Programs of Study

Criminal Justice Technology

Department: Health & Public Services Technologies

For additional information regarding this program,
contact Program Head Spencer Rummage
Phone: 704-216-3738 / Email:

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Award(s) Offered:
A55180	-	Associate in Applied Science Degree
C55180	-	Certificate Program

Description:

The Criminal Justice Technology curriculum is designed to provide knowledge of criminal justice systems and operations. Study will focus on local, state, and federal law enforcement, judicial processes, corrections, and security services. The criminal justice system’s role within society will be explored.

Emphasis is on criminal justice systems, criminology, juvenile justice, criminal and constitutional law, investigative principles, ethics, and community relations. Additional study may include issues and concepts of government, counseling, communications, computers, and technology.

Employment opportunities exist in a variety of local, state, and federal law enforcement, corrections, and security fields. Examples include police officer, deputy sheriff, county detention officer, state trooper, intensive probation/parole surveillance officer, correctional officer, and loss prevention specialist.

Suggested Course Sequence:

The following is a suggested program of study for completing this program in four semesters. Some students' programs of study may be different, depending on their enrollment status (day, evening, full-time, or part-time).

			Title	Class	Lab	Clinical	Work Exp.	Credits
First Year (Fall)
	ACA	115	Success and Study Skills	0	2	0	0	1
	CJC	111	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3	0	0	0	3
	CJC	121	Law Enforcement Operations	3	0	0	0	3
	CJC**	131	Criminal Law	3	0	0	0	3
	ENG	111	Expository Writing	3	0	0	0	3
	PSY	150	General Psychology	3	0	0	0	3
			Total	15	2	0	0	16
First Year (Spring)
	CIS	110	Introduction to Computers	2	2	0	0	3
	CJC	112	Criminology	3	0	0	0	3
	CJC	113	Juvenile Justice	3	0	0	0	3
	ENG	112	Argument-Based Research	3	0	0	0	3
	SOC	210	Introduction to Sociology	3	0	0	0	3
	---	---	Major Elective*	3	0	0	0	3
			Total	17	2	0	0	18
Second Year (Fall)
	CJC	141	Corrections	3	0	0	0	3
	CJC	212	Ethics & Community Relations	3	0	0	0	3
	CJC**	231	Constitutional Law	3	0	0	0	3
	MAT	140	Survey of Mathematics	3	0	0	0	3
			OR
	MAT	161	College Algebra	3	0	0	0	3
			OR
	MAT	175	Precalculus	4	0	0	0	4
	---	---	Major Elective*	0-3	0	0	0-30	3
			Total	12-16	0	0	0-30	15-16
Second Year (Spring)
	CJC	132	Court Procedure & Evidence	3	0	0	0	3
	CJC	214	Victimology	3	0	0	0	3
	CJC**	221	Investigative Principles	3	2	0	0	4
	COM	231	Public Speaking	3	0	0	0	3
			OR
	COM	110	Introduction to Communication	3	0	0	0	3
	---	---	Humanities / Fine Arts Elective	3	0	0	0	3
			Total	15	2	0	0	16
Total Semester Hours Credit (SHC) in Program:								65-66

This is a Core Course and cannot be substituted.

Note: Criminal Justice employers require criminal background checks and a criminal record may prohibit employment.

** BLET Transfer Credit:

Students successfully completing Basic Law Enforcement Training at a school accredited by the N.C. Criminal Justice Training and Standards Commission will receive BLET transfer credit for these courses (10 semester hours). These students must have successfully completed Basic Law Enforcement Training since 1985. RCCC only ensures acceptance of these transfer credits in our Associate in Applied Science – Criminal Justice Technology Degree Program. These transfer credits may or may not be accepted by a four-year institution to which they intend to transfer.

*Major Electives:
Select 6 semester hour credits from the following courses. This may include up to 3 SHC from COE course/combination of courses:

		Title	Class	Lab	Clinical	Work Exp.	Credits
CJC	160	Terrorism: Underying Issues	3	0	0	0	3
CJC	222	Criminalistics	3	0	0	0	3
CJC	223	Organized Crime	3	0	0	0	3
CJC	225	Crisis Intervention	3	0	0	0	3
CJC	233	Correctional Law	3	0	0	0	3
CJC	241	Community-Based Corrections	3	0	0	0	3
POL	120	American Government	3	0	0	0	3
SOC	213	Sociology of the Family	3	0	0	0	3
SPA	111	Elementary Spanish I	3	0	0	0	3
SPA	112	Elementary Spanish II	3	0	0	0	3
COE	110	World of Work	1	0	0	0	1
COE	111	Co-op Work Experience I	0	0	0	10	1
COE	112	Co-op Work Experience I	0	0	0	20	2
COE	113	Co-op Work Experience I	0	0	0	30	3
COE	121	Co-op Work Experience II	0	0	0	10	1
COE	122	Co-op Work Experience II	0	0	0	20	2
COE	131	Co-op Work Experience III	0	0	0	10	1

Criminal Justice Technology Certificate Program (C55180):

Courses			Credit Hours
CJC	111	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
CJC	121	Law Enforcement Operations	3
CJC	141	Corrections	3
PSY	150	Gerneral Psychology	3
SOC	210	Introduction to Sociology	3
Total Semester Hours Credit:			15

This program offers various courses via distance education. See our Catalog for a listing of these courses.