2005-07 Catalog - Tacoma Community College

86 Credit Course DescriptionsTacoma Community CollegeAdministration of Law and JusticeADJ 200 (Sp)Criminal Investigation (5)This course is designed to introduce studentsto preliminary investigation techniques bypatrol officers; collection preservation,identification, recording of evidence, crimescene recording, and interviewing andinterrogation techniques. Special emphasis isplaced on investigating crimes againstpersons; i.e. assault, homicide, and sex crimes.Prerequisite: Assessment at college-level English andreading.ADJ 201 (Su)Forensics (5)Advanced course in the collection of physicalevidence. Course focuses on proper evidencecollection techniques, methods of analysis,and the legal admissibility of evidence. Aclose look at the exclusionary rule as it appliesto procedural due process of physicalevidence will be analyzed.Prerequisite: Assessment at college-level English andreading.ADJ 202 (F)Police Leadership (5)Police leadership is a learned trait.Leadership skills will be presented viainteracting and engaging with commissionedpolice officers. Ethnic-based leadership,"General X" perceptions of leadership, andexamples of ineffective leadership traits willbe covered. This course will also examinecollaborative leadership and involve studentsin leadership crisis and solution.Prerequisites: Assessment at college-level English andreading.ADJ 204 (Sp)Juvenile Delinquency in America (3)This course is designed to offer students anopportunity to grasp and understanddefinitions and perceptions applicable to thejuvenile justice system in current Americaand study interesting and current themes injuvenile delinquency through a self-paced,independent study format. It is ideal forthose students who wish to engage in ameaningful and challenging course with theadded benefit of working outside theclassroom setting at their own pace.ADJ 205 (F, W, Su)Crime and Justice in America (3)An opportunity for students to studyinteresting and current issues in the criminaljustice field through a self-paced,independent study format. Ideal for studentswho live considerable distances from campusor cannot visit the campus on a regular basisbecause of work, transportation, orconflicting schedules.Prerequisite: Assessment at college-level English andreading.ADJ 207, 208 (F, W, Sp, Su)Law Enforcement/Criminal JusticeInternship I, II (5) (5)The internship program offers students theopportunity to gain valuable experience inthe justice field. State and local agencies aswell as private institutions and law offices ormunicipal courts can serve as a fieldplacement. Students must obtain theProgram Chair's approval.ADJ 209 (W)De-escalation Techniques (2)Students will have the opportunity todevelop the verbal skills to de-escalatehostile encounters by working with anexperienced negotiator. While the scenariosused in this course are based on typical lawenforcement situations, the skills taughtwould benefit anyone who needs to defusehostility.Prerequisites: ENGL 101 readiness.ADJ 211 (Sp)Police in America (5)Historical development, roles, socializationand problems of police work will becovered. Contemporary police agencies willbe compared and their effectivenessevaluated. Issues involving communityorientedpolicing, police training, abuse ofauthority, police discretion, and recruitmentwill also be examined. This course willincorporate numerous activities such asinterviewing, hostage negotiations, violatorcontracts, arrests, report writing andconflict resolution.ADJ 212 (W)Law Enforcement Communication Skills (3)This is an advanced course in analyzing andproperly documenting potentially usefulconfessional/verbal evidence. Students willpractice observation, interviewing and reportwriting skills. Recommended to be takenconcurrently with ADJ 209.ADJ 213Prevention and Control of Delinquency (5)Survey of juvenile justice programs willinclude the history of juvenile delinquency, itssocial context, the youthful subculture,institutional responses and public policy.Emphasis will be on an analysis ofdelinquency programs - their successes andfailures. Discussion of current police tacticsalso will be covered. Several exercises will beused in class.Prerequisite: Assessment at college-level English andreading.ADJ 240Parole and Probation (5)This course covers the history and legalfoundations of probation, sentencing and thedecision to grant probation, administration ofprobation services, supervision of probationand parole, and its revocation. The history ofparole, parole board and selection,effectiveness of parole and probation will alsobe examined.Prerequisite: Assessment at college-level English andreading.ADJ 290 (F, Sp)Reserve Police Academy (18)This course allows students to obtain theirBasic Law Enforcement Reserve Academycertification issued and approved by theWashington State Criminal Justice TrainingCommission. Agency-sponsored studentsmay apply for admission to the Academy.Students engage in police training coveringcriminal law and procedures, traffic, patrolprocedures, communication skills, firearms,emergency vehicle operation, and more.They must pass the state examination forcertification in this 220-hour academy.Prerequisite: Obtain application from secretary,253.566.5076.ADJ 299 (F, W, Sp, Su)Special Projects (5)This special projects course will cover avariety of topics of contemporary interestrelating to justice and legal fields of study.Students may elect to take one ADJ 299course in their concentration area of study.Special projects could include individualprojects approved by the instructor or astandard lecture format of study.ADLJ courses - see Paralegal, page 125.Adult Basic EducationSee pages 79-80.