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CONTACT
Academic Advisor: Natalie Clark
Welcome Center
University Transfer Center - Room 210
Phone: 715-365-4993 or 800-544-3039, ext. 4493
Email: nclark@nicoletcollege.edu
Criminal Justice-Corrections Specialist is to provide students with a marketable diploma specifically related to a career in a jail or corrections setting for their first year of school which would allow them to move into the world of work if they are not able to continue with their education.
10-504-104 CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM ORIENTATION
Covers the following topics: program overview, related careers, college services and support services available, library resources, introduction to academic research techniques, and introduction to Blackboard. The course will help students increase critical and creative thinking skills and better prepare them for program and overall college success. Lecture. 1 credit.
10-504-900 INTRODUCTION CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Offers a broad overview of the criminal justice system with emphasis on law enforcement and related agencies. The American criminal justice system and its components are thoroughly examined. Particular emphasis is placed on the professional development as well as scientific achievements and technological developments of law enforcement. Pre/Corequisite: 10-504-10400. Lecture. 3 credits.
10-504- 902 CRIMINAL LAW
Deals specifically with substantive criminal law which includes an understanding of acts or omissions, the mental state, and other essential elements, all of which combine to constitute a crime. Prerequisite: 10-504-900. Lecture. 3 credits.
10-504-904 JUVENILE LAW
Studies the juvenile justice system and how "juveniles" are legally defined. Parallels between juvenile and adult systems are also presented because certain types of offenders may be processed by either system. Pre/Co-requisite: 10-504-104. Lecture. 3 credits.
10-504-920 CORRECTIONS SECURITY PROCEDURES
Learners will demonstrate the steps involved in receiving and releasing inmates, maintaining security, and practicing the basic principles of supervision and behavior control. Topics include: admission, release, and search procedures; use of jail locking and surveillance equipment; principles of supervision; and inmate health management procedures. All procedures are consistent with the DOJ Jail Certifiability Standards. This would will cover DOJ topics-introduction to POSC, admit and release inmates, inmate supervision and behavior control, supervision of special inmates/crisis intervention, maintain jail security, supervision of juveniles, and manage personal stress. Prerequisite: 10-504-104. Lecture. 3 credits.
10-504-901 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Involves a detailed study of the legal aspects of arrest, search and seizure law. Emphasis is placed on the procedure of law and the accompanied process. Constitutional principles for procedure and constitutional safeguards outlined in the Bill of Rights as well as the balance of individual rights and freedoms against the rights of the state are explored in depth. Prerequisite: 10-504-900. Lecture. 3 credits.
10-504-145 RULES OF EVIDENCE
Describes the different types and degrees of evidence and stresses the importance of how evidence is developed. Prerequisite: 10-504-104. Lecture. 3 credits.
10-504-903 PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS
In order to ethically discharge their duties criminal justice professionals must community on a daily basis with a wide variety of people. This course is designed to prepare the law enforcement officer to communicate with the public in a professional manner, often time under extraordinary circumstances and conditions. Whether in patrol, corrections, dispatch, or the private sector, communications is a major part of the job. Because it is such a major part of the job, it is imperative to set communication skills in the context of the criminal justice professional. Prerequisite: 10-504-900 and 10-504-902. Lecture. 3 credits.
10-504-905 REPORT WRITING
Students will explain the context of report writing, take effective field notes, organize information in reports, write narratives, describe what information should be included in certain types of reports, prepare for court, describe how to be an effective witness, and testify as a witness in court. Prerequisites: 10-504-900 and 10-801-195. Lecture. 3 credits.