More than 1 million people are employed in the administration of justice/law enforcement fields in the United States. Employment opportunities are expected to grow as fast as or slightly faster than average for all occupations in the field.

JCCC's administration of justice/law enforcement program provides you the opportunity to study various aspects of the criminal justice fields. Successful completion of 64 hours of credit in this two-year program leads to an associate of arts degree. You should contact a counselor when developing a program plan.

(Major Code 2120; CIP Code 43.0107)

Administration of Justice

Associate of Arts Degree

Students graduating with an Associate of Arts degree or an
Associate of Science degree must complete an approved
cultural diversity course.  Some of these courses are able
to meet both a diversity requirement and a general education
requirement.

First Semester

ENGL 121  Composition I*.......................................3
          Prerequisite: ENGL 106 or appropriate placement
          test score or EAP 113 and EAP 117
          Social Science Course**..............................3
ADMJ 121  Introduction to Administration of Justice+...........3
ADMJ 124  Criminal Justice and Corrections.....................3
ADMJ 127  Criminology..........................................3
          Total Semester Credit Hours.........................15

Second Semester

SPD  120  Interpersonal Communication..........................3
ENGL 122  Composition II*......................................3
          Prerequisite: ENGL 121
PHIL 143  Ethics...............................................3
ADMJ 140  Constitutional Case Law+.............................3
ADMJ 230  Criminal Behavior*...................................3
          Prerequisite:  PSYC 130
          ADMJ Program Elective................................3
          Total Semester Credit Hours.........................18

Third Semester

FL   130  Elementary Spanish I.................................5
ADMJ 220  Writing for Criminal Justice*........................1
          Prerequisites: ENGL 121 and ENGL 122
          ADMJ Program Elective................................3
          Science and/or Math Elective***......................6
          Total Semester Credit Hours.........................15

Fourth Semester

          Humanities Course....................................3
          (cannot be a philosophy course)
          Social Science Course**..............................3
ADMJ 280  Criminal Justice and the Public*.....................3
          Prerequisites: ADMJ 121 and ADMJ 124
          and ADMJ 127 and ADMJ 220
          and at least five (5) additional credit hours of
          Administration of Justice course work
          Science and/or Math Elective***......................3
          Health and/or Physical Education Elective............1
          ADMJ  Program Elective...............................3
          Total Semester Credit Hours.........................16
          TOTAL PROGRAM CREDIT HOURS..........................64
*Prerequisite/Corequisite required

ADMJ Program Electives

9 hours - any three courses
ADMJ 130  Crime Prevention.....................................3
ADMJ 133  Juvenile Delinquency.................................3
ADMJ 141  Criminal Law*+.......................................3
          Prerequisite:  ADMJ 121 or LAW 121
ADMJ 143  Crime Analysis.......................................3
ADMJ 145  Fundamentals Private Security........................3
ADMJ 146  Retail Security......................................3
ADMJ 148  Family Violence/Sexual Abuse.........................3
ADMJ 154  Fundamentals of Criminal Investigation*+.............3
          Prerequisite:  ADMJ 124
ADMJ 170  Introduction to Substance Use and Abuse..............3
ADMJ 180  Correctional Casework................................3
ADMJ 201  Police Interrogation.................................3
          Prerequisite: Suggested course: ENGL 121
ADMJ 221  Introduction to Forensics............................3
ADMJ 224  Introduction to Terrorism............................3
ADMJ 235  Community Based Corrections..........................3
ADMJ 281  Readings in Police Science*..........................3
          Prerequisite: 15 credit hours in ADMJ courses
ADMJ 285  Administration of Justice Internship*................3
          Prerequisites:  Fifteen credit hours in ADMJ courses
          or program facilitator approval and a grade point
          average of 2.0 or higher

** You must take two courses from the following list, but
not more than one course from each group may count
toward the required 6 hours.

Group 1:

POLS 124  American National Government.........................3
POLS 126  State and Local Government...........................3

Group 2:

PSYC 130  Introduction to Psychology...........................3
Note: This is a prerequisite for ADMJ 230.

Group 3:

SOC  122  Introduction to Sociology^...........................3
SOC  125  Social Problems^.....................................3
^Meets Cultural Diversity requirement

NOTE:*** The 9 hours required must include at least one
course from a lab science and one from mathematics.

NOTE:  + If you are certified under the Kansas Law
Enforcement Training Act, you are eligible to
receive assessment of prior learning credit for some
or all of these courses.