Online Law Enforcement Degree Program Details
Total tuition for this degree program may vary depending on your educational needs, existing experience, and other factors.
Estimate your costs, potential savings and graduation date.AIU offers a professionally-focused Online Law Enforcement Degree program that is designed to help provide students with knowledge in police theory, law-enforcement practice and organizational management in the field of law enforcement.
In this specialized degree program, you can learn the skills and knowledge you need to enter or advance in the rewarding field of law enforcement. Study the relationship between police and the communities they serve and explore the fundamentals of criminal justice, including police ethics, public policy, and how to develop programs that can empower communities to reduce crime. Successful completion of AIU’s Online Law Enforcement Degree can provide students with an industry-focused look at the law enforcement field and the relationship between police agencies and the communities they serve.
Our Online Law Enforcement program can help you learn how to:
- Explain the historical context of policing in the U.S. and the essential differences between police services at the different levels of government
- Define the role of police and their relationship to other components of the criminal justice system including courts, corrections and forensic science
- Explain the organizational structure, administrative practices and operating procedures of modern police agencies in the handling of personnel and their functions
- Identify specific law enforcement strategies to address community policing, terrorism and homeland security, cultural diversity and drugs and crime
- Apply and use critical knowledge skills of the U.S. Constitution and its practical application to law enforcement and criminal procedure
- Identify and analyze ethical issues related to decision-making processes associated with moral dilemmas in policing
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Degree Requirements
General Education
| ENGL106 | English Composition I | 4.5 |
| ENGL107 | English Composition II | 4.5 |
| MATH125 | General College Mathematics | 4.5 |
| UNIV103 | Academic and Professional Success | 4.5 |
| UNIV106 | Technology and Information Literacy | 4.5 |
| UNIV109 | Interpersonal Communication | 4.5 |
| General Education Elective (1 Course) | 4.5 | |
| Humanities (2 Courses) | 9 | |
| Natural Sciences (2 Courses) | 9 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (2 courses) | 9 | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 58.5 |
Core
| CRJS101 | Foundations of Criminal Justice Systems | 4.5 |
| CRJS105 | Theories of Crime Causation | 4.5 |
| CRJS205 | Introduction to Criminal Law | 4.5 |
| CRJS210 | Introduction to Law Enforcement | 4.5 |
| CRJS215 | Introduction to American Court System | 4.5 |
| CRJS220 | Foundations of Corrections | 4.5 |
| CRJS310 | Crime Victim Studies | 4.5 |
| CRJS315 | Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Theory | 4.5 |
| CRJS330 | Constitutional Issues in Criminal Procedures | 4.5 |
| CRJS355 | Evidence | 4.5 |
| CRJS405 | Research Methods & Statistics for Criminal Justice | 4.5 |
| CRJS499 | Senior Capstone in Criminal Justice | 4.5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 54 |
General Electives
Select 10 undergraduate Elective courses| Total Credit Hours: | 45 |
General Criminal Justice Track
In lieu of a Specialization, select 5 Criminal Justice Electives from any of the Specializations below| Total Credit Hours: | 22.5 |
Law Enforcement
| CRJS320 | Community Oriented Policing | 4.5 |
| CRJS360 | Advanced Law Enforcement | 4.5 |
| CRJS365 | Criminalistics | 4.5 |
| CRJS370 | Terrorism and Homeland Security | 4.5 |
| CRJS455 | Criminal Investigation | 4.5 |
Total Credit Hours: 180
For an Online Law Enforcement Degree, your classes may include:
Community Oriented Policing
This course examines the relationship between police agencies and the communities they serve. Topics will include traditional relations and public policy as well as new programs designed to involve the community in resolving crimes in the community. Students will also examine issues involving police ethics and the public image of police agencies in the media.
Crime and Substance Abuse
This course examines drug abuse and its relationship to crime. Topics include the statistical relationship between drugs and crime, drug laws and courts, drug prevention programs and public policy concerning the use and abuse of substances.
Administration of Criminal Justice
This course focuses on the challenges administrators face in law enforcement, courts, and corrections. Students will examine the various organizational frameworks in the criminal justice system and the concepts, organizational principles, and models associated with these criminal justice agencies.
Advanced Law Enforcement
This course provides an in-depth analysis and systematic study of the principles of law enforcement and policing. It covers the administration, organization and activities of the police in the United States. Topics such as homeland security, terrorism and cybercrime are also addressed.
