Administration
of Justice
Courses Offered
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The Administration of Justice degree or certificate prepares students for a career in criminal justice. By completing the degree or certificate requirements, the student will gain the ability to apply principles of the justice system, constitutional and procedural considerations affecting arrest, search and seizure, human relations, and concepts of criminal law as well as demonstrate proficiency in report writing and record keeping. Competencies will be assessed regularly in accordance with the California Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) criteria. |
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Administration of Justice 10 3 units; 3 hours lecture |
Administration of Justice 11 3 units; 3 hours lecture |
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This course provides an overview of important components of homeland security, including
various agencies and their interrelated responsibilities. Topics include historical
events, critical threats, and legislative constraints that impact national security.
The course clarifies the roles of military agencies and local, federal, and international
law enforcement in combating terrorism and identifies characteristics, ideologies,
motives, and behaviors of extremist groups that foster and support terrorist activities.
Students will examine and interpret forensic evidence to reconstruct crimes of terrorism. |
This course provides an overview of important components of homeland security, including
various agencies and their interrelated responsibilities. Topics include historical
events, critical threats, and legislative constraints that impact national security.
The course clarifies the roles of military agencies and local, federal, and international
law enforcement in combating terrorism and identifies characteristics, ideologies,
motives, and behaviors of extremist groups that foster and support terrorist activities.
Students will examine and interpret forensic evidence to reconstruct crimes of terrorism. |
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Administration of Justice 12 3 units; 3 hours lecture |
Administration of Justice 21 3 units; 3 hours lecture |
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This course provides an overview of modern border and transportation security challenges.
Different methods designed to address these challenges will be explored. The course
covers a time period from post 9/11 to present. Topics associated with border security
and security for transportation infrastructure include: ships, aircraft, railways,
pipelines, and highways. Additional topics include technological solutions employed
to enhance security of borders and transportation systems. Students will discuss the
legal, economic, political, and cultural concerns as well as impacts associated with
transportation and border security. |
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of emergency management. Students will learn the principles of emergency management, and will become familiar with the major issues confronting emergency management providers. The course will emphasize the elements of the Incident Command System. Students will participate in a series of simulated emergency management exercises. Case studies of large scale emergency events will be covered. |
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Administration of Justice 26 3 units; 3 hours lecture |
Administration of Justice 49 3 units; 2.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab per week to be arranged |
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This course will provide students with an overview of domestic and transnational terrorism.
Varying definitions, perspectives, and underlying causes will be explored along with
terrorist weapons of choice. Terrorist and counterterrorist organizations will be
examined, as well as incidents involving terrorist efforts, successes, and failures. |
This course is designed to meet the minimum requirements for training as required
by Penal Code Section 832 and certified by the California Commission on Peace Officer
Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.). The course is certified by P.O.S.T. in the areas
of laws of arrest, ethical use of force, arrest and control methods, and firearms
training. The course has 45 hours of lecture covering California laws of arrest and
firearms, 9 hours of training in arrest and control methods, and 18 hours of training
in the use of firearms, for a total of 72 hours. The course will cover the basic fundamentals
of the laws of arrest, arrest and control methods, and the basic principles of firearms
training that will enhance an individual’s ability to meet the state’s minimum requirements
for employment in a law enforcement or allied agency. |
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Administration of Justice 95/96abcd
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Administration of Justice 99 1-3 units; hours to be arranged |
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Through a set of learning objectives established by the student, supervisor, and instructor,
each student will work with and learn from experts in the Administration of Justice
field. These experiences will enable students to improve job skills, analyze career
opportunities and requirements, and compare them to personal abilities and career
expectations. |
This course provides special advanced studies in a subject field of Administration
of Justice not covered in the regular departmental offerings. Regular conferences
with the instructor are coordinated with assigned Administration of Justice projects
(54 hours per unit). |
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Administration of Justice 100 3 units; 3 hours lecture |
Administration of Justice 103 3 units; 3 hours lecture
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This course introduces students to the characteristics of the criminal justice system in the United States. Focus is placed on examining crime measurement, theoretical explanations of crime, responses to crime, components of the system, and current challenges to the system. The course examines the evolution of the principles and approaches utilized by the justice system and the evolving forces which have shaped those principles and approaches. Although justice structure and process are examined in a cross context, emphasis is placed on the United States justice system, particularly the structure and function of police, courts, and corrections. Students are introduced to the origins and development of criminal law, legal process, sentencing, and incarceration policies. |
In this course, students examine the historical development and philosophy of law and its application to the criminal justice system. Topics covered include legal research, case law, classifications of crime, crimes against persons and property, and crimes against the state. *Note: Some UC transferable courses have credit limitations. For details, see a counselor, the Transfer Center adviser, or the articulation officer.
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Administration of Justice 106 3 units; 3 hours lecture |
Administration of Justice 107 3 units; 3 hours lecture |
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This course presents an overview of the criminal justice recruitment and selection process, and provides opportunities to gain knowledge and skills that will enable them to be more successful at passing the various testing phases in a criminal justice testing and background investigation process. Instruction begins with the application phase, then addresses the various steps in the hiring process including: the written examination, oral interview, written and oral psychological exams, polygraph exam, physical agility test and background investigation. |
This is a basic course covering crime, criminal behavior and social attempts at controlling
such behavior. Emphasis in this course is placed on traditional types of punishment,
such as incarceration, as well as rehabilitation, probation, parole, and diversion.
