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Course Descriptions
CJ218 Corrections System (Special Populations
Supervision)
2 credits (1 lec, 2 lec-lab hrs/wk)
This course will focus on the supervisory issues
specific to the management of a variety of special
corrections populations, including sex offenders, women,
violent youth, the elderly/geriatric client, and physically
disabled clients under correction supervision. Supervision
activities and client supervision techniques required for
public safety and effective case management will be
discussed. The unique discipline concerns regarding
special management populations and their supervision
needs will be addressed for each special corrections
population identified.
CJ220 Criminal Law
3 credits (3 lec hrs/wk)
This course offers an introductory analysis of the
criminal law and the development and philosophy of
the criminal law, criminal law as a social force, definitions
and concepts, constitutional principles and the
classification of crimes in relation to criminal justice
administration. The student is introduced to legal
research, the study of case law and methodology, and
specific criminal offenses.
CJ222 Procedural Law
3 credits (3 lec hrs/wk)
An examination of legal procedure and process
considerations related to the investigation of crime,
processing of accused persons, and maintenance of
order in American society. Rights of individuals and
obligations of criminal justice practitioners, particularly
law enforcement, will be analyzed. The course focuses
on First, Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments to
the United States Constitution.
CJ225 Corrections Law
3 credits (3 lec hrs/wk)
An analysis of the legal principles related to the rights
and status of persons convicted of crimes in the United
States. Constitutional principles related to probation,
incarceration, and parole will be addressed along with
legal obligations and liabilities of corrections agencies
and their employees.
CJ226 Constitutional Law
3 credits (3 lec hrs/wk)
This course presents a thorough overview of the
primary freedoms afforded by the first ten amendments
and the 14th amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
Specific emphasis will be placed on the role of the
courts, constitutional case interpretation and rights of
the accused.
CJ229 Community-Based Corrections
3 credits (3 lec hrs/wk)
This course examines a variety of community corrections
services and treatment options as historically and
presently practiced. Focus is on probation and parole
systems and services, community-based release
programs, and alternatives to incarceration.
CJ230 Juvenile Justice System
3 credits (3 lec hrs/wk)
This course introduces students to the historical and
contemporary aspects of the juvenile justice system.
Primary emphasis in the course is centered on juvenile
justice system philosophy as applied to juvenile offenders
from arrest to adjudication.
CJ232 Corrections Counseling and Casework
3 credits (3 lec hrs/wk)
This course offers an overview of approaches to
behavior modification through interviewing and
counseling along with techniques available to entry-level
corrections practitioners in interviewing and counseling.
The course also introduces students to advanced
methods utilized by professional counselors.
CJ247 Criminal Justice Ethics
3 credits (3 lec hrs/wk)
Ethical violations are terribly damaging to the entire
criminal justice system. The course will examine ethical
dilemmas pertaining to the administration of criminal
justice, focusing on law enforcement, the courts,
corrections, research and crime policy. This course will
deal with specific ethical issues related to the criminal
justice system and will be required of all criminal justice
majors. The course is an introduction to ethical decision
making through the perspectives of Virtue Ethics,
Formalism, and Utilitarianism. The course will examine
social context by comparing ethics and the law before
dealing with the components of the criminal justice
system: police, courts, and corrections. Finally, the
course will question whether unethical behavior should
have liabilities attached to as well as future development
of ethics in everyday life.
CJ280 Field Experience
1-6 credits (3-18 lab hrs/wk)
This course offers career exploration and workplace
experience in a variety of supervised settings applicable
to the development of the student as a professional in
the criminal justice field.
Prerequisite: Instructor consent.
Southwestern Oregon Community College 2006-07 Catalog www.socc.edu Course Descriptions 160