Patricia Cortes
Adjunct Instructor
Patricia Cortes is an online instructor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Security Studies at the University 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 University 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