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Dec 03, 2024
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2024-25 RACC Student Catalog
Criminal Justice, AAS
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Social Sciences/Human Services Division
This program is designed to prepare students to work in the field of Law Enforcement. Law enforcement practitioners demonstrate an understanding of the law enforcement and criminal justice system, apply principles of law enforcement operation, learn about the collection and presentation of evidence and technologies utilized in the field, practice the techniques and management of patrol operations and demonstrate the understanding and application of criminal law. Graduates are prepared for employment as patrolman, police officer, state trooper, deputy sheriff, corrections officer, youth detention officer, customs inspector, immigration detention officer, loss prevention investigator, private investigator and claims investigator.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, the student should be able to:
- Explain the relationship among the three sectors of the criminal justice system and the role of the U.S Constitution in the criminal justice system.
- Differentiate the various criminological philosophies and theories and the criminal justice system’s response to them.
- Illustrate the judicial process of both federal and state court systems with a specific emphasis on substantive criminal law, legal defenses, and the rules of criminal procedure.
- Differentiate the functions of institutional and community-based corrections within the correctional system.
- Compare the traditional reactive approach to policing with the modern proactive.
- Analyze the legal and ethical issues in criminal justice.
Major Requirements (36 credits)
General Education Requirements AAS (24/26 credits)
Program Guide
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Note(s):
Graduates of Pennsylvania Municipal Police Academies (Act 120) are eligible for articulation of up to 15 credit hours into the required courses for the A.A.S. degree in Law Enforcement. For further information, contact the Program Coordinator. |
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