Overview
In the Criminal Justice Program at NHTI-Concord’s Community College, students are taught by professionals who have spent a significant amount of time as practitioners in the field. Students learn the basics of the field in Introduction to Criminal Justice and then go on to learn the rules of Criminal Procedure and Criminal Law. From there, students begin to learn about specialty fields from Juvenile Justice to Corrections Operations to Police-Community Relations in Justice and the Community. The college is centrally located in the state, which allows many opportunities for both internships and potential employment.
Internship Considerations
NHTI has developed excellent practicum opportunities for our students to foster hands-on learning while simultaneously receiving credit. Nonetheless, the college’s first priority must be to ensure that patients/clients/children/families are not placed in jeopardy by students during learning experiences. Therefore, students in internship, externship, practicum, service learning, and clinical experiences must demonstrate sufficient emotional stability to withstand the stresses, uncertainties and changing circumstances that characterize patient/client/child/family responsibilities. Furthermore, the student is expected to have the emotional stability required to exercise sound judgment, accept direction and guidance from a supervisor or faculty member, and establish rapport and maintain sensitive interpersonal relationships and confidentiality with employees, customers, and/or patients/clients/children and their families.
Health and Internship Considerations
Applicants should be aware of the basic health and fitness requirements for many careers in the criminal justice field. Prospective students with special needs or limitations that may affect their internship placement and/or potential employability are encouraged to discuss their career goals during the interview with department members prior to admission The college must ensure that individuals (customers, employees, etc.) at internship and service learning sites are not placed adversely affected by students during learning experiences. Therefore, students participating in internship and field experiences must demonstrate the emotional stability required to exercise sound judgment, accept direction and guidance from a supervisor or faculty member and establish rapport and maintain sensitive interpersonal relationships with employees, customers and clients.
Character Expectations
Applicants should be aware that background checks are completed by potential employers prior to obtaining any position with arrest or detention powers, and typically, even before being accepted for an internship. Applicants who have been in difficulty with the law may not be employable, or even eligible for an internship. Because future goals may be compromised, applicants are advised to discuss any concerns with the Department Chair.
Internship Sites
CASA of New Hampshire
DCYF Juvenile Services
Merrimack County Attorney’s Office
Merrimack County Juvenile Diversion
NH Department of Corrections
NH Division of Children Youth and Families
NH Fish and Game Department
NH Prison for Women
NH Public Defender’s Office
NH State Police
NH State Prison for Women
NH State Prison Volunteers
Tobey School
US Probation Office
Victims Inc.
Criminal Justice Degree
FIRST YEAR
Course Number | Course Title | CL | LAB | CR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fall Semester | |||||
# | CRMJ 101C | Introduction to the Criminal Justice System | 3 | 0 | 3 |
# | CRMJ 121C | Criminal Procedure | 4 | 0 | 4 |
ENGL 101C | English Composition | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
IST 102C | PC Applications | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
PSYC 105C | Introduction to Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
17 | |||||
Spring Semester | |||||
# | CRMJ 123C | Criminal Law | 4 | 0 | 4 |
# | CRMJ 210C | Juvenile Justice Administration | 3 | 0 | 3 |
ENGL 120C | Communications or | ||||
ENGL xxxC | English Elective | 3-4 | 0 | 3 | |
PHIL 242C | Contemporary Ethical Issues | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
SOCI 105C | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
16 |
SECOND YEAR
Fall Semester | |||||
# | CRMJ 150C | Criminology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
# | CRMJ 205C | Police Operations | 3 | 0 | 3 |
# | CRMJ 215C | Corrections Operations | 3 | 0 | 3 |
MATH 120C | Quantitative Reasoning* | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
PSYC 205C | Crisis Intervention | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
16** | |||||
Spring Semester | |||||
BIOL 120C or BIOL 159C | Human Biology or Personal Nutrition | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
# | CRMJ 225C | Drug Abuse and the Law | 3 | 0 | 3 |
# | CRMJ 230C | Justice and the Community | 3 | 0 | 3 |
# | CRMJ 270C | Criminal Justice Internship**or | 0 | 9 | 3 |
# | CRMJ 275C | Senior Project** | 3 | 0 | 3 |
10-13** | |||||
TOTAL CREDITS | 62 | ||||
CL – Number of lecture/classroom hours per week for the course # Indicates major field courses. CL – Number of lecture/classroom hours per week for the course |
Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:
- Evaluate theoretical frameworks and application of decision-making in criminal justice
- Critique police and community interactions and predict response/reactions
- Deconstruct approaches to substance abuse enforcements
- Discuss specialized fields within the criminal justice system
Transfer Information
Michael Raymond
Criminal JusticeDepartment ChairLangley 109
62 Credits Required
of students qualify for financial aid