APS.ASJ - Associate of Science - Major in Criminal Justice

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Apply appropriate communication skills across settings, purposes, and audiences of the American Criminal Justice System, including law enforcement, corrections and courts.

• Apply theories, principles and practices of criminal justice, including constitutional principles, judicial and correctional processes, legal institutions, and law enforcement.

• Apply criminal law, juvenile law, constitutional law, and procedural law as it relates to a person’s involvement with the Criminal Justice System from first contact until sentence completion in a manner consistent with ethical and biblical standards.

• Critique criminal justice research and use those findings to support arguments and decisions within the criminal justice context.

• Critically engage ethical issues in criminal justice, particularly questions of social responsibility, professional decision-making and the impact of cultural diversity on the Criminal Justice system.

• Integrate biblical perspectives into the decision-making process as it relates to issues involving the Criminal Justice System.