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  • 3.00 Credits

    Class hours: 48-54 lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU. Management of income and expenditures for the individual and family throughout the life cycle, to include advertising, consumer rights and responsibilities, purchasing skills, fraud, consumer redress, budgeting, and savings for financial security. 1301.00
  • 0.50 - 6.00 Credits

    Class hours: 16-18 hours/term lecture for each unit of credit. Transfer Credit: CSU. Special emphasis courses in foods, nutrition, consumer education, or life management. See class schedule for the current topic.May be taken four times regardless of the unit combination. No single-subject, special-interest class may be repeated. 1301.00
  • 3.00 Credits

    Limitation on Enrollment: Instructor signature is required for registration. Transfer Credit: CSU. Special project course designed for the capable, wellmotivated student. Each student explores and develops a project or a paper on an area of personal interest. Nature and extent of the project must be decided by student and instructor before the student may sign up for the course. Type and extent of the project determines the number of units allowed. May be taken three times, regardless of the unit combination. 1301.00
  • 3.00 Credits

    Class hours: 48-54 lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU. Violence in America's past, including lynch mobs, feuds, and vigilantes. Family violence including wife and child abuse. Types of violent homicide, including mass murder, assassination, and rape. A goal of the class is to replace common stereotypes of the violent offender with a more realistic understanding of these criminals. 2105.10
  • 3.00 Credits

    Class hours: 48-54 lecture. Study of women involved in the criminal justice system both as victims and as offenders. Major theories of female victimization and criminality are presented. 2105.10
  • 3.00 Credits

    Class hours: 48-54 lecture. Introductory course exploring the history and development of gangs, current gang activity, and trends affecting the evolution of established gangs and the development of future gangs. Efforts by police, probation, and parole agencies in the prevention, intervention, and suppression of gangs. Motivational theories on why young people join gangs and the relationship between street and prison gangs. 2105.10
  • 3.00 Credits

    Class hours: 48-54 lecture. Study of the juvenile justice system from arrest through juvenile court, probation, juvenile hall, and short-term county treatment facility, and programs and procedures of the California Youth Authority. 2105.10
  • 3.00 Credits

    Class hours: 48-54 lecture. Advisory: Experience in a public justice agency is recommended. Essential elements of report writing. Emphasis on correct sentence structure, grammar issues, writing style, and accuracy in reporting the facts relating to a crime or incident. Actual reports are examined and analyzed to help clarify the purpose and structure of a correctional report. 2105.10
  • 60.00 Credits

    Class hours: 60 hours/term (unpaid) or 75 hours/term (paid) on-site work experience for each unit of credit. Corequisite: Enrollment in at least seven units including General Work Experience. Supervised employment which is intended to assist students in acquiring desirable work habits, attitudes and career awareness. The work experience need not be related to the students educational goals. Career and professional development seminars include study of knowledge, judgments, skills and attitudes essential for success in the world of work. May be taken four times to a maximum of sixteen units, regardless of the unit combination. 4932.00
  • 3.00 Credits

    Class hours: 48-54 lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU. Overview of the history and philosophical foundations of probation and parole in the United States. Organization and operations of probation and parole agencies as particular segments of the criminal justice system. Probation as part of the judicial process, and parole as part of the corrections system. Theoretical concerns exemplified in probation and parole supervision, as well as the practical aspects of probation and parole services. Review and evaluation of community-based corrections and the programs included in response to criminal behavior. Issues and problems relating to the pre-sentence report, determinate versus indeterminate sentencing, the variety of roles of the probation and parole office, and the legal decisions affecting probation and parole practice. Review of the relevant research in probation and parole. 2105.20
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