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MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE and
MERCER COUNTY TECHNICAL SCHOOL
offer a
One-Year Tech Prep Program for High School Seniors
in
Criminal Justice

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Course Descriptions: Fall Semester

Program Objective
Designed to prepare students for positions with county, state and federal correctional agencies, as well as probation and parole departments. Graduates have also gone on to pursue careers in social welfare, criminology and law. Students may continue in the degree program without loss of credits. Courses include Criminal Justice System, Criminology, and Introduction to Corrections.

Introduction to the Criminal Justice System CRJ 101
An overview of the system of criminal justice in the United States: a survey of the agencies for the administration of justice and of the relationship among them.
College Credits: 3

The Juvenile Offender CRJ 212
An overview of the major issues in the field of juvenile justice. Causes of delinquency and the development of modern treatment methods will be examined. Emphasis is on the delinquent’s relationships with family, school, peers, and the juvenile justice system.
College Credits: 3

Course Descriptions: Spring Semester

Introduction to Corrections CRJ 103
A study of the relationship between the correction officer and prisoner including the history of corrections, the rights of the confined, parole and work release, and the philosophies of rehabilitation and punishment.
College Credits: 3

Criminology SOC 205
An in-depth analysis and evaluation of criminal behavior. Street crime, organized crime, and occupational crime will be discussed. The student will learn to investigate, categorize, and describe the theories of criminality and social control.
College Credits: 3