Cape Fear Community College

 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE: Course Descriptions


 

CJC 100 - Basic Law Enforce Training
This course covers the skills and knowledge needed for entry-level employment as a law enforcement officer in North Carolina. Emphasis is placed on topics and areas as defined by the North Carolina Administrative Code. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate competence in the topics and areas required for the state comprehensive examination. This is a certificate-level course.
  • Course Hours Per Week: Class 9, Lab 27.
  • Semester Hours Credit: 18.
  • Prerequisite: None.

 

CJC 111 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
This course introduces the components and processes of the criminal justice system. Topics include history, structure, functions, and philosophy of the criminal justice system and their relationship to life in our society. Upon completion, students should be able to define and describe the major system components and their interrelationships and evaluate career options.
  • Course Hours Per Week: Class 3, Lab 0.
  • Semester Hours Credit: 3.
  • Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in ENG 095 or English and Reading Placement Score 42 or higher .

 

CJC 112 - Criminology
This course introduces deviant behavior as it relates to criminal activity. Topics include theories of crime causation; statistical analysis of criminal behavior; past, present, and future social control initiatives; and other related topics. Upon completion, students should be able to explain and discuss various theories of crime causation and societal response.
  • Course Hours Per Week: Class 3, Lab 0.
  • Semester Hours Credit: 3.
  • Prerequisite: None.

 

CJC 113 - Juvenile Justice
This course covers the juvenile justice system and related juvenile issues. Topics include an overview of the juvenile justice system, treatment and prevention programs, special areas and laws unique to juveniles, and other related topics. Upon completion, students should be able to identify/discuss juvenile court structure/procedures, function and jurisdiction of juvenile agencies, processing/detention of juveniles, and case disposition.
  • Course Hours Per Week: Class 3, Lab 0.
  • Semester Hours Credit: 3.
  • Prerequisite: None.

 

CJC 114 - Investigative Photography
This course covers the operation of various photographic equipment and its application to criminal justice. Topics include using various cameras, proper exposure of film, developing film/prints, and preparing photographic evidence. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate and explain the role of photography and proper film exposure and development techniques.
  • Course Hours Per Week: Class 1, Lab 2.
  • Semester Hours Credit: 2.
  • Prerequisite: None.

 

CJC 120 - Interviews/Interrogations
This course covers basic and special techniques employed in criminal justice interviews and interrogations. Emphasis is placed on the interview/interrogation process, including interpretation of verbal and physical behavior and legal perspectives. Upon completion, students should be able to conduct interviews/interrogations in a legal, efficient, and professional manner and obtain the truth from suspects, witnesses, and victims.
  • Course Hours Per Week: Class 1, Lab 2.
  • Semester Hours Credit: 2.
  • Prerequisite: None.

 

CJC 121 - Law Enforcement Operations
This course introduces fundamental law enforcement operations. Topics include the contemporary evolution of law enforcement operations and related issues. Upon completion, students should be able to explain theories, practices, and issues related to law enforcement operations.
  • Course Hours Per Week: Class 3, Lab 0.
  • Semester Hours Credit: 3.
  • Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in ENG 095 or English and Reading Placement Score 42 or higher.

 

CJC 131 - Criminal Law
This course covers the history/evolution/principles and contemporary applications of criminal law. Topics include sources of substantive law, classification of crimes, parties to crime, elements of crimes, matters of criminal responsibility, and other related topics. Upon completion, students should be able to discuss the sources of law and identify, interpret, and apply the appropriate statutes/elements.
  • Course Hours Per Week: Class 3, Lab 0.
  • Semester Hours Credit: 3.
  • Prerequisite: None.

 

CJC 132 - Court Procedures & Evidence
This course covers judicial structure/process/procedure from incident to disposition, kinds and degrees of evidence, and the rules governing admissibility of evidence in court. Topics include consideration of state and federal courts, arrest, search and seizure laws, exclusionary and statutory rules of evidence, and other related issues. Upon completion, students should be able to identify and discuss procedures necessary to establish a lawful arrest/search, proper judicial procedures, and the admissibility of evidence.
  • Course Hours Per Week: Class 3, Lab 0.
  • Semester Hours Credit: 3.
  • Prerequisite: None.

