Patricia Cortes
Adjunct Instructor
Patricia Cortes is an online instructor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Security Studies at the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). Mrs. Cortes is a native El Pasoan who earned her Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice with a minor in Legal Reasoning from UTEP. She went on and earned a Master’s of Criminal Justice and a Master’s of Public Administration both from the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS). She is a former Asylum Officer from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). She also worked as a Probation Officer in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Classes Taught:
- CRIJ 1306 Court Systems and Practices
- CRIJ 3308: Juvenile Justice
- CRIJ 3311: Crime Control & Prevention
- CRIJ 3313: Criminology
- CRIJ 3321: Family Violence
- CRIJ 4300 U.S. Constitution and Criminal Justice System
- CRIJ 4312 Criminal Procedure
- CRIJ 4314 Women In Criminal Justice
- CRIJ 4320 Criminal Justice Organization and Management