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Program Overview

The Juvenile Justice program is dedicated to addressing the unique challenges associated with youth in the criminal justice system. Students study juvenile law, intervention strategies, and rehabilitation techniques. Graduates are prepared for roles in juvenile probation, youth advocacy, and community-based organizations working to support at-risk youth.

Eligibility Criteria

High School Diploma, GED Or Equiv. International Education

Credit Hours

96 Hours

Course Duration

1 Year (Self-Paced) Program

Courses Offered

16

Foundations Of Criminal Law And Justice Systems:

The College of Criminal Justice begins with a comprehensive exploration of criminal law and justice systems. Students acquire a deep understanding of legal principles, criminology, and law enforcement practices. This foundational knowledge equips them with the skills necessary to navigate the complex world of criminal justice.

Practical Experience And Community Engagement:

Beyond the classroom, our College of Criminal Justice places a strong emphasis on practical experience and community engagement. Students have opportunities to intern with law enforcement agencies, participate in mock trials, and engage with local communities. These experiences not only enhance their practical skills but also provide valuable insights into the criminal justice field.

Global Criminal Justice Issues And Cross-Border Collaborations:

The College of Criminal Justice at Los Angeles City University is committed to addressing global criminal justice issues and fostering cross-border collaborations. Our curriculum explores international perspectives on crime and justice and encourages students to engage in collaborative research and initiatives with organizations worldwide. This global perspective equips students to tackle complex challenges in the realm of criminal justice.

Introduction to the Humanities

The course explores philosophic and artistic heritage of humanity expressed through a historical perspective on visual arts, music, and literature. Topics include myth, literature, art, music, television, cinema, and the theater. Also discussed are provocative issues in the humanities - religion, morality, happiness, death, freedom, and controversies in the arts.

Social and Cultural Geography

Social and Cultural Geography considers why geography matters to the analysis and understanding social relations, cultural identity and social inequality. Course examines how social life is structured at a variety of scales with respect to ethnicity, industries, services, urban patterns, and resources of world as a whole.

English Composition

English Composition provides you with rhetorical foundations that prepare them for academic and professional writing. You will learn the strategies and processes that successful writers employ as you work to accomplish specific purposes. You will develop skills in writing unified, coherent, well-developed essays using correct grammar and effective sentence structure.

College Algebra

College Algebra provides an overview of the fundamental concepts of algebra: an understanding of the general concepts of relation and function; and the ability to solve practical problems using algebra.

World Religions

World Religions course offers the broadest coverage of world religions as they exist today; helping you understand the ideology behind the many religions that strive today. While it is impossible to cover all religions, it does cover those of the vast majority of people.

Ethics

Evenly balanced between theory and applications, this course shows you how to establish an ethical theory and how to apply it to a range of specific moral issues. This course examines ethical problems in such areas as mercy killing, personal relations, business, sexuality, medicine, and the environment.

Art Appreciation

This course introduces the origins and historical development of art. Emphasis is placed on the relationship of design principles to various art forms including but not limited to sculpture, painting, and architecture. Upon completion, you should be able to identify and analyze a variety of artistic styles, periods, and media.

Pre-Calculus

This course provides the mathematical foundation for an introductory calculus course. In addition to a brief review of basic algebra, the course covers equations and inequalities; functions, models, and graphs; polynomial and rational functions; exponential and logarithmic functions; trigonometric functions; and trigonometric identities and equations.

Human Biology

This course is an introductory study of the human body, including the basic structure and function of the major organ systems (nervous, endocrine, circulatory, reproductive, etc.) and the effects of diet, exercise, stress and environmental change on human health.

World History

World History course present the big picture, to facilitate comparison and assessment of change, and to highlight major developments in world's history. This course emphasizes the global interactions of major civilizations so that you can compare and assess changes in the patterns of interaction and the impact of global forces.

Introduction to Criminology

This course provides a sociological perspective on crime and criminal justice by treating social structure and social inequality as central themes in the study of crime and major factors in society's treatment of criminals.

Investigation

This course presents crime detection as a dynamic field relying heavily on the past experiences of investigators as well as recent practical and technological innovations.

Introduction to Laws

This course builds the procedural knowledge and real-world skills needed for today’s paralegal. It places an emphasis on profession and skills. Places an emphasis on basic foundations including: developing critical thinking and procedural skills; learning about technology applications in law office; and understanding how to handle ethical situations in workplace.

