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Mar 28, 2024
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NWCCD 2016-17 Catalog [This is an Archived Catalog.]
Criminal Justice: Victim Advocacy AAS
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The Criminal Justice: Victim Advocacy AAS deals with the issues, problems, and solutions of victims within the criminal justice filed. The social issues that plague the inter-structure of victims within our society and criminal justice are explored.
Criminal Justice Program Outcomes:
• Identify the major goals of the Criminal Justice System and it’s components.
• Critique the application of rights to criminal defendents and criminal procedure as defined by the US Constitution.
• Identify the basic elements of criminal culpability such as actus reus and mens rea and causation and concurrence.
• Survey the various functions that law enforcement agencies perform.
• Analyze the major theories of crime causation to include biological, sociological and psychological perspectives.
• Describe sentencing philosophy and identify the central purpose of criminal punishment within the United States.
Required Course of Study for AAS Degree
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Fall Semester - Total Credit Hours: 15
Spring Semester - Total Credit Hours: 15
Fall Semester - Total Credit Hours: 15
Please see course list below. Spring Semester - Total Credit Hours: 15
Total Degree Credit Hours: 60
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