Law Enforcement Transfer AS

Associate Science Code 1501

Program Contacts:
QC Campus
Debbie Collins, 309-796-5316, collinsd@bhc.edu
East Campus
Wendy Smith, 309-854-1813, smithw@bhc.edu


Required courses for this program include: »

CRJU 151 Criminal Justice System
A comprehensive view of the criminal justice system in America today.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. IAI: CRJ 901

CS 100 Introduction to Computers
Prerequisite: Appropriate placement score or REA 093 “B” or better.
Introduction to computer concepts, computer applications, and the impact of computers on society. Applications include word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation and web-based software. Basic Algebra or equivalent is recommended.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 1 lab hour per week.

ENG 101 Composition I
Prerequisite: ACT English score of 22-30 or appropriate COMPASS score; or English 091 “C” or better.
English 101 is designed for students who are competent in the fundamentals of composition. Students will write essays using a variety of expository strategies and will apply standard techniques of documentation when appropriate.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. IAI: C1 900 (Grade of “C” or higher required for this course to be eligible to be included in the IAI General Education Core Curriculum.)

ENG 102 Composition II
Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or better in English 101.
English 102 is a continuation of English 101, is a required composition course that involves reading, discussion, and analysis of a body of literature to generate ideas for critical and persuasive papers, including one documented research paper.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. IAI: C1 901R (Grade of “C” or higher required for this course to be eligible to be included in the IAI General Education Core Curriculum.)

LAWN 101 Police Organization and Administration I
To provide an analysis of accepted administrative methods as applied to police staff functions such as: Personnel Management, Budget Control, Internal Controls, Planning and Research, Records and Communications, Housing and Materials, Federal Assistance and Law Enforcement Planning, and Government Setting for Police Work.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week.

LAWN 109 Police Community Relations
A study of the development of police community relations as both a tool for the street officer and on administrative philosophy of management. Included is an in-depth study of community oriented policing.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week.

LAWN 152 Criminology and Delinquent Behavior
This course attempts to deal with the complexity of the Juvenile Delinquency problem in the United States in a way that will give meaning and direction to the law enforcement practitioner that must deal with the problem every day.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. IAI: CRJ 914

LAWN 251 Criminal Investigation
Introduction to various law enforcement investigation techniques emphasizing crime scene investigation. May be repeated three (3) times.
3 credit hours: 2 lecture hours; 2 lab hours per week.

LAWN 255 Criminal Law I
Study of development of the federal Constitution and the history of the Bill of Rights; includes in-depth study of first eight Amendments to the Constitution.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week.

LAWN 257 Police Ethics
A study of ethics as it relates specifically to Law Enforcement, Police Science and the Criminal Justice process.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week.

SPEC 101 Principles of Speech Communication
The oral communication course combines communication theory with the practice of oral communication skills. The oral communication course: (1) develops awareness of the communication process; (2) provides inventional, organizational, and expressive strategies; (3) promotes understanding of and adaptation to a variety of communication contexts; and (4) emphasizes critical skills in listening, reading, thinking and speaking.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. IAI: C2 900

Course of Study Outline
First Semester Suggested Courses (Credit Hours)
CRJU 151 — Criminal Justice System (3)
CS 100 — Introduction to Computers (3)
ENG 101 — Composition I (3)
LAWN 101 — Police Organization and Administration I (3)
Social and Behavioral Science (3)

Second Semester Suggested Courses (Credit Hours)
ENG 102 — Composition II (3)
Humanities (3)
LAWN 109 — Police Community Relations (3)
LAWN 152 — Criminology and Delinquent Behavior (3)
Mathematics (3)

Third Semester Suggested Courses (Credit Hours)
Fine Arts (3)
LAWN 251 — Criminal Investigation (3)
LAWN 255 — Criminal Law I (3)
Physical Science (3-4)
Social and Behavioral Science (3)
SPEC 101 — Principles of Speech Communication (3)

Fourth Semester Suggested Courses (Credit Hours)
LAWN 257 — Police Ethics (3)
Humanities or Fine Arts (3)
Life Science (4)
Non-Western Studies (3)
Social and Behavioral Science (3)

Minimum total hours required for degree (64)