The Butte College Public Safety Education & Training Center educates and trains students to serve and protect the public in a highly competent and professional manner.
The Administration of Justice Program generates approximately 154 FTE. Reduced from two in the mid-2000s, there is currently one full-time tenured track instructor, assisted by eight active associate faculty. These faculty members combine their efforts to provide approximately sixteen scheduled class sessions per semester for certificate, degree or transfer degree purposes, as follows: 1. AS Degree in Criminal Justice (Designed for transfer to CSU, Chico) 2. AS-T Degree in Administration of Justice (Designed for guaranteed transfer to a campus in the CSU system) 3. AS Degree in Administration of Justice (Career/Technical) 4. AS Degree in Court Personnel/Pre-law (Career/Technical) 5. Certificate of Achievement in Administration of Justice (Career/Technical) 6. Certificate of Achievement in Court Personnel/Pre-law (Career/Technical) All pedagogical caps have been reviewed and are appropriate. It should specifically be noted that although the ped caps are appropriate for the demand and the ability of the instructors, they are generally higher than many, if not most other Butte College courses.
Recommendations implemented: 1) Developed AJ 10 Juvenile Procedures course in on-line modality; 2) Have continued to add PT faculty; 3) Have begun to reestablish the presentation of a variety of AJ courses at the Chico Center at night.
Recommendations to be implemented:
1) Continue to pursue the addition of a second full-time AJ faculty member; we have been requesting a new faculty member for several years and we continue to participate in the annual prioritization process.
2) Continue development of a strategic schedule which will allow for the presentation of even more AJ courses at night at the Chico Center; 1-2 courses have been added to the night schedule at the Chico Center.
3) Continue to pursue the development of other AJ courses in on-line format
4) Consideration should be given to having regularly scheduled Department meetings with all faculty members.
Strategy 1 - Coordination With CSU Chico
Enhance coordination with the Criminal Justice Degree Program at CSU Chico to support and encourage students graduating with associate degrees to matriculate into related baccalaureate programs and/or from baccelaureate programs into a law enforcement academy.
Strategy 2 - Comprehensive Course Review
Conduct a comprehensive review of the Administration of Justice/Criminal Justice degree programs and all associated courses, verify continued relevance of presented courses, identify gaps in courses available vs. demand of the regional student population and needs of related career fields, and propose development and implementation of program adjustments as deemed appropriate.
Strategy 3 - Faculty Resource Enhancement
This entire degree program is operated, essentially, on the back of one full-time (new hire) faculty member. Although there is use of part-time faculty, and it will be a priority in the future to identify and employ additional part-time faculty, our ultimate desire is to pursue the addition of a second full-time faculty member for this popular major.
With a generally senior faculty consisting of one FT and 8-9 PT members, and very specialized experience required for teaching some core AJ courses, it will be imperative that efforts be made to engage in strategic and succession planning for the future. Based upon the indicated plans of various faculty members, there is a significant chance that many/most senior members may be gone within 2 years.
Strategy 4 - Department Administrative Support
Create new half time (.5) Secretary I position to provide administrative/clerical support to the PSETC.
The workload in the PSETC has reached a point where the 2 full time secretaries are each responsible for three academies a year + an academic discipline (either AJ or FSC), and the program Assistant is perpetually immersed in processing employment applications, managing the budget and paying bills for all of the Department's programs. As such, the Department has come to depend on Student Assistants to provide front counter/receptionist coverage in the PSETC office. As the Department is very fast paced, and there are a myriad of confidential records related to academy students that must be handled, processed and filed it has been challenging to find students who can keep up with the pace. The addition of this lower level clerical position would insure that there is receptionist/counter coverage during peak hours and reduce the challenge of trying to find students who can keep up with the pace of the office.
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| Original Priority | Program, Unit, Area | Resource Type | Account Number | Object Code | One Time Augment | Ongoing Augment |
| Description | Supporting Rationale | Potential Alternative Funding Sources | Prioritization Criteria | |||
| 1 | PSETC - Administration of Justice | Personnel | $0.00 | $37,000.00 | ||
| .5 Secretary 1 | As noted in Future Development Strategy #5, the workload of current admin support staff in PSETC limits the ability to provide front counter/receptionist coverage for the very busy PSETC office. The intensity and load of activity makes it especially challenging to find student assistants who are able to keep up. The addition of this position would allow for solid, reliable coverage in the office during peak activity hours. |
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| 2 | PSETC - Administration of Justice | Operating Expenses | $0.00 | $1,000.00 | ||
| Guest speaker fees | There is tremendous opportunity in the criminal justice field to enhance the learning experience by presenting guest speakers with various types of related experiences. Currently, operating budgets are not sufficient to support such efforts. The institutionalization of funds every year for this purpose would insure the ongoing ability to provide this experience for students. |
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