 

CJC 141 - Corrections
This course covers the history, major philosophies, components, and current practices and problems of the field of corrections. Topics include historical evolution, functions of the various components, alternatives to incarceration, treatment programs, inmate control, and other related topics. Upon completion, students should be able to explain the various components, processes, and functions of the correctional system.
  • Course Hours Per Week: Class 3, Lab 0.
  • Semester Hours Credit: 3.
  • Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in ENG 095 or English and Reading Placement Score 42 or higher .

 

CJC 212 - Ethics & Community Relations
This course covers ethical considerations and accepted standards applicable to criminal justice organizations and professionals. Topics include ethical systems; social change, values, and norms; cultural diversity; citizen involvement in criminal justice issues; and other related topics. Upon completion, students should be able to apply ethical considerations to the decision-making process in identifiable criminal justice situations.
  • Course Hours Per Week: Class 3, Lab 0.
  • Semester Hours Credit: 3.
  • Prerequisite: None.

 

CJC 213 - Substance Abuse
This course is a study of substance abuse in our society. Topics include the history and classifications of drug abuse and the social, physical, and psychological impact of drug abuse. Upon completion, students should be able to identify various types of drugs, their effects on human behavior and society, and treatment modalities.
  • Course Hours Per Week: Class 3, Lab 0.
  • Semester Hours Credit: 3.
  • Prerequisite: None.

 

CJC 215 - Organization & Administration
This course introduces the components and functions of organization and administration as it applies to the agencies of the criminal justice system. Topics include operations/functions of organizations; recruiting, training, and retention of personnel; funding and budgeting; communications; span of control and discretion; and other related topics. Upon completion, students should be able to identify and discuss the basic components and functions of a criminal justice organization and its administrative operations.
  • Course Hours Per Week: Class 3, Lab 0.
  • Semester Hours Credit: 3.
  • Prerequisite: None.

 

CJC 221 - Investigative Principles
This course introduces the theories and fundamentals of the investigative process. Topics include crime scene/incident processing, information gathering techniques, collection/preservation of evidence, preparation of appropriate reports, court presentations, and other related topics. Upon completion, students should be able to identify, explain, and demonstrate the techniques of the investigative process, report preparation, and courtroom presentation.
  • Course Hours Per Week: Class 3, Lab 2.
  • Semester Hours Credit: 4.
  • Prerequisite: None.

 

CJC 222 - Criminalistics
This course covers the functions of the forensic laboratory and its relationship to successful criminal investigations and prosecutions. Topics include advanced crime scene processing, investigative techniques, current forensic technologies, and other related topics. Upon completion, students should be able to identify and collect relevant evidence at simulated crime scenes and request appropriate laboratory analysis of submitted evidence.
  • Course Hours Per Week: Class 3, Lab 0.
  • Semester Hours Credit: 3.
  • Prerequisite: None.

 

CJC 231 - Constitutional Law
The course covers the impact of the Constitution of the United States and its amendments on the criminal justice system. Topics include the structure of the Constitution and its amendments, court decisions pertinent to contemporary criminal justice issues, and other related topics. Upon completion, students should be able to identify/discuss the basic structure of the United States Constitution and the rights/procedures as interpreted by the courts.
  • Course Hours Per Week: Class 3, Lab 0.
  • Semester Hours Credit: 3.
  • Prerequisite: None.

 

CJC 245 - Friction Ridge Analysis
This course introduces the basic elements of fingerprint technology and techniques applicable to the criminal justice field. Topics include the history and meaning of fingerprints, pattern types and classification filing sequence, searching and referencing. Upon completion, the students should be able to discuss and demonstrate the fundamental techniques of basic fingerprint technology.
  • Course Hours Per Week: Class 2, Lab 3.
  • Semester Hours Credit: 3.
  • Prerequisite: None.

 

CJC 250 - Forensic Biology
This course covers important biological principles that are applied in the crime laboratory. Topics include forensic toxicology, forensic serology, microscopy, and DNA typing analysis, with an overview of organic and inorganic analysis. Upon completion, students should be able to articulate how a crime laboratory processes physical evidence submitted by law enforcement agencies.
  • Course Hours Per Week: Class 1, Lab 2.
  • Semester Hours Credit: 2.
  • Corequisite: BIO 110 or BIO 111.