Incarceration issues include officer and inmate safety, physical security aspects
of prison, and prisoner discipline and code of conduct. Rehabilitation topics include
education, job skills training and parole. This course covers the basic career skills
and knowledge required for employment as detention officers in custodial institutions,
probation and parole. |
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Administration of Justice 109 3 units; 3 hours lecture |
Administration of Justice 111 3 units; 3 hours lecture |
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This course covers the study of the history and development of police patrol. Topics
covered include functions of patrol; investigative duties of the field officer; techniques
for planning patrol activities; handling complaints and requests for service; field
interviews; searches and arrests; civil and domestic disturbances; and the handling
of traffic related problems. |
This course covers the fundamentals of criminal investigation. Topics should include the techniques of crime scene search and recording, collection and preservation of physical evidence, modus operandi processes, sources of information, interview and interrogation, and follow-up investigation. |
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Administration of Justice 115 3 units; 3 hours lecture |
Administration of Justice 126 3 units; 3 hours lecture |
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This course examines the complex, dynamic relationship between communities and the justice system in addressing crime and conflict with an emphasis on the challenges and prospects of administering justice within a diverse multicultural population. Topics include the shared and conflicting values in culture, religion, and law. |
This course is an examination of the origin, development, and organization of the
juvenile system as it evolved in the American justice system. The course explores
the theories that focus on juvenile law, courts and processes, and the constitutional
protections extended to juveniles administered in the American justice system. |
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Administration of Justice 130 3 units; 3 hours lecture |
Administration of Justice 131 3 units; 3 hours lecture |
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This course is an in-depth study of the procedures by which a criminal defendant is tried. As enumerated by the Constitution’s due process clauses of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments, this course examines how this process functions from the point at which a crime is committed to arrest, trial and appeal. |
This course covers the legal aspects evidence and the constitutional and procedural
considerations affecting arrest, and search and seizure. Topics covered include types
of evidence and rules governing their admissibility, judicial decisions interpreting
individual rights, and case studies viewed with respect to how they are applied in
a criminal process from arrest to trial. |
| Administration of Justice 132 Forensic Crime Scene Investigation
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Administration of Justice 133 3 units; 3 hours lecture |
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This course provides students with an introduction to forensic crime scene investigation
(CSI). It examines the methods utilized in the forensic analysis of crime scenes,
pattern evidence, instruments, firearms, questioned documents and controlled substances.
The student will gain an understanding of the workings of a CSI unit, an overview
of the relationship between forensic science and law enforcement, as well as evidence
collection and analysis rules. |
This course covers the basic principles of fingerprints, including lifting, classification, and identification. The history of fingerprints, Henry and Battley systems, and the legal aspects of fingerprints are studied in relation to current practices and procedures.
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Administration of Justice 134 3 units; 3 hours lecture |
Administration of Justice 135 3 units; 3 hours lecture |
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This course is designed to acquaint the student with the techniques necessary to develop basic crime analysis skills needed in today’s law enforcement environment. Students will analyze data and transform their analyses into specific and proactive plans to combat crimerelated problems. The course prepares law enforcement professionals, both sworn and civilian, who are integrally involved in community- based policing programs, which respond to a community’s quality-of-life issues. |
In this course, students develop the ability to observe, record, and document facts, from which a police or criminal justice report could be written. Facts presented are based on simulated crimes that include crime scenes with evidence and witness statements. Students complete a variety of law enforcement report forms construct police report narratives, using proper spelling, grammar and sentence structure, and in a manner that satisfies typical requirements for a criminal investigation or prosecution. |
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Administration of Justice 142 3 units; 3 hour lecture |
Administration of Justice 150 8 units; 6 hours lecture, 6 hours lab |
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This course provides students with an understanding of digital crime scene investigation. Topics include court presentation of evidence requirements involving digital forensic evidence requirenments involving digital forensic evidence, digital imaging, and metadata. Recognized legal and professional standards will be reviewed. Students will be exposed to contemporary digital forensic tools and processes used in collecting digital evidence from seizure to the admission as evidence in a criminal trial. Procedural and legal issues in the handling, processing and examination of digital evidence will be studied. Students will learn about methods of handling the chain of custody regarding some digital evidence, and discovery procedures. |
This course is designed for California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training
(P.O.S.T.) certified Training Module - Level III peace officer training candidates.
A Level III peace officer may perform specified limited support duties that are not
likely to result in physical arrests. The student will participate in a 216 hours
course of instruction and training emphasizing basic law enforcement philosophy, procedures,
tactics, and techniques. The course is certified pursuant to California Penal Code
Section 836.6. |
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Administration of Justice 155 11 units; 9.5 hours lecture, 5 hours lab |
Administration of Justice 170 3 units; 3 hours lecture
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This course is designed for California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Certified Training Module - Level II police officer training candidates. A Level II peace officer may perform general law enforcement assignments under immediate supervision of a sworn officer. The student will participate in a 261 hour course of instruction and training emphasizing basic law enforcement philosophy, procedures, tactics, and techniques. The course is certified pursuant to California Penal Code Section 836.6. |
In this course, students examine the history and development of the laws and customs of arrest, search and seizure, and the “Exclusionary Rule.” Emphasis is given to the application of these procedures as they relate to law enforcement officers and others in the apprehension of criminals and the procuring of evidence.
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Administration of Justice 190 3 units; 2.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab |
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This course is designed to expose the pre-employment student to the many facets of law enforcement. Instructional activities will emphasize career exploration, law enforcement history and organization, professionalism, teamwork, drill and ceremony, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and firearm safety. Upon successful completion of the course, a student will be eligible to become a member of a local Police Department Explorer Post. |