Scottsdale Community College 2018-19 Catalog
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SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE w w w . s c o t t s d a l e c c . e d u Courses Courses 126 2017-2018 CATALOG & STUDENT HANDBOOK *Go to page 28 for more information on SUN courses. AJS220 3 credits 3 periods Organized Crime Examines the history, structure and activities of organized crime groups. Reviews theories explaining the existence of organized crime and enforcement strategies used to combat it. Prerequisites: None. AJS223 3 credits 3 periods Forensic Pathology: Death Investigation An examination of the medical investigation of sudden, unnatural, unexplained or violent deaths. Explains the legal and medical roles of death investigators and medical examiners. Additional topics include the autopsy, documenting and evaluating the body, routine and special investigative techniques, and death event reconstruction. Prerequisites: None. AJS225 3 credits 3 periods Criminology Study of deviance, society's role in defining behavior; theories of criminality and the economic, social and psychological impact of crime; relationships between statistics and crime trends. Examines crime victimization and the various types of crime and categories of offenders. Required in the AJS curriculum. Prerequisites: None. AJS230 3 credits 3 periods The Police Function Theories of procedures and methods of operations of public police with emphasis on discretionary powers available to the working police officer. Career opportunities and current trends in law enforcement presented. Prerequisites: None. AJS240 3 credits 3 periods The Correction Function Examines the history and development of correctional theories and institutions. Prerequisites: None. AJS242 3 credits 3 periods Crime Scene Processing Procedures and technology required to process crime scenes including how to protect a crime scene, collect information, search for, collect, and preserve physical and biological evidence, and conduct field tests. Practical experience in evidence collection and crime scene sketching and processing. Prerequisites: AJS213 and (AJS214 or AJS241) or permission of Instructor. AJS243 3 credits 3 periods Crime Scene Reconstruction Examines techniques used to reconstruct the physical actions that occurred at a crime or accident scene. Involves the use of physical, testimonial, and documentary evidence, knowledge of criminal modus operandi and the scientific method, including deductive and inductive logic. Includes analysis of case studies. Prerequisites: AJS215, or AJS216, or AJS219, or AJS275, or FOR105, or permission of Instructor. AJS245 3 credits 3 periods Forensic Pathology: Advanced Death Investigation (FOR245) An advanced examination of the role of the medical examiner in crime scene investigations, mass disasters, motor vehicle accidents, and other unnatural deaths. Covers basic forensic biomechanics, advanced forensic anthropology and the role of the medical examiner as an expert court witness. Prerequisites: AJS223. AJS255 3 credits 3 periods Crime, Law and Mental Health An interdisciplinary course that draws from the fields of psychology, sociology, criminology, and law. Covers the distinct and interfacing roles of mental health professionals and the legal justice system when dealing with a mentally ill criminal offender. Other topics covered include mental health issues within communities, role of clinical assessment, civil and criminal commitment, civil competencies, confidentiality of clinicians, rights and refusal to treatment, and informed consent. Prerequisites: None. AJS258 3 credits 3 periods Victimology and Crisis Management Victimology, the criminal justice system, techniques of crisis intervention, and the importance of a multicultural and global perspective. Includes sexual assault, family violence, post- traumatic stress disorder, the role of substance abuse, effective coping skills, appropriate community resources and the responsiveness of the justice system. Prerequisites: None. AJS260 3 credits 3 periods Procedural Criminal Law Concerned with the understanding of procedural criminal law. Examines the rationale underlying major court holdings, the procedural requirements that stem from these holdings, and their effect on the daily operations of the criminal justice system. Prerequisites: None. AJS269AA/AB/AC 1-3 credits 5-15 periods Internship Supervised field training for preservice administration of justice students. Maximum of three (3) credit hours allowed in program. Prerequisites: Student sponsored by governmental enforcement agency and departmental approval.