Correctional Science - A.S. Degree
Description The Associate in Science in Correctional Science prepares students for a variety of careers in the criminal justice system. Courses within the program acquaint students with the American Correctional system, criminal behavior, incarceration, rehabilitation, the role of correctional science practitioners, procedural and constitutional rights of inmates, and juvenile correctional procedures. The program is suited to the needs of students who will complete their education at Chaffey College with an A.S. degree. Successful completion of the Correctional Science degree enables students to directly pursue occupations within the corrections field as correctional officers, jailers, or pr
Courses
- CJ 1 — Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
- CJ 10 — Violence in America
- CJ 3 — Criminal Court Process
- CJ 51 — Introduction to Corrections
- CJ 53 — Correctional Law
- CJ 55 — Crime and Delinquency
- CJ 56 — Correctional Interviewing and Counseling
- CJ 57 — Probation and Parole
- CJ 58 — Social Equity and the Criminal Justice System
- CJ 6 — Juvenile Procedures
- SOC 17 — Sociology of Crime