Administration of Justice (ADJ) at Wytheville 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 105 - The Juvenile Justice System
- Presents the evolution, philosophy, structures and processes of the American juvenile delinquency system; surveys the right of juveniles, dispositional alternatives, rehabilitation methods and current trends.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 111 - Law Enforcement Organization & Administration I
- Teaches the principles of organization and administration of law enforcement agencies. Studies the management of line operations, staff and auxiliary services, investigative and juvenile units. Introduces the concept of data processing; examines policies, procedures, rules, and regulations pertaining to crime prevention. Surveys concepts of protection of life and property, detection of offenses, and apprehension of offenders. Prerequisite for ADJ 112, divisional approval or ADJ 111. Part I of II.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 127 - Firearms and Marksmanship
- Surveys lethal weapons in current use and current views on weapon types and ammunition design. Examines the legal guidelines as to use of deadly force, safety in handling of weaponry, and weapon care and cleaning; marksmanship instruction under standard range conditions. Prerequisite permission of instructor.Lecture 0-2 hours. Laboratory 2-3 hours. Total 2-5 hours per week.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor to enroll. No felony conviction or legal prohibition to possess ammunition of firearms under local, state or federal law.1-3 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 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 138 - Defensive Tactics
- Surveys and demonstrates the various types of non-lethal force tools and tactics for use by criminal justice personnel in self-defense, arrest, search, restraint and transport of those in custody.Lecture 1-2 hours per week. Total 1-2 hours per week.
1-2 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 145 - Corrections and the Community
- Studies and evaluates the relationships and interactions between correctional organizations and free society. Focuses on the shared responsibility of the community and corrections agencies to develop effective programs for management and treatment of criminal offenders.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ADJ 146 - Adult Correctional Institutions
- Describes the structures, functions, and goals of state and federal correctional institutions (prisons, farms, community-based units, etc.) for adult inmates.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ADJ 147 - Local Adult Detention Facilities
- Studies security procedures in adult detention facilities, the criteria for effective supervision of inmates, the correctional aspects of inmate discipline, and the handling of "special inmates." Presents concepts, programs, and planning considerations for jail management and the operation of adult detention facilities.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ADJ 166 - Fish and Game Regulations
- Surveys state and federal laws regulating inland fishing, water fowl and game animals.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ADJ 168 - Computer Applications in Administration of Justice
- Provides instruction in the techniques and practices used to identify the automation needs of criminal justice agencies; covers the use of computer applications in the processing of operational and administrative records and standardized reports; discusses the use of rational data base applications to develop specialized reports. Prerequisite CIS 100 or CIS 110 or divisional approval.Lecture 3-4 hours per week.
3-4 credits - ADJ 171 - Forensic Science I
- 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.Lecture 3-4 hours. Laboratory 0-3 hours. Total 3-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits - ADJ 195 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - ADJ 199 - Supervised Study
- Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 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 212 - Criminal Law, Evidence and Procedures II
- 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 II of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ADJ 215 - Report Writing
- Introduces the basic mechanics and procedures of report writing; emphasizes clear, concise and accurate writing of communications as they relate to law enforcement records, investigations, and research.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 228 - Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
- 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.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ADJ 234 - Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism
- Surveys the historical and current practices of terrorism that are national, transnational, or domestic in origin. Includes biological, chemical, nuclear, and cyber-terrorism. Teaches the identification and classification of terrorist organizations, violent political groups and issue-oriented militant movements. Examines investigative methods and procedures utilized in counter terrorist efforts domestically and internationally.Lecture 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 241 - Correctional Law
- Studies the legal rights and obligations of the convict- probationer, inmate, and parolee. surveys methods of enforcing both rights and obligations and the responsibilities of corrections agencies and personnel under correctional law (constitutional, statutory, and regulatory provisions).Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ADJ 245 - Management of Correctional Facilities
- Describes management options and operational implications for staffing, security, safety, and treatment. Considers impact of changes in public policy on corrections.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.
1-5 credits - ADJ 298 - Seminar and Project
- 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.
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