Bachelor - Criminal Justice

The Bachelor's in Criminal Justice program is designed to prepare students to demonstrate knowledge and abilities in criminal justice and juvenile justice processes, criminology, law enforcement, law adjudication and corrections. The primary goal of this program is to prepare students to become qualified criminal justice professionals. The program includes foundational knowledge of criminology, including the causes of crime, typologies, offenders and victims; knowledge and understanding of law enforcement principles including police organization, discretion, subculture and legal constraints; understanding of law adjudication including criminal law, prosecution, defense, court procedures and legal decision-making processes. The programs also include corrections and parole, including incarceration, community-based corrections and treatment of offenders, as well as alternatives to traditional parole.