Criminal Justice

Potential Career Path

For students whose career plans include law, probation, corrections, law enforcement, public policy, or politics, this program is the perfect choice. Each of our faculty members have led careers in different scopes of Criminal Justice, and bring their unique perspectives and experiential knowledge to the classroom. Students are encouraged to inquire as to internship and volunteer opportunities with local entities that operate in tandem with the criminal justice system, and to seek out more information as to additional educational opportunities that may be available to them during their studies and after graduation.

Transfer Opportunities

MassTransfer - Through the MassTransfer program, your criminal justice degree from RCC transfers as two years of completed work towards at Bachelor's degree at most state colleges and universities. Review the A2B pathways on the MassTransfer website.

RCC also has articluation agreements with private universities that allow for seamless transfer to a four-year school upon completion of your criminal justice degree at RCC:

UMass Lowell - A.S. Criminal Justice, B.S. Criminal Justice
Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) - A.S. Criminal Justice, B.A. Psychology

Program Faculty

Criminal Justice

First Name	Last Name	Title	Department	Phone	Email	Room
Kristyn	Henry	Adjunct Faculty - Criminal Justice	Criminal Justice Department		khenry@rcc.mass.edu
Sara	Horatius	Adjunct Professor	Criminal Justice Department	617-427-0060 x5157	shoratius@rcc.mass.edu
Nunotte	Zama	Full Time Criminal Justice Faculty	Criminal Justice Department	857-701-1455	nzama@rcc.mass.edu	3-430
Michael	Harris	Adjunct Professor	Criminal Justice Department	617-427-0060 x5154	mharris@rcc.mass.edu
Souliy	Wan-N'Tani	Full Time Criminal Justice Faculty	Criminal Justice Department	857-701-1464	swan@rcc.mass.edu	3-437

Program Outcomes

Critical thinking skills.
1. Research existing information and data regarding a topic of inquiry.
2. Evaluate the evidence and data relevant to the topic of inquiry.
3. Apply logical, scientific and/or quantitative reasoning to develop a thesis or hypothesis.
Effective written and oral communication skills.
1. Produce clear and well-organized writing that responds appropriately to an assignment using standard American English.
2. Produce clear and well-organized oral reports that respond appropriately to an assignment using standard American English.
Computer fluency.
1. Use word processing software.
2. Use the Internet and the Web and evaluate content.
A knowledge base in federal and state substantive and procedural law.
1. Locate legal information and precedents using library resources and electronic databases.
2. Describe and analyze prosecutorial charging decisions.
3. Describe and analyze defense options based on both substantive and procedural law.
4. Analyze federal and state statutes and regulations and state prima facie cases.
A knowledge of evidence, courtroom procdure and appellate issues.
1. Identify the actors in a criminal trial and describe their respective
2. Describe and explain the stages of the criminal trial and the issues for each stage.
3. Describe the rules of evidence and analyze evidentiary problems.
4. Describe the appellate process in both the state and federal
A knowledge of federal and state sentencing issues, incarceration options and alternatives to incarceration including probation and parole.
1. Describe and explain the rules governing sentencing decisions in both state and federal courts.
2. Describe incarceration options and terms.
3. Describe and analyze community corrections options and issues.
4. Describe and analyze probation and parole issues.
A knowledge of issues in policing.
1. Describe and analyze issues in patrol procedures.
2. Describe and analyze community policing issues.
3. Describe and analyze issues in the use of deadly force.
A knowledge of crisis management strategies and issues.
1. Describe strategies for critical incident response in a variety of situations.
2. Describe and analyze ethical issues in the Criminal Justice system.
A knowledge base in a variety of academic disciplines that is reflective of a well- rounded, liberal arts education.
1. Apply mathematical and scientific reasoning to issues in Criminal Justice.
2. Use social science concepts to analyze problems in Criminal Justice.
3. Investigate how history affects the Criminal Justice system and apply historical lessons to analyze future trends.
4. Analyze arguments for bias and fallacies.

Criminal Justice

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Course Requirements