Northwest Career College School Catalog - 2018

CJ101 – Introduction to Criminal Justice (45 Contact Hours/4.5 ABHES Quarter Credit Hours)
- Prerequisites: None
- Description: This course introduces students to the criminal justice system and its three main
components: law enforcement, the courts, and corrections. It reviews what constitutes a criminal
offense, how crime is measured, and theories of crime causation. This course also looks at the issues and
challenges facing today’s criminal justice system and examines possible future directions.
CJ102 – Introduction to Policing (45 Contact Hours/4.5 ABHES Quarter Credit Hours)
- Prerequisites: None
- Description: This course gives students an overview of the police and their mission. It examines the
evolution of policing as well as methods, issues, and challenges to present day policing. The course also
looks at technology in the service of law enforcement, and explores the future of policing.
CJ103 – Introduction to Corrections (45 Contact Hours/4.5 ABHES Quarter Credit Hours)
- Prerequisites: None
- Description: This course provides an overview of the field of corrections. It reviews prisons and jails,
correctional policies, agencies, prison life, and challenges facing corrections.
CJ104 – Criminal Justice Ethics (45 Contact Hours/4.5 ABHES Quarter Credit Hours)
- Prerequisites: None
- Description: This course provides students with the background and framework needed to recognize
ethical decisions, assess the moral and ethical implications of various scenarios in the legal and law
enforcement field, and explain the decision-making process behind their ethical assessments. It will
introduce the theories of formalism and utilitarianism and explain their applications to crime, law, police
enforcement, and the court system. Upon completion of this course, the criminal justice student will be
able to explain the impacts of ethical decisions and develop a code of ethics necessary to succeed in the
legal and law enforcement fields.
CJ105 – Criminal Procedure (45 Contact Hours/4.5 ABHES Quarter Credit Hours)
- Prerequisites: None
- Description: This course focuses on the constitutional rights of criminal defendants as interpreted by the
U.S. Supreme Court. Students discuss Supreme Court decisions and identify their significance for the
justice system.
CJ106 – Criminal Law (45 Contact Hours/4.5 ABHES Quarter Credit Hours)
- Prerequisites: None
- Description: This course provides students with an historical understanding of criminal law, an overview
of general legal principles including possible defenses to a criminal charge, and an awareness of the
fundamental nature of law.
44 Northwest Career College, Effective – 03/26/2018