Criminal Justice

Program Requirements

CRJ-1010 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
CRJ-2020 - American Judicial Process
CRJ-2050 - Criminology
POS-1050 - The Constitution*
ENG-1020 - Introduction to Research Methods*
PHI-1040 - Introduction to Ethics*
SOC-1020 - Ethnicity & Diversity in the U.S. or
  SOC-2040 - Race, Ethnicity, Class & Gender*
POS-2070 - National Security & Terrorism* or
  any 3-credit criminal justice course
EDU-2860 - Community & Work Experience
Electives – 12 credits

General Education Requirements

Core Competencies
First Semester Seminar
Technological Literacy
Communication
  (Meets graduation standard in oral communication)
English Composition
Mathematics
Research & Writing Intensive
  ENG-1020 - Introduction to Research Methods

Areas of Inquiry
Scientific Method
Human Expression
  PHI-1040 - Introduction to Ethics
Human Behavior
  SOC-2040 - Race, Ethnicity, Class, & Gender or
  SOC-1020 - Ethnicity & Diversity in the U.S.

Integrative Approaches
Global Perspectives & Sustainability
  POS-2070 - National Security & Terrorism
Seminar in Educational Inquiry
  (Meets graduation standard in writing & information literacy)
Quantitative Reasoning Assessment
  (Meets graduation standard in quantitative reasoning)

Program Outcomes

Successful graduates will be able to:
• articulate the philosophy, concepts and practices of the major components of the American criminal justice system: law enforcement, the courts, rehabilitation, detention facilities, and corrections;
• compare and contrast the various psychological and sociological theories that account for criminal behavior;
• evaluate the principal research methodology for measuring criminal behavior;
• explain the protections afforded criminal defendants by the U.S. and Vermont Constitutions, and identify the major Supreme Court decisions applicable to the American criminal justice system;
• distinguish between restorative and retributive justice models and explain the various societal responses to criminal behavior;
• demonstrate an understanding of how data on crime, recidivism, and crime prevention are collected, reported, and analyzed;
• describe a variety of psychological, social, cultural, and environmental factors that affect human behavior;
• demonstrate some of the ways social scientists research and interpret evidence;
• demonstrate academic skills required of all CCV graduates including competency in critical thinking, writing, information literacy, oral communication and quantitative reasoning; and
• identify their career and transfer options and assume a professional role in the workplace.

MINIMUM TOTAL CREDITS IN DEGREE: 60

*You may use a course to meet both a program requirement and a general education requirement; however, you may not use a single course to meet two general education requirements.