Criminal justice aaas in Shoreline community college

Train with former and current law enforcement professionals and gain practical experience for a range of criminal justice careers. Choose from classes that are online, on-campus or both.Understand federal and state constitutions and their respective criminal codes.Demonstrate basic theories of police operations and management.Communicate effectively within the criminal justice system.Effectively communicate with the public and respond to various problems many of which may not be criminal in nature.Understand the importance of fairly enforcing the laws which regulate public conduct.Discuss the importance of properly identifying, collecting and preserving evidence.Discuss the value of preliminary traffic and criminal investigations and the documentation and effective courtroom presentation of these findings.Understand the importance of the community's feeling of safety and it's implications for the application of standard patrol practices and police interventions.Understand and apply concepts of community-oriented policing

GPA of 2.0 or better for the entire program required.

municipal, county, state or federal law enforcement, juvenile and adult correction facilities, private and corporate security/investigation firms.

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