Criminal Justice

This course provides an overview of the criminal justice system. Topics include the historical development of law enforcement as well as an exploration of the components of the criminal justice system and the functions, jurisdictions, and interrelationships of various law enforcement agencies with emphasis on the United States Criminal Justice System. Recommended prerequisites and/or companion studies – Intro. to Sociology, Psychology, Black Studies, American Minorities, American History, Constitutional Law, Interpersonal Communications, and Foreign Languages.

Course can be taken for Concurrent College Credit
Three Concurrent Enrollment Credits per semester are available through Normandale Community College. To enroll for college credit, students are required to fill out an application, provide a transcript and take a college entrance exam (Accuplacer). For those who do not qualify for Concurrent credit, articulation is also available. 

This course provides an overview of theories of delinquency and the Juvenile Justice System.

Special emphasis will be on Minnesota Statutes, Rules of Juvenile Court, and Supreme Court cases which mandate how the Juvenile Justice System works in Minnesota. This course meets specific POST-learning objectives for pre-service law enforcement students to understand what police officers are mandated to do when juveniles are victims or offenders, and how those laws are different from the adult criminal justice system. Recommended prerequisites and/or companion studies – Intro. to Sociology, Psychology, Black Studies, American Minorities American History, Constitutional Law, Interpersonal Communications, and Foreign Languages.

Course can be taken for Concurrent College Credit
Three Concurrent Enrollment Credits per semester are available through Normandale Community College. To enroll for college credit, students are required to fill out an application, provide a transcript and take a college entrance exam (Accuplacer). For those who do not qualify for Concurrent credit, articulation is also available. 

This course examines the interaction of peace officers with individuals/groups in communities – with a focus on minority groups and the application of community-oriented policing principles. This course meets the specific POST learning objectives for pre-service law enforcement students including community-oriented policing philosophy, crime prevention, cultural diversity, bias motivated crime and the proper police response, domestic abuse and assault mandates, ethics, police professionalism, and the use of discretion by the police. Recommended prerequisites and/or companion studies – Intro. to Sociology, Psychology, Black Studies, American Minorities, American History, Constitutional Law, Interpersonal Communications, and Foreign Languages.

Course can be taken for Concurrent College Credit
Three Concurrent Enrollment Credits per semester are available through Normandale Community College. To enroll for college credit, students are required to fill out an application, provide a transcript and take a college entrance exam (Accuplacer). For those who do not qualify for Concurrent credit, articulation is also available. 

This course is a sociological analysis of corrections and punishment in modern society. The course content explores the sentencing of offenders, the prison system, community-based corrections (including probation & parole), alternatives to incarceration and the death penalty. Recommended prerequisites and/or companion studies – Intro. to Sociology, Psychology, Black Studies, American Minorities, American History, Constitutional Law, Interpersonal Communications, and Foreign Languages.

Course can be taken for Concurrent College Credit
Three Concurrent Enrollment Credits per semester are available through Normandale Community College. To enroll for college credit, students are required to fill out an application, provide a transcript and take a college entrance exam (Accuplacer). For those who do not qualify for Concurrent credit, articulation is also available. 
 

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