Administration of Justice Certificate of Achievement

This certificate of achievement is available for students who do not choose to complete the general education requirements for graduation. At least 9 units of Administration of Justice courses must be completed at City College of San Francisco for this certificate.

There are no prerequisites for this certificate or enrollment limitations.

Learning outcomes:

• Describe the history, structure, and functions of the main components of the American criminal justice system.
• Analyze principles and applications of California and Constitutional law, particularly the requirements adhered to by law enforcement, courts, and corrections.
• Produce written communications that meet the professional standards of the criminal justice system.
• Critically examine contemporary problems and issues within criminal justice.
• Practically apply knowledge of investigative and forensic skills, techniques, and procedures.

30-40 depending on how many students can complete required courses in one school year.  A renewed emphasis is being placed with faculty advisors working with students to apply for their degree and available certificates, to comply with new directives on funding community colleges.

This certificate allows a student to complement their degree work with an additional certificate.  The focus and commitment of a student can be rewarded with a major and degree in this subject area.

The occupational goal of this certificate is to prepare our students for employment in law enforcement and criminal justice.  Courses place an emphasis on administration of justice, criminal law, criminal investigation and the judicial system, societal changes in community policing (now referred to as progressive policing), and the importance of accurate and quality report writing, which is the foundation of the judicial system.

See document below in program requirements

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)

Certificate of Achievement in Administration of Justice

Program Goals and Objectives

This certificate of achievement is available forstudents who do not choose to complete the general education requirements forgraduation. At least 9 units of Administration of Justice courses must becompleted at City College of San Francisco for this certificate. Thecertificate allows students to complete a partial course of study inAdministration of Justice, while they determine their career goal in law enforcementand the justice system.

Upon completion of this program, students willbe able to:

 

·        Describe the history,structure and functions of the main components of the American criminal justicesystem

·        Analyze principles andapplications of California and Constitutional law, particularly therequirements adhered to by law enforcement, courts and correction

·        Produce writtencommunications that meet the professional standards of the criminal justicesystem

·        Critically examinecontemporary problems and issues within criminal justice

·        Apply knowledge ofinvestigative and forensic skills, techniques and procedures

Catalog Description:

This certificate of achievement is available for students who donot choose to complete the general education requirements for graduation. Atleast 9 units of Administration of Justice courses must be completed atCity College of San Francisco for this certificate. The certificate allowsstudents to complete a partial course of study in Administration of Justice,while they determine their career goal in law enforcement and the justicesystem.

Courses Required for the Certificate of Achievement in Administration of Justice

Course	Units	Sequence
Required courses:
ADMJ 52 Concepts of Criminal Law	3.00	Year 1 Fall
ADMJ 54 Principles and Procedures of the Justice System	3.00	Year 1 Spring
ADMJ 57-Introduction to Administration of Justice	3.00	Year 1 Fall
ADMJ 62-Criminal Investigation	3.00	Year 1 Fall
ADMJ 64-Progressive Policing in the 21st Century	3.00	Year 1 Fall
ADMJ 68-Crimnal Justice Report Writing	3.00	Year 1 Spring
:
Total:	18 units

Year 1 Fall:  12 units

Year 1 Spring: 6 units

Master Planning:.  More and more, advancementin law enforcement and the justice system requires at a minimum a two-yeardegree in Administration of Justice from a community college, as well ascertificates in specific areas, such as Civil and Criminal Law, HomelandSecurity and Forensics. The goal of this particular Certificate of Achievementin Administration of Justice allows a student to prepare for a field in lawenforcement or criminal justice by a field of study that prepares them forfurther commitment.

 

The G.I. Bill providedmoney for college or vocational education to returning World War II veterans,drawing thousands of returning veterans into higher education. Collegeenrollments soared, and community colleges sprang up and grew nationwide.  Many returning military veterans went intopublic safety employment at a time when education was not an equal partner inthe hiring process.  Ove time this haschanged to where education is an important hiring and promotionalcomponent.  This is whey communitycolleges, such as City College of San Francisco, constantly look at revampingtheir curriculums to reflect current public safety needs.

 

Concurrently, thepatronage system for entry and advancement in local government service cameunder assault. Beginning with the Pendleton Act in 1883 and followed by theHatch Act in 1939, merit-based civil service systems gradually followed thefederal example and moved into state and local governments. And as the needs ofpublic safety, specifically law enforcement and civil and criminal law areas,required more education and professionalism, community colleges have developedand improved that important component.

 

Part of this capabilityis an educational process that prepares prospective employees with thepertinent education in specific areas of public safety.  Criminal law addressespunishment and rehabilitation.  Criminallaw is different in many states and even local areas of states. Criminalprocedures and law enforcement policies address constitutional rights andresponsibilities of the government agency as well as the individual.  The Constitution provides for checks andbalances and judicial interpretation.

The goal of the CityCollege Certificate of Achievement in Administration of Justice is to give ourstudents seeking a career in law enforcement or the legal system a betterunderstanding of the Constitutional checks and balances that govern and protectus as citizens, and those working in these related fields.  They also learn the importance of progressivepolicing, a much-discussed concept in today’s society.  We have also added a report writing componentbased on feedback from our Advisory Board and faculty.