Criminalistics
Criminalistics is part I of a two part series. This course is a survey course of forensic science. The course content will focus on defining "forensic science"; recognizing practices of legitimate, junk and fraudulent science; examining the properties of physical evidence; discussing the scope, potential and limitations of a variety of forensic sciences; examining analytical techniques applied by forensic scientists; evaluating the criteria for admissibility of scientific evidence; and discussing the ethical responsibilities of forensic scientists.
Terrorism and Homeland Security
This course presents an overview of the key security issues facing the United States in both the areas of Homeland Security and Terrorism. It introduces students to the changing dynamics of homeland security at both the national and state levels. Students will explore the various dynamics of providing security in different settings. Additionally, the history and future of terrorism will be examined.
Criminal Investigation
This course explores the elements of investigation including crime scenes, witnesses and evidence, and includes such topics as investigative techniques, evidence documentation, interrogation and arrest. The course addresses the particulars of investigating major crimes.
Crime Mapping and Analysis
This course introduces basic concepts in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications in criminal justice. The class provides an overview of the use of maps in policing. Emphasis is on learning how to properly design, construct, manipulate, and interpret maps.
From grants to military service to transfer credits, see the variety of ways you can save time and money on your Online Law Enforcement Degree at AIU:
- Scholarships & Grants - AIU offers a number of institutional scholarships and grants that can help eligible students offset the program cost and help reduce out of pocket costs
- Reduced Military Tuition Rate – AIU Online offers a 45% tuition reduction to active military undergraduate students and a 20% tuition reduction to active military graduate students, including members of the Reserves and National Guard
- Transfer Credit – AIU’s transfer-friendly credit policy lets you transfer in up to 75% of the qualifying credits needed toward your degree
- Prior Learning Credit – You can receive credits for past college courses, qualifying military service, or eligible work experience
For more information, review the AIU guides below:
- Financial Aid Guide: Our guide to financial aid can answer your initial questions and help you prepare to apply for financial aid
- Scholarships and Grants Guide: Learn about the scholarships and grants offered by AIU along with details about eligibility
- Transfer Credit Guide: This guide explores how to transfer your credits from other schools—and earn college credit for your eligible past work and qualifying military experience
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Online Law Enforcement Degree Program Outline
AIU offers a professionally-focused Online Law Enforcement Degree program that is designed to help provide students with knowledge in police theory, law-enforcement practice and organizational management in the field of law enforcement.
In this specialized degree program, you can learn the skills and knowledge you need to enter or advance in the rewarding field of law enforcement. Study the relationship between police and the communities they serve and explore the fundamentals of criminal justice, including police ethics, public policy, and how to develop programs that can empower communities to reduce crime. Successful completion of AIU’s Online Law Enforcement Degree can provide students with an industry-focused look at the law enforcement field and the relationship between police agencies and the communities they serve.
Our Online Law Enforcement program can help you learn how to:
- Explain the historical context of policing in the U.S. and the essential differences between police services at the different levels of government
- Define the role of police and their relationship to other components of the criminal justice system including courts, corrections and forensic science
- Explain the organizational structure, administrative practices and operating procedures of modern police agencies in the handling of personnel and their functions
- Identify specific law enforcement strategies to address community policing, terrorism and homeland security, cultural diversity and drugs and crime
- Apply and use critical knowledge skills of the U.S. Constitution and its practical application to law enforcement and criminal procedure
- Identify and analyze ethical issues related to decision-making processes associated with moral dilemmas in policing
Download program detail PDF
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Law Enforcement Courses
Degree Requirements
General Education
ENGL106 English Composition I 4.5 ENGL107 English Composition II 4.5 MATH125 General College Mathematics 4.5 UNIV103 Academic and Professional Success 4.5 UNIV106 Technology and Information Literacy 4.5 UNIV109 Interpersonal Communication 4.5 General Education Elective (1 Course) 4.5 Humanities (2 Courses) 9 Natural Sciences (2 Courses) 9 Social and Behavioral Sciences (2 courses) 9 Total Credit Hours: 58.5 Core
CRJS101 Foundations of Criminal Justice Systems 4.5 CRJS105 Theories of Crime Causation 4.5 CRJS205 Introduction to Criminal Law 4.5 CRJS210 Introduction to Law Enforcement 4.5 CRJS215 Introduction to American Court System 4.5 CRJS220 Foundations of Corrections 4.5 CRJS310 Crime Victim Studies 4.5 CRJS315 Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Theory 4.5 CRJS330 Constitutional Issues in Criminal Procedures 4.5 CRJS355 Evidence 4.5 CRJS405 Research Methods & Statistics for Criminal Justice 4.5 CRJS499 Senior Capstone in Criminal Justice 4.5 Total Credit Hours: 54 General Electives
Select 10 undergraduate Elective coursesTotal Credit Hours: 45 General Criminal Justice Track
In lieu of a Specialization, select 5 Criminal Justice Electives from any of the Specializations belowTotal Credit Hours: 22.5 Law Enforcement
CRJS320 Community Oriented Policing 4.5 CRJS360 Advanced Law Enforcement 4.5 CRJS365 Criminalistics 4.5 CRJS370 Terrorism and Homeland Security 4.5 CRJS455 Criminal Investigation 4.5 Total Credit Hours : 180
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Law Enforcement Classes Overview
For an Online Law Enforcement Degree, your classes may include:
Community Oriented Policing
This course examines the relationship between police agencies and the communities they serve. Topics will include traditional relations and public policy as well as new programs designed to involve the community in resolving crimes in the community. Students will also examine issues involving police ethics and the public image of police agencies in the media.
