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19 courses with the subject ADJ, 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.

ADJ 100Survey of Criminal Justice3

credit(s) Presents an overview of the United States criminal justice system; introduces the major system components law enforcement, judiciary, and corrections. This is a dual enrollment course. 3 Course ID 153109 Effective Date 1988-06-20 Academic Group NDEV

Subject
ADJ
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog/Student Handbook
Source
catalog.southside.edu
ADJ 105The Juvenile Justice System3

credit(s) Presents the evolution, philosophy, structures and processes of the American juvenile delinquency system; surveys the rights of juveniles, dispositional alternatives, rehabilitation methods and current trends. This is a dual enrollment course. 3 Course ID 153110 Effective Date 1989-05-22 Academic Group NDEV

Subject
ADJ
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog/Student Handbook
Source
catalog.southside.edu
ADJ 117Police Communications and Records

Introduces the principles for the organization and administration of law enforcement communications and records. Examines relationships of custody, central services, and agency logistics to the communications and records operation. Lecture 3 hours per week. 3 3

Subject
ADJ
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog/Student Handbook
Source
catalog.southside.edu
ADJ 118Crisis Intervention and Critical Issues3

credit(s) Addresses basic problems involved in crisis intervention and current critical issues in law enforcement and the administration of justice; emphasizes practical approaches to discover and implement solutions. 3 Course ID 153119 Effective Date 2011-01-10 Academic Group NDEV

Subject
ADJ
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog/Student Handbook
Source
catalog.southside.edu
ADJ 133Ethics and the Criminal Justice Professional3

credit(s) Examines ethical dilemmas pertaining to the criminal justice system, including those in policing, courts and corrections. Focuses on some of the specific ethical choices that must be made by the criminal justice professional.This is a dual enrollment course. 3 Course ID 161104 Effective Date 2011-01-01 Academic Group NDEV

Subject
ADJ
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog/Student Handbook
Source
catalog.southside.edu
ADJ 140Introduction to Corrections3

credit(s) Focuses on societal responses to the offender. Traces the evolution of practices based on philosophies of retribution, deterrence, and rehabilitation. Reviews contemporary correctional activities and their relationships to other aspects of the criminal justice system. Offered as a dual enrollment (concurrent) course. 3 Course ID 153130 Effective Date 2011-01-10 Academic Group NDEV

Subject
ADJ
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog/Student Handbook
Source
catalog.southside.edu
ADJ 152Unarmed Security Officers Duties and Responsibilities1

credit(s) Surveys the theory and practice of unarmed private security personnel duties and responsibilities. Prepares student for licensing and professionalism. 1 Course ID 153134 Effective Date 2005-09-01 Academic Group NDEV

Subject
ADJ
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog/Student Handbook
Source
catalog.southside.edu
ADJ 160Police Response to Critical Incidents

Provides a basic introduction to incident command and emerging trends. Addresses bomb threats; hostage/barricade situations; attacks on institutions such as schools and hospitals; criminal hazmat; terrorist, militia/paramilitary, and extended crime scene evidence collection scenarios; and other long term or large scale events. Lecture 3 hours per week. 3 3

Subject
ADJ
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog/Student Handbook
Source
catalog.southside.edu
ADJ 171Forensic I3-4

credit(s) Introduces student to crime scene technology, procedures for sketching, diagramming and using casting materials. Surveys the concepts of forensic chemistry, fingerprint classification/identification and latent techniques, drug identification, hair and fiber evidence, death investigation techniques, thin-layer chromatographic methods, and arson materials examination. Part I of II. 3-4 0-3 3-6 Course ID 501225 Effective Date 2013-08-01 Academic Group NDEV

Subject
ADJ
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog/Student Handbook
Source
catalog.southside.edu
ADJ 201Criminology3

credit(s) Studies current and historical data pertaining to criminal and other deviant behavior. Examines theories that explain crime and criminal behavior in human society. Offered as a dual enrollment (concurrent) course. 3 Course ID 153142 Effective Date 1988-06-20 Academic Group NDEV

