Criminal Justice Associate of Science

Brown Mackie College — South Bend

The Criminal Justice degree program at Brown Mackie College – South Bend in Indiana is an associate’s degree program designed to prepare you for job opportunities in corrections, investigations, juvenile law, and security. A Criminal Justice degree can give you a solid foundation in human service related fields.

An associate’s degree in Criminal Justice may be used as a building block toward a career or a Criminal Justice bachelor’s degree. Careers in Criminal Justice include criminal investigator, corrections officer, legal assistant, customs agent, and court administrator. As a graduate of the Criminal Justice degree program in South Bend, you may find employment at federal, state and local government agencies; security companies; private investigation services; businesses and retail stores; law firms; and in private probation.

This Criminal Justice degree program offers you courses on:
• The relationships and functions of the various police agencies and their respective jurisdictions, defense and prosecution, judges and juries, and personnel affiliated with correctional institutions.
• Practical guidelines for law enforcement officers with respect to the legal aspects of their daily duties and the rights of defendants.
• Criminal law, which pertains to any act or omission in violation of a public law forbidding or commanding it; family law, including divorce, custody, alimony, child support, adoption, and juvenile law; and property law, including estates, licensing, marital and concurrent interests, and landlord/tenant relationships.