Courses
St. Augustine College offers the following Criminal Justice courses. Students enrolled in these courses may find this guide of particular use:
CRJ 201 Criminal Justice in the United States (4) This introductory course covers the major topics and systems of the criminal justice system from the federal to local levels. Major areas covered are police, prosecution, courts, and correction systems. Instruction also includes content on definitions of crime and the development of the criminal justice system. Prerequisite: None
CRJ 205 Corrections Systems and Services (4) This course covers the development of the corrections systems in the United States, as well as the various types, purposes, and alternatives to the correctional system in society including probation and parole. Other issues will include minority over-representation in the system, gender issues, abuses in the correctional system, health care, mental health, and rehabilitation vs. incarceration. Prerequisite: CRJ 201
CRJ 211 Juvenile Justice (4) This course examines children and juveniles in criminal justice from a multiple systems perspective, including family and community, social policy, poverty and neglect, gender, and minority issues. Police and judicial concerns specific to child and juvenile needs will be addressed, including probation and parole.
CRJ 215 Procedures in Criminal Law (4) This course presents past developments and present procedures in criminal law, including the constitutional rights of defendants as related to the laws of arrest, legal representation, evidence, courtroom and trial procedures, probation, and parole. Prerequisite: CRJ 201
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