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18 total credit hours.
criminal justice minor
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A Minor is a set of courses that complements your Major and helps you reach your career goals. The broader your knowledge, and the more workforce-ready skills you acquire, the better chance you'll have for a promotion or a new job. Plus, earning a Minor shows potential employers you are eager to learn and are willing to put in the extra effort.
The Minor in Criminal Justice introduces the fundamentals of the criminal justice system. Coursework involves an interdisciplinary focus on agency operations, public policy, and the application of critical thinking in addressing crime, criminal law, the courts, and contemporary social problems. The Criminal Justice minor may complement majors such as Child Protection and Juvenile Justice, Cybersecurity, and others.
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Criminal Justice degree courses
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Requirements (18 credit hours)
Required courses (15 credit hours):
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This course will focus on the basic aspects of the American criminal justice system and its processes. The study of criminal justice is a dynamic and ever changing field and the nuances associated with duties and responsibilities of criminal justice professionals including law enforcement officers, correctional officers, probation and parole officers, attorneys, and judges will be examined.
This course will examine the law enforcement profession, including the multifaceted structure from which they operate, as well as the activities and responsibilities associated with the job. The focus will also include an investigation into operational policies and procedures, as well as the public opinions associated with this complex occupation.
This course will focus on crime typologies, the control of crime, and the nature and extent of crime in American society. The emphasis will be on the underlying sociological, biological, and psychological explanations for criminal behavior.
This course will provide an examination of the entire criminal court system, from the basic pretrial procedures through the sentencing and appeals phases. Comprehensive discussions in this course will focus on prosecutors, defense counsels, judges, the presentation of testimony and evidence, jury selection and deliberation, plea bargaining, and major social policies and procedures impacting the courts.
This course will focus on the basic principles of criminal law and the procedural legal processes that occur from the investigation of a crime through the appellate stage. An emphasis will be placed on Supreme Court decisions related to search and seizure, interrogations, and confessions.
This course will focus on the fundamentals of criminal forensic examinations, as well as the investigative processes associated with crime scene security, processing, evaluation, and the collection and preservation of evidence.
This course will examine the incidence of violent crime in America with a focus on the underlying causes, the impact on society, and the criminal justice system's response.
This course will examine the ideologies of criminal punishment in America and the social control and policy issues associated with the treatment of offenders. Topics will include the death penalty, restorative justice, sentencing disparity, and innovative criminal sanctions.
This course will examine victimization patterns and causal factors for crimes involving family violence. The primary focus will be on the social and criminal justice system responses to physical and sexual child abuse, child neglect, domestic violence, and the handling of vulnerable adults.
Major Requirements Credits
= 18 total credits*
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This program is considered a non-licensure degree/certificate program and is not intended for those seeking licensure or the practice of licensed profession. This program may be relevant to multiple occupations that do not require licensure and was not designed to meet educational requirements for any specific professional license or certification.
*Consult with an admissions counselor to determine your eligible credits, as well as to verify minimum graduation requirements for this degree. Transfer credits must be from a regionally accredited college or university. Bellevue University makes no promises to prospective students regarding the acceptance of credit awarded by examination, credit for prior learning, or credit for transfer until an evaluation has been conducted.
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