2012 Catalog PDF - Feather River College

Course Listings
ADMINISTraTion of JUSTICE
ADMJ 102 INTRODUCTION TO 3 UNITS
HOURS: 3 LEC ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE CSU (d8), UC
History and philosophy of justice as it evolved throughout the world; the American system and various sub-systems;
roles and role expectations of criminal justice agents in their interrelationships in society; concepts of crime causations;
punishments and rehabilitation; ethics, education and training for professionalism in the social system.
ADMJ 105 COMMUNITY AND 3 UNITS
HOURS: 3 LEC HUMAN RELATIONS CSU, UC
The relationship between criminal justice agents and the community; causal and symptomatic aspects of community
understanding and misunderstanding; lack of cooperation and mistrust between each; study of behavioral causes
and ways to develop and maintain amicable relationships.
ADMJ 106 INTRODUCTION 3 UNITS
HOURS: 3 LEC TO EVIDENCE CSU
Origin, development, philosophy and constitutional basis of evidence; constitutional and procedural considerations
affecting arrest, search and seizures; kinds and degrees of evidence and rules governing admissibility; judicial decisions
interpreting individual rights and case studies viewed from a conceptual level.
ADMJ 108 INTRODUCTION 3 UNITS
HOURS: 3 LEC TO INVESTIGATION CSU
Fundamentals of investigation; techniques of crime scene search and recording; collection and preservation of physical
evidence; modus operandi processes; sources of information; interviews and interrogations; follow-up investigations.
ADMJ 112 INTRODUCTION 3 UNITS
HOURS: 3 LEC TO CRIMINOLOGY CSU
An introduction into major types of criminal behavior, characteristics of offenders, factors that contribute to crime
and delinquency; the criminal justice process; the function of law enforcement, courts, probation, parole and institutions;
changes in crime control and treatment processes; the role of society. Not open for credit to students who have
had a sociology Crime and Delinquency course.
ADMJ 114 JUVENILE JUSTICE 3 UNITS
HOURS: 3 LEC
CSU
Techniques of handling juvenile offenders and victims; prevention and repression of delinquency; diagnosis and
referral; organization of community resources. Juvenile law and court procedures.
ADMJ 116 VICE, NARCOTICS AND 3 UNITS
HOURS: 3 LEC ORGANIZED CRIME CSU
Drug identification, drug prevention techniques and strategies, and drug addiction treatment; interrelations of
organized crime to the community, impact of covert criminal activities upon the social structure, symptoms of
organized crime activity, i.e. vice, narcotics, and organized criminal enterprises; political influences of organized crime
in the legal system; investigation of organized crime.
ADMJ 118 POLICE FIELD OPERATIONS 3 UNITS
HOURS: 3 LEC
CSU
History and development of patrol philosophy; planning for field activities to include functions of patrol, traffic,
and other investigative duties of the field officer; techniques for planning patrol activities; handling complaints and
requests for services; mechanics of field interviews, searches, and arrests; handling traffic-related problems; civil and
domestic disturbances and other community crime incidents.
General Education/Core Class Identification
The transfer requirements satisfied by FRC courses for California four-year universities or University of Nevada, Reno are
indicated below the unit value of each course. The IGETC pattern applies to both the California State University (CSU) and
University of California (UC) systems, as well as the University of Nevada, Reno. The letters in parentheses indicate any General
Education (GE) Breadth area also satisfied. Please refer to the CSU and IGETC transfer patterns (pgs. 66-69) or meet with
an academic advisor for clarification.
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