Crime and Substance Abuse
This course examines drug abuse and its relationship to crime. Topics include the statistical relationship between drugs and crime, drug laws and courts, drug prevention programs and public policy concerning the use and abuse of substances.
Administration of Criminal Justice
This course focuses on the challenges administrators face in law enforcement, courts, and corrections. Students will examine the various organizational frameworks in the criminal justice system and the concepts, organizational principles, and models associated with these criminal justice agencies.
Advanced Law Enforcement
This course provides an in-depth analysis and systematic study of the principles of law enforcement and policing. It covers the administration, organization and activities of the police in the United States. Topics such as homeland security, terrorism and cybercrime are also addressed.
Criminalistics
Criminalistics is part I of a two part series. This course is a survey course of forensic science. The course content will focus on defining "forensic science"; recognizing practices of legitimate, junk and fraudulent science; examining the properties of physical evidence; discussing the scope, potential and limitations of a variety of forensic sciences; examining analytical techniques applied by forensic scientists; evaluating the criteria for admissibility of scientific evidence; and discussing the ethical responsibilities of forensic scientists.
Terrorism and Homeland Security
This course presents an overview of the key security issues facing the United States in both the areas of Homeland Security and Terrorism. It introduces students to the changing dynamics of homeland security at both the national and state levels. Students will explore the various dynamics of providing security in different settings. Additionally, the history and future of terrorism will be examined.
Criminal Investigation
This course explores the elements of investigation including crime scenes, witnesses and evidence, and includes such topics as investigative techniques, evidence documentation, interrogation and arrest. The course addresses the particulars of investigating major crimes.
Crime Mapping and Analysis
This course introduces basic concepts in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications in criminal justice. The class provides an overview of the use of maps in policing. Emphasis is on learning how to properly design, construct, manipulate, and interpret maps.
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Tuition and Fees
Total tuition for this degree program may vary depending on your educational needs, existing experience, and other factors.
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Ways to Save on Your Online Law Enforcement Degree
From grants to military service to transfer credits, see the variety of ways you can save time and money on your Online Law Enforcement Degree at AIU:
- Scholarships & Grants - AIU offers a number of institutional scholarships and grants that can help eligible students offset the program cost and help reduce out of pocket costs
- Reduced Military Tuition Rate – AIU Online offers a 45% tuition reduction to active military undergraduate students and a 20% tuition reduction to active military graduate students, including members of the Reserves and National Guard
- Transfer Credit – AIU’s transfer-friendly credit policy lets you transfer in up to 75% of the qualifying credits needed toward your degree
- Prior Learning Credit – You can receive credits for past college courses, qualifying military service, or eligible work experience
For more information, review the AIU guides below:
- Financial Aid Guide: Our guide to financial aid can answer your initial questions and help you prepare to apply for financial aid
- Scholarships and Grants Guide: Learn about the scholarships and grants offered by AIU along with details about eligibility
- Transfer Credit Guide: This guide explores how to transfer your credits from other schools—and earn college credit for your eligible past work and qualifying military experience
Gainful Employment and Other Student Disclosures
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AIU Houston - Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
Given the fact that all of the rates reflected below are based on historical data and were subject to varying levels of audit and re-interpretation, students should not rely on them as an implicit or explicit representation or promise of future outcomes or employability following completion of a program of study. Indeed, there are numerous factors that affect a student's ability to graduate and secure employment over which we have little or no control. Therefore, our school cannot and does not guarantee or estimate the likelihood of on-time completion, graduation, or employment for any student.
Date Submitted: 12/2017
The program rate shown corresponds to the Criminal Justice (BSCJ) program.