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Criminal Justice Associate Degree

HAZLETON, Pennsylvania | Lackawanna College Hazleton Center | ID: 161442

Overview

2 E BROAD ST HAZLETON, Pennsylvania 18201-6530
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Admissions Office:
570-459-1573
Online Training
Classroom Training
Distance Learning
Criminal Justice Associate Degree
Employment Skill Gain
$40,593.75 - $40,594.00
Training(Trade)

Description of Training Provider

Lackawanna College is accredited by the Commission of Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

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

These are only some of the subject areas that students will study in our associate program. This information provides students with the knowledge foundations necessary to seek a variety of entry-level positions in the larger criminal justice system.
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
  • 333051 - Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers
  • 07/31/2023
  • Full Time, Daytime, Evening, Online

Service Costs

33,593.75
33,593.75
4,500.00
1,800.00
700.00

Performance Measures

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