Total Semester Hours: 20 *This program is approved by the State Board of Community Colleges to exceed maximum standard hours for a certificate program. 154
- Subject
- CJC
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2024-2025
- Source
- coastalcarolina.edu
17 courses with the subject CJC, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Total Semester Hours: 20 *This program is approved by the State Board of Community Colleges to exceed maximum standard hours for a certificate program. 154
Prerequisite(s): None Corequisite(s): None This course introduces the components and processes of the criminal justice system. Topics include history, structure, functions, and philosophy of the criminal justice system and their relationship to life in our society. Upon completion, students should be able to define and describe the major system components and their interrelationships and evaluate career options. This course has been approved for transfer under the CAA and ICAA as a premajor and/or elective course requirement. CJC 112 Criminology 3 0 3 Prerequisite(s): None Corequisite(s): None This course introduces deviant behavior as it relates to criminal activity. Topics include theories of crime causation; statistical analysis of criminal behavior; past, present, and future social control initiatives; and other related topics. Upon completion, students should be able to explain and discuss various theories of crime causation and societal response. UNCW has endorsed accepting transfer credit for this course as their CRM/SOC 255 Criminology course. CJC 113 Juvenile Justice 3 0 3 Prerequisite(s): None Corequisite(s): None This course covers the juvenile justice system and related juvenile issues. Topics include an overview of the juvenile justice system, treatment and prevention programs, special areas and laws unique to juveniles, and other related topics. Upon completion, students should be able to identify/ discuss juvenile court structure/procedures, function and jurisdiction of juvenile agencies, processing/detention of juveniles, and case disposition. 286
Prerequisite(s): None Corequisite(s): None This course introduces fundamental law enforcement operations. Topics include the contemporary evolution of law enforcement operations and related issues. Upon completion, students should be able to explain theories, practices, and issues related to law enforcement operations. This course has been approved for transfer under the CAA and ICAA as a premajor and/or elective course requirement. CJC 122 Community Policing 3 0 3 Prerequisite(s): None Corequisite(s): None This course covers the historical, philosophical, and practical dimensions of community policing. Emphasis is placed on the empowerment of police and the community to find solutions to problems by forming partnerships. Upon completion, students should be able to define community policing, describe how community policing strategies solve problems, and compare community policing to traditional policing. 287
Prerequisite(s): None Corequisite(s): None This course covers judicial structure/process/procedure from incident to disposition, kinds and degrees of evidence, and the rules governing admissibility of evidence in court. Topics include consideration of state and federal courts, arrest, search and seizure laws, exclusionary and statutory rules of evidence, and other related issues. Upon completion, students should be able to identify and discuss procedures necessary to establish a lawful arrest/search, proper judicial procedures, and the admissibility of evidence. CJC 141 Corrections 3 0 3 Prerequisite(s): None Corequisite(s): None This course covers the history, major philosophies, components, and current practices and problems of the field of corrections. Topics include historical evolution, functions of the various components, alternatives to incarceration, treatment programs, inmate control, and other related topics. Upon comple- tion, students should be able to explain the various components, processes, and functions of the correctional system.
Prerequisite(s): None Corequisite(s): None This course introduces the theories and practices of crime scene processing and investigating. Topics include legal considerations at the crime scene, processing indoor and outdoor scenes, recording, note taking, collection and preservation of evidence and submission to the crime laboratory. Upon completion, the student should be able to evaluate and search various crime scenes and demonstrate the appropriate techniques. This course is a unique concentration requirement in the Latent Evidence concentration in the Criminal Justice Technology program. 288
Prerequisite(s): None Corequisite(s): None This course identifies the fundamental reasons why America is a target for terrorists, covering various domestic/international terrorist groups and ideologies from a historical aspect. Emphasis is placed upon recognition of terrorist crime scene; weapons of mass destruction; chemical, biological, and nuclear terrorism; and planning consideration involving threat assessments. Upon completion, the student should be able to identify and discuss the methods used in terrorists’ activities and complete a threat assessment for terrorists’ incidents.
Prerequisite(s): None Corequisite(s): None This course introduces the historical, organizational and practical aspects of Homeland Security. Topics include a historic overview, definitions and concepts, organizational structure, communications, technology, mitigation, prevention and preparedness, response and recovery, and the future of Homeland Security. Upon completion, students should be able to explain essential characteristics of terrorism and Homeland Security, and define roles, functions and interdependency between agencies.
Prerequisite(s): None Corequisite(s): None This course prepares the student to specialize in the direct response, operations, and management of critical incidents. Emphasis is placed upon the theoretical and applied models to understand and manage disasters, terrorism, and school/work place violence. Upon completion, the student should be able to identify and discuss managerial techniques, legal issues, and response procedures to critical incidents.
CJC 231 Constitutional Law 3 0 3
CJC 222 Criminalistics 3 0 3 CJC 231 Constitutional Law 3 0 3
For students entering the Criminal Justice curriculum who completed the BLET curriculum before May 31, 2002, course credit will be evaluated on a case- by-case basis. APPROVED HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS ELECTIVES *ART 111 Art Appreciation MUS 210 History of Rock Music *ART 114 Art History Survey I *PHI 215 Philosophical Issues *ART 115 Art History Survey II *PHI 240 Introduction to Ethics *DRA 111 Theatre Appreciation REL 110 World Religions HUM 130 Myth in Human Culture REL 211 Intro to Old Testament *MUS 110 Music Appreciation REL 212 Intro to New Testament *MUS 112 Introduction to Jazz *Approved as Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) course. 164
10-11 5-7 13 SPRING SEMESTER (1st Year) CJC 112 Criminology 3 0 3 CJC 114 Investigative Photography 1 2 2 CJC 131 Criminal Law 3 0 3
Prerequisite(s): None Corequisite(s): None This course introduces the basic elements of fingerprint technology and techniques applicable to the criminal justice field. Topics include the history and meaning of fingerprints, pattern types and classification, filing sequence, searching and referencing. Upon completion, students should be able to discuss and demonstrate the fundamental techniques of basic fingerprint technology. This course is a unique concentration requirement in the Latent Evidence concentration in the Criminal Justice Technology program. 290
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3 0 3 17 3 18 Total Semester Hours: 73 Students entering the Criminal Justice curriculum who completed the BLET curriculum after May 31, 2002, may receive credit for the following courses.
Total Semester Hours: 70 Students entering the Criminal Justice curriculum who completed the BLET curriculum after May 31, 2002, may receive credit for the following courses.
Source: Coastal Carolina Community College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61