Subject
ADJ
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog/Student Handbook
Source
catalog.southside.edu
ADJ 211Criminal Law, Evidence and Procedures I3

credit(s) Teaches the elements of proof for major and common crimes and the legal classification of offenses. Studies the kinds, degrees and admissibility of evidence and its presentation in criminal proceedings with emphasis on legal guidelines for methods and techniques of evidence acquisition. Surveys the procedural requirements from arrest to final disposition in the various American court systems with focus on the Virginia jurisdiction. Part I of II. 3 Course ID 153145 Effective Date 1988-06-20 Academic Group NDEV

Subject
ADJ
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog/Student Handbook
Source
catalog.southside.edu
ADJ 225Courts and the Administration of Justice3
Subject
ADJ
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog/Student Handbook
Source
catalog.southside.edu
Prerequisite
ADJ 130 or divisional approval. Studies court systems with emphasis on the technical procedures required, from incident occurrence to final disposition of the case, noting the applicable principles of civil and criminal law; focuses on Virginia courts, laws, and procedures. 3 College reading and writing competence required. Course ID 153149 Effective Date 2011-01-10 Academic Group NDEV
ADJ 227Constitutional Law for Justice Personnel3

credit(s) Surveys the basic guarantees of liberty described in the U. S. Constitution and the historical development of these restrictions on government power, primarily through U. S. Supreme Court decisions. Reviews rights of free speech, press, assembly, as well as criminal procedure guarantees (to counsel, jury trial, habeas corpus, etc.) as they apply to the activities of those in the criminal justice system. Offered as a dual enrollment (concurrent) course. 3 College reading and writing competence required. Course ID 153150 Effective Date 2014-09-18 Academic Group NDEV

Subject
ADJ
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog/Student Handbook
Source
catalog.southside.edu
ADJ 228Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs3

credit(s) Surveys the historical and current usage of narcotics and dangerous drugs. Teaches the identification and classification of such drugs and emphasizes the symptoms and effects on their users. Examines investigative methods and procedures utilized in law enforcement efforts against illicit drug usage. 3 Course ID 153151 Effective Date 2011-01-10 Academic Group NDEV

Subject
ADJ
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog/Student Handbook
Source
catalog.southside.edu
ADJ 229Law Enforcement and the Community3

credit(s) Considers current efforts by law enforcement personnel to achieve an effective working relationship with the community. Surveys and analyzes various interactive approaches of law enforcement agencies and the citizenry they serve. 3 College reading and writing competence required. Course ID 153152 Effective Date 1988-06-20 Academic Group NDEV

Subject
ADJ
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog/Student Handbook
Source
catalog.southside.edu
ADJ 232Domestic Violence3

credit(s) Surveys historical issues that have affected family violence. Examines current trends in the context of the criminal justice system. 3 Course ID 153153 Effective Date 2004-08-01 Academic Group NDEV

Subject
ADJ
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog/Student Handbook
Source
catalog.southside.edu
ADJ 236Principles of Criminal Investigation3

credit(s) Surveys the fundamentals of criminal investigation procedures and techniques. Examines crime scene search, collecting, handling and preserving of evidence. 3 College reading and writing competence required. Course ID 153155 Effective Date 2011-01-10 Academic Group NDEV

Subject
ADJ
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog/Student Handbook
Source
catalog.southside.edu
ADJ 290Coordinated Internship4

credit(s) Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college. Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours. Course ID 153166 Effective Date 2004-08-01 Academic Group NDEV

Subject
ADJ
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
credit(s)
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for credit.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog/Student Handbook
Source
catalog.southside.edu
ADJ 298Seminar and Project4

credit(s) Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student’s occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours. Course ID 153167 Effective Date 2004-08-01 Academic Group NDEV

Subject
ADJ
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
credit(s)
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for credit.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog/Student Handbook
Source
catalog.southside.edu

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