Law Enforcement-Community Policing
Certificate of Achievement Administration of Justice · Napa Valley College · 2026-2027 Catalog
This certificate provides students with a concentrated study of community policing, procedural justice and a variety of cultural communities served by law enforcement in the region.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Describe the history, structure, and functions of the main components of the American criminal justice system.
- Produce written communications that meet the standards for transfer and a criminal justice system professional.
- Examine critically contemporary problems and issues within criminal justice.
- Examine bias and cultural competence in the criminal justice system.
Certificate Requirements
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses (6 units) | ||
| ADMJ-120 | Introduction to the Criminal Justice System | 3 |
| ADMJ-123 | Introduction to Community Policing | 3 |
| Required Electives (9 units) | ||
| Complete three courses from the following: | 9 | |
| LGBT-120 | Introduction to LGBT Studies in the Family, Education and Community | |
| ETHS-112 | African American Studies | |
| ETHS-113 | Chicanx Studies Chicanx Studies | |
| ETHS-160 | Critical Asian Pacific Islander American Studies: Filipina/X/O Experience in the United States | |
| Total Units | 15 | |