Skyline College Catalog 2011-2012 Program & course descriptions ...

ADMJ 125 JUVENILE PROCEDURES (3)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. Recommended:Satisfactory completion (grade of C or better) of, or concurrentenrollment in, ADMJ 100, or equivalent andeligibility for ENGL 836 or equivalent.The study of the extent, causation, and prevention ofjuvenile delinquency. Includes an analysis of juvenilecourts, probation, institutional treatment, parole, and preventionprograms. The sociological and anthropologicalapproaches to juvenile delinquency will be discussed interms of their relationship to the administration of justicesystems. Transfer credit: CSU.ADMJ 134 TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT ANDINVESTIGATION (3)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. Recommended:Satisfactory completion (grade of C or better) of, or concurrentenrollment in, ADMJ 100, or equivalent and eligibilityfor ENGL 836 or equivalent.A study of the fundamentals of traffic law enforcementand collision investigations, including traffic laws andregulations; the purposes and methods of traffic enforcement,detecting traffic law violators and DUI drivers; conductingfield sobriety tests; investigating traffic collisions;skid mark and evidence analysis, preparing trafficcitations, diagrams and collision reports; and testifying intraffic court. Transfer credit: CSU.ADMJ 135 NARCOTICS AND SPECIALINVESTIGATIONS (3)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. Recommended:Satisfactory completion (grade of C or better) of, or concurrentenrollment in, ADMJ 100, or equivalent and eligibilityfor ENGL 836 or equivalent.This course is designed to acquaint the Administrationof Justice student with background and historical informationnecessary to enter a law enforcement agency.Such information involves identification of drugs, drugabuses, mental and physical effects, and addiction. Therewill also be special emphasis on vice and deviant behaviorincluding victimless crimes. Transfer credit: CSU.ADMJ 180 CRIMINAL IDENTIFICATION (3)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. Recommended:Satisfactory completion (grade of C or better) of, orconcurrent enrollment in, ADMJ 100, or equivalent; andcompletion of ADMJ 102 and ADMJ 106 with grades of Cor better, or equivalent; and eligibility for ENGL 836 andREAD 836, or ENGL 846, or equivalent.Theory and practices in the science of fingerprints,including classification, filing, comparisons, latent printtechnology, preservation of evidence, court testimony,rolling prints, computers, and the law as it pertains toCriminal Identification. Other aspects of personal identificationinclude skeletal identification, portrait parle, composites,blood evidence, and basic camera procedures.Transfer credit: CSU.ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE „ AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGEADMJ 205 JUDICIAL PROCESS IN CALIFORNIA (3)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. Recommended:Satisfactory completion (grade of C or better) of, orconcurrent enrollment in, ADMJ 100 or LEGL 240, orequivalent and eligibility for ENGL 836 or equivalent.An overview of the federal court system, the Californiacourts, and administrative agency tribunals. Carefulexamination of roles and relationships of the courthousework group. Also listed as LEGL 305. Transfer credit: CSU.ADMJ 665 SELECTED TOPICS IN ADMINISTRATIONOF JUSTICE (.5-2)(Pass/No Pass.)Minimum of 8 lecture hours per .5 unit. Recommended:Satisfactory completion (grade of C or better) of, or concurrentenrollment in, ADMJ 100, or equivalent.Advanced specialized study in Administration ofJustice. This program is designed to offer unique or specializedcriminal justice topics of contemporary studentinterest. Students will learn from and work closely withcriminal justice practitioners and bring this newly acquiredknowledge back into the community. Topics vary. May berepeated for credit as topics vary. Transfer credit: CSU.AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE(ASL)ASL 111 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I (3)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 48 lecture hours and 16 lab hours by arrangement/semester.A basic course in American Sign Language with focuson everyday communication: exchanging information,beginning with exchanging names and moving to talkingabout one’s background; identifying others; makingrequests; giving reasons; giving opinions; giving simpledirections. Topics center around personal information andthe immediate environment. Grammar is introduced incontext, with an emphasis on developing question andanswer skills. Students rehearse conversation strategiesfor getting attention, asking for clarification, and correctinginformation to minimize misunderstanding. Transfercredit: UC; CSU (C2).C O U R S E D E S C R I P T I O N S2 011 – 2 012 C ATA L O G w w w. S k y l i n e C o l l e g e . e d u135