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Criminal Justice AAS, Corrections Option
Education, Human Services and Criminal Justice Department | 2 AAS - Associate of Applied Science Degree | 2 years
Earn your Associate of Applied Science Degree in the Criminal Justice, Corrections Option program at Clackamas Community College and gain the skills needed to work in the criminal justice field.
Don’t wait! Enroll now in the Corrections program at Clackamas Community College and take the next steps to a career in:
- Jails and holding facilities
- Correctional facilities
- Community correctional agencies
Want to increase your knowledge and skills? At Clackamas Community College, you can learn from experienced instructors in small classrooms and get hands-on experience in a correctional agency.
Criminal Justice AAS, Corrections Option
You will develop some exciting new skills in this program. Among these new skills, you should be able to:
- Identify the major steps of the criminal justice process
- Explain the functions of law enforcement in the United States
- Describe the role of the criminal court system
Careers
Career opportunities are generally:
- jail and prison facilities
- community corrections agencies
- correctional officer
- correctional counselor
- probation/parole officer
Job Market
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PROGRAM CODE: AAS.CORRECTIONS
The Corrections program utilizes an interdisciplinary approach, including sociological, psychological and biological behavioral perspectives to provide students with a well-rounded basis for interacting with corrections clients in a variety of correctional settings.
Course work includes cooperative work experience, hands-on experience in a correctional agency to supplement and apply knowledge gained in academic courses.
RELATED INSTRUCTION OUTCOMES
Computation (1 course- MTH-098 College Math Foundations)
- Use appropriate mathematics to solve problems.
Communication (1 course- WR-121 English Composition)
- Read actively, think critically, and write purposefully and capably for professional audiences.
Human Relations (1 course- CJA-250 Reporting, Recording & Testifying)
- Engage in ethical communication processes that accomplish goals.
Physical Education/Health/Safety/First Aid (1 course- HPE-296 Health and Fitness for Criminal Justice)
- Use effective life skills to improve and maintain mental and physical wellbeing.
PROGRAM OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- identify and define each step in the criminal justice process, and critically analyze how a case proceeds through the system, including landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions;
- explain the functions of law enforcement and corrections in the United States in terms of historical roots, structure and contemporary issues;
- identify conditions and personal characteristics that are specific to working with offenders in an institutional or community setting, and develop strategies for coping with those conditions;
- demonstrate knowledge of ethical practices in educational and professional settings;
- recognize how criminal justice professionals work effectively within a diverse society;
- identify causes and indicators of crime and their effect on the criminal justice system’s response;
- analyze contemporary issues in the adult and juvenile corrections systems in the United States and outline possible responses to those issues;
- demonstrate effective verbal communication skills in a criminal justice setting;
- demonstrate effective written communication skills in a criminal justice setting.
Corrections Core Requirements
Complete 3 credits of CJA-280 or HD-102
- CJA-280
- Criminal Justice/Corrections/CWE
- 3
- HD-102
- Service Learning Experience
- 3
Complete CJA-101 or CJA-201
- CJA-101
- Criminology
- 4
- CJA-201
- Juvenile Delinquency
- 4
Complete the following Core Requirements
- CJA-110
- Introduction to Law Enforcement
- 3
- CJA-120
- Introduction to Courts
- 3
- CJA-122
- Criminal Law
- 4
- CJA-130
- Introduction to Corrections
- 3
- CJA-134
- Correctional Institutions
- 3
- CJA-170
- Careers in Criminal Justice
- 3
- CJA-203
- Crisis Intervention
- 3
- CJA-215
- Sexual Abuse and Human Trafficking
- 3
- CJA-216
- Implicit Bias and Policing
- 3
- CJA-223
- Criminal Justice Ethics
- 3
- CJA-232
- Case Management
- 3
- CJA-252
- Introduction to Restorative Justice
- 3
- CJA-270
- Criminal Justice Capstone
- 3
- HD-161
- Multicultural Awareness
- 3
- HDF-260
- Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect
- 4
- HE-163
- Body & Drugs I: Introduction to Abuse & Addiction
- 3
- HS-156
- Conducting Human Service Interviews
- 3
- HS-211
- Infectious Diseases and Harm Reduction
- 1
- HS-216
- Group Counseling Skills
- 3
- LIB-101
- Introduction to Library Research
- 1
- PSY-219
- Introduction to Abnormal Psychology
- 4
- WR-122
- English Composition
- 4
Computation Related Instruction
Complete MTH-098
- MTH-098
- College Math Foundations
- 4
Communication Related Instruction
Complete WR-121
- WR-121
- English Composition
- 4
Human Relations Related Instruction
Complete CJA-250
- CJA-250
- Reporting, Recording & Testifying
- 4
PE/Health/Safety Related Instruction
Complete HPE-296
- HPE-296
- Health and Fitness for Criminal Justice
- 3
Program Electives
Complete 3-4 credits of Corrections Program Electives. This may consist of any CJA course not included in the Corrections Program. Please refer to the catalog for a complete list of Corrections Program electives.
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