Research in Criminal Justice

This course provides an introduction to the basic methods, techniques, and procedures of social science research. Qualitative and quantitative methods, such as survey research, experiments, observational/field work, program evaluation, and interview approaches appropriate to the study of criminal justice are also examined.

Introduction to Juvenile Justice

This course is based on the origin, philosophy, and development of the juvenile justice system, particularly the juvenile court. Emphasis in this course is placed upon laws, detention, adjudication, probation, after-care, foster homes, and other alternative correctional practices.

Introduction to Juvenile Delinquency

This course examines the nature, trends, remedies, and explanations for juvenile delinquency. You will be introduced to basic terminology relating to juvenile delinquency and the juvenile justice system.

Cost of Attendance

Tuition Fee Breakdown Cost
ASSOCIATE DEGREE $21,120
Medical Insurance $0.00
Personal Expenses $0.00
Study Materials $0.00
Food Cost $0.00
Total Tuition Fee $21,120
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Introduction to the Humanities

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The art of thinking critically.
    Apollonian reason, dionysian intuition.
    Myth.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Literature.
    Art.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Music.
    The theater.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The musical stage.
    Television.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The cinema.
    Religion.
    Happiness.
    Morality.
    Life and death.

Social and Cultural Geography

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Mash-ups using google maps hand-held navigation devices
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Mexican perspectives on undocumented immigration
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Building barriers in the middle east
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Using air photos to make the case for war applying the concept of scale to war in iraq
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Wal-mart in china
    Locating car parts plants
    Market segmentation

English Composition

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Writing to learn
    Critical thinking, reading, and viewing.
    Preparing.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Composing.
    Rewriting.
    Formulating arguments.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Using the internet for research
    Evaluating electronic and print sources.
    Apa documentation format.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Cms and cse formats.
    Writing in the disciplines
    Writing in the humanities.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Writing in the natural sciences.
    Writing in the social sciences
    Design principles

College Algebra

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Review of the real number system
    Linear equations, inequalities, and applications
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Graphs, linear equations, and functions
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Systems of linear equations
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Exponents, polynomials, and polynomial functions
    Factoring
    Rational expressions and functions
    Roots, radicals, and root functions
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Quadratic equations and inequalities
    Additional graphs of functions and relations
    Inverse, exponential, and logarithmic functions
    Polynomial and rational functions
    Conic sections and systems of inequalities
    Further topics in algebra

World Religions

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Characteristics of basic religions
    Native american religions
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    African religions
    Hinduism
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Jainism
    Buddhism
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Sikhism
    Chinese religions
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Shinto
    Zoroastrianism
    Judaism
    Christianity
    Islam

Ethics

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    What is morality?
    Consequentialist -teleological- theories of morality
    Nonconsequentialist -deontological- theories of morality
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Virtue ethics
    Absolutism versus relativism
    Freedom versus determinism
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Reward and punishment
    Setting up a moral system: basic assumptions and basic principles
    The taking of human life
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Allowing someone to die, mercy death, and mercy killing
    Abortion
    Lying, cheating, breaking promises, and stealing
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Morality, marriage, and human sexuality
    Bioethicsethical issues in medicine
    Business and media ethics
    Environmental ethics

Art Appreciation

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding art
    Visual elements
    Organizing principles of design
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Drawing
    Painting
    Printmaking
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Graphic design
    Photography and filmmaking
    Digital art
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Sculpture
    Crafts
    Product and clothing design
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Architecture
    Designed settings
    Historical styles in western art
    Understanding art on all levels

Pre-Calculus

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Graphs
    Function and models
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Polynomial and rational functions
    Exponential and logarithmic function
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Trigonomatic function
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Analytic trigonometry
    Polar coordinates; vectors
    Analytic geometry
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Systems of equations and inequalities
    Sequences; induction; the bionomial theorem

Human Biology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Why study biology?
    Basics of biology, anatomy, and physiology.
    Determinism, biology, culture, and the ecological perspective.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Biological development and the human lifespan.
    Genetics, evolution, and human behavior.
    Human biology and intellect.
    The human genome project.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    The biology of disability, health, illness, and treatment.
    Biology and mental illness
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Biological elements of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco
    Human sexuality and sexual orientation.
    The biology of aging.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Public health and biology.
    Critical thinking and human biology

