Community and Organizational Leadership in the Justice System - Certificate of Achievement

Fall 2022
Catalog Description
The Certificate in Community and Organizational Leadership is an interdisciplinary, multi-course program that examines the meanings, values, practices, and institutions of leadership. The certificate integrates commitment to personal and professional development; including understanding influence through interpersonal communication skills, leading effective teams, resolving conflict, and creating a positive learning organizational culture. The integration of these skills within the administration of justice system will result in more effective professional and community interactions, and provides students with the framework, skills, and knowledge to effectively lead and drive change.

Career Opportunities

The Certificate in Community and Organizational Leadership assists students seeking jobs in the administration of justice field, as well as those currently seeking to professionally advance. The certificate supports positions in law enforcement, such as Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers, Probation Officers, Detectives and Criminal Investigators, First-Line Supervisors, and more. It also supports advancement in probation, corrections, court administration, and professional non-profit and community-based organizations involved with the justice field (e.g. engage in consulting, research, organizational development, and advocacy in the fields of juvenile and criminal justice, youth development, and violence prevention).
2105.00 - Administration of Justice*
43.0107 - Criminal Justice/Police Science.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon the completion of the program the student should be able to:
  1. develop analytical thinking and professional skills to formulate new leadership strategies and ways of exercising leadership, whether in a position of authority or just one member of a group;
  2. identify biases in judgment and incorporate structured decision-making techniques empirically shown to enhance decision-making;
  3. identify the relationship between leadership and authority and methods of building community through the application of leadership.
First Semester
6.0
ADMJ 42
Leadership and Integrity (Active)
3.0
ADMJ 50
Introduction to the Administration of Justice (Active)
3.0
Second Semester
6.0
ANTH 3
Social and Cultural Anthropology (Historical)
3.0
ADMJ 70
Community Relations (Active)
3.0
Select two courses from the following (6 units)
6.0
ADMJ 41
Legal Persuasion and Argument (Active)
3.0
COMM 1
Fundamentals of Speech Communication (Historical)
3.0
COMM 10
Interpersonal Communication (Historical)
3.0
PSYC C1000
Introduction to Psychology (Active)
3.0
SOCI 1
Principles of Sociology (Active)
3.0
Total: 18.0