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Listed below is a sample sequence of courses. Please meet with an advisor for scheduling options. |
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| First Semester | (18 Credits) |
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| 10504112 | Court Procedure | 3 |
| 10504161 | Multicultural Dimensions in Corrections | 3 |
| 10504189 | Principles of Direct Supervision | 3 |
| 10504192 | Intro to Corrections | 3 |
| 10801195 | Written Communication | 3 |
| 10801198 | Speech | 3 |
| Second Semester | (18 Credits) |
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| 10504135 | Juvenile Law | 3 |
| 10504140 | Report Writing | 3 |
| 10504186 | Contemporary Issues-Corrections I | 3 |
| 10504191 | Correctional Law | 3 |
| 10504193 | Correctional Facilities-Emergency Response | 3 |
| 10809198 | Intro to Psychology | 3 |
| Third Semester | (17 Credits) |
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| 10504110 | Criminal Justice Service Readiness | 2 |
| 10504113 | Criminal Law | 3 |
| 10504116 | Probation & Parole | 3 |
| 10504128 | Telecommunications for Corrections | 3 |
| 10809143 | Microeconomics | 3 |
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| 10809144 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| 10809159 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| Fourth Semester | (15 Credits) |
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| 10504188 | Adolescent Supervision | 3 |
| 10504194 | Corrections Officer Certification Summary | 4 |
| 10804106 | Intro to College Math | 3 |
| 10809196 | Intro to Sociology | 3 |
| Elective | 2 |
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Total Credits |
68 |
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| Court Procedure - 3 credits This course will examine the court system including procedures from incident of arrest to final disposition. The stages of a criminal trial will be examined in depth. The authority of law enforcement officials to arrest and/or detain a subject will be reviewed. Constitutional, Federal, State, and Civil laws as they apply to this criminal process will be presented. Victims' rights will be examined. Prerequisite: Admission to Criminal Justice-Corrections Program 105042 |
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| Multicultural Dimensions in Corrections - 3 credits Course content includes analysis of what minority groups are, how they are formed, how they persist and how they are changed. A variety of ethnic, racial, and groups selected by society, as having minority status will be analyzed, including an analysis of the interaction within the criminal justice system. This course will include learning activities and discussions intended to look at ones own diversity conscious. |
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| Principles of Direct Supervision - 3 credits This course is designed to enhance a student's ability to effectively communicate with persons confined in a correctional setting, including supervising special needs offenders. Throughout the course, students will participate in a series of role-playing scenarios, individual and group activities, and classroom discussions to enhance their ability of confidence in working in a direct supervision correctional setting. In addition, particular emphasis will be placed on professional communication skills, management techniques and styles, inmate discipline, and conflict resolution techniques. Prerequisite: Admission to Criminal Justice-Corrections Program 105042 |
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| Intro to Corrections - 3 credits This course will examine the history and current trends of the correctional system in the United States. Students will analyze the changing philosophies of corrections; and review the programs available to offenders at various stages of their involvement in the criminal justice system. Chain of command, management practices, personnel needs, types of offenders, organizational theories, policymaking, and the role of correctional personnel are addressed. Additional emphasis will be placed on the role of the correctional employee and on effective management techniques to be utilized when working with offenders, including how to "avoid manipulation." Prerequisite: Admission to Criminal Justice-Corrections Program 105042 |
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| Written Communication - 3 credits Develops writing skills which include prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing. A variety of writing assignments are designed to help the learner analyze audience and purpose, research and organize ideas, and format and design documents based on subject matter and content. Also develops reading and thinking skills through the analysis of a variety of written documents. Note: It is recommended that students enrolling in this course possess word processing skills. |
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| Speech - 3 credits Explores the fundamentals of effective oral presentation to small and large groups. Topic selection, audience analysis, methods of organization, research, structuring evidence and support, delivery techniques, and other essential elements of speaking successfully, including the listening process, form the basis of this course. |
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| Juvenile Law - 3 credits The course will examine the juvenile system, study the Wisconsin Children's Code, the juvenile code as well as crimes against children. Students will learn the differences between the juvenile and adult legal system with an emphasis on federal and state mandated requirements specific to law enforcement and corrections. Prerequisite: Admission to Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement Program 105041 or Corrections Program 105042 |
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| Report Writing - 3 credits In this course, students will learn how to write a variety of law enforcement and corrections reports to accurately and fairly convey necessary information, in a format appropriate for the criminal justice field. Students will also participate in criminal justice situational analysis leading to scenario construction, role playing and video capture to formulate a broad base of available scenarios to be used in their report writing exercises. Prerequisites: Admission to Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement Program 105041 or Corrections Program 105042 and Written Communication 10801195 |
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| Contemporary Issues-Corrections I - 3 credits This course is an elective course in the Criminal Justice - Corrections curriculum. This course will be comprised of several independent sections key to contemporary issues in corrections. Specifically, areas to be studied include: female offenders, objective jail classification, hostage awareness, and gang awareness. Throughout the course, students are expected to take an active role in the presentation of course material. As a result, there are several "mini-projects" the student will be responsible to present to peers. |
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| Correctional Law - 3 credits This course will provide students with the history and significance of Correctional Law. Specifically, this course focuses on the following: the elements necessary in a civil lawsuit relevant to corrections; identifies which Constitutional Amendments are most applicable in a correctional setting; the use of force continuum; and preventive correctional law. Additional emphasis is placed on developing competence in the completion of pat down searches, cell searches, and documentation. Prerequisite: Admission to Criminal Justice-Corrections Program 105042 |
