court system, jurisdiction, arrest,
search and seizure, bail, complaints and extradition.
42 - ADVANCED CRIMINAL LAW (3 UNITS)
CSU
An in-depth study of the substantive law commonly
encountered by the municipal, county, or state police
officer or investigator or other criminal justice employee.
The scope of the course includes misdemeanor and felony
violations of the criminal statutes.
67 - COMMUNITY RELATIONS I (3 UNITS)
UC:CSU
This course deals with the latest concepts in policecommunity
relations and the events that created them.
It covers the changing role of police in a society that is
both dynamic and unprecedented. It touches upon the
interplay of social mores, changing values, and urban
crime as they relate to and affect traditional policecommunity
positions.
72 - CORRECTIONAL PROCEDURES (3 UNITS)
CSU
Current correctional procedures are studied in relation
to prison/jail management, receiving prisoners, custody
and security, supervision of prisoners, staff services,
prisoner activities, custodial and juvenile facilities, duties
in coordinating inmates appearances in court, and human
relations in correctional facilities.
2012-2014 General Catalog Course Descriptions * 109