 

City College will continue to be a comprehensivecommunity college that will provide opportunities for student transfer, careerand technical education, basic skills, and English as a Second Languageinstruction as well as opportunities for lifelong learning and personalenrichment. City College willcontinuously align its Career Technical Education (CTE) programs with marketrealities in order to meet students’ educational needs.

 

Although CCSF can and does develop new coursesor programs in response to demonstrated industry need, the DWM frameworkrequires Colleges to interact, pursue and manage grants, and plan workforce andCTE offerings in a new way.  Colleges areexpected to follow a sector strategy model, work regionally to align programswith industry needs, leverage existing programs throughout the region, pursuefunding through collaborative efforts, and report data on student outcomes onthe Launchboard, a statewide system.  Newprograms, Associate degrees, and Certificates of Achievement must be endorsedby voting members of BACCC which includes CTE and Workforce Deans from the 28regional colleges.

 

The CCSF Master Educational plan report comparesdegree and certificate offerings in the Bay Area, explores the breadth ofexisting programs in the Bay Area, and identifies those programs that areunique to City College and those programs that overlap with other, similarinstitutions.  This analysis uses 23institutions labeled as “two-year or less” operating in a 25-mile radius ofCity College of San Francisco.  Futureapproaches will more fully incorporate the Bay Area Community CollegeConsortium (BACCC), our “competitors” and colleagues in collaborative effortsfrom 28 regional colleges.  These includeBerkeley, Cabrillo, Canada, Chabot, College of Alameda, College of San Mateo,Contra Costa, De Anza, Diablo Valley, Evergreen, Foothill, Gavilan, Hartnell,Laney, Las Positas, Los Medanos, College of Marin, Merritt, Mission, MonterreyPeninsula, Napa Valley, Ohlone, CCSF, San Jose, Santa Rosa, Skyline, Solano,West Valley.  

 

There are 117,402 credit students enrolled inpublic and private postsecondary institutions offering two-year degrees or lessin a 25-mile radius of City College. Credit enrollment at the City College numbered 30,106, representing 26%of student population for two-year degree or less institutions within the25-mile radius.  Two-year public collegesaccount for 95% of the total enrollment among all 2-year degree and lessinstitutions in this radius.  The secondlargest set of “competitors” was private 2-year for-profit institutions at acombined percentage of 4%.

 

For a school of its size, it is not surprisingthat City College offers a large number of courses, as well as a large numberof degree and certificate programs compared to other, neighboringinstitutions.  There are 53 programsoffered at CCSF that are not offered elsewhere by two-year institutions in theBay Area. Upon review of College of San Mateo campuses and Chabot College, itis noted that there are no similar certificates in Criminal and ConstitutionalLaw. 

 

TheCCSF Strong Workforce Program (SWP) 2017-2020 Strategic Plan (referred to as“Plan” heretofore), embodies this core commitment. The Plan provides a guidefor how CCSF can support student achievement and career readiness through thestrategic application of funds from the state Strong Workforce Program (SWP), anew source of workforce development funding available to public two-year collegesstatewide through the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office(CCCCO).

 

Enrollmentdevelopment is designed to strengthen CTE outreach and enrollment. ProgramEnhancement is designed to focus on: strengthen existing CTE programs and occupationalclusters at CCSF; address gaps in funding; encourage the development ofinnovative curriculum; support student success strategies, such as learningcommunities, decrease system barriers to completion, such as sequencing andprogram advising; increase job placement support; deepen industry engagement;and fund updated equipment supplies and facilities.

 

 

Place of Program in Curriculum/Similar Programs

This proposed certificatecomplements other certificates in our Department: Administration of Justice,Forensics, Homeland Security, Fire Science, Fire Academy and Company Officer, andimproves career opportunities for our students. In addition, STEM programs atCity College also prepare our students for the technical analytical aspects of lawenforcement and the legal job positions, such as computer intelligence and dataanalysis and development systems.

 

Similar Programs at Other Colleges in Service Area

While other community colleges in the Bay Arearegion have Administrative of Justice program, none has been found to have aspecialized certificate such as we are applying for approval.  Our Certificate of Achievement in Criminaland Constitutional Law is one that was developed by the Departments ofPolitical Science and Administration of Justice, to address a need based onfaculty and student inquiries into the interaction of the legal and judicialsystems.

 

Labor Market Information (LMI)and Analysis

See documentattachment prepared by the San Francisco Bay Center of Excellence

 

 

Advisory Committee Recommendation

October 2017 Advisory Board meeting addressed work to be done on major and certificates and direction was agreed on to begin work with Curriculum Committee for new/revised major and certificate in Adm. of Justice

Regional Consortium Recommendation

 

Request submitted 10/7/18 so no BACCC agenda available as of this date.

 

Thankyou,

JimConnors

Dept.Chair, Adm. of Justice/Fire Science

CityCollege of San Francisco

jconnors@ccsf.edu/415-239-3202

Advisory board and faculty direction has resulted in this proposal with emphasis on a more focused curriculum for the Cert of ACh. and Major. It is a collaborative effort.

Local Bay Area community colleges, specifically College of San Mateo and Chabot, have similar programs in Adm. of Justice, but we have no impact of one program on the other. The amount of education preparation being done by students to test and get hired into law enforcment is not an issue, due to the large need to fill positions in law enforcement.