Administration of Justice (ADJ) at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Distance Learning
Time of Day
Term
- ADJ 100 - Survey of Criminal Justice
- Presents an overview of the United States criminal justice system; introduces the major system components--law enforcement, judiciary, and corrections.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ADJ 107 - Survey of Criminology
- Surveys the volume and scope of crime; considers a variety of theories developed to explain the causation of crime and criminality.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ADJ 110 - Introduction to Law Enforcement
- Studies the philosophy and history of law enforcement, presenting an overview of the crime problem and policy response issues. Surveys the jurisdictions and organizations of local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. Examines the qualification requirements and career opportunities in the law enforcement profession.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ADJ 115 - Patrol Procedures
- Describes, instructs and evaluates street-level procedures commonly employed by patrol officers in everyday law enforcement operations.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ADJ 116 - Special Enforcement Topics
- Considers contemporary issues, problems, and controversies in modern law enforcement.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ADJ 130 - Introduction to Criminal Law
- Surveys the general principles of American criminal law, the elements of major crimes, and the basic steps of prosecution procedure.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ADJ 131 - Legal Evidence
- Surveys the identification, degrees, and admissibility of evidence for criminal prosecution; examines pre-trial and trial procedures as they pertain to the rules of evidence.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ADJ 133 - Ethics and the Criminal Justice Professional
- 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.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ADJ 139 - Private Detectives/Investigators
- Instructs the student in investigative techniques, criminal law and procedure, rules of evidence, the techniques and mechanics of arrest. Meets state certification requirements for private investigators licensing.Lecture 3-5 hours per week.
3-5 credits - ADJ 140 - Introduction to Corrections
- 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.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ADJ 161 - Introduction to Computer Crime
- Provides a basic introduction to the nature of computer crimes, computer criminals, relevant law, investigative techniques, and emerging trends.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ADJ 170 - Steet Gangs and Law Enforcement
- Teaches the philosophy and history of gangs in America through the eyes of law enforcement, courts, corrections and the citizenry. Examines methods by which law enforcement defines the gang problem and intervenes in gang membership. Explores gang globalization; differentiates street gangs and terrorist cells.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ADJ 201 - Criminology
- Studies current and historical data pertaining to criminal and other deviant behavior. Examines theories that explain crime and criminal behavior in human society.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ADJ 211 - Criminal Law, Evidence and Procedures I
- 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.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ADJ 227 - Constitutional Law for Justice Personnel
- 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.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ADJ 229 - Community Policing in Modern Society
- Examines the process through which community problems are identified and addressed by police departments in cooperation with the community. Considers current efforts by law enforcement officers to achieve an effective working relationship with the community.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ADJ 232 - Domestic Violence
- Surveys historical issues that have affected family violence. Examines current trends in the context of the criminal justice system.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ADJ 233 - Multiculturalism in Policing
- Examines the impacts of historical events and social changes on law enforcement. Evaluates the complexity of providing police services to multicultural communities. Develops sensitivity and understanding of diverse populations and communities of color.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ADJ 236 - Principles of Criminal Investigation
- Surveys the fundamentals of criminal investigation procedures and techniques. Examines crime scene search, collecting, handling and preserving of evidence.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ADJ 240 - Techniques of Interviewing
- Provides the student with essential skills and techniques necessary to obtain quality information from victims, witnesses, and suspects, regarding criminal activity. Emphasizes locations and settings for interviews, kinesics, proxemics, and paralinguistics of both the interviewer and interviewee.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ADJ 290 - Coordinated Internship
- 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.
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