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| Correctional Facilities-Emergency Response - 3 credits This course is designed to prepare CJC- Corrections students to implement principles of subject control concepts in the correctional environment with an emphasis on team tactics. The course will combine traditional classroom learning, with active learning. Additionally, students will complete the Department of Justice required objectives for Fire Science and health care in this course. Prerequisite: Admission to Criminal Justice-Corrections Program 105042 |
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| Intro to Psychology - 3 credits This introductory course in psychology is a survey of the multiple aspects of human behavior. It involves a survey of the theoretical foundations of human functioning in such areas as learning, motivation, emotions, personality, deviance and pathology, physiological factors and social influences. It directs the student to an insightful understanding of the complexities of human relationships in personal, social and vocational settings. |
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| Criminal Justice Service Readiness - 2 credits This course is intended to assist students in their efforts to secure employment upon graduation. Students will complete a basic resume, cover letter, interview thank-you letter, and a standard law enforcement or corrections application. Students will also prepare for a criminal justice career interview and will participate in a mock interview with current practitioners from law enforcement or corrections agencies. Prerequisite: Admission to Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement Program 105041 or Criminal Justice-Corrections Program 105042 |
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| Criminal Law - 3 credits This is a basic study of the structure, definitions and most frequently used sections of the Wisconsin Criminal Code. Students learn how to apply the law and its related legal rules to practical situations and scenarios that are likely to be encountered by law enforcement officers. Prerequisite: Admission to Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement 105041 or Criminal Justice-Corrections 105042 |
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| Probation & Parole - 3 credits Analyzes modern probation and parole practices and services, examines current probation procedures and the case law affecting those decisions; and review the advantages of community-based treatment, special programs and the use of non-professionals. Through learning activities, students will be exposed to a portion of the "daily life" of a probation & parole agent. Prerequisite: Admission to Criminal Justice-Corrections Program 105042 |
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| Telecommunications for Corrections - 3 credits Prepares learners to embrace emergency communications as a profession; describe legal and ethical issues regarding telecommunicator responsibility and accountability; apply enhanced 9-1-1, computer-aided dispatch and map reading techniques; apply proper call receiving guidelines; demonstrate effective emergency radio communications techniques; interpret police computer information system data; perform telecommunications record-keeping functions; demonstrate effective crisis management skills in techniques to alleviate stress in emergency communications; and perform simulated dispatch functions. Prerequisite: Admission to Criminal Justice-Corrections Program 105042 |
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| Microeconomics - 3 credits This course examines the behavior of individual decision makers, primarily consumers and firms. Topics include choices of how much to consume and to produce, the functioning of perfectly and imperfectly competitive markets, the conditions under which markets may fail, and arguments for and against government intervention. The student applies the fundamental tools of economics to real world problems. |
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| Macroeconomics - 3 credits Macroeconomics is an introductory course. Basic social choices regarding economic systems, basic economic aggregates, fiscal policy, the banking system, monetary policy, and international trade are the principle topics discussed in the course. A balance is drawn between description, theory, analysis, and a critique of the institutions that characterize modern mixed-capitalist economies. Conflicting social goals, economic constraints, and environmental concerns provide the framework through which the macroeconomy is analyzed. |
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| Abnormal Psychology - 3 credits The course in Abnormal Psychology surveys the essential features, possible causes, and assessment and treatment of the various types of abnormal behavior from the viewpoint of the major theoretical perspectives in the field of abnormal psychology. Students will be introduced in the diagnosis system of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). In addition, the history of the psychology of abnormality will be traced. Cultural and social perspectives in understanding and responding to abnormal behavior will be explored as well as current topics and issues within abnormal psychology. Prerequisite: Intro to Psychology 10809198 |
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| Adolescent Supervision - 3 credits In this course, the student will learn supervision strategies for adolescents involved in the juvenile justice process. Specifically, students will review theories of adolescent development, history of the juvenile court, and the WI Juvenile Code and WI Administrative Code as it applies to juvenile offenders. In addition, strategies for supervising juvenile offenders, including those classified as special need offenders will be discussed. Students will become familiar with the procedure to admit / release adolescents in secure detention and the procedure to implement discipline. Prerequisite: Admission to Criminal Justice-Corrections Program 105042 |
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| Corrections Officer Certification Summary - 4 credits This course is designated as a capstone course for the Criminal Justice-Corrections degree program. Students will learn and apply jail security and demonstrate the ability to properly admit and release inmates from custody. The primary focus will be the implementation of skills learned throughout the previous semesters. Each week students will be assigned to serve either as a jail line officer or member of dispatch personnel. Prerequisite: Admission to Criminal Justice-Corrections Program 105042 |
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| Intro to College Math - 3 credits This is an introductory level course designed to review and develop fundamental concepts of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and statistics. Emphasis will be placed on computational skills and applications of rational numbers; problem solving skills with ratios, proportions, and percent; basic principles and application of algebra, geometry, graphing, and statistics; measurement skills in U.S. Customary and Metric Systems; and the use of calculators as a tool. Prerequisite: Accuplacer Arithmetic score of 65 or equivalent or ASC Math Prep V 77854783 |
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| Intro to Sociology - 3 credits Introduces students to the basic concepts of Sociology: culture, socialization, social stratification, multi-culturalism, and the five institutions including family, politics, economics, religion and education. Other topics include: demography, deviance, technology, environment, social issues, social change and social organization. |
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