The Criminal Justice A.S. degree prepares students for transfer into related programs at a four-year college or university. This degree provides introductory level instruction in the six course areas designated by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences needed for program accreditation including: a) Administration of Justice; b) Corrections; c) Criminological Theory; d) Law Adjudication; e) Law Enforcement; and f) Research and Analytic Methods.The Criminal Justice A.S. degree objectives enable graduating students to:~Demonstrate knowledge of the contemporary criminal justice system and the administration of justice;~Explain the history, theory, practice, legal environment, development, and philosophy of corrections;~Identify the nature and causes of crime, typologies, offenders, and victims within the framework of criminological theory;~Review law adjudication through study of criminal law, criminal procedures, prosecution, defense, court procedures, and judicialdecision-making, and~Analyze the history, theory, practice, legal environment, organization, and subcultures of law enforcement.