Cabrillo College Courses

Reviews court systems on the state and federal levels. Procedures from incident to final disposition. May be offered in a distance-learning format.

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

Examines the complex, dynamic relationship between communities and the justice system in addressing crime and conflict with an emphasis on the challenges and prospects of administering justice within

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

Examines the fundamental investigative techniques of crime scene and follow-up investigation; the definition, categories, and handling of physical evidence as well as the investigative value of variou

• California Community Colleges System
• 72 hours
• Paid Course

Develops students' abilities in note taking, interviewing, information gathering, report writing mechanics and organization, and critical evaluation. Attention will be given to a note-taking system an

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

Presents techniques of handling juvenile offenders and victims; prevention and repression of delinquency; diagnosis and referral; organization of community resources; juvenile law; and court procedure

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

Provides an introduction to the role of forensics in criminal investigations. Discusses the methods utilized in forensic analysis of crime scenes, pattern evidence, instruments, firearms question docu

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

Presents an analysis of contemporary issues that are an immediate concern to the justice system including domestic violence, gangs, drug and narcotic abuse, police review, controversial prosecutions,

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

Presents the theory of, and practices in, the science of fingerprints, including classification, filing, comparisons, latent technology, preservation of evidence, court testimony, rolling prints, comp

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

Provides a history of and critical analysis of punishment, the various types of punishment, alternatives to punishment, and the impact of punishment on the Criminal Justice System, corrections, a crit

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

Studies how and why people become criminals and examines many types of criminal behavior, such as serial killers, street gangs, child molesters and abusers, sex offenders, and organized crime members.

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

Studies the identification of narcotics and intermediate types of narcotic investigations; includes licensed personnel, common forgeries of prescriptions, sales, search warrants, and surveillance. Rep

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

Independent study requiring the demonstrated skills and/or proficiency in the applied subject area, and for those who have the initiative to work independently on projects or research outside the cont

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 hours
• Paid Course

Independent study requiring the demonstrated skills and/or intermediate proficiency in the applied subject area, and for those who have the initiative to work independently on projects or research out

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 hours
• Paid Course

Provides all minimum required training mandates governed by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) for entry-level Peace Officers. Includes fundamental principles, procedures, a

• California Community Colleges System
• 396 hours
• Paid Course

Provides students with basic knowledge of policing, digital safety, gang awareness, vehicle operations, team building, criminal justice system, crime scene evidence collection, use of force, special o

• California Community Colleges System
• 81 hours
• Paid Course