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Criminal Justice
Associate of Science, (AS.CRJ)
The Criminal Justice program provides students with an
education based in a liberal arts core and interdisciplinary
criminal justice curriculum. The criminal justice aspect
focuses on law, law enforcement, and corrections. It
examines legal systems, the impact of crime, the criminal
justice system’s role, and organization and techniques of
applied criminal justice through a group of program and
specialized elective courses, as well as a program of
internship and independent study.
The program prepares students for continuing education
in the field, as well as careers in the major institutions of
criminal justice and law enforcement on a local, state and
federal level. It also acquaints students with the growing
career opportunities in the private security and
investigation industries.
Students who wish to transfer to a baccalaureate program
are strongly advised to seek information regarding
admission and transfer requirements.
Criminal justice is an aspect of our lives that is continuously
changing with new case decisions, advanced technology
and changes in public opinion and policy. The need for
educated professionals in the public and private sectors of
criminal justice has created many fascinating and rewarding
career options. The extreme media and public interest in
the system has also provided tremendous increases in the
professions of criminal justice.
Graduates of this program should be able to:
Apply critical thinking skills to resolve criminal justice
practitioner issues;
Demonstrate knowledge of the rights of citizens
guaranteed in the Bill of Rights;
Describe the various causal factors of crime;
Define the four basic theoretical aspects of the
criminal sanction;
Describe the effects of the U.S. Constitution on
criminal law;
Define the role of science in the courtroom;
Demonstrate knowledge of historical and
contemporary aspects of the legal, penal
and law enforcement systems;
Apply their understanding of the operation of the
police, correctional and court systems and their
interrelationships.
84 Burlington County College
General Education Courses † Credits
Written & Oral Communications 6
Mathematics 3
Natural Science 7-8
Social Science 6
Arts & Humanities 3
History 3
Diversity 3
Total 31-32
† See General Education Requirements on page 42.
Program Courses Credits
CRJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3
CRJ 102 Police Operations and Procedures 3
CRJ 103 Introduction to the Correctional System 3
CRJ 106 Introduction to Court Systems 3
Select six credit hours from the following:
CRJ 111 Criminal Law 3
CRJ 113 Criminal Investigations 3
CRJ
CRJ
114
203
Criminalistics
Legal Rights of the Convicted
3
3 6
CRJ 217 Juvenile Delinquency 3
CRJ 218 Introduction to Private Security 3
CRJ 219 Organized Crime 3
Total 18
Electives
(Recommended CRJ 213, CRJ 220, CRJ 266, POL 215)
15
Total Required for Degree 64