Criminal Justice Cert. (Plan 25CF)
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Award Type
Certificate
Catalog Description
The Criminal Justice Certificate offers a comprehensive overview of the system, preparing students for careers in law enforcement, corrections, and private security. It also serves to complement and enhance the expertise of current criminal justice professionals.
Once the program has been completed, students should be able to:
Identify and define the steps in the legal process and administration of criminal justice in American society, as well as the functions of the police, prosecution, criminal defense, courts, and corrections. (Criminal Justice Process)
Explain the roots of criminal behavior from the standpoint of sociological, psychological, biological, developmental, and rational choice theories of crime causation as they relate to violent, property, public order, white-collar, organized, and high-tech/internet crime. (Criminology)
Demonstrate a knowledge of the substantive criminal law, the specific elements of the crime, criminal defenses, and the criminal statutes found in the Illinois compiled statutes. (Substantive Criminal Law)
Total Hours for Completion
32