Associate in Applied Science in Criminal Justice
Everest College provides real-world training that is tailored to meet the needs of potential employers. The fields of study focus on industries that offer solid, long-term career opportunities for graduates.
This degree program provides student with the skills necessary to maintain law and order, protect life and property, and conduct administration, planning, and research services. It is designed to prepare student for a career in corrections, criminology, forensic sciences, law enforcement, immigration, and security administration.
The Criminal Justice program includes following:
- Introduction to criminal justice
- Criminal investigation and police procedures
- Criminal evidence
- Criminal procedure
- Criminology
- Introduction to corrections
- Juvenile delinquency
- Criminal justice report writing
- Computer applications
This program includes the study of the national criminal justice system, correctional organizations, and law enforcement agencies. You will learn the nature and extent of crime and delinquency, and the cause and explanation of criminal behavior. Rules of evidence, basic investigative techniques and the philosophy of criminal law are additional areas of study.
Some career opportunities include: