Associate in Arts - Administration of Justice (Law Enforcement) in Santa Barbara United States | Santa Barbara City College

This program equips students for starting roles in city and county law enforcement (such as police or sheriff's departments), while also providing a foundation for transferring to four-year Criminal Justice or similar degree programs to pursue careers at state or federal levels (including agencies like the FBI, DEA, or INS).
Program Objectives -
Grasp the fundamentals of the U.S. criminal justice system and the duties of local, state, and federal law enforcement from arrest through parole.
Explain the system's goals, crime trends, expectations for justice professionals, and the structure of agencies and subsystems.
Outline the justice system's community obligations, crime causation factors, societal impacts of crime, and communication challenges between law enforcement and communities.
Distinguish between leading criminological theories about crime origins and their influence on crime policies and behavioral approaches.
Evaluate legal principles and make informed case processing decisions.
Understand evidence rules, legal terminology, and evidentiary concepts. Apply core investigative techniques. Utilize critical thinking and analytical abilities developed through social science studies to advance toward higher education.