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Criminal Justice- associate

HAWLEY, Pennsylvania | Lackawanna College Lake Region Center | ID: 168803

Overview

8 SILK MILL DR HAWLEY, Pennsylvania 18428-1413
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Admissions Office:
570-226-4625
Online Training
Classroom Training
Distance Learning
Criminal Justice associate
Employment Skill Gain
Associate’s Degree
$42,640.00 - $42,640.00
Training(Trade)

Description of Training Provider

Lackawanna College’s mission is to provide a quality education to all persons who seek to improve their lives and better the communities in which they live. Vision The College’s vision is to be the nationally recognized premier open-enrollment college of

Program Description

Criminal justice is an umbrella term that encompasses various aspects of the US legal system. Upon earning an Associate of Science in Criminal Justice from Lackawanna, graduates will be able to:

Understand the three major components, the history, and the role of the criminal justice process: the police, the courts, and the various forms of corrections and rehabilitation.
Enumerate alternatives to incarceration, including probation and parole, drug and alcohol treatment programs, and mental health care.
Support the clients within the correctional systems and their rights regarding treatment, correctional classification, pre-release programs and community-based correctional programs.
Understand the role of the juvenile as a subcomponent of the larger criminal justice system and the issues of interfacing the juvenile system including the process and components of the juvenile justice system, including terminology, the police, the courts, and corrections.
Realize the partnership of the police and community as a strategy to deter or minimize crimes including family violence, sexual assault, drug and alcohol-related crimes; problems in citizen relations, including treatment of victims, witnesses, and jurors; citizen involvement in the legal process as well as homicides.

Skills & Competencies

Lackawanna College packs a great deal of useful and practical information into our two-year Associate of Science in Criminal Justice program. It is also worth noting that the criminal justice major is part of Lackawanna’s Accelerated Part-Time program, which allows students to obtain an associate degree in a little over two years on a part-time basis.

No matter when students complete their associate degree, they can expect to participate in courses that cover a range of criminal justice subjects, including:

Introduction to criminal investigations
Criminology
Criminal law
Quantitative methods in criminal justice
Criminal justice ethics
Critical analysis of the US criminal justice system
Correctional systems

Additional Information

  • High School Diploma or Its Equivalent
  • 930 hours/68 weeks
  • 333012 - Correctional Officers & Jailers
  • 07/31/2024
  • Full Time, Daytime, Evening, Online

Service Costs

34,640.00
34,640.00
5,000.00
2,700.00
300.00

Performance Measures

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