• Provides students with a background in corrections, probation and parole, social work and counseling, victim services, and psychiatric/medical agencies serving the criminal justice system. 
• Offers both an applied science program for students aiming to enter directly into the workforce, and an associate in arts program for students planning to continue on to a four-year institution.

Students who plan to transfer to another institution to continue their study of criminal justice should refer to the catalog of that institution for their degree requirements and consult with the transfer institution.

Tara Jacobs
Social & Criminal Justice
Office: SGMN 1109
217.786.4935
Tara.Jacobs@llcc.edu

Ivan Wright
Law Enforcement
Office: SGMN 1109
217.786.2380
Ivan.Wright@llcc.edu

Adjunct Faculty

Loren Larsen       (Springfiled)
Mike McFadden  (Jacksonville)
Josephine Rocco (Springfield)
Randal Rue        (Taylorville)
Gail Truitt           (OnLine)

Tara Jacobs
Social & Criminal Justice
Office: SGMN 1109
217.786.4935
Tara.Jacobs@llcc.edu

Ivan Wright
Law Enforcement
Office: SGMN 1109
217.786.2380
Ivan.Wright@llcc.edu

Adjunct Faculty

Loren Larsen       (Springfiled)
Mike McFadden  (Jacksonville)
Josephine Rocco (Springfield)
Randal Rue        (Taylorville)
Gail Truitt           (OnLine)

• demonstrate problem solving skills related to criminal justice process. 
• demonstrate and explain ethical issues of the criminal justice professionals in the work place. 
• explain laws and legal processes as they relate to criminal justice processes. 
• demonstrate critical thinking skills related to criminal justice process. 
• demonstrate effective oral communication skills consistent with student seeking a four year degree in criminal justice. 
• identify necessary skills and knowledge required of varied professions within criminal justice. 
• demonstrate decision making related to the inter-workings of the Criminal Justice System (Law Enforcement, the Courts and Corrections). 
• demonstrate effective written communication skills consistent with student seeking a four year degree in criminal justice.

• demonstrate problem solving skills related to criminal justice process. 
• demonstrate and explain ethical issues of the criminal justice professionals in the work place. 
• explain laws and legal processes as they relate to criminal justice processes. 
• demonstrate critical thinking skills related to criminal justice process. 
• demonstrate effective oral communication skills consistent with student seeking a four year degree in criminal justice. 
• identify necessary skills and knowledge required of varied professions within criminal justice. 
• demonstrate decision making related to the inter-workings of the Criminal Justice System (Law Enforcement, the Courts and Corrections). 
• demonstrate effective written communication skills consistent with student seeking a four year degree in criminal justice.