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Criminal Justice

Northwest-Shoals Community College

Associate's Degree

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Criminal Justice program prepares students for careers in law enforcement, corrections, and security. Coursework covers criminal law, criminal procedure, criminology, juvenile justice, and police organization.

Credits

61 credits

Format

In-Person

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Alabama

    Alabama

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

SpeakingSocial PerceptivenessActive ListeningCritical ThinkingCoordinationReading ComprehensionPersuasionActive LearningMonitoringComplex Problem SolvingJudgment and Decision Making

Knowledge

Public Safety and SecurityLaw and GovernmentEnglish LanguageCustomer and Personal ServicePsychologyAdministration and Management

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionProblem SensitivityDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningOral ExpressionWritten ComprehensionSpeech ClarityNear VisionInformation OrderingSpeech RecognitionFar VisionSelective Attention

Tasks

  • Identify, pursue, and arrest suspects and perpetrators of criminal acts.
  • Provide for public safety by maintaining order, responding to emergencies, protecting people and pro
  • Record facts to prepare reports that document incidents and activities.
  • Conduct head counts to ensure that each prisoner is present.
  • Inspect conditions of locks, window bars, grills, doors, and gates at correctional facilities to ens
  • Monitor conduct of prisoners in housing unit, or during work or recreational activities, according t
  • Conduct security checks of the premises.
  • Check victims for signs of life, such as breathing and pulse.
  • Obtain facts or statements from complainants, witnesses, and accused persons and record interviews,
  • Secure deceased body and obtain evidence from it, preventing bystanders from tampering with it prior
  • Operate drones for aerial surveillance or to gather evidence from difficult to reach locations.

Technology

Graphics or photo imaging softwareOffice suite softwareMap creation softwareData base user interface and query softwareHelpdesk or call center softwareDocument management softwareData base management system softwareWeb page creation and editing softwareSpreadsheet softwareNetwork monitoring softwareProject management software

Tools

35 millimeter camerasAll terrain vehicles ATVAudio recording equipmentAutomated external defibrillators AEDBase station radiosBiohazard suitsBlood collection kitsBody armorBreathalyzersBulletproof vestsCardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR face shieldsCrime scene rulersCrime scene tape measuresDeoxyribonucleic acid DNA collection kitsDesktop computersAir-supplying respiratorsCut resistant glovesData collectorsElectroshock weaponsEmergency fire extinguishersEmergency fire hosesExpandable batonsFirefighting respiratorsHearing protection plugsLaptop computersLaw enforcement flashlightsLaw enforcement handgunsLaw enforcement riflesLaw enforcement shotgunsCompound light microscopes

Work Values

AchievementRelationshipsSupportIndependenceRecognitionWorking Conditions
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers33-3051.00
  • Correctional Officers and Jailers33-3012.00
  • Detectives and Criminal Investigators33-3021.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

Auto-populated·from NSX Competency Framework

Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Associate's Degree)

  • Solo patrol on assigned beats — handle a typical shift of routine calls without backup supervision.
  • Domestic disturbance and mental-health calls — handle within crisis-intervention training and protocol.
  • DUI investigations and field-sobriety tests — conduct, document, and testify reliably.
  • Felony stops and high-risk traffic stops — execute safely using cover-and-contact tactics.
  • Witness and victim interviews on standard cases — conduct with empathy and protocol compliance.
  • Detective handoffs on cases needing follow-up — package case files completely for investigators.
  • Court appearances and testimony on owned cases — deliver clearly under cross-examination.
  • Community contacts and proactive policing — develop in assigned neighborhoods.
  • Newer officers as a peer mentor or shadow FTO — guide on patrol craft and judgment.
  • Department policy updates — incorporate into routine patrol within a single shift.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
9%
Placement Rate
64%