{"id":6,"date":"2015-07-20T20:13:48","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T20:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/aj\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-07-09T16:01:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T23:01:34","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/aj\/","title":{"rendered":"Administration of Justice Department"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The field of Administration of Justice is directed toward the prevention, discovery,&nbsp;control and treatment of crimes, criminals, and criminality.&nbsp;The Associate&nbsp;in&nbsp;Science in Administration of Justice&nbsp;degree&nbsp; provides a path&nbsp;to students who wish to build a career in Administration of Justice.&nbsp;The degree allows students to learn the fundamental principles and practices of&nbsp;law enforcement, the court system, and the corrections systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students who&nbsp;major in Administration of Justice are preparing for a wide variety of career&nbsp;opportunities in such areas as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Uniformed police officer (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/policeacademy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Palomar College Police Academy<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Investigations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Criminal&nbsp;identification<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Crime lab (Forensics)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Corrections<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We offer a range of courses leading to an Associate of Science degree in Administration of Justice: General, Transfer, or Modern Policing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Degrees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-72caf8c6 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/palomar.curriqunet.com\/catalog\/alias\/college\/iq\/CreditPrograms\/Alphabetical\/AdministrationJustice-General-AS\/Requirements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AJ &#8211; General<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-72caf8c6 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/palomar.curriqunet.com\/catalog\/alias\/college\/iq\/CreditPrograms\/Alphabetical\/AdministrationJustice-AST\/Requirements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AJ &#8211; Transfer<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-72caf8c6 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/palomar.curriqunet.com\/catalog\/alias\/college\/iq\/CreditPrograms\/Alphabetical\/AdministrationJusticeModernPolicing-CA\/Requirements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AJ &#8211; Modern Policing Degree<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-72caf8c6 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/palomar.curriqunet.com\/catalog\/alias\/college\/iq\/CreditPrograms\/Alphabetical\/33527\/33530g-CA\/Requirements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AJ &#8211; Forensic Technology<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Certificates of Achievement <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/palomar.curriqunet.com\/catalog\/alias\/college\/iq\/CreditPrograms\/Alphabetical\/AdministrationJustice-CA\/Requirements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Administration of Justice (18 units)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/palomar.curriqunet.com\/catalog\/alias\/college\/iq\/CreditPrograms\/Alphabetical\/AdministrationJusticeEmergMgmt-CA\/Requirements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Emergency Management for Public Safety Personnel (18 units)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/palomar.curriqunet.com\/catalog\/alias\/college\/iq\/CreditPrograms\/Alphabetical\/33528\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forensic Technology (41 units)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">Contact for more information:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Michelle Soria<\/strong>, PhD, Assistant Professor<br>(760) 744-1150 &nbsp;ext. 2961<br><a href=\"mailto:MSoria@palomar.edu\">MSoria@palomar.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><em>Have you already completed a CA POST Police Academy? 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