World History

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    From human prehistory to the rise of agriculture
    Early civilization
    Nomadic societies
    Classical civilization: china
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Classical civilization: india
    Classical civilization in the mediterranean: persia, greece and rome
    The classical period: directions, diversities, and declines by 500 c.e.
    The rise of islam: civilization in the middle east
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    India and southeast asia under the impact of islam
    Africa and islam
    East european civilization: byzantium and russia
    Western civilization: the middle ages
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The spread of east asian civilization
    Centers of civilization in the americas
    The mongol interlude and the end of the postclassical period
    The west and the world: discovery, colonization, and trade
    Western civilization changes shape in the early modern centuries
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The rise of eastern europe
    The ottoman and mughal empires
    East asia: vital trends in politics and trade
    The first industrial revolution: western society, 17801914
    World economy and western imperialism: africa and south asia
    The settler societies: the west on frontiers
    The development of latin american civilization
    The middle east and china in the imperialist century
    Russia and japan: industrialization outside the west
    World war i and the end of an era
    The west in the contemporary period
    Eastern european civilization
    East asia in the 20th- 22nd centuries
    India and southeast asia

Introduction to criminology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Criminology and the sociological perspective.
    Public opinion, the news media, and the crime problem.
    The measurement and patterning of criminal behavior.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Victims and victimization.
    Explaining crime: emphasis on the individual.
    Sociological theories: emphasis on social structure.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Sociological theories: emphasis on social process.
    Sociological theories: critical perspectives.
    Violent crime: homicide, assault, and robbery.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Violence against women and children.
    Property crime.
    White-collar and organized crime.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Political crime.
    Consensual crime.
    Policing: dilemmas of crime control in democratic society.
    Prosecution and punishment.
    Conclusion: how can we reduce crime?

Investigation

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Criminal investigation: an overview
    The preliminary investigation
    Field notes, documenting, reporting the crime scene
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Report writing documentation of the investigation
    Search seizure
    Identification of criminal suspects
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    The criminal intelligence function
    Undercover surveillance operations
    Making an arrest
    Interviews interrogations
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Development management of informants
    Wrongful death
    Robbery
    Assault related offenses
    Sex offenses
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Child abuse neglect
    Burglary
    Larceny-theft
    Motor vehicle theft
    Arson bombings
    Drug offenses
    Money laundering computer-assisted crime
    Preparation for court

Introduction to laws

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The paralegal profession
    Ethics, regulation and professional responsibility
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The paralegal workplace
    Technology and the paralegal
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Sources of american law
    The court system and adr
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Civil litigation
    Administrative law
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Interviewing and investigation skills
    Traditional, computer, and internet legal research
    Legal writing and critical legal thinking

Research in Criminal Justice

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to criminal justice research methods: theory and method.
    Ethics in criminal justice research.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Research design: the experimental model and its variations.
    An introduction to alternative data-gathering strategies and the special case of uniform crime reports.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Sampling and survey research: questionnaires.
    Survey research: interviews and telephone surveys.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Participant observation and case studies.
    Unobtrusive measures, secondary analysis, and the uses of official statistics.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Validity, reliability, and triangulated strategies.
    Scaling and index construction.
    Policy analysis and evaluation research

Introduction to Juvenile Justice

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    An introduction to juvenile justice.
    History of juvenile justice.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Causes of delinquency.
    Juvenile gangs.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Abused and neglected juveniles.
    Police and juveniles.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Juvenile courts.
    Juvenile court procedures.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Juvenile case law.
    Transfers and wavers.
    Juvenile probation.
    Juvenile parole.
    Group home programs.
    Shock incarceration.
    The future of juvenile courts.
    Directions for change.

Introduction to Juvenile Delinquency

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Adolescence and delinquency
    The measurement and nature of delinquency
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Individual causes of delinquency
    Social structural causes of delinquency
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Social process theories of delinquency
    Social interactionist theories of delinquency
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Gender and delinquency
    The family and delinquency
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The school and delinquency
    Gangs and delinquency
    Drugs and delinquency
    Prevention, diversion, and treatment
    The juvenile justice process
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