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Criminal Justice Cert. (Plan 25CF)

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Business and Social Sciences Division

Program Overview

Program Course Requirements

Additional Information

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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)

Students are strongly recommended to reach out to the Criminal Justice program's full-time faculty, as soon as possible, for more information on recommended courses or program specific advising, contact faculty members:

  • Javier Alonso at (847) 543-2468 or jalonso1@clcillinois.edu

  • Jennifer Hulvat at (847) 543-2574 or jhulvat@clcillinois.edu

  • Christopher Utecht at (847) 543-2944 or cutecht@clcillinois.edu

  • or the Business and Social Sciences Division at (847) 543-2047.

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Total Hours for Completion

32

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