ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE STUDIES (AJS) Courses

AJS 100 • Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 cr.

The organization and jurisdiction of local, state and federal law enforcement, judicial and corrections systems; their history and philosophy; career opportunities and qualifying requirements; terminology and constitutional limitations of the system. Prerequisite: Satisfactory placement. Three lecture.

AJS 123 • Corrections as a System 3 cr.

Philosophy and history of correctional services and a survey of the correctional sub-systems of institutions, by type and function, probation concepts and parole operations. Correctional employee responsibilities as applied to offender; behavior modification via supervisory control techniques and rehabilitation goals as they effect individual and inmate cultural groups in confinement and in the field. Three lecture.

AJS 125 • Criminal Law 3 cr.

Study of criminal law that addresses the classification of crime, the elements and parties to a crime, defenses against criminal responsibility, concepts related to jurisdiction and pertinent judicial decisions. Crimes against persons and property will be analyzed. Prerequisite: Satisfactory placement. Three lecture.

AJS 148 • Arizona Post Instructor Certification 3 cr.

Prepares participants to plan, present and evaluate instruction. Each selects a function in his profession which may be taught upon return to duty. The acquisition of practical classroom skills is reinforced by critiques of other participants, the instructor, and by self-assessment through the use of videotape. Two lecture; two lab.

AJS 210 • Juvenile Justice Procedures 3 cr.

Police work with juvenile delinquency causation, philosophy and practice of the Juvenile Court, police handling of juveniles, detention and processing, juvenile case disposition and major juvenile crime problems. Prerequisite: Satisfactory placement. Three lecture.

AJS 231 • Correctional Administration 3 cr.

History of punishment and evolution of correctional facilities. Military, format-participative, and leadership models of management, as well as management by objectives. Modern management techniques, middle and line management in institutions, probation and parole. Three lecture.

AJS 250 • Criminology 3 cr.

Interpretation of best available and current evidence on crime and crime control. Prerequisite: Satisfactory placement. Three lecture.