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Jim Smith

Administration of Justice
Instructor
Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, Retired.

West Valley Community College

14000 Fruitvale Avenue

Saratoga, California 95070

Campus Phone: 408-741-2553
jim_smith@westvalley.edu

Courses Taught in the Administration of Justice Department

All online classes are taught using the Angel Course Management System

	AJ 001	Introduction to the Administration of Justice (online)
	AJ 002	Criminal Law (online)
	AJ 005	Criminal Investigation (online)
	AJ 034	Criminal Justice Career Planning (online)
	AJ 014	Alcohol, Narcotics and Drug Abuse (online)

Educational Background



A.A., Administration of Justice, Moorpark College
B.A., Public Administration, Pepperdine University
M.A., Communications, Pepperdine University
Instructor, West Valley College 1993 to present

Additional Background Information

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, retired
Public Safety Technical Advisor, Deloitte & Touche - Management Solutions and Services
Private Security Consultant for Six Flags Amusement Parks
Air Security Supervisor - Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympics
Vietnam Era Veteran U.S. Army 1966 - 1969 3rd Armored Division
Past President - California Association of Administration of Justice Educators (CAAJE)
Instructor Resume
See student comments on instructor. Student comments on all department faculty members (enter criminal justice in the drop down menu).

Interesting Links

Spanish for Law Enforcement: An Online Training Tool
California Law Enforcement Employment (P.O.S.T.)
Register to Vote
Public Safety Educational Information Site
2012 California Vehicle Code (Free .pdf download)
California Virtual Campus (Distance Learning Classes)
California Law Codes

"He who fights with monsters should look to
it that he himself does not become a monster.
And when you gaze long into an abyss,
the abyss also gazes into you."

Friedrich Nietzsche,
Beyond Good and Evil