How are we unique?

Union Institute and University recognizes the demanding professional qualifications of law enforcement and police personnel through a unique articulation agreement which awards you 32 hours of college credit for your basic POST certificate.  Moreover, through our certified learning program it is possible to recognize your advanced POST certified training through the certification of an additional 30 units college credits.  Most tenured police officers begin our program with over 60 units and graduate with a BS in less than one year.

Who is the Los Angeles County Program Coordinator?

Professor John Andrews retired as a Lieutenant form the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department after completing more than 32 1/2 years of service. He has a variety of law enforcement experience to draw upon, from front line riotous situations and jail disturbances, to planning the take-over of the Los Angeles Community College District law enforcement function. Throughout his career, particularly as a supervisor and manager, he performed in the role of instructor/mentor, identifying and implementing a variety of training programs. He was a facilitator for the Los Angeles County’s Leadership Institute and participated in a variety of management and deployment programs. He has a Masters Degree in Public Administration and a Baccalaureate Degree in Journalism. He received his teaching credentials from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Currently, he performs in the role of advisor and adjunct at the Los Angeles Center instructing in a variety of Criminal Justice, Public Administration, Management and Humanities courses. Additionally, he instructed courses in Criminal Justice and Political Science at other college campuses as well. For the last two years, he has worked as a part time advisor and instructor for Union Institute and University. The adjunct and teaching assignments have kept him up-to-date with current concepts and trends in the educational field.

John's concept on education: "I believe the world is a stage on which we all must perform our life’s role. To be competitive, all of us must know how to learn and how to think. Those of us in the field of education must ensure that we impart this knowledge."

Who are our instructors?

Most of the criminal justice management degree instructors are retired police officers with stellar academic credentials.  In the Los Angeles office there is over 100 years of police and law enforcement experience among the core faculty alone.  Additional faculty consists of high-quality, part-time adjuncts who are full-time or retired practitioners like you; Your core course instructor not only knows the theory, but has done the job.  The core course instructors specialize in all facets of the criminal justice management and the criminal justice system.

Where and When does learning take place?

Currently, Criminal Justice Management courses in the Los Angeles County  program are taught at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Twin Towers facility.  In the near future, courses will begin at a Los Angeles County Sheriff's facility in the Santa Clarita area as well as in the East San Gabriel Valley.  Courses begin every eight weeks.  Here is the schedule of courses through Summer 2008:

Fall Session II (2007)
Dates: 10/22/07 through 12/15/07
CJM 410 Criminal Justice Management Information Systems Core
CJM 304 The Role of Criminal Justice in Terrorism Elective

Winter Session I (2008)
Dates: 1/2/08 through 2/23/08
CJM 409 Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice Management Core
CJM 408 Management of Criminal Justice Programs Elective

Winter Session II (2008)
Dates: 2/25/08 through 4/19/08
CJM 306 Supervision in Criminal Justice Field Core
CJM 307 Criminal Justice Management and Administration Core

Spring/Summer Session I (2008)
Dates: 4/28/08 through 6/21/08
CJM 303 Applied Ethics in Criminal Justice Management Core
CJM 411 Multicultural Issues for the Criminal Justice Manager Elective

Spring/Summer Session II (2008)
Dates: 6/23/08 through 8/16/08
CJM 410 Criminal Justice Management Information Systems Core
CJM 304 The Role of Criminal Justice in Terrorism Elective

What degree will I receive?

You will earn a BS degree in Criminal Justice Management.

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What Courses do you Offer?

In addition to contemporary college and university course work, we offer these courses as core components of our criminal justice management degree:

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Criminal Justice Management Degree Overview

Concentration Core Courses
CJM 303 Applied Ethics in Criminal Justice Management
CJM 306 Supervision in the Criminal Justice Field
CJM 307 Criminal Justice Management and Administration
CJM 409 Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice Management 
CJM 410 Criminal Justice Management Information Systems

Elective Courses
CJM 301 Writing for Criminal Justice Administrators
CJM 302 Research and Management Analysis Techniques for Criminal Justice Managers.
CJM 304 The Role of Criminal Justice in Terrorism
CJM 305 Criminal Justice Organizational Management
CJM 408 Management of Criminal Justice Programs     
CJM 411 Multicultural Issues for the Criminal Justice Manager
CJM 413 Critical Incident Management

Contact us

Have one of our law enforcement advisors review your college, training and life experience.  Find out how much college credit you have already earned toward your criminal justice degree; and, how the Union Institute and University can assist you in completing your degree.  Email Us; or, call us 800.486.8328 or 310.305.8236 (locally).

Send all correspondence to:

Union Institute & University
Los Angeles Center
12777 W. Jefferson Blvd., Suite 100
Los Angeles, CA 90066-7009

Accreditation

Accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the
North Central Association.

Web address: http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org/