Criminal Justice: Victimology, AS (CRJS-AS-VCT)

This 2024-25 Curriculum Guide is intended as a reference for Fall 2024 registration. The complete 2024-25 Academic Catalog will be finalized on July 1, 2024.

 

The Victimology concentration prepares students for entry into a wide variety of positions in law enforcement, criminal justice, the courts, corrections, and victim services programs, as well as professional settings involving work with victims of crime, their families, and the community at large. It combines specialized criminal justice, victimology and general education coursework to provide students with knowledge and skills needed in working with victims. Victimology is one of eight available areas of concentration within the field of Criminal Justice .

Criminal Justice Learning Outcomes:

• Complete an Associate of Science degree in Criminal Justice.
• Develop skills necessary to secure employment within field of criminal justice.
• Transfer into a Bachelor Degree Program.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the roles of police, courts and corrections and explain the functions they serve within the criminal justice system and the community.
• Apply principles of constitutional and criminal laws that protect the rights of and regulates conduct of a culturally diverse society.
• Demonstrate knowledge of theories, principles, processes of the criminal justice system.
• Prepare written documents and deliver oral presentations related to the criminal justice field.

Victimology Student Learning Outcomes:

• Explain the historical development of victimology and the victim’s movement in the United States.
• Demonstrate knowledge of theories, principles, and processes of the criminal justice system as they apply to working with victims of crime.
• Outline legal principles related to victim’s rights.
• Identify career paths